Casio’s Budget EXILIM Zoom ZZ-280 Records In 720p
Casio released two budget EXILIM point-and-shoots this morning. The new $US180 Zoom EX-Z280 packs a few higher end features, including 720p recording, while the $US120 EX-Z33 is your basic shooter.
The 12.1MP EXILIM Zoom EX-Z280, likes its name leads, has a wide-angle 26mm 4X optical zoom lens. From the pictures it looks to have a nice compact body and comes with standard features including a CCD-shift image stabilisation mechanism and face detection function. Casio is also touting its high-speed image processing CPU, which allows it to run its EXILIM Engine 4.0 on the camera itself (that includes editing abilities, etc.). It can also shoot 720p. All in all, not too bad for under $US200.
A bit more basic, the 10.1MP EXILIM EX-Z33 has a 3X optical zoom lens. Meant for the beginner, it features an easy mode and though it won’t shoot 720p you can record some YouTube friendly 640 x 480 resolution video. You can snatch this guy up in the colours of the rainbow, including black, light pink, darker pink, silver and blue. [Casio]
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@TheCrudMan: I have close to 60 Gigs (about 700 videos) and about 15000+ pictures.
1/2 the pics and most all of the videos have been taken with Casio Exilim card cameras.
I had the EX-S400, EX-S500 and currently the EX-S600.
They take fine pictures, as long as you are not trying to max out the resolution.
There is no point on shooting 12 MPix if you are just going to prin 6" x 4" or (Like me) rarely print one... So under that premise and shooting around 1 ~ 2 Mpix, Casios have excellent color and good ligth sensibility.
I would be nice if they had better zoom, then again, the card cameras being around 1/2" thick... don't leave much room for anything.
Video quality of the Exilims I've had and have is excellent at 640x480.(30 fps).
You can shoot video for about 1 hr per battery charge and with a 2GB SD card.
The new EX-S12 card camera [exilim.casio.com] is tempting because is does 720p (24fps)...
I'm still holding out from selling my EX-S600 hoping that one days Casio will make a 1080p card camera.
aec007
It sucks, Casio has some great features but the camera quality just isn't there. It's like watching Sigma put a X3 Foveron sensor into a Polaroid. Why can't some of these manufacturers license their technologies better!
Schmeeky
I have their last gen and it is the worst PnS I have ever had (always had Sony's before). My wife literally can't take a picture to save her life with it as it constantly puts out blurry images. I've never had a problem, but now (last month or so), even I can't take one without some blur and it really pisses me off. I don't want the best PnS, just one the wife can actually use as I hate taking pictures (I just find it annoying).
I have to double check, but I think it only had a 1 year warranty; something has to be wrong with it.
I've been looking for a new point and shoot in that price range for some events I have later this month. I've usually stuck with the Sony Cybershot line, but the EX-Z280 seems fairly tempting at first glance.
Nice. It's stuff like this that really makes me wonder why companies like Canon think thejy can get away selling POS P&S video cameras for $1400 that are only good enough for the YouTube crowd.
Still..made by Casio...does this mean I'll be able to get an electronic piano that shoots 720p? What about a calculator watch? Come on guys that's the kind of stuff we depend on you for!
TheCrudMan