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November 11, 2004

New 7.2 Mega-Pixel Casio Exilim Pro EX-P700

Casio announces in the USA the 7.2MP EXILIM PRO EX-P700 digital camera with 4x zoom. The EX-P700 was already announced in Europe in August.

The EX-P700 has a high resolution 7.2 million megapixel CCD with 4X optical zoom, and a fast 0.01 second release time lag (with flash off, focus locked). The new Casio features a 2.0 inch preview screen. The EX-P700 also features a high speed continuous shooting function that can take 3 photos per second up to 5 photos. Specifications below.

The Casio Exilim Pro EX-P700 will be available in January 2005 with an MSRP $599.99.


Casio EX-P700 Features:

• Advanced image noise reduction processing for improved image quality, especially when shooting at night.
• Built-in speaker for voice recording and audio snapshot playback, as well as movies with audio.
• High-speed startup – the camera is ready to shoot about 2.0 seconds after power is turned on (with flash off).
• A release time lag of only 0.01 second. The image starts to be recorded virtually as soon as the shutter is pressed.
• Multi-Auto Focus for automatic selection of the optimum focus point location from a 7 point multi-focus area. Free Auto Focus area switching for selecting your own desired focus point location.
• Manual Assist gives a sample picture of the effect of changes in the manual settings.
• High-speed playback scrolls at 0.1 second per image for faster and easier image searches.
• Large 2.0-inch TFT LCD scratch-resistant acrylic panel monitor.
• EX-FINDER graphically displays the picture information via the LCD display.
• RGB Histogram creates a histogram in red, green, or blue separately for the optimum picture balance.
• The Best Shot Mode accesses 27 camera setups in an instant. Simply select a sample scene similar to the image you want, and exposure compensation, white balance, and other settings are configured automatically.
• Select the Bulb Photography mode, which takes a continuous exposure, and use the included remote control to take perfect pictures without the blurriness.
• Synchro-terminal enables the connection of an external flash device.
• Full-month calendar screen shows a thumbnail of the first image recorded on each date.
• Slide Show function lets you enjoy a picture show right on the camera’s LCD display.
• The Alarm function sounds an alarm and displays a specified image at a preset time. A voice message can also be selected to play back at the alarm time.
• World Time lets you select one of 162 cities in 32 time zones around the world as your home time. When traveling to another time zone, simply select the applicable city, and time and date settings are adjusted automatically.
• Triple Self-timer records three consecutive images, so you can select and keep the best one.
• The camera stores images in a Web browser-viewable format that allows you to browse images in an on-screen album.
• Internal 8.9MB flash memory, with a card slot that supports use of an SD memory card or MMC (memory card not included).
• Favorites folder lets you store your favorite or private images so they are not displayed during normal playback.
• Connects directly to PictBridge and USB DIRECT-PRINT* compatible printers.
• Complies with ExifPrint (Exif 2.2) and PRINT Image Matching

More details in Casio Press-Release.

Posted by i4u at November 11, 2004 7:57 AM