Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Announces Two New Models in the Exilim Line of High-Speed Digital Cameras. The EX-ZR700 IS Equipped with 25mm*one 18x Optical Zoom Wide-Angle Lens, While the Exzr400 Has an Extended Battle Life of Up to 515 Shots*2 with a Full Battle Charge – The Maximum Number of Shots for this Lens Range. Exilim Speed Cameras Offer the Highly Responsive Camera Features So Popular with Users, Such as Maximum on Speed, High-Speed Autofocus, and Split-Second Frame autovals.
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700 IS Equipped with An 18x Optical Zoom Lens and Enhanced Image Stabilization
In order to produce cameras that enable their owners to capture the fleeting moments of their lives in pictures of excellent quality, Casio has tried to maximize the potential of compact digital cameras, involving its proprietary high-speed technology. The Company’s Aspirations are based on the triple zero development to minimize and eliminate shutter lag, Blur and Blurring of the Images a Result of Camera “Flainching.
With the Introduction of the Latest System Based on the Exilim Engine Hs Ver. 3, The Two New Models have Combined to Capture Photos At Maximum Camera Sensitivity and High-Speed Continous Shooting. The new Triple Shot function lets you take three consecutive shots while quickly adapting the camera to changing surroundings with a single press of the shutter button, while the new built-in display lets the user view images in the LCD portion directly in shooting mode. Thanks to these Innovates, Even Novice PhotoGraphers Can Capture Images in the Manner in Which They Conceived, and Even Capture Suchble Moments of their Childreen.
Equipped with A Wide-Angle 25mm Lens 18x Optical Zoom, The Ex-Zr700 Offers Advanced Image Stabilization with A SHIFTER LANS and High-Speed Mode Combining Technology.
EVEN WHEN TAKING PHOTOS from Long Distances, Users Can Immortalize Their Children’s Milestones While Avoiding Blurry, Low-Quality Images. Photos May as well BE Viewed On the High-Redion 3-Inch LCD Display 920 Thusand Pixels . Pixels .
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The 400 Boasts an Extended Battle Life, Taking Up To 515 Shots Froma When The Battle IS Fully Charged It’s Fully Discharged
Meanwhile, The New Ex-Zr400 Has The Longest Battle Life in the Range, Taking Up To 515 Shots Without Recharing the Battle. EVEN FAMILY TRIPS, WEN THERE ARY MANY MOMENTS BEGGING To Be CaptureD, Users Can ForGet ABOUT THE BATTERY LEVEL and FOCUS ON MORE Important Things, PhotoGraphing THE HAPPYACECECECECECECACACACACACACAC.
Both new models are equipped with Premium AUTO PRO, which automatically combines shots created in high-speed burst mode, taking into account the parameters of photography to maximize the final image in situations where shooting is difficult for some reason. They Ale Also Equipped with Features to Keep Your Subjects in Focus at All Times.
One such feature is the Macro all-in-focus function, which produces photos with sharpness across the entire frame, from foreground subjects to far backgrounds, and achieve a faint blur effect similar to that of a DSLR. Users Can Easily Take Dramatic, Beautiful Photos Without Having To Use Interchangeable Lenses.
The New Exilim Engine Hs Ver. 3
The New Cameras Use The New Exilim Engine HS Version 3 System with A Dual CPU, Duallel Graphics Processors, Reconfigurable Processor and Vector Kernel.
The reconfigurable processor combines functional and operational flexibility with high-speed processing based on the latest Casio technology, while the vector graphics processing core’s power is used to build high-quality two-dimensional images.
In Addition to High-Sensitivity Shooting*3 New Models Come with An Intuitive Display for Quick Access to Photo Viawing Via A High-Coolity, Graphical User Interface.
Compact Body with High-Quality, High-Powered Zoom Tool
The EX-ZR700 Features a Wide-Angle 25mm Lens with An 18x Optical Zoom. Delivers Enhanced Image Quality at a Maximum of 36x Zoom, Thinks to An Ultra-High-ReSolution Multiframe Zoom Technology that Combines A Series of Shots SHUTS. The EX-ZR400, On the Other Hand, Has a Wide-Angle 24mm Lens with A 12.5x Optical Zoom That Converts to A 25X Digital Zoom.
