Fujifilm Remakes Iconic GFX100 Camera To Expose Hidden Clues Of Counterfeiting
Image via Fujifilm
Fujifilm has rethought its 100-megapixel flagship GFX100 camera to be even smarter, eking out details previously unseen by the human eye. The new GFX100 IR is designed to help photographers with “forensic, scientific and cultural preservation applications” by scouring work for hidden pigments or signs of counterfeiting using infrared.
According to PetaPixel, the medium-format infrared camera is able to discover clues invisible to the naked human eye, or regular digital cameras, to not only identify counterfeit documents, but also simply processes for cultural preservation by uncovering degraded pigments in artworks or historical artifacts.
The camera is built with a number of IR filters to wring out different wavelengths of light for extra clarity, Engadget reports. Additionally, a new Pixel Shift Multi-Shot function allows the camera to shoot at 400 megapixels with “little to no color fringing,” aside from the usual 100 megapixels.
“For those working in the archival or cultural preservation fields, these new functions are especially valuable to photographers documenting historical artifacts or large works of art, because they can be preserved digitally at 400 megapixels,” Fujifilm explains.
However, the GFX100 IR won’t be available to the general public. Retailers will require a special license to stock it.
Everyone else can still benefit from Fujifilm’s brand new Pixel Shift Combiner feature, which combines 16 RAW images from the 100-megapixel GFX100 to create ultra-high-res 400-megapixel images.
Regular shooting (left) VS infrared shooting (right). Images via Fujifilm
Regular shooting (left) VS infrared shooting (right). Images via Fujifilm
[via Engadget and PetaPixel, images via Fujifilm]
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