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
Also known as
Release Status
Click for help Max resolution 3072 x 2304
Click for help Low resolution 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480
Click for help Image ratio w:h 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Click for help Effective pixels 7.1 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors 7.4 million
Click for help Sensor size 1/2.5 ” (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²)
Click for help Pixel density 29 MP/cm²
Click for help Sensor type CCD
Click for help Sensor manufacturer Unknown
Click for help ISO rating Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800
Click for help Zoom wide (W) 38 mm
Click for help Zoom tele (T) 114 mm (3 x)
Click for help Digital zoom Yes, 3 x
Click for help Image stabilization No
Click for help Auto Focus TTL
Click for help Manual Focus Yes
Click for help Normal focus range 40 cm
Click for help Macro focus range 10 cm
Click for help White balance override 6 positions, plus manual one-touch
Click for help Aperture range F3.1 – F5.9
Click for help Min shutter 5 sec
Click for help 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
Click for help Exposure compensation -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Click for help Metering Multi-pattern, Center weighted, Spot
Click for help Aperture priority No
Click for help Shutter priority No
Click for help Focal length multiplier
Lens thread No
Click for help 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
Click for help Timelapse recording No
Orientation sensor No
Click for help Storage types SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal
Click for help Storage included 11.4 MB Internal
Click for help Uncompressed format No
Click for help Quality Levels Economy, Normal, Fine
Click for help Viewfinder None
Click for help LCD 2.6 “
Click for help LCD Dots 114,960
Click for help Live View No
Click for help USB USB 1.0 (1.5Mbit/sec)
Click for help HDMI No
Click for help Wireless No
Environmentally sealed No
Click for help 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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