Casio announce EXILIM Zoom EX-Z3

Jan 9, 2003 at 09:37:04 GMT

CES 2003: Casio has today announced the ultra compact EX-Z3 digital camera, The EX-Z3 has a three megapixel CCD sensor and utilizes Pentax's sliding lens mechanism which we first saw yesterday in the 'Optio S'. Size wise the EX-Z3 is only a little bigger than the 'Optio S' but at the back has a much larger two inch LCD monitor. The EX-Z3 also has a cradle for the charging and transfer of images, this can also be put into 'photo stand' mode which initiates the camera to display a slideshow of images. The EX-Z3 will be available from the beginning of March (in Japan).

Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z3 Specifications

Casio EX-Z3 Silver (also Metallic Grey)	Casio EX-Z3 in cradle

Sensor	1/2.5" 3.34 megapixel CCD (primary CFA)
Effective pixels	3.2 million
Image format	JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Image sizes	• 2048 x 1536  • 1600 x 1200  • 1280 x 960  • 640 x 480
Movie clips	320 x 240, max 30 sec clip, AVI (Motion JPEG codec)
Lens	• Pentax lens, six elements in five groups  • 35 - 105 mm equiv, 3x optical zoom  • F2.6 - F4.8
Focus modes	• Auto focus (Normal / Macro)  • Manual focus
Focus range	• Normal: 40 cm - Infinity (1.3 ft - Infinity)  • Macro: 6 - 50 cm (2.4 - 19.7 in)
Sensitivity	• Auto  • ISO 50  • ISO 100  • ISO 200
Exposure compensation	+/-2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Shutter speed	1 - 1/2000 sec
Apertures	Two, at wide angle: F2.6 / F4.3
White balance	• Auto  • Preset (four modes)  • Manual
Self timer	2 or 10 seconds
Flash modes	• Auto  • Fill flash  • Flash cancel  • Red eye reduction
Flash range	Wide angle: 0.4 - 2.3 m (1.3 - 7.5 ft)
Storage	SD/MMC slot
Viewfinder	Optical
LCD Monitor	• 2.0" TFT LCD  • 84,960 pixels
Connections	USB cradle connector
Power	Lithium-Ion battery (charger included - via cradle)
Dimensions	87 x 67 x 23 mm (3.4 x 2.6 x 0.9 in)
Weight (no batt)	126 g (4.4 oz)
Included accessories	• Lithium-Ion battery  • SD storage card (inclusion varies by region)  • USB cradle  • USB cable  • AC adapter / charger  • Strap  • CD-ROM