High-Speed Anti Shake Optical Correction Function that Blocks Noise and Blur Even Wen The Camera is Hand by Combining Bursts High-Speed Shots
Casio Uses An Optical Image Stabilization System to AchievE Stabilization Parameters that Reduce Shutter Speeds by About 2.0 Stops Cipa Standard . Combining this Effect with the Results of Combining Burst Shots Produce An Image Stabilization Effect to Reduces Shutter Speed by Up to 5.0 Stops According to a Casio Survey . This allows users to minimize blur howle taking pictures While Holding the Camera in Their Hands, Which Causes Camera Shake, and this Evens to Night Shooting and Zemping.
What’s more, depending on menu settings, High Sensitivity shooting mode can be used to counteract the effects of camera shake and blurring when subjects such as children or animals move shutter speed reduced to a maximum of 2.0 Stops . Among Other Things, The Ex-Zr700 is Equipped with An Optical Image Stabilization System with A Shifter Lens that Reduces The Blurring Effect on the LCD When Recording Ording Ording Ording Ording Ording Ording Ordings.
Triple Shot Minimizes The Lag Time to Help What Kan’t Keep Up with The Movement of Your Subject
The “Triple Shot” Function of Newer Models Combines High-Speed Shooting in a Series of Shots While Maintining High Camera Sensitivity to Capture Quality Images.
This feature not only lets you take a picture wen the shutter button is pressed, butso captures in the secrets Immediating or folower. As a Result, the Triple Self-Timer Function Allows The User To Capture Important Moments While Subjects Children and Their Pets Are Moving.
Built-in Display for Viewing Images on Part of LCD Screen in Shooting Mode
The New Models Also Havy A Built-in Display On Part of the Lcd Screen Which Shows Images that Jave Just Been Taken. This feature is conveenient for Photographing Children Becake You can reward and Check Each Shot While Continuing to Take New Photos. Users can switch Between the two screens of the Built-in Display.
AF-CS Keeps Moving Subjects in Focus During Continous Shooting
Casio Has Increased the Frame Rate in Autofocus Af Mode and Optimized the Lens Drive, Image Sensor and Autofocus Algorithm Control Controlle Parallel Af Operatations and High-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-high-. Built in the ex-zr700, it can capture up to 30 frames in this Af-cs at up to five frames per secrets, resulting subjects children an animals animals .
“Macro All-in-Focus and Background Blur For Full Control of Focus in High-Speed Burst Shooting
Both New Models Feature Macro All-In-Focus, Which Selects Only The Sharms from a Series of Frames Taken At Different Focus Setting, and Compiles the Resulting Image. This Makes It Possible to get Shaarp Pictures THROUGHOUT THE FRAME, from Objects in the Foreground to the Far Background, Cometing that is Very Difficult to Achiev.
Casio also used its high-speed continuous shooting technology to create Blurred Background, an original technique for processing the background of a shot to achieve a faint blur effect similar to that of a DSLR and to further emphasize the subject of the shot. Users cane from Three Different Levels of Blur Effect by Adjusting the Degree of Background Blur.
Premium Auto Pro “Lets You Take Great-Looking Photos Just by Pressing The Shutter Button
Premium Auto Pro Automatically Analyzes The Scene, Sets Optimal Shooting Parameters and Performs Image Processing. Built-in Function in Both Models Automatically Combines The Fast Burst According to the Shooting Conditions to Create Spectacular Photo.
To capture extraordinary shots, the user only needs to press the shutter button thanks to automatic activation of options such as HDR technology, which combines shots with different exposures for high-contrast scenes, High Speed Night Scene mode when shooting night scenes, and Optical Speed Shake Anti Shake When Zooming in.
The Two Latter Features “Stitch” Together a Series of Still Images Shot at High Sensitivities with Minimal Camera Shake, Resulting in Less Noise in the Final Image. In Movie Mode, Premium Auto Movie Automatically Analyzes The Scene for Optimum Results.
HDR Technology Faithfully Reproduce Images as the Really ARE, AVOIDING ORER- and UNDEREXPOSURE
In Both Models, Thants to Casio’s HDR Technology, Each Press of the Shutter Button Saves Multiple Frames with Different Exposure Settings and Permanently Combines them into sings them into sings them into sings them into sings them into sings.
This minimizes over- and underexposed areas in an iMage, Allowing you to create a photo Preserves the rich tonal transitis in a name in a.
High-Speed Night Shooting Prevents Camera Shake Even in Low Light
With High-Speed Night Scene Technology, Both Models Detect Shooting Conditions and Automatical Switch to High-Speed Burst Mode, Increasing the Sensitivity Lovel Up To 25600. High-Precision LEVELING TECHNOLOGY ELIMINATES ANY Low-Frequency Camera Shake that Anti Shake Optical Correction Function Fails to Cope with.
