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August 26, 2004

Casio QV-R61 6MP Digital Camera

Casio announces the new Casio AV-R61 Digital Camera.

The Casio QV-R61 reprensents the new flagship for the Casio QV-R series. it a 2.0 inch TFT LCD screen and a 3x optical zoom lens in a compact aluminum body.
The QV-R61 has improved performance and features a 0.01 second shutter release lag time, and high speed continuous shooting of up to 3 photos in 1 second.
More details in Casio Press-Release.



Casio QV-R61 Specification:

Recording Element	1/1.8 inch square pixel primary colour CCD ( 6.37 million total pixels; 6 million effective pixels)
File Record Format	Still Images: JPEG (Exif. Ver. 2.2), DCF standard, DPOF compliant Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG), Audio: WAV (Monaural)
Recording Medium	Built-in flash memory (approx. 9. 7MB), SD / MMC compliant
Recorded File Sizes	Image size (pixels) Resolution / recording time File size Built-in memory (8.9 MB) SD Card 64MB * 1 Still Images 2816 x 2112 Fine 2.9MB 3 20 Normal 2.3MB 4 25 Economy 1.6MB 5 36 640 x 480 Fine 190KB 46 294 Normal 140KB 61 386 Economy 90KB 98 618 Movies 320x240   300KB/sec. (15fps) 30 secs 3 mins 25 sec *1 Matsushita products. Capacity differs according to manufacturer. All values are approximate
Lens	F2.8 (W) to 4.9 (T); f=8 (W) to 24 (T) mm (equivalent to approx. 39 to 117 mm in 35mm format)
Zoom	3x optical zoom; 4x digital zoom (12x total when optical and digital zooms are used in combination)
Focusing	Contrast type Auto Focus (selectable between spot and multi); macro mode; infinity mode; manual focus
Approximat Focus Range	Normal: 60cm to 8 ; Macro: 10 to 70cm
Exposure Control	Metering: Multi-pattern by imaging element , centre weighted, and spot Control: Program AE Exposure Compensation: -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
Shutter	CCD electronic / mechanical shutter; 4 to 1/2000 shutter speed (including night mode)
Aperture	Auto; F2.8 / F4.8
White Balance	Auto; Fixed (6 modes); Manual
Sensitivity	Auto; ISO 64, ISO 125, ISO 250, ISO 500
Recording Functions	Still image; movies; BESTSHOT; auto macro; business shot; icon help; sharpness/colour saturation/contrast/flash intensity settings
Self-timer	10 seconds or 2 seconds; Triple Self-timer
Built-in Flash	Flash Modes: Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Red Eye Reduction Approximate Range: 0.6 to 2.6 metres (W); 0.6 to 2.1 metres (T)
Viewfinder	LCD screen, optical viewfinder
Monitor Screen	2. 0 ” digital interface TFT colour LCD, 84,960 pixels (354x240)
Playback	Zoom display (4x); 9 picture display; calendar; Slideshow function
Timekeeping	Date and time recorded with image data; auto calendar up to year 2049
World Time	162 cities (32 time zones); city names; date and time
Other features	10 language setting; trimming; resize; histogram; grid; album feature; favourites folder; copy; alarm with image; key customize
Input/Output Terminals	External power (DC3V); USB (Mini-B) terminals
Power Requirements	AA size Nickel metal hydride battery x 2; AA size lithium-ion battery x 2; AA size Alkaline battery x 2; AC adaptor
Battery life	Approx. 280 images (CIPA standard) Continuous recording: approx. 900 images (2 hrs 30 mins) * Continuous playback: approx 4 hrs 20 mins (still images) *recording wide / tele alternatively each 10 secs, LCD on, flash off (When using the bundled nickel metal hydride batteries)
Dimensions	88.3(W) x 60.4(H) x 33.4(D) mm (excl. projections)
Weight	Approx. 168g (excl. battery and accessories)
Bundled Accessories	Nickel metal hydride battery x 2; Battery charger; USB Cable; Strap; CD-ROM

Posted by i4u at August 26, 2004 2:26 AM