Casio Exilim EX-Z800

The new Casio Exilim Z800 sports advanced features in a slim, compact and stylish body, including a Single Frame SR Zoom that extends the zoom range. The Casio EX-Z800 camera makes use of the Exilim Engine 5.0 and super resolution technology to take photos with exceptional clarity and resolution.

The Casio Exilim EX-Z800 is compact enough to fit in the palm of the hand. The Casio EX-Z800 sports a 4X optical zoom lens  that starts at a 27 mm wide-angle view (35 mm film camera equivalent) and is capable of taking images with an effective resolution of 14.1 megapixels, while packing numerous other camera features such as Casio’s CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism in a slim, compact and stylish body.

The lens, LCD monitor  and buttons of the Casio EX-Z800 are flat to achieve a compact body that fits the contours of the hand. The Casio Exilim EX-Z800 comes in six different colors, ranging from basic black and silver to vivid pink, red, yellow, and blue. The polished finish of the camera gives it an elegant yet dynamic look. The new Casio camera features dedicated Shoot, View and Delete buttons that provide access to each of the basic operations of a digital camera, so that even beginners will find the digital camera easy to use. Casio’s unique Dynamic Photo function creates composite moving images, making it possible to have multiple characters moving independently of each other against a background of moving images up to as long as 20 seconds. The Art Effect function takes saved images and makes them look like artwork. These features make it possible to enjoy photos in a way that is only possible with a Casio digital camera.

Premium Auto enables the camera to automatically analyze the scene being photographed – including distinguishing night scenes, back lighting, a blue sky, green trees or a sunset – as well as sensing whether there is a face in the frame, the movement and position of the subject, and whether a tripod is being used. It simultaneously optimizes settings for exposure, ISO, sensitivity, focus location, photo blur correction, tonal range and color balance, and level of noise reduction. Images are analyzed pixel by pixel to apply different correction to people and backgrounds. Premium Auto delivers an advanced level of full auto photography, ensuring high quality photos with just a press of the shutter button.

The Casio Z800 camera offers Casio’s original Dynamic Photo function, which makes it easy for users to create “moving photos” right on the camera by cutting moving subjects from the background in images taken with continuous shooting, and combining those images on a different still or moving image background. With Dynamic Photo on the new Casio camera, it is possible to make multiple characters move independently of each other against a background of moving images up to as long as 20 seconds. These capabilities not only make it more fun to create images, but also offer the fun of sharing images by making it easy to upload images to YouTube using the included software or post them to a blog.

Ephotozine reviews the Casio EX-Z800 and writes:
“I found the EX-Z800 to be quite a responsive camera, focusing quickly in most conditions. The face detection system works very well also, locking onto faces in the scene very swiftly. Images have pleasing contrast and color saturation in most cases, making them ideal for print straight from the camera. The image quality only degrades further as the ISO is increased, but results are still fair until ISO1600“