CASIO’s LATEST IMAGE-Processing Technology Also Completely Eliminates Low-Frequency Color Noise, Which IS USALLY VERY Hard for Cameras to Remove. All of these Technologies Work Together to Produce Beautiful Photos with Minimal Blur, Even in Low-Light Conditions.
HDR-Art for Artistic Photo Artistic Freedom with Art Shot
Users of Both Models Can Create Artist Photos with Hdr-Art, Which Combines Burst Shots with Different Exposures and Performs Advanced Analysis to Locallly Alter Contrance Intensity SATUR. Users Can Now Choose From Five Different Application LEVELS of Artistic Effects for Free Creative Expression.
Among Thives LEVELS, Two LEVELS STATE-TONAL Tonal Imaging Technology to Produce Impress of Brightness and, AS ASULT, MORE DYNAMIC ShOTS. In Addition, Art Shot Mode Offers Eight Different Filters to Create Artistic Shots as Desired: Pinhole PhotoGraphy, Soft Focus, High Key, Pop Art, Sepia, Black and White Photo, Minite, Mina Aw.
The User Cange the Application Level and Colors of Each Filter, and View and Adjust the Expied Results on the Display Before Taking the Picture. And Best of All, All of these Filters Can Also’s Be Used in Movie Mode. HDR-Art Lets You Take An Artistic Photo and A Standard Photo At the Same Time While Pressing The Shutter Button.
Wide Shot Brings Pictures to Life
Both Cameras Are to Merge Frames Taken in High-Speed Continous Shooting Mode When The User Moves The Camera, and Allow for Ultra-Wide-Angle Photos. Users of the ex-zr700 have a choice of Two Wide-Angle Photography Modes, 15mm or 19mm.
“Slide Panorama for Ceating Circular Panoramic Images
Slide Panorama function is able to recognize moving objects or people’s faces and focus on them even when the camera is wired while shooting panoramas, allowing users of both models to take more naturalistic panoramic photos when the camera is moved on location.
Mode Dial for Quick Access to Shooting Modes
Both Cameras Are Equipped with A Mode Dial, Allowing You to Quickly Select from A Variety of Shooting Modes.
Eye-Fitm/Flashhartm Standarts Support for Wireless Connection to Computers or Smartphones
Both Cameras Support Eye-Fitm/Flashhartm Standards for Wireless Transfer of Images and Video Clips to a Computer Or Smartphone.
3-Inch High-ReSolution LCD Display, 920,000 Pixels
The EX-ZR700 Features a High-ReSolution 3-Inch 920,000-Pixel LCD Screen for Optimal Image Reproduction.
Extended Battle Life for up to 515 Photos Until Next Recharge
Thanks to casio’s proprietary Power-Saving Technology and Optimization Algorithm, The Ex-Zr400 Extends Life for Shooting Up To 515 Frames Until the New. This Feature Eliminates User Worries ABOUT SHOOTHOTHOTHOTHOUT RECHARING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING.
