Casio EX-G1 Review

3.0

Review Date:

February 17, 2010

Author:

Gavin Stoker

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Specifications

Toughness Construction

Shock resistance: Up to 7 feet

Waterproof: Up to 10 feet

Dustproof

Freezeproof: up to -10°C (-14°F)

Recording Element

(12.1 million total pixels; 12.10 million effective pixels)

(1/2.3 inch square pixel primary colour CCD)

Recording Format

Still Image: JPEG (Exif. Ver. 2.2), DCF 1.0 standard; DPOF compliant

Audio: WAV (mono)

Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG), IMA-ADPCM (mono)

Recording Medium

microSD Memory Card, microSD SDHC Memory Card compatible

Recording Capacity

Movies: Recording Time; Maximum Recording Time per File: 10 minutes/ MicroSD Memory Card 4GB; Approx. 39 min 57 seconds (WIDE)

Still images (JPEG): MicroSD Memory Card 4GB; Approx. 490 shots (Fine)/ 935 shots (Normal)/ 1399 shots (Economy)

Image Resolution

Still images: 12M (4000 x3000), 4000 x 2656 (3:2), 4000x 2240 (16:9), 8M (3264 x 2448)x 5M (2560 x 1920), 3M (2048 x 1536), VGA (640 x 480)

Movies: WIDE (848X480)/STD (640x480)/LP (320x240)/YouTube (640x480)

Movie recording time is limited at 10 minutes

Image Deletion

One image, all images

Lens	f=4.9(W) to 19.6(T) mm (equivalent to approx. 28 to 112mm in 35mm format)

11 lenses in 9 groups, including aspherical lens

F=6.66 to 19.98mm (equivalent to approx. 38 to 114mm in 35mm format)

Zoom	3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom (12x total when used in combination)

HD Zoom: 18.7X (image size: 640 x 480 pixels)

Focus Mode

Macro mode

Pan focus

Auto focus

Manual focus

Infinity mode

Focus Range

Infinity: (W)

Macro: Approx.10cm to 50cm

Manual: 10 cm to infinity

Auto: Aprox. 10cm to Infinity

Exposure Metering

Multi-pattern, centre weighted, spot by CCD

Exposure Control

Program AE

Exposure Compensation

-2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)

Shutter

CCD electronic / mechanical shutter

Shutter Speed

Auto : 1/2 - 1/1250 second

Night Scene : 4 - 1/1250 second

(Depending on user's setting of Camera)

Aperture

F3.9(W) - F8.9(W) (ND filter is being used.)

*Using optical zoom causes the aperture to change.

White Balance

Auto WB, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Day white FL, Daylight FL, Tungsten, Manual WB

Sensitivity

Movie: Auto

Still Image: ISO64, ISO100, 1SO200, ISO400, 1SO800, ISO1600, ISO3200

(SOS/ REI) *SOS: Standard Output Sensitivity. *REI: Recommended Exposure Index

Recording Mode

Movie with audio

Image Stabilization Mechanism

Recording Functions

Snapshot, Marco, Self-timer, Dynamic Photo, Continuous shooting(Normal Speed CS/High Speed CS), BEST SHOT, AUTO BEST SHOT, Make-up mode, Landscape Effect, Auto shutter, Face Detection, Interval mode, Movie(Wide Movie, Normal Movie, Prerecord Movie, For YouTube and Interval), Voice Recording

Self-Timer

Triple self-timer

10 seconds or 2 seconds

Flash System

Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction

Built in flash memory (image Area): 35.7MB

* Built-in memory capacity after formatting.

Flash Charge Time: Approx 4 seconds

Approx. Flash Range

Approx. 0.1 - 2.4 m (W), 0.5 - 1.1 m (T)

* Range is affected by optical zoom

Monitor

2.5 inch TFT colour LCD (Super Clear LCD), 230,400 DOTS (960X240)

Playback Functions

Playback Zoom(8X), Multi-image Screen, Calendar Screen, Start-up Images, Rotate, Re-size, Trimming, Copy, BGM Slideshow, Brightness, White Balance, Red Eye Correction, Layout Print, MOTION PRINT

Other

Focus Type: Contrast Detection, Auto Focus

AF Lamp Assist: Yes

AF Area: intelligent, spot, multi or tracking

Focus frame and control panel customisation

PictBridge

Video output (NTSC/PAL)

Timekeeping

Date and time recorded with image data; auto calendar up to 2049

World Time

162 cities (32 time zones); city names; date and time; daylight saving time

Input/Output Terminals

Built-in speaker (mono)

Built-in microphone

USB / AV connector

USB	USB 2.0 (Full-speed) compatible

Power Requirements

Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) x1

3.7V DC, Approximately 3.0W

Dimensions

103.5(W) x 64.2(H) x 19.9(D) mm

(excluding projections ; mm at thinnest point)

Weight

Approximately 154g (Including battery and Memory card)

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