» Casio EXILIM EX-F1 Digital Camera Review
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 Unquestionably the most futuristic camera of 2008, the Casio EXILIM EX-F1 offers unparalleled capabilities in both still and video shooting. We expect respectable digital SLRs today to take roughly three photos per second. The EX-F1 can take 60 full-resolution pictures in a second. It can even shoot 7 frames per second while firing the flash with each shot.
The ability to shoot video clips is standard on most compact cameras today, and a few even venture into the realm of 720p "high-definition." The EX-F1, though shoots both standard-definition video and full 1920 x 1080 true high-definition video. And for its most jaw-dropping trick, it offers super-slow-motion shooting at up to 1200 frames per second – in other words, you get to watch a moment in time slowed down by a factor of twenty. At that rate, when you burst a balloon full of water, you see the water hesitate before realizing gravity wants it to splatter. Flicking a butane lighter becomes a Tarantino-esque slow-motion dance of spark and flame.
We learned in January, at the Consumer Electronics Show, that the EX-F1 would deliver these extraordinary capabilities, thanks to a new high-speed CMOS sensor paired with a fast LSI processor. It took a full six months before the company could deliver a production model so we could determine how well any or all of these features actually performed. After working with the camera for a few weeks, both in the labs and shooting out on the streets, we’re excited, but with reservations. The ultra-slow-motion video gets lots of attention, but the gee-whiz appeal faded after a day or two. The killer feature turns out to be rapid-fire photography. The ability to shoot continuously anywhere from 1 to 60 frames per second lets you catch the perfect sports moment, or baby’s smile, or animal zipping across your field of view. That said, still mage quality is good but not great, and the video can’t equal dedicated camcorder output, though most casual users will probably be satisfied with the results. Our complete report, including hands-on experience and lab results, follows. Read the whole review here. You can buy the camera here
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» Casio EX-Z200 Review
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 The brand new Casio EX-Z200 is the first ever Casio compact to feature a 28mm wide-angle lens, What's more, this tiny camera manages to squeeze in a 4x zoom, equivalent to 28-112mm, so there's also a useful telephoto focal length too. And even better, Casio have also included a mechanical CCD-shift anti-shake system on the Z200, which physically moves the sensor to help to combat the dreaded effects of camera-shake when hand-holding the camera. Other standout features of the Casio EX-Z200 include a 10 megapixel, 1/2.3 inch CCD sensor, a wide-screen 2.7 inch LCD monitor, a range of Auto Shutter and Best Shot modes for the beginner, and some advanced video modes, including support for the H.264 video standard. Priced at $299 / GBP200, is the Casio EX-Z200 the right pocket point-and-shoot for you? Read the whole review here. You can buy the camera here
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» Casio Exilim EX-S10 review
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Casio has its finger in more pies than Billy Bunter, from keyboards to digital watches and calculators to computers and led the way for other manufacturers to break into photography. Sony may, along with Canon, lay claim to being the inventors of digital photography, but Casio is the granddaddy of digital compacts, being the first company on the starting blocks with the QV-10 way back in 1997. That 1MP model cost GBP600 then, and the company has continued to refine and innovate ever since. Unusually and interestingly, Casio is the only major camera / electronic manufacturer not to have thus far released a DSLR, with the likes of Samsung, Sony and Panasonic all vying for credibility in that market. Read the whole review here. You can buy the camera here
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» Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 Test Photos
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 During the Casio press event, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in Borchland centre of Golfclub Amstelborgh, Casio offered the possibility of taking pictures with the brand-new Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 digital camera. And no; it wasn’t a pre-production model; Casio presented the first full production models of this camera worldwide. The Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 is a 6 Megapixel digital camera with a heavy burden of expectation on its shoulders. Nowadays we find increasingly more cameras with a resolution of 8 Megapixels or more. Casio however are convinced, just as we are, that a 6 Megapixel camera suffices to make beautiful prints up to 100x160cm. The new Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 is not breaking new ground in relation to Megapixels but changed tack… Read the whole article here
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» Casio EX-V7 Firmware Update 1.03
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Casio have released a new firmware update, v1.03, for the Casio EX-V7, the world’s slimmest digital camera with a 7x optical zoom lens.
Improvements Provided by This Update
V1.02-V1.03
- Fixes problems that occurred with certain settings when playing back a movie recorded with a wide screen aspect ratio on a TV connected to the AV output jack (AV OUT).
V1.00-V1.02
- Fixes a problem with year display during leap years. via photographyblog.com You can download the firmware update here. You can buy the camera here
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» Casio Introduces the brand NEW EX-Z9 camera
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 DOVER, NJ, MARCH 6, 2008 — Casio America, Inc. introduced the latest addition to its stylish series of EXILIM digital cameras today, the EXILIM Zoom EX-Z9. This newest member of the EXILIM line features a stylish, slim and compact design to increase portability, and provides an improved 8.1 megapixels of image resolution with 3X optical zoom.