Specifications
| EX-ZR700 | EX-ZR400 | |||||
| Effective Number of Pixels | 16.1 Megapixel. | |||||
| Matrix | 1/2.3-Inch High-Speed CCD Sensor | |||||
| Total Number of Pixels | 16.79 Million Megapixels MPPM. | |||||
| File Formats | Photo | RAW*one, JPEG EXIF Ver.2.3, DCF 2.0, dpof | JPEG EXIF Ver.2.3, DCF 2.0, dpof | |||
| Video | Mov Format, H.264/AVC, IMA-DPCM STEREO | |||||
| Built-in Flash Memory Available to the User *2 | 52.2MB | |||||
| Storage Media | SDXC, SDHC, SD Memory Cards | |||||
| Image Resolution | Photo | 16m 4608 x 3456, 3: 2 4608 x 3072, 16: 9 4608 x 2592, 10m 3648 x 2736 , 5m 2560 x 1920, 3M 2048 x 1536, VGA 640 x 480 | ||||
| Video | FHD: 1920×1080 30fps HD*3: 1280×720 15FPS/20FPS/30FPS STD: 640×480 30fps HS1000: 224 x64 1000fps HS 480: 224×160 480fps HS 240: 512×384 240fps HS 120: 640×480 120FPS /HS 30-240: 512×384 30 to 240fps HS 30-120: 640×480 30 to 120fps | |||||
| Capacy at Maximum Image Size | Photo (JPEG | 16GB Memory Card*four | Approx. 1072 Photos at Maximum Quality Approx. 1.654 Pictures in Standard Quality | |||
| Video | Recording Duration | Maximum Duration of One Clip: 29 Min *5*6 | ||||
| 16GB Memory Card*four | Approx.2 Hours 13 Minutes in FHD Quality High Definition | |||||
| Continous Shooting Speed | 30FPS 15FPS 10FPS 5FPS 3FPS | |||||
| Lens | Design | 11 Lenses in 0 Groups, Including Aspherical Lenses | 9 Lenses In 8 Groups, Including Aspherical Lenses | |||
| Aperture Number | F3.5 w to f5.9 t | F3.0 w to f5.9 t | ||||
| Focal Length | F = 4.5 to 81.0mm | F = 4.24 to 53.0mm | ||||
| In 35mm Equivalent | Approx. 25-450mm | Approx. 24-300mm | ||||
| Zoom | eighteen.0 Optical Zoom, 36.0x 25x Super Resolution Multi-Frame Zoom, 4x Digital Zoom, 286 Maximum.9x Digital Zoom in Combination with Digital HD Zoom and Optical, At Vga Resolution 640×480 | 12.5x Optical Zoom, 25x Multiframe Super Resolution Zoom, 4x Digital Zoom, Maximum 199.3X Digital Zoom in Combination with Digital HD Zoom and Optical, At Vga Resolution 640×480 | ||||
| Blur Correction | Lens Shift Image Stabilization | CMOS Sensor Shift Image Stabilization | ||||
| Focusing | Type | Autofocus by Contrast | ||||
| Modes | Auto, Macro, Manual Mf | Auto, Macro, Super Macro, Infinity, Manual MF | ||||
| Autofocus zone | Intelligent, Spot, Multi, Tracking | |||||
| AF-SSIST ILLUMINATION LAMP | Yes | |||||
| Focus Range *7 (from the Front Lens Surface | Automatic | Approx. 4 CM – Endless. W | Approx. 5 CM – Infinity. W | |||
| Macro | Approx. 4 – 50 cm w | Approx. 1 – 50 CM Fifth STEP FROM MAXIMUM WIDE -ANGLE POSITION OF THE LENS | ||||
| Supermacro | – | Approx. 1-50 cm | ||||
| Infinity | – | Infinity W | ||||
| Manual | Approx. 4 CM – Infinity. W | Approx. 5 CM – Infinity. W | ||||
| Exposure | Exposure Metering | Matrix, Center-Weighted, Spot | ||||
| Control | Program Automatic Exposure Ae, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual Exposure | |||||
| Exposure Compensation | -2EV to +2EV in 1/3 EV Steps | |||||
| Shutter | Electronic CCD Shutter, Mechanical | |||||
| Shutter Speed*eight | Auto Selector | 1/4-1/2000 s | ||||
| Professional Automatic Mode “Premium Auto Pro” | From 4 to 1/2000 S | |||||
| Aperture Priority | From 1 to 1/2000 S | |||||
| Shutter Speed Priority Manual Exposure | 15 to 1/2000 S High-Speed Continous Shooting: Up To 1/25000 S | |||||
| Aperture *9 | F3.5 W – F7.0 w *ten | F3.0 w – F7.9 W eleven | ||||
| White Balance | Auto, 6 Presset Flash Modes Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Warm/Cool Fluorescent, Incandescent, Manual | |||||
| Light Sensitivity Sos *12 | Photo | Auto Select: ISO80, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600, ISO3200 | ||||
| Night Scene | Maximum ISO25600 | |||||
| Video | Auto Selector | |||||
| Self-Timer | 10 Sec 2 Sec Triple Self-Timer | |||||
Casio Exilim Exzr 700 Compact Camera
| EX-ZR700 | EX-ZR400 | ||
| Built-in Flash | Operation Modes | Auto, Off, On, Red-Eye Reduction | |
