Casio made an announcement of several compact cameras with some rather… unique features today. The high speed FC100 is the most interesting of the bunch and it doesn’t have a whole lot of megapixels either (at least compared to the 12 to 15 megapixel compacts we’ve been seeing lately)
Casio Exilim FC100
(Compact camera with high-speed shooting)
- 9 effective megapixels
- 37 – 185 mm (f3.6 – f4.5) 5X optical zoom lens
- Sensor shift image stabilization
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS burst mode at 6 megapixels: Slow motion, high-speed anti shake, high-speed best selection and night scene take advantage of this to take many photos in order to reduce blur/pick the best shot
- 720p HD 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $400
Casio Exilim FS10
(Ultra thin camera with high-speed shooting)
- The Exilim FS10′s feature set is a whole lot like the FC100 except in a different design and form factor. Here are the changes:
- 38 – 114 mm (f3.9 – f5.4) 3X optical zoom lens
- NO image stabilization =(
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Available in March for $350
- Comes in your choice of gray, white, red or blue
Casio Exilim Z270
(Compact point-and-shoot camera)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 28 – 112 mm (f2.6 – f5.9) 4X optical zoom lens
- Sensor shift image stabilization
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- Dynamic Photo feature allows you to superimpose/overlay one photo over another
- Makeup feature reduces skin wrinkles and blemishes
- 720p HD 24 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $230
- Comes in your choice of gray, black, pink or gold
Casio Exilim Z400
(Compact point-and-shoot camera)
- The Exilim Z400 is a whole lot like the Z270 except a few changes:
- 12 effective megapixels
- 28 – 112 mm (f2.6 – f5.8) 4X optical zoom lens
- 3.0 inch LCD
- Available in March for $300
- Comes in your choice of silver, gold, brown or pink
Casio Exilim S5
(Low cost ultra-compact)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 36 – 107 mm (f3.1 – f5.6) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- WVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $180
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, gold, pink, blue or purple
Casio Exilim S12
(Low cost ultra-compact)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 36 – 108 mm (f2.8 – f5.3) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- Dynamic Photo and Makeup features
- 720p HD 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $250
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, green or pink