| Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z300 Digital Camera |
 Casio has introduced the EXILIM Zoom EX-Z300 with its compact and elegant design is equipped with a sensational 10.1 megapixels – an absolute highlight offering a wide range of possibilities. The CCD chip with 10.1 megapixels gives you the freedom to take outstanding photos and to edit sections of the photo, enlarge them and print them in the format of your choice. The CCD shift system mechanically compensates for camera motion by means of a moving image sensor.The combination of the 28 mm wide-angle* design and 4x optical zoom makes the EX-Z300 the perfect companion for every occasion — you have plenty of scope to take photos, be it of your loved ones, beautiful sights or romantic sunsets. Whether you're in a small room, a car or on a ferris wheel – the 28 mm focal distance enables you to capture a larger area, allowing you to snap more of your friends for posterity in a close-up group photo, and much more. The EXILIM EX-Z300 features a large, bright 7.6 cm (3.0 inch) TFT colour display (Super Clear LCD) that permits viewing from almost any angle. In addition to the large viewing angle and a high resolution of 230,400 pixels, the TFT colour display provides above-average contrast, thus assuring an especially clear and sharp image of your subject. The display offers above-average brightness to simplify viewing of your images even in sunlight. You can select from 5 presets to match the brightness to the ambient lighting conditions: 0/+1/+2/Auto1/Auto2. The heart of the EX-Z300 is the new EXILIM Engine 3.0 image processing module that combines a new high-speed image processor and a state-of-the-art CPU (central processing unit). The EXILIM Engine 3.0 processes complex images very rapidly, provides outstanding image quality with moiré and noise suppression, making it a pleasure to take and view photos. Thanks to the speed and power of the image processor, the EX-Z300 delivers fantastic portraits with the Make-up Shot Function, night-time photos and photos of subjects that have always been a challenge for every photographer: The camera detects and automatically corrects photos that were taken under difficult lighting conditions. This includes night-time photos where there is the risk of wiggling during long exposure times, or against-the-light shots of people in which the faces often appear too dark. It is thus simple and uncomplicated to photograph your friends and family against any background regardless of the lighting conditions and keep them for posterit. You can now film your videos in high-definition quality*! Using the HD Movie Function in the EXILIM EX-Z300, you can make colourful and high-detail videos with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels – simply press the movie button and recording begins. Moreover, the 16:09 wide-screen format gives your video clips an expressive, professionally filmed character. The camera employs innovative H.264 coding to record videos. The combination of the 28 mm wide-angle* design and 4x optical zoom makes the EX-Z300 the perfect companion for every occasion — you have plenty of scope to take photos, be it of your loved ones, beautiful sights or romantic sunsets. Whether you're in a small room, a car or on a ferris wheel – the 28 mm focal distance enables you to capture a larger area, allowing you to snap more of your friends for posterity in a close-up group photo, and much more. The heart of the EX-Z300 is the new EXILIM Engine 3.0 image processing module that combines a new high-speed image processor and a state-of-the-art CPU (central processing unit). The EXILIM Engine 3.0 processes complex images very rapidly, provides outstanding image quality with moiré and noise suppression, making it a pleasure to take and view photos. Thanks to the speed and power of the image processor, the EX-Z300 delivers fantastic portraits with the Make-up Shot Function, night-time photos and photos of subjects that have always been a challenge for every photographer: The camera detects and automatically corrects photos that were taken under difficult lighting conditions. This includes night-time photos where there is the risk of wiggling during long exposure times, or against-the-light shots of people in which the faces often appear too dark. It is thus simple and uncomplicated to photograph your friends and family against any background regardless of the lighting conditions and keep them for posterit. When you press and hold the release button, as standard, theEX-Z300 takes up to 4 photos* per second. The number of photos is limited only by the size of your memory card. Whether you're on holiday, at a party or spending time with your family - people are particularly popular subjects for a photo. It's always a pity when faces turn out blurred on a picture. The Face Detection function now offers the perfect solution, recognizing the individual faces or even entire groups, and automatically applying the best possible setting. The EX-Z300 comes equipped with the face detection function, which identifies general faces in the picture, as well as the face recognition function. The clever function can save up to 6 faces. If several faces appear on a photo when taking a picture, the face recognition function focuses primarily on faces that have previously been saved as priorities in the family register. This enables you to set "preferences" for certain people when taking a photograph at family celebrations. With the new, Mechanical CCD Shift technology, in conjunction with the Motion Analysis system and the Anti Shake DSP*, the risk of shaky photos is reduced to a minimum. The CCD Shift system mechanically compensates for camera movements via a mobile image sensor. The Motion Analysis technology automatically analyses the speed and direction of a moving subject – ISO sensitivity and exposure time are then optimally adjusted as appropriate. The Anti Shake DSP* is the solution for electronically resolving the problem of picture blurriness caused by shaking hands or by the movement of the picture subject. And with the Film Stabilisation function*, there is a reduced risk of filming shaky scenes due to a wobbly camera grip. From "Landscape" and "Portrait" right through to "Night scenes" or "Retro"-look – your EXILIM EX-Z300 adjusts flexibly to fulfil a wide range of requirements. To ensure that all your photos are an automatic success, the flat digital camera has over 38 photo pre-settings for all situations. BEST SHOT also allows you to quickly create and save your own settings, which you can access at any time. BEST SHOT motif settings are extremely practical and therefore can be accessed immediately at the touch