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CSR outs new Coach16 processor for high-end cameras, aims to kill video jaggies, noise

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CSR outs new Coach16 processor for highend cameras to kill video jaggies, noise

If you’ve ever cussed out your DSLR because your still shots or video had excessive aliasing, jello and noise, you might be happy to hear about the new Coach16 imaging chip from CSR. The new addition to the ex-Zoran line of imaging processors is aimed at DSLRs and mirrorless cameras, and for the cinema set brings 1080/60p HD video with ‘super-resolution’ RGB downscaling to eliminate aliasing caused by line-skipping. Still shooters would get “endless sustained burst” high frame-rate capability, multi-frame noise reduction for improved low-light shooting, USB 3.0 support, high resolution EVF capability and smart flash. The latter feature cleverly takes two pictures rapidly with and without a flash, then marries the best parts HDR style for the final image. We won’t see any of that until it gets released in a new DSLR model, of course, but meanwhile, you can dream with the PR below the break.

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