Casio’s Exilim EX-Z9 Is A Must For YouTube Fans
If you’re dying to be the next YouTube darling, Casio has a new digital camera just for you. The Exilim EX-Z9 has a built-in YouTube Capture Mode that enables you to capture THE moment, wherever you are. With the YouTube Capture Mode, you’re always just three steps away from posting the World’s Funniest Video.
The Exilim EX-Z9 captures H.264 video at 640 x 480 pixels and 30 fps, a respectable full-motion resolution for video. Users can upload their video masterpieces using the YouTube Uploader software that comes bundled with the camera. The software’s only good with computers that run Windows.
You’d expect a camera like this to have a lot of memory, and indeed, it does: 18.6 MB, to be exact. You can also jack in some extra storage in the form of SD, SDHC or MMC media cards. As a digital camera, the Exilim EX-Z9 doesn’t disappoint. The camera comes with facial recognition, image stabilization, and auto balancing. If you don’t like fiddling with all of the settings and configurations, that’s fair enough. The EX-Z9 has an “Easy” mode that will take care of most things for you. In Easy mode, most of your menu choices disappear, and you only need to worry about settings that deal with the image size, self-timer and the flash. The exposure settings will take you up to ISO 1600. It’s not the highest ISO I’ve seen, but it’s nonetheless respectable.
Casio plans to unleash the EX-Z9 in March 2008 for a retail price of USD$160, and you can have your pick of the litter in black, silver, pink or orange.