S P E C I F I C A T I O N

Number of Effective Pixels						14.1 megapixels
Image Sensor						1/2.3-inch square pixel CCD
		Total Pixels				14.48 megapixels
File Format		Still Images				JPEG (Exif Ver2.3, DCF2.0, DPOF)
		Movies				AVI format, Motion JPEG, IMA-ADPCM (monaural)
		Audio (Voice Recording)				WAV format (monaural)
Built-in Memory						14.5MB
Recording Media						SDHC memory card and SD memory card compatible
Number of Recorded Pixels		Still Images				14M (4320 x 3240), 3:2 (4320 x 2880), 16:9 (4320 x 2432), 10M (3648 x 2736), 6M (2816 x 2112), 3M (2048 x 1536), VGA (640 x 480)
		Movies				HD: 1280 x 720 (20fps), STD: 640 x 480 (30fps)
Recording Capacity (Maximum Image Size Setting)		Still Images (Fine/ Normal)			SD Memory Card 1GB	Fine: Approx. 103 shots Normal: Approx. 199 shots
		Movies			Recording Time	Maximum recording time per file: 29min.
					SD Memory Card 1GB	Approx. 7 min. 14 sec. (HD)
Continuous Shooting		High-speed Continuous Shooting				Approx. 10 shots/second at 1280 x 960 pixels (up to 20 shots), Approx. 4 shots/second at 1600 x 1200 pixels (up to 8 shots)
		Flash Continuous Shooting				Approx. 3 shots/second at 1600 x 1200 pixels (up to 3 shots)
Lens		Construction				6 lenses in 5 groups, including aspherical lens
		F-number				F3.2 (W) ~ F5.9 (T)
		Focal Length				f = 4.9 ~ 19.6 mm
				35mm-Film Equivalent		Approx. 27 ~ 108 mm
Zoom Ratio						4x optical zoom, 6x Single SR Zoom, 63.8x maximum digital zoom (in combination with HD Zoom,VGA size)
Focus	Focus Type					Contrast Detection Auto Focus
	Focus Mode					Auto Focus, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity Mode, Manual focus
	AF Area					Intelligent AF, Spot AF, Multi AF, Tracking AF
	AF Assist Lamp					N.A.
Focus Range (From Lens Surface)	Auto Focus					Approx. 20 cm ~ Infinity (W)
	Macro					Approx. 8 cm ~ 50 cm (First step from widest setting)
	Super Macro					Approx. 8 cm ~ 50 cm
	Infinity Mode					Infinity
	Manual Focus					Approx. 20 cm ~ Infinity (W)
Exposure Control	Exposure Metering					Multi pattern, (center weighted for some BEST SHOT scenes) by CCD
	Exposure Control					Program AE
	Exposure Compensation					-2EV ~ +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
Shutter						CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter
	Shutter Speed			Auto		1/2 ~ 1/2000 second
				Night Scene		4 ~ 1/2000 second
Aperture						F3.2 (W) ~ F8.0 (W)
White Balance						Auto WB, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Day White Fluorescent, Daylight Fluorescent, Tungsten, Manual WB
ISO Sensitivity (SOS/ REI)	Still Images					Auto/50/100/200/400/800/1600/3200
	Movies					Auto
Other Recording Functions	Image Stabilization Mechanism					CCD-shift image stabilization
	Premium Auto					Yes
	Single SR Quality					Yes
	Make-up Mode					Yes (12-level steps)
	Landscape Effect					Yes (Vivid Landscape: 2-level steps, Mist Removal: 2-level steps)
	BEST SHOT					Yes: 35 scenes
			Dynamic Photo			Yes
			Art Shot			Oil painting, Crayon, Water Color
			Multi-motion Image			Yes
			YouTube™ Capture Mode			Yes
			Voice Recording			Yes
	Face Detection					Yes
	Auto Shutter					Yes
Self-Timer						10 seconds, 2 seconds, triple self-timer
Playback Function	Art Effect					Yes
Built-in Flash	Flash Mode					Auto, Flash off, Flash on, Soft Flash, Red eye reduction
	Flash Range					Approx. 0.25 ~ 4.2 m (W), Approx. 0.4 ~ 2.3 m (T)
Monitor						2.7-inch TFT color LCD, 230,400 dots (960 x 240)
Timekeeping Function	Date and Time					Recorded with image data
	On-image Time Stamp Function					Yes
	Auto Calendar					To 2049
	World Time					162 cities in 32 time zones, city name, date, time, summer time
External connection terminals						USB port (Hi-Speed USB compatible: Mass Storage / Full-Speed USB compatible: PTP) / AV output terminal (NTSC/PAL)
Microphone						Monaural
Speaker						Monaural
Power Requirement						Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80)
Battery Life	Number of Shots (CIPA Standards)					Approx. 280 shots
	Continuous Playback (Still Images)					Approx. 4 hr. 30 min.
	Continuous Voice Recording Time					Approx. 4 hr. 30 min.
Dimensions	W x H x D (CIPA Standards)					91.0 (W) x 52.3 (H) x 19.5 (D) mm
Weight (CIPA Standards)						Approx. 124g (including battery and memory card) Approx. 103g (excluding battery and memory card)
Bundled Accessories						Rechargeable lithium ion battery, lithium ion battery charger, AC power cord, USB cable, AV cable, strap, CD-ROM