This new model stays true to the user-friendly features that have become standard to the EXILIM Zoom series. The 2.6-inch wide LCD display enables users to easily navigate camera operations and enhance the review of images, while the 23 Best Shot Modes and face detection technology help users take high quality photos without having to adjust camera settings. Read camera specifications inside
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» Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 Awarded Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award
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 Casio America, Inc. is proud to announce the company’s newest EXILIM digital camera, the EXILIM Pro EX-F1 was selected as an honoree of the Popular Mechanics Editor’s Choice Award. Popular Mechanics, one of America’s most trusted men’s magazines, recognized the products from the International Consumer Electronics Show whose innovation, invention, design and engineering made them stand out from the crowd. Editor-In-Chief, James Meigs presented Casio with their award at a private ceremony during CES in Las Vegas. Read the whole article inside
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» Casio EXILIM Zoom Series is the Highest Ranked Digital Camera in Ultra-Slim Segment
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Casio America, Inc. received the highest ranking in the ultra slim segment in the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Digital Camera Usage and Satisfaction Study(SM) for its Casio EXILIM Zoom Series.
The study, based on responses from 7,493 digital camera owners, measured four factors to determine customer satisfaction: picture quality, performance, operation and appearance and styling. On a 1,000 point scale, the EXILIM Zoom series rated an 802 in the customer satisfaction index ranking, higher than any other digital camera in the ultra slim segment.
J.D. Power and Associates, presented Casio with the award during a ceremony held at Casio America, Inc. headquarters on December 18, 2007. Read the whole article inside
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» Casio Exilim S10 First Impressions Review
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 The new Casio Exilim S10 snaps 10.1-megapixel images and can record videos in a format that makes it easy to import directly to iTunes and YouTube. The S10 is the world’s smallest and thinnest 10.1-megapixel digital camera, according to Casio. It just might be, with its trim 0.6-inch width. The Casio Exilim EX-S10 makes it possible to record a video and watch it on your iPhone or iPod minutes later. It will retail for $249 when it is available in March. Read the whole preview here
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» Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 First Impressions Review
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 The Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 made its long-awaited debut at the CES show in Las Vegas after a little teaser at a show in Germany last August. A few months of Internet gossip included rumors that the F1 is an DSLR, but it is not. It’s a 12x compact ultra-zoom digital camera with a 6-megapixel CMOS sensor and sensor-shift image stabilization. Casio has some lofty claims for the F1: a 60 frame-per-second (fps) full-resolution Burst mode and Movie mode that captures up to 1,200 fps. The camera Casio showed off at CES is a pre-production model, so we could not evaluate its performance, and some of the features aren’t fully functional. Read on for our first look at one of the hottest new digital cameras, the $999 Casio Exilim EX-F1. Read the whole review here
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» Casio ti Introduce EXILIM Pro EX-F1, EXILIM Card EX-S10, EXILIM Zoom EX-Z80, EXILIM Zoom EX-Z200 and EX-Z100
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 Casio America, Inc. and its parent company, Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced plans today to introduce an entirely new lineup of EXILIM digital cameras just in time for Spring. The new lineup will include five new convenient, user-intuitive models which make the most of Casio's newest technologies to enable entirely new forms of digital photography.
One of the new models is a high speed digital camera featuring a revolutionary improvement in burst shooting speed that is expected to create entirely new markets. The other four models, while naturally offering significant enhancements in function and performance, focus on style with a new body shape that keeps height to a minimum and exudes a sense of premium design quality. Read the whole article inside |
» Casio Introduces Pro EX-F1 with Fastest Available Burst Shooting
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 The highlight of several Casio camera announcements today is the 6-megapixel Exilim Pro EX-F1, a compact with a 12x optical zoom lens that has the fastest burst shooting available. It is capable of shooting 6-megapixel still images at 60 frames per second (fps) and 336 x 96 movies at 1200fps, speeds that are not comparable to any digital camera currently on the market. It will retail for $999 when it hits the shelves this spring.
Casio attributes the high speed to a new CMOS sensor and LSI processor. Prior to the F1’s announcement, point-and-shoots and compacts that shot 3fps were considered fast. Canon’s EOS-1D Mark III sets the burst shooting benchmark for digital SLRs with 10fps.
“[The F1] is one of the few cameras that can change the world of photography,” said Bill Heuer, senior vice president of sales for Casio’s Digital Imaging Division in a press conference. Read the whole article here
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» Casio Exilim EX-S880 review
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The Exilim EX-S880 is an 8.1-megapixel, 3x zoom ultra-compact camera featuring a 2.8-inch high-resolution widescreen monitor. It will come as little surprise to anyone who watches the digital camera market that externally the S880 is almost identical to its predecessor. It has exactly the same strong and stylish steel body, with exactly the same slim dimensions, just 94.5 x 60.4 x 17.3mm, making it once again one of the thinnest cameras on the market. That 17.3mm thickness is genuine too, and includes the thickness of the monitor and lens, unlike the dubious practice of some manufacturers who claim tiny dimensions by measuring only the thinnest part of the camera. Weighing just 128g the S880 is the ultimate shirt-pocket camera. You can take it on a night out with you and barely know you're carrying it. As with the S770 the build quality is superb, and the camera is available in silver, charcoal grey or the striking dark metallic red of my review sample. I have frequently been accused of having the fashion sense of Jeremy Clarkson, but I have to say that in my opinion it is one of the best-looking cameras I've seen. Read the whole review here
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» Casio QV-10, Worlds Fastest Camera
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Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today that it is developing an entirely new digital camera with hitherto unseen high speed performance and image capture functions that make the most of its cutting-edge digital technologies. This revolutionary camera of the future will be able to take still images at an astonishing shooting speed, to catch fast-moving subjects at the crucial moment. It will also take movies that capture movement so fast that it cannot even be seen by the human eye. The first prototype will be on display at the IFA, a consumer electronics trade show, in Berlin, Germany, which opens on August 31, 2007. Read the whole article inside
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» Casio Exilim EX-V7 Pro Review
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"A pocket-sized, 7-megapixel digital camera, the Casio Exilim EX-V7 distinguishes itself with a non-telescoping 7x optical zoom lens, sensor-shift image stabilization, and a full range of exposure controls.
