Casio QV-R61, 6MP w/ Exilim Engine Digital Cameras / Casio Posted by zmcnulty on Sep 05, 2004 - 03:06 PM |
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Casio has added a megapixel to the "R51" released in January, and the new "Exilim Engine" promising faster startup times and longer battery life. Casio Computer Corporation will release the "QV-R61," a compact digital camera with a 6Mp CCD, on September 16th. Though it is listed as Open Price, indicators suggest it should cost around 45,000 yen. This is the successor to the "QV-R51" released in January. The pixel count has been increase, and the image processing engine has been changed to the "Exilim Engine," which is the same as that in the Exilim EX-Z55, Z50, and S100 announced in August. With high speed operations such as a startup time of about 1 second, and release-time lag of about 0.01 seconds, the use of this new engine also allows for about 280 images to be recorded with normal battery life under CIPA standards. The image recording element is a 1/1.8" 6MP CCD with a primary color filter. Its sensitivity is ISO 64 ~500. The maximum recording resolution is 2,816 x 2,112 pixels, and the format is JPEG. "Rapid fire" recording is also possible at a rate of 3 pictures per second (for 1 second). Also, the recording of 15fps 320 x 240 AVI/MotionJPEG videos is also possible. As a lens, the camera has a 35mm type with a 3x optical zoom capable of 39 ~ 117mm conversion. The open F value is F2.8 ~ 4.9. The photography distance is from 60cm ~ infinity, and when in macro mode, 10 ~ 70cm. It can also automatically switch between macro and AF modes. Also include is a multi-area AF measuring from 7 distant points. Both optical viewfinder and 2", 85,000 pixel TFT LCD are featured. The