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Casio has introduced an ultracompact 12.1-megapixel camera with both manual controls and a raft of advanced automatic functions. The Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z1200 offers an f/2.8-5.4, 37mm-111mm (35mm equivalent) 3x zoom lens; CCD-shift image stabilization, and a widescreen 230,400-pixel, 2.8-inch LCD. It uses Casio's Exilim Engine 2.0 image processor to support features such as motion analysis, tracking autofocus, and face detection. According to Casio, the motion analysis technology analyzes the velocity and vector of moving subjects, and automatically sets the ISO and shutter speed to capture a sharp image.
While the Z1200 is loaded with automatic options, including 34 Best Shot shooting modes, it also offers manual and priority exposure control, with shutter-speed options ranging from 1/2000 to 30 seconds. The top light-sensitivity setting available is ISO 1600. There's also spot and center-weighted metering, spot and manual focus, manual white balance, and a neutral-density filter setting.
This Exilim model captures video clips in the space-efficient H.264 format, at either a widescreen 848x480 resolution or a standard 640x480. Its video frame rate is on the low side, at 20fps, but it should be fast enough to produce a reasonably smooth picture. The Z1200 also offers voice recording for annotating photos.
The EX-Z1200 will be available in silver and black finishes in July 2007 for a $399.99 retail price.
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