Casio has today announced two new digital cameras whose USP (Unique Selling Point) is a YouTube optimized video capture mode. Thankfully this promises to be more than just marketing fluff as the EX-77 and EX-S880 record video using the MPEG-4 H.264 video codec, something we’ve been asking manufacturers to implement for some time. You can record almost 19 minutes of 640×480 video (with audio) at 30 fps on a 1 GB SD card, and of course both cameras support SDHC cards so that’s an hour and 10 minutes of high quality video on a 4 GB card. Moving back to still capture capabilities for a second, both cameras have a three times optical zoom lens, the EX-S880 has an eight megapixel sensor, the EX-S77 a seven megapixel sensor.
Casio Exilim EX-Z77 digital camera specifications:
| Format | Ultra Compact |
| Price (street) |
$160.32
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| Release Status | |
 Max resolution |
3072 x 2304 |
| Low resolution |
2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Image ratio w:h |
4:3, 3:2, 16:9 |
| Effective pixels |
7.1 million |
| Sensor photo detectors |
7.4 million |
| Sensor size |
1/2.5 ” (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²) |
| Pixel density |
29 MP/cm² |
| Sensor type |
CCD |
| Sensor manufacturer |
Unknown |
| ISO rating |
Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800 |
| Zoom wide (W) |
38 mm |
| Zoom tele (T) |
114 mm (3 x) |
| Digital zoom |
Yes, 3 x |
| Image stabilization |
No |
| Auto Focus |
TTL |
| Manual Focus |
Yes |
| Normal focus range |
40 cm |
| Macro focus range |
10 cm |
| White balance override |
6 positions, plus manual one-touch |
| Aperture range |
F3.1 – F5.9 |
| Min shutter |
5 sec |
| Max shutter |
1/2000 sec |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Flash range | 3.5 m |
| External flash | No |
| Flash modes | Auto, Fill flash, Flash cancel, Red-Eye reduction |
| Exposure compensation |
-2 to +2 EV in 1/3 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 480, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, MPEG-4 |
| Remote control | Yes |
| 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 |
Economy, Normal, Fine |
| Viewfinder |
None |
| LCD |
2.6 “ |
| LCD Dots |
114,960 |
| Live View |
No |
| USB |
USB 1.0 (1.5Mbit/sec) |
| HDMI |
No |
| Wireless |
No |
| Environmentally sealed | No |
| Battery |
Lithium-Ion rechargeable |
| Weight (inc. batteries) | 128 g (4.5 oz) |
| Dimensions | 95 x 59 x 20 mm (3.7 x 2.3 x 0.8 in) |
| Notes | Supports H.264 video, YouTube mode |
| Resolution Chart | |
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