The most important features on the EX-V7, in my opinion, are the sensor-shift image stabilization and the 7x f/3.4-5.3 zoom lens. The 7x optical zoom is equivalent to a 38-266mm zoom on a 35mm camera and is non-telescoping. In other words, when you turn on the camera and use the zoom, the lens doesn’t open up and protrude from the camera. This means the lens is more protected and won’t open in your pocket. The sensor-shift image stabilization system makes it easier to take pictures in low light and helps keep photos sharp when you’re using the full, 266mm equivalent, telephoto end of the zoom lens. Long focal lengths magnify any hand movement so the image stabilization is critical with a long zoom lens like the EX-V7 has." Read the very nice review here
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» Casio Introduces EXILIM EX-S880 & EX-Z77 Digital Cameras with YouTube Capture Mode
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DOVER, NJ, JULY 10, 2007 – Casio, Inc. and its parent company, Casio Computer Co., Ltd., announced today the release of two new digital cameras with the cutting-edge EXILIM Engine 2.0 image processing module. In conjunction with the release of these cameras, Casio, Inc. announced today their agreement with YouTube to include a unique YouTube Capture mode and bundle software to provide ideal settings for recording, storing and uploading video on the company’s newest EXILIM digital cameras – EX-S880 and EX-Z77. This agreement represents an effort by Casio, Inc. to directly engage the YouTube community by simplifying the process of creating and sharing videos.
“The increased popularity of video sharing Web sites such as YouTube offers a great opportunity for innovation,” said John Homlish, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Casio, Inc. “We recognized that there was a demand for an easier way to upload high-quality video and are thrilled to be the first digital camera company to be able to offer a solution for consumers.” Read the whole article & read technical features of the camera inside
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» Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 digital camera with 12 Megapixels
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Casio announces the new Exilim EX-Z1200, thereby following the manufacturer megapixel madness set-in with the Sharp12Mp CCD image sensor announcement and the Sony W-200 and the Foxconn DS-C350 compact digital camera. The EX-Z1200 features CCD-shift image stabilization and auto-tracking AF that combines face detection and motion analysis. The Z1200 can shoot 3 images per second when set at 3.0 megapixel image size, which might indicate that it uses a 4-pixel mixing technology as described in this Sharp announcement... Read the whole article here
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» Casio Exilim EX-Z75 vs. Pentax Optio M30
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On the surface so many 3x zoom compact digicams look virtually identical. How do you tell them apart, and what really separates one 3x zoom budget digicam from the next? A lot of times it comes down to the little things, like menu navigation, fit and finish, and price, that make one compact camera a better deal than the next. Here we look at two cameras that at first glance could be mistaken for one another -- the Pentax Optio M30 (street $174.95) and the Casio Exilim EXZ75 (street $229.99), to see if there's really a difference beneath their almost identical skins. Read the whole article test here
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» Casio Launches V7-dedicated Website
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 April 25, 2007 – Casio, in conjunction with iNDELIBLE Media Corp., last week launched a new microsite for the Exilim EX-V7 camera. The website includes explanations and informational videos of the camera’s features such as its CCD shifting image stabilization and movie capabilities.
Serving as “an education and information hub,” according to an April 18 company press release, the Casio V7 website includes sections on camera design, sharing, and videos.
“We are excited about the launch of the EX-V7 and wanted to create an online learning center to introduce the camera in a consumer-friendly way,” said Casio Vice President Bill Heuer of the Digital Imaging Division in the release.
The Casio V7 is a 7.2-megapixel, 7x optical zoom camera. Click here to visit the site. via digitalcamerainfo.com
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» Casio Exilim Hi-Zoom EX-V7 review
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 If you've read any of my previous reviews, you'll know that one of the many "themes" I have is that point and shoot cameras need to have greater zooming power. In many instances, you'll typically see a (3x) 30-something to 100-something millimeter (35mm equivalent) range lens. And while I'll be the first to admit that this is useful, it's also limiting.
For example, you're at your kids' baseball game and you want to get a shot of them from across the infield. You pull out your point and shoot camera and they take up about 1/10th of the frame. And sure, you can crop that down, but the resolution (and in many cameras, the noise) makes for a less than stellar image of your future big-leaguer. Read the whole review here
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