Casio has just announced a bunch of interesting compact cameras for Photokina 2010. The Exilim H20G is a compact super-zoom camera that has an ultra-wide angle 10X zoom lens and built-in GPS with fancy internal location sensors; while the Exilim ZR10 is a compact camera with the latest 12 megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, which naturally allows the camera to do various tricks such as high speed continuous shooting and movies with super high frame rates. The other two Exilim cameras announced by Casio today are less head-turning - they’re just your average entry-level compact cameras.
Casio Exilim H20G
(Compact super-zoom camera)
- 14 effective megapixels
- 24 – 240 mm (f3.2 – f5.7) 10X optical zoom lens
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- 3 inch LCD (461,000 pixels)
- No manual controls
- Hybrid GPS combines built-in GPS tracking with movement tracking using the camera’s accelerometer/direction sensors
Camera has a built-in compass, world map with 140 cities and a million locations; can geotag your photos automatically - New SR zoom option boosts total zoom to 15X with minimal image quality degration
- New Dynamic Photo feature takes your subject and superimposes it onto another background
- 720p HD (1280 x 720) 24 FPS movie mode with sound; H.264 codec
- Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in November for $350
Casio Exilim ZR10
(Compact camera)
- 12 effective megapixels (backlit CMOS image sensor)
- 28 – 196 mm (f3.0 – f5.9) 7X optical zoom lens
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- 3 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- Continuous shooting up to 40 FPS (using lower resolutions); camera can pre-capture photos before you hit the shutter button
- New Slide Panorama mode (think Sony’s Sweep Panorama) lets you record and create panoramas up to 360 degrees around by just panning the camera
- In-camera HDR mode captures and combines several photos into one high dynamic range shot
- 1080p Full HD (1920 x 1080) 24 FPS movie mode with sound
High-speed movie mode boosts frame rate up to 480 FPS at lower resolutions - Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Price and availability to be announced
Casio Exilim Z2300
(Compact camera)
- 14 effective megapixels
- 26 – 130 mm (f2.8 – f6.5) 5X optical zoom lens
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- 3 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- New SR zoom option boosts total zoom to 15X with minimal image quality degration
- New Dynamic Photo feature takes your subject and superimposes it onto another background
- 720p HD (1280 x 720) movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Price and availability to be announced
Casio Exilim Z16
(Entry-level camera)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 36 - 107 mm (f2.9 – f5.4) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD (230,000 pixels)
- No manual controls
- WVGA (848 x 480) 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available later this month for $100
