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Casio EXILIM Zoom EX-Z75
Casio is well-known for producing some of the sleekest cameras and the 7.2 mega pixel EX-Z75 is slim enough to fit into a tight pocket or small purse. Anyone who wants a highly portable, unobtrusive camera to supplement a more sophisticated camera will appreciate this camera.

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Comfortable Features
6.6 cm (2.6-inch) Wide Screen TFT colour displaywith 6.6 cm (2.6-inch), the Wide Screen TFT colour display of the EX-Z75 is so large and wide that it takes up almost the entire rear side of the camera.

Easy ModeIn Easy Mode you just take good photos in every situation with your EX-Z75, without having to check presets – or accidentally making a wrong adjustment.

BEST SHOT - pre-recorded scenesTo ensure that all your pictures are an automatic success, the EX-Z75 has over 34 flexible pre-setting options for a wide range of situations, which you can access at any time with one touch of the BEST SHOT button. In addition, subject programs can be easily created, saved and called up using the BEST SHOT function.

AV socketInvite your friends and relations to enjoy the best movies and photos in large-scale format. You simply connect your EXILIM Zoom EX-Z75 to a TV using the AV output.

Icon Help functionThe Icon Help function stands for small, helpful flashes on the camera screen that tell you about the setting you have currently selected.

Flash Assist functionWith this function the subject can, in many cases, still be corrected automatically.

Operation PanelThe arrangement of the Operation Panel on the display is particularly clear and enables the user to move quickly between the various adjustment features.

Fast Features
Highspeed Image Scrolling functionWith the Highspeed Image Scrolling function you can scroll through ten shots a second and thus find the right one quickly.

DIRECT ON functionWhilst other cameras are still moving the lens out, you will take the best photos and make the best films by far thanks to the DIRECT ON function.

Pan-FocusThe Pan-Focus switches off the Autofocus, if the release button is immediately pushed through completely. There is now just 0.002 seconds* between the click of the release button and the beginning of the taking of the picture.

Quick ShutterThe quick shutter turns the autofocus off when the shutter is immediately pushed down fully. The time between pressing the shutter and shooting starting is now only 0.002 seconds.

Quick ResponseImpulsive people don't like waiting. And you don't have to either because with the EX-Z75 the time between focussing and pressing the button is only about 0.002 seconds.

Intelligent Features
3x optical zoomThe quality lens of the EX-Z75 makes the 3x optical zoom possible. You simply get closer to the motif with the practical zoom rocker switch.

USB Direct Print / PictBridgeUSB Direct Print ist the standard EPSON printer. PictBridge connects your camera to different manufacturers' printers. Preset paper sizes help to select the right format.

Memory card slotThe EX-Z75 can save your photos and movies either on MMC/MMCplus memory cards or on SD/SDHC cards

Exposure warningWhen the release button is pressed down half way, the exposure warning is activated and draws your attention automatically to under or over lighting.

Picture rotatingPictures taken in a portrait format can be manually rotated for playback in landscape format. Now you don't have to turn the camera or your head in order to look at the picture.

9-Point Multi AF functionIf you take photos using the multi-focus, the camera measures the distance from the motif with the 9-Point Multi AF function at nine different points and sets the right focusing range.

Auto Macro functionThe Auto Macro function ensures sharpness in details or smaller settings. The EX-Z75 has focussing ranges of between 10 cm and 50 cm in macro range, i.e. close range.

Powerful Features
7.2 Megapixel CCD SensorThe CCD chip offers 7.2 million pixels. Such high resolution photos give you the advantage of being able to print them in excellent quality or to edit them on the computer. And so you will also be able to enlarge details and photos to poster size.

Revive ShotIf you photograph the contents of your old photograph album with the Revive Shot function, yellowed and pale colours are automatically refreshed and the photos are revived for a new and long life in digital form.

Anti Shake DSPYou photograph the most beautiful settings and discover later that some pictures are blurred. Anti Shake DSP prevents just that. If necessary the function can be switched on manually, but if you wish the Anti Shake DSP* will also step in automatically as soon as lighting conditions are difficult.

Super Life BatteryThe EXILIM Zoom EX-Z75 uses much less energy, but at the same time have the extremely powerful Super Life Battery. With so much power, the camera is ready for use at that decisive moment and takes up to 230 shots non-stop. (as per CIPA Standard)

BEST SHOT buttonBEST SHOT motif settings are extremely practical and therefore can be accessed immediately at the touch of a button.

