Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z55
Review Date: February 14th 2005
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Specifications
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Recording Element |
1/2.5 inch square pixel primary colour CCD |
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(5.25 million total pixels; 5.0 million effective pixels) |
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Recording Format |
Still Image: JPEG (Exif. Ver. 2.2), DCF standard; DPOF compliant |
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Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG) |
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Audio: WAV (mono) |
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Recording Medium |
Built-in internal flash memory (approx. 9.3MB recordable area) |
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Card slot for SD / MMC |
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Image Resolution |
Still Image: 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1712 (3:2), 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels (Fine / Normal / Economy) |
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Movies: 320 x 240 pixels |
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Image Deletion |
One image, all images |
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Lens |
smc Pentax lens (6 lenses in 5 groups, incl. aspherical lens) |
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F2.6 (W) to F4.8 (T) |
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f=5.8(W) to 17.4(T) mm (equivalent to approx. 35 to 105mm in 35mm format) |
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Lens cover |
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Zoom |
3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom (12x total when optical and digital zooms are used in combination) |
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Focus Mode |
Contrast AF (selectable between spot, 7 point multi) |
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Macro mode |
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Auto macro |
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Pan focus |
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Auto pan focus |
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Infinity mode |
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Manual focus |
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Focus lock |
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Focus Range |
Normal: 40 cm to ∞ |
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Macro: 6 cm to 50 cm |
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Exposure Metering |
Multi-pattern |
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Exposure Control |
Program AE |
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Exposure Compensation |
-2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps) |
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Shutter |
CCD electronic / mechanical shutter |
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Shutter Speed |
Normal: 1/8 to 1/2000 sec. |
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Night: 4 to 1/2000sec. |
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Fireworks: 2 sec. (fixed) |
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Aperture |
F2.6 / F4.3, auto switching |
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White Balance |
Auto; Fixed (6 modes); Manual |
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Sensitivity |
ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400; automatic or manual switching |
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Recording Mode |
Still image |
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Still image with audio |
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BESTSHOT (23 predefined scenarios) |
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Unlimited movie with audio (only restricted by free memory capacity and battery life) |
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Voice recorder |
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Flash System |
Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Red Eye Reduction |
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Viewfinder |
Monitor screen; optical viewfinder |
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Monitor |
2.5" digital TFT colour LCD; 115,200 pixels (480×240) |
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Playback Functions |
Still image playback (4x zoom) |
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Movie playback |
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Trimming |
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Resize |
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Rotate |
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Reverse |
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Copy |
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9 image display |
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Calendar |
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Favourites folder |
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Image roulette |
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Slideshow (Photostand) |
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Other |
Multilingual menu |
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RGB Histogram |
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Alarm with image |
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Album feature |
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Flash assist |
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Grid display |
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Icon help |
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Key customization |
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Timekeeping |
Date and time recorded with image data; auto calendar up to 2049 |
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World Time |
162 cities (32 time zones); city names; date and time; daylight saving time |
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Input/Output Terminals |
USB cradle with AC adaptor; microphone; speaker |
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Power Requirements |
Proprietary SUPER LIFE rechargable lithium-ion battery |
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Battery |
Continuous Recording*: Approx. 210 min., up to approx. 400 shots (CIPA) |
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Continuous Recording**: Approx. 210 min., up to approx. 1070 shots |
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Continuous Playback***: Approx. 410 min. |
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Voice recording****: Approx. 380 min. |
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Dimensions |
87 x 58 x 22.5 mm (W x H x D; excl. projections, thinnest point 19.7mm) |
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Weight |
Approx. 130g (excl. batteries and accessories) |
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Bundled Accessories |
Proprietary SUPER LIFE rechargable lithium-ion battery |
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USB cradle |
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USB cable |
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AC adaptor |
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Wrist strap |
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User's quick reference guide |
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CD-ROM |
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PhotographyBLOG is a member of the DIWA organisation. Our test results for the Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z55 have been submitted to DIWA for comparison with test results for different samples of the same camera model supplied by other DIWA member sites.



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