Casio Exilim Card EX-S100

Review Date: February 28th 2005

Page 1
Introduction / Price
Page 2
Features
Page 3
Specifications
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Ease of Use
Page 6
Image Quality
Page 7
Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

Specifications

Recording Element

1/3.2 inch square pixel primary colour CCD

(3.34 million total pixels; 3.2 million effective pixels)

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

Movies: AVI (Motion JPEG)

Audio: WAV (mono)

Recording Medium

Built-in internal flash memory (approx. 9.3MB recordable area)

Card slot for SD / MMC

Image Resolution

Still Image: 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360 (3:2), 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 pixels (Fine / Normal / Economy)

Movies: 320 x 240 pixels

Image Deletion

One image, all images

Lens

CASIO transparent ceramic lens (6 lenses in 5 groups)

F4.0 (W) to F6.6 (T)

f=4.8(W) to 13.5(T) mm (equivalent to approx. 36 to 102mm in 35mm format)

Lens cover

Zoom

2.8x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom (11.2x total when optical and digital zooms are used in combination)

Focus Mode

Contrast AF (selectable between spot, 7 point multi)

Pan focus

Macro mode

Auto macro

Infinity mode

Manual focus

Focus lock

Focus Range

Normal: 40 cm to ∞

Macro: 17 cm to 50 cm

Exposure Metering

Multi-pattern

Exposure Control

Program AE

Exposure Compensation

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

Shutter

CCD electronic / mechanical shutter

Shutter Speed

Normal: 1/8 to 1/2000 sec.

Night: 4 to 1/2000sec.

Fireworks: 2 sec. (fixed)

Aperture

F4.0 / F8.0, auto switching (brightness conversion F values)

White Balance

Auto; Fixed (6 modes); Manual

Sensitivity

ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400; automatic or manual switching

Recording Mode

Still image

Still image with audio

Unlimted movie with audio (only restricted by free memory capacity and battery life)

BESTSHOT (23 predefined scenarios)

Voice recorder

Self-Timer

10 seconds or 2 seconds

Triple self-timer

Flash System

Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Red Eye Reduction

Approx. Flash Range

0.4 to 2.5 metres (W); 0.4 to 1.5 metres (T)

Monitor

2.0" digital TFT colour LCD; 84,960 pixels (354�240)

Playback Functions

Still image playback (4x zoom)

Movie playback

Trimming

Resize

Rotate

9 image display

Calendar

Favourites folder

Copy

Image roulette

Slideshow (Photostand)

Other

Multilingual menu

RGB Histogram

Flash assist

Icon help

Grid display

Grid display

Key customization

Alarm with image

Album feature

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

USB cradle with AC adaptor; microphone; speaker

Power Requirements

Proprietary rechargable lithium-ion battery

Battery

Continuous Recording*: Approx. 90 min., up to approx. 180 shots (CIPA)

Continuous Recording**: Approx. 90 min., up to approx. 540 shots

Continuous Playback***: Approx. 150 min.

Voice recording****: Approx. 150 min.

Dimensions

88 x 57 x 16.7mm (W x H x D; excl. projections, thinnest point 14.2mm)

Weight

Approx. 113g (excl. batteries and accessories)

Bundled Accessories

Proprietary rechargable lithium-ion battery

USB cradle

USB cable

Wrist strap

User's quick reference guide

CD-ROM


Page 1
Introduction / Price
Page 2
Features
Page 3
Specifications
Page 4
Design
Page 5
Ease of Use
Page 6
Image Quality
Page 7
Sample Images
Page 8
Conclusion / Links

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