Individual Features
Designer metal caseThe silver metal case of the EXILIM Zoom EX-Z75 is exclusively made from finest quality materials. Thus the camera possesses the strikingly elegant brilliance of the authentic EXILIM

Date Edit functionThe date edit function has the perfect solution to the problems. The date and time can be corrected easily after the photo has been taken.

Key-TonesChoose the sounds played when you switch the camera on, half or fully depress the release button and pressing other buttons.

Button CustomizerUse the Button Customizer to assign one of five functions to the EXILIM Zoom EX-Z75 cursor keys. Then you will have quick access to EV displacement, white balance, ISO setting, metering and self-timer.

CalendarThe calendar function offers a new way to store your photos. For each day that you have taken a picture, a photo is displayed as an example. In this way you can find pictures more easily or you can make a photo diary.

FavoritesYou can save your best pictures as personal favorites on the internal memory of the camera and find them quickly again at any time.

OpeningWhat a welcome! Your camera greets you at each switch on with an individually selected picture.

Specifications
ModelEXILIM Zoom EX-Z75

Effective Pixels7.2 million

Recording element1/2.5" CCD-Chip (7.41 MP total)

Recording formatStill picture: JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2), DCF 1.0, DPOF Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG) Voice: (Audio snapshot, Voice Recording); WAV

Recording medium / CapacityInternal Flash Memory 8.0MB, Card slot for SD- /SDHC- /MMC- /MMCplus Card

Image resolutionSingle image: 3,072 x 2,304; 3,072 x 2,048 (3:2); 3,072 x 1,728 (16:9), 2,560 x 1,920; 2,048 x 1,536; 1,600 x 1,200; 640 x 480 Movie with sound: 640 x 480 (HQ) 512 x 384 (Normal); 320 x 240 (LP)

Image deletionOne image, all images

LensF3.1 (W) - 5.9 (T), f = 6.3 (W) – 18.9 mm (T) (equivalent to approx. 38 - 114 mm for 35 mm cameras) 6 lenses in 5 groups including aspherical lens

Zoom3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom (12 times both with optical and digital zoom)

ApertureF3.1 / 4.4; automatic (it varies on optical zoom)

Focus rangeNormal: Approx. 40 cm Macro: Approx. 10 cm - 50 cm Manual: Approx. 10 cm Movie: Approx. 40 cm

Focus modeContrast-AF (Spot, Multi), manual focus (MF), pan focus (PF), macro, infinity focus

Light MeteringMulti Pattern, Center Weighted, Center Spot

Exposure ControlProgrammed AE

Exposure compensation-2EV - +2EV by 1/3 EV steps

ShutterCCD electronic shutter, mechanical shutter

Shutter speedNormal: 1/2 - 1/2.000 sec. (above shutter speeds can be different when using a BEST SHOT scene)

SensitivityStill: ISO 50 / 100 / 200 / 400 (automatic/manual) (Max. ISO800 when using BEST SHOT Anti Shake or High Sensitivity) Movie: Automatic

White balanceAutomatic, fixed (6 modes), manual switching

Self-timer10 sec. / 2 sec. / triple self-timer

Recording functionsSingle image, BEST SHOT, movie with sound, single image with voice, Continuous Shutter, Voice Recording, macro, self-timer

Microphone / SpeakerMonaural

Audio recording timeAudio Snapshot: Approx. 30 sec. max. / image Voice Recoding: Approx. 24 min. (with built-in memory) After Recording: Approx. 30 sec. max. / image

Flash systemAuto, manual-on, manual-off, Red Eye-Reduction, Soft Flash

Flash rangeApprox 0.1 m - 3.7 m (W) / Approx. 0.6 m - 1.9 m (T) (it varies on optical zoom) (ISO Sensitivity "Auto")

Monitor/Viewfinder6.6 cm (2.6-inch) Wide Screen TFT colour display (114,960 pixels þ 479 x 240)

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

World time162 cities (32 time zones); city names; date and time, summertime

CommunicationUSB 2.0 (Full-Speed)

Input/Output terminalsUSB/AV interface (NTSC/PAL compliant)

Power source1x lithium-Ion battery (NP-20 battery – rated capacitance: 700mAh) incl

Battery lifeNormal recording: Approx. 230 snapshots Continuous playback: Approx. 4 hr. 20 min. (Snapshots) Movie recording: Approx. 1 hr. 45 min Voice recording: Approx. 4 hr. 20 min

Standard AccessoriesBattery charger (BC-11L), lithium-ion rechargeable battery (NP-20), USB cable, AV cable, hand strap, basic reference, CD-ROM

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