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

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