Casio Breaks 10 Megapixel Barrier

Casio Exilim EX-Z1000Casio announced the Exilim EX-Z1000 today, a 10.1 Megapixel compact digital camera, the first manufacturer to break the 10 Megapixel barrier on a fixed-lens camera. While you have to remember that it is no longer about the megapixels anymore, but the quality of the image taken, it looks like it could restart the megapixel wars that manufacturers were going through a while back.

Exilim EX-Z1000 specs:

  • 10.1 effective Megapixel 1/1.8″ CCD
  • F2.8-5.4, 3X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 38 - 114 mm
  • 2.8″ widescreen LCD display
  • AF-assist lamp
  • High sensitivity can crank the ISO all the way to 3200 (this one I’m going to have to see for myself)
  • Anti-shake DSP (digital image stabilization)
  • “Zoom Continuous Shutter mode allows the user to compare a wide angle and a telephoto shot in the same display and to take both shots simultaneously with only one press of the shutter button”
  • Rapid Flash function enables up to three flash photos in one second
  • New digital zoom system, similar to Smart Zoom or Extended Optical Zoom (on Sony/Panasonic cameras, respectively) lets you enlarge the photo at lower resolutions without affecting photo quality
  • Point-and-shoot operation with a whopping 37 Best Shot (scene) modes
  • Records movies at 640 x 480 (25 fps) with sound
  • 8MB onboard memory + SD/MMC card slot
  • Uses NP-40 lithium-ion battery; 360 shots per charge

We can expect to see the EX-Z1000 in June for a MSRP of $399 USD.

April 27th, 2006 Posted by David in News, Casio at 10:00 am Comment Now! »
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