Casio EX-Z200 Review

Review Date: April 14th 2008
Author: Mark Goldstein

Specifications

File Format

Still images: JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2), DCF1.0, DPOF
Movies: H.264/AVC, MOV format, IMA-ADPCM (monaural)
Audio (Voice Recording): WAV format (monaural)

Recording Media:

11.7MB built-in flash memory, SD Memory Card,
SDHC Memory Card, MMC (MultiMediaCard),
MMC plus (MultiMediaCard plus) compatible

Number of Recorded Pixels:

Still images:
10M(3648x2736)/3:2(3648x2432)/
16:9(3648x2048)/7M(3072x2304)/
4M(2304x1728)/2M(1600x1200)/
VGA(640x480) Movies:
848x480(UHQ Wide/HQ Wide)
640x480(UHQ/HQ/Normal) / 320x240(LP)/ *Movie recording time is limited at 10 minutes.(@EU/UK/DI/China)

Number of Effective Pixels:

Approx. 10.1 megapixels

Image Sensor:

1/2.3-inch square pixel CCD
Total Pixels: 10.34 megapixels

Lens/Focal Length:

F2.6(W) - F5.8(T) / f=4.9 - 19.6mm
(Approx. 28 - 112mm equivalent to 35mm film)
7 lenses in 6 groups, including aspherical lens.

Zoom Ratio:

4 x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom (16 times both with optical and digital zoom)
HD Zoom Maximum 22.8x (@VGA, both with optical and digital zoom)

Focusing:

Focus Type - Contrast Detection Auto Focus
Focus Mode - Auto Focus, Macro Mode, Pan Focus, Infinity Mode, Manual Focus
AF Area - Spot, Multi or Tracking
AF Assist Lamp - Included

Focus Range*7 (from lens surface):

Auto focus - Approx. 15.75” to Infinity (W)
Macro - Approx. 5.91” to 19.69” (W)
Infinity mode - infinity (W)
Manual focus - Approx. 5.91” to infinity (W)

Exposure Metering :

Multi pattern, Center Weighted, Spot by CCD

Exposure Control:

Program AE

Exposure Compensation:

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

Shutter Type:

CCD electronic shutter and mechanical shutter

Shutter Speed*8:

Auto - 1/2 to 1/1000 second
Night Scene - 4 to 1/1000 second

Aperture*9:

F2.6 (W) to F7.0 (W)*11, auto switching

White Balance:

Auto WB, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Day white Fluorescent, Daylight Fluorescent,
Tungsten, manual WB

Sensitivity - (SOS/REI)*12

Still images - Auto/ ISO50/ ISO100/ ISO200/ ISO400/ ISO800/ ISO1600
Movies - Auto

Self-Timer:

10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer

Built-in Flash:

Flash Mode - Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction
Flash Range -
Normal: Approx. .66’ to 10.83’ (W), approx. 1.64’ to 4.92’ (T)
Flash Continuous Shooting: Approx. 1.64’ to 7.22’ (W), approx. 1.64’ to 3.28’ (T)

Flash Charge Time:

Approximately 4 seconds

Recording Functions:

Snapshot, Marco, Self-timer, Continuous shooting(Normal Speed CS/High Speed CS/Flash CS), BEST SHOT, Auto shutter, Face Recognition, Movie(Normal Movie, Prerecord Movie, and For YouTube™), Voice Recording
* Audio recording is monaural

Playback Functions:

Playback Zoom(8X), 12-image Screen, Calendar Screen, Start-up Images, Rotate, Re-size, Trimming, Copy, BGM Slideshow, Brightness, White Balance, Keystone, Color Correction, Layout Print, MOTION PRINT

Other Functions:

Key Customization, Monitor Screen Brightness Adjustment, PictBridge, Video Output(NTSC/PAL)

Image Deletion:

One image / All images
With memory protect function

Approximate Maximum Audio Recording Times:

After Recording: 30 seconds per image
Voice Recording: 36 minutes 29 seconds (when using built-in memory)

Monitor:

2.7-inch TFT color LCD (Super Clear LCD)
230,160 dots (959 x 240)

Viewfinder:

LCD monitor

Timekeeping Function:

Built-in quartz digital clock
Date and Time: Recorded with image data
With time stamp function
Auto Calendar: To 2049

World Time:

162 cities in 32 time zones
City name, date, time, summer time

Input / Output Terminals:

USB/AV port (Hi-Speed USB compatible)

Microphone:

Monaural

Speaker:

Monaural

Power Source:

Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-40) x1

Power Consumption:

3.7V DC, Approximately 4.5W

Dimensions:

3.66”(W) x 2.16”(H) x .89”(D)
(excluding projections ; .76” at thinnest point)

Weight:

Approximately 4.2 oz (excluding battery and bundled accessories)

*1. When using Panasonic (Matsushita) Pro High Speed 1GB SD Memory Card. *2. Within limits of memory and battery life. *3. When using built-in memory. *4. With built-in flash off. *5. When set at maximum image size and normal image quality. *6. Image is fixed at 1600x1200 pixels and normal image quality. *7. Range is affected by optical zoom. *8. Shutter speed range may be different depending on the BEST SHOT scene. *9. Using optical zoom causes the aperture to change. *10. F5.6 is the aperture when an ND filter is being used. *11. F7.0 is the aperture when an ND filter is being used. *12. SOS: Standard Output Sensitivity. REI: Recommended Exposure Index. *13. Auto Mode, standard brightness monitor setting.

Page 1 Introduction / Ease of Use	Page 2 Image Quality	Page 3 Sample Images
Page 4 Design	Page 5 Specifications	Page 6 Conclusion

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