of a button. From "Landscape" to "Sunset" your EX-Z300 readily adjusts to the most varied demands, regardless of whether you are taking photos or movies. The EXILIM Zoom EX-Z300 also features a Make-up Shot Function for especially appealing portrait photographs. The outstanding image processing makes the skin on faces appear smoother and softens facial shadows caused by strong sunlight or illumination. You can select from twelve levels as often as you wish – from minimum to maximum – and observe the effect on the TFT colour display while recording. The EX-Z300 has a separate "Make-up Shot Button" to activate or de-activate the function quickly. Blurred images are usually the result of an unsteady camera action or subjects that move while the release button is being pressed. EXILIM offers a simple solution to the problem of blurred or shaky photos: The new Auto Shutter function can automatically determine the perfect moment to take a photo. Working in conjunction with the Anti Blur Auto Shutter, Pan Auto Shutter, Smile Detection Auto Shutter and Self Portrait Auto Shutter functions, the new technology ensures rapid focus and takes the photo automatically when the image is steady, so the result is not impaired. The practical Anti Blur Auto Shutter function helps prevent shaking and blurring caused by movement; it does this by taking the photograph at the precise moment when your hand or the moving subject becomes still. Fast-moving subjects are hard to capture on camera. When you activate the Pan Auto Shutter function, the photo is automatically triggered as soon as the moving subject becomes still in the frame, e.g. when you follow it with the camera. Smile and the world smiles with you! The innovative Smile Detection Auto Shutter function ensures that you will never again miss that smile when taking photos. Press the release button as soon as you have the faces in the frame. The photo will then be taken, fully automatically, once the subjects are smiling. Totally practical: the Self Portrait Auto Shutter function enables the camera to recognise faces. Once the release button is pressed, the camera prepares to take the photo and automatically does so once the faces of the subjects are located within the frame. Dogs running, kids jumping around, moving cars - there are countless examples of moving subjects, which can try the patience of even professional photographers. Thanks to the Auto Tracking AF function with motion analysis, you can relax and concentrate on the overall subject. Press the release button half way down, to fix the focus for saving – as soon as you see the picture you want, simply press release! The EXILIM Zoom EX-Z300 has a shutter speed of approx. 0.008 seconds* after successful focussing. Which means there is little that is fast enough to escape you! When you're shooting a moving subject, you need to reset the auto focus constantly, which takes time. The Quick Shutter function deactivates the auto focus if the release button is fully pressed instantaneously. The time between the release button being pressed and the photo being taken is now just 0.008 seconds*. The Motion Analysis technology automatically registers and analyses the speed and direction of a moving subject – ISO sensitivity and exposure time are then optimally adjusted as appropriate. A genuine innovation ensures that the compact EX-Z300 facilitates a zoom up to 22.8x*. Look forward to a whole new world of opportunities in pocket format! And here is how it works: The 10.1-megapixel resolution makes it possible to use an innovative method: when the digital zoom is activated, pictures with resolutions from VGA up to 7 megapixels can be saved in the central area of the CCD chip and displayed at the corresponding zoom without any loss of quality. Depending on the resolution selected, this method allows you to achieve a zoom of 22.8x — and that will certainly get you close to the action. If you take photos using the multi-focus, the camera measures the distance from the motif with the 9-Point Multi AF function at nine different points and sets the right focusing range. In addition, all the measured areas are displayed simultaneously which were the object of the focussing procedure. This means that every picture is extremely crisply focused. The EXILIM Zoom EX-Z300 with its compact and elegant design is equipped with a sensational 10.1 megapixels – an absolute highlight offering a wide range of possibilities. The CCD chip with 10.1 megapixels gives you the freedom to take outstanding photos and to edit sections of the photo, enlarge them and print them in the format of your choice. The CCD shift system mechanically compensates for camera motion by means of a moving image sensor. The EXILIM EX-Z300 features a large, bright 7.6 cm (3.0 inch) TFT colour display (Super Clear LCD) that permits viewing from almost any angle. In addition to the large viewing angle and a high resolution of 230,400 pixels, the TFT colour display provides above-average contrast, thus assuring an especially clear and sharp image of your subject. The display offers above-average brightness to simplify viewing of your images even in sunlight. You can select from 5 presets to match the brightness to the ambient lighting conditions: 0/+1/+2/Auto1/Auto2 You can now film your videos in high-definition quality*! Using the HD Movie Function in the EXILIM EX-Z300, you can make colourful and high-detail videos with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels – simply press the movie button and recording begins. Moreover, the 16:09 wide-screen format gives your video clips an expressive, professionally filmed character. The camera employs innovative H.264 coding to record videos. You can adapt the flash of the EXILIM ZoomEX-Z300 to different situations. The following presets are available for this: • Red Eye-Reduction: reduces the "red eye effect" • Rapid Flash: three photos with flash in 1 second • Soft Flash: for ideal illumination of the immediate area • Auto: flash is switched on automatically when required • On: flash always switched on • Off: flash always switched off And there you have it! Anything is possible. You just have to want it. With the EX-Z300, you can turn your brilliant ideas into digital reality – and in extremely high quality too, as the movies* are recorded in innovative H.264 format. The H.264 enables you to record up to 1.5x longer high resolution movies with sound than in MPEG-4 format, with the same memory space and in the same picture quality. Extremely practical: The video clips are optimized automatically for YouTube™ with the new YouTube™ Capture Mode.                                |
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