Casio has today announced its new “Flagship Exilim” compact digital camera which packs an unnatural twelve megapixels into its 1/1.7″ CCD sensor and helps to deal with camera shake thanks to a CCD-shift style stabilization system. The EX-Z1200SR also features automatic ISO which is dependent on the speed of the subject (several other manufacuters have a similar feature). Other key specs are a three times optical zoom lens, 2.8″ LCD monitor, H.264 video clips and SDHC support. Perhaps telling a little more of the performance of the CCD the maximum default sensitivity is ISO 400 with ISO 800 and 1600 available as a ‘Best Shot’ scene option.
Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 SR digital camera specifications:
| Format | Compact |
| Price (street) |
$84.37
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
4000 x 3000 |
| Low resolution |
3264 x 2448, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Image ratio w:h |
4:3, 3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels |
12.0 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
12.4 million |
| Sensor size |
1/1.7 ” (7.60 x 5.70 mm, 0.43 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
28 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CCD |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400, (up to 1600 with limitations) |
| Zoom wide (W) |
37 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) |
111 mm (3 x) |
| Digital zoom |
Yes, 3 x |
| Image stabilization |
Yes, Sensor shift & Lens |
| Auto Focus |
TTL |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
40 cm |
| Macro focus range |
6 cm |
| White balance override |
6 positions plus manual |
| Aperture range |
F2.8 – F5.4 |
| Min shutter |
30 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/2000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Flash range | 4 m |
| External flash | No |
| Flash modes | Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction |
| Exposure compensation |
-2 to +2 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| Metering |
Multi-pattern, Center weighted, Spot |
| Aperture priority |
No |
| Shutter priority |
No |
| Focal length multiplier |
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| Lens thread | No |
| Continuous Drive |
Yes |
| Movie Clips | Yes, 848 x 848 wide, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 @ 20 fps, MPEG-4 |
| Remote control | No |
| Self-timer | Yes, 2 or 10 sec |
| Timelapse recording |
No |
| Orientation sensor | No |
| Storage types |
SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal |
| Storage included |
11.4 MB Internal |
| Uncompressed format |
No |
| Quality Levels |
Fine, Normal, Economy |
| Viewfinder |
None |
| LCD |
2.8 “ |
| LCD Dots |
230,400 |
| Live View |
No |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
No |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
Lithium-Ion rechargeable |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 162 g (5.7 oz) |
| Dimensions | 93 x 58 x 22 mm (3.7 x 2.3 x 0.9 in) |
| Notes | |
| Resolution Chart | |
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