| Effective Distance*13(ISO Sensitivity: Automatic Selection | Standard Quality: Approx.. 0.4 – 3.5m w , Approx. one.5-2.1m (t | Standard Quality: Approx. 0.4 m – 4.7 m w approx. 0.9 m – 2.4 m t | |
| Flash Exposure Compensation | +2,+1.0, -1, -2 | ||
| Changing Time | Approximatly. 5 p | ||
| SHOOTING FUNCTIONS | still photo auto mode Premium Auto PRO , handheld shooting, super high resolution multi-frame , high-speed continuous shooting, pre-shooting stills , macro, super macro, self-timer, BEST SHOT scenarios, face recognition, high-speed video recording with sound only in HS30-120 and HS30-240 modes at 30 fps , Full HD video recording standard movie recording, artistic video recording ART , pre-shooting video , YouTube™ shooting mode, background blur, HDR, HDR-art, panorama, Wideangle, Best Shot Selection, Night Scene Fast Capture, Artistic Photography, Sensor Shift Image Stabilization, Wind Reduction, High Iso Sensitivity, Double Hdr Art | ||
| Viewing Functions | Playback zoom, thumbnail view, protect the frame, edit time and date data, rotate, resize, crop, copy, slide show with background music, brightness adjustment, white balance, lightening, MOTION PRINT, video editing, index print of burst mode, Focus Frame Selection, Dpof Support Print, Copy, Delete, Group Separation Splitting a Group of Burst Shots | ||
| Other features | Pictbridge, Video Output NTSC Pal, Auto Rotate, Folder Creation, USB Charging, Eco Mode | ||
| Display | 3.0 Inch Super Bright Tft Display, 921600 dots | 3.0-Inch Super-Bright Tft Screen, 460800 Dots | |
| Output Jacks | USB Connector Hi-Speed USB, USB Changing HDMITM *fourteenOutput Micro/Typed *fifteen | USB Connector Hi-Speed USB, USB Changing AV Connector NTSC/Pal, HDMITM *fourteen Output mini/type *fifteen | |
| Microphone | Stereo | ||
| Speaker | Mono | ||
| Power Supply | 1 × RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-IN BATTERY NP-130 Included | ||
| Battle Life Per Charge | Number of Shots*16 | Approx. 470 Shots | Approx. 515 Shots |
| Viewing Photos | Approx. 6 h 25 min | Approx. 5 h 50 in | |
| Actual Video Recording Duration Full HD Format* 16 | Approx. 1 h 30 min | Approx. 1 h 35 min | |
| Continous Video Recording Full HD Format *16 | Approx. 3 h 5 min | Approx. 2 h 35 min | |
| Dimensions | W × HXD*16 | 107.4 w x 60.0 b x 30.7 D Mm Minimum Thickness of 25.5 mm no promings | 104.8 w x 59.1 h x 28.6 D Mm Minimum Thickness of 24.2 mm no promings |
| Weight*16 | Approx. 222 G with Battle and Memory Card*4 ･ Approx.182 g without Battle and Memory Card | Approx. 205 G with Battle and Memory Card*4 ･ Approx.165 G Whout Battle and Memory Card | |
| Accessories | Lithium-Ion Battle NP-130, USB Changing Adapter Ad-C53U, Power Cord, Micro USB Cable, Lanyard, Quick Start Guide | Lithium-Ion Batty NP-130, USB Changing Adapter Ad-C53U, Power Cord, USB Cable, Lanyard, Quick Start Guide |
1 DNG Is One of the Raw File Formats. Recommeded by Adobe Systems as the Standard Image File Format.
2 × Built-in Flash Memory Capacy After Formatting.
3 High Definition Video Recording Available Only in Art Mode.
4 When Using A 16 GB Sandisk SDHC Memory Card.
5 Limited by Memory Card Capacy and Battle Capace.
6 Maximum Video File Size 4 Gb.
7 APERTURE CHANGES WHEN USING THE OPTICAL ZOOM.
8 Depending On User-Defined Camera Settings.
9 APERTURE CHANGES WHEN USING THE OPTICAL ZOOM.
10 When a Non-Neutral Density Filter Is Used.
11 When Using a Neutral Density Filter.
12 SOS: Standard Output Sensitivity.
13 Depends on the Optical Zoom.
14 HDMI, The HDMI Logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface AreDered Trademarks of Hdmi Licensing LLC.
15 Not Supported 1080/50i Video Output for Pal When Using An Hdmi ™ Connection.
16 Compliant with Cipa Photographic Equipment Manoufacturer’s Association Standards.
These cameras sound impressive with their flawless capture of fleeting moments, but I would like to know more. How does the Casio Exilim Exzr400 compare to the Exzr700 in terms of image quality and features?