The Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z300 Digital Camera is a high quality digital camera with excellent functionality that allows users to take beautiful pictures of people's faces and night scenes. It features a compact body that contains the combination of a 1/2.3-type 10.1 megapixel image sensor and an EXILIM-branded 4x optical zoom lens with a useful 28mm wide-angle. The Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z300 Digital Camera is a high quality digital camera with excellent functionality that allows users to take beautiful pictures of peoples faces and night scenes. It features a compact body that contains the combination of a 1/2.3-type 10.1 megapixel image sensor and an EXILIM-branded 4x optical zoom lens with a useful 28mm wide-angle. A 3.0-inch LCD display with 230,400 dot resolution offers the EX-Z300s only option for framing and reviewing images, as theres no optical viewfinder on this model. The Casio EX-Z300 also includes CCD-shift type mechanical image stabilization, useful for preventing blur from camera shake. ISO sensitivity ranges from a low of ISO 64 to a maximum of ISO 3,200 equivalent, so it should be possible to further fight off camera shake and subject motion blurring by boosting the sensitivity - albeit with increased image noise. Casios Z300 employs a contrast-detection autofocus system operating off data streaming from the cameras image sensor and the EX-Z300 also includes face detection capability. Another interesting function is that the Casio Z300 offers a twelve step makeup function which processes subjects faces to smooth the skin and correct for shadows on faces - and this function can be accessed directly from a makeup button on the cameras body. The Casio EX-Z300 can also correct for under- or over-exposed areas in contrasty scenes.Specifications Number of Effective Pixels
: 10.1 million
Image Sensor
: 1/2.3-inch square pixel CCD
Total Pixels
: 10.34 million
Built-in Flash Memory (Image area)
: 38.5MB
Recording Media
: SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCardplus compatible
Number of Recorded Pixels
: - Still Images : 3648 x 2736, 3648 x 2432 (3:2), 3648 x 2048 (16:9), 3072 x 2304, 2304 x 1728, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
- Movies : 1280 x 720 (HD, 24 fps), 640 x 480 (STD, 30 fps), 320 x 240 (LP, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (LP, 15 fps)
Operating Speed
: - Power on to First Shot*3*4 - Approx. 2.1 seconds
- Shutter Release Time Lag*3*4 - Approx. 0.008 second
- Image Playback - Approx. 0.1 second/image
- Shot to Shot Time*4*5 - Approx. 2.3 seconds
- Normal Speed Continuous Shutter*5 - Approx. 2.3 second intervals
- High-speed Continuous Shutter*6 - Maximum is 4 frames per second
- Flash Continuous Shutter - Maximum is 3 frames per second
Lens
: - Construction : 7 lenses in 6 groups, including aspherical lens
- F-number : F2.6 (W) to 5.8 (T)
- Focal Length/35mm film equivalent : f= 4.9 to 19.6mm /Approx. 28 to 112mm
Zoom
: - Optical Zoom : 4X
- Digital Zoom : 4X (16X in combination with optical zoom)
- HD Zoom : 22.8X (640 x 480 pixels, both with optical and digital zoom)
Focusing
: - Focus Type : Contrast Detection Auto Focus
- Focus Modes : Auto Focus, Macro Mode, Pan Focus, Infinity Mode, Manual Focus
- AF Area : Spot, Multi or Tracking
- AF Assist Lamp : Yes
Focus Range (from lens surface)
: - Auto Focus : Approx. 15.75” to infinity (W)
- Macro : Approx. 3.94” to 19.69” (W)
- Infinity Mode : infinity (W)
- Manual Focus : Approx. 3.94” to infinity (W)
Exposure
: - Exposure Metering : Multi-pattern, center weighted, spot by imaging element
- Exposure Control : Program AE
- Exposure Compensation : -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
Aperture
: F2.6 (W) to F7.0 (W), auto switching
White Balance
: Auto WB, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Day white FL, Daylight FL, Tungsten, manual WB
Sensitivity (SOS/REI)
: - Still Images : Auto, ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600
- Movies : Auto
Other Recording Functions
: - BEST SHOT : Included: 38 scenes
- AUTO BEST SHOT : Yes
- Make-up Shot : Yes
- Lighting : Yes
- Handheld Night Scene : Yes
- YouTube™ Capture Mode : Yes
- Face Detection : Yes
- Face Recognition : Yes
- Auto Shutter :Yes
- Voice Recording : Yes
Self-timer
: 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer
Built-in Flash
: - Flash Modes : Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction
- Flash Range : Normal: .67’ to 14.76’ (W), approx. 1.64’ to 6.56’ (T) , Flash Continuous Shooting: Approx. 1.31’ to 7.22’ (W), approx. 1.64’ to 3.28’ (T)
Monitor Screen
: 3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Super Clear LCD), 230,400 dots (960x240)
Timekeeping Functions
: - 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
Input/Output Terminals
: - USB/AV port
- USB: Hi-Speed USB
Microphone
: Monaural
Speaker
: Monaural
Power Requirements
: Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-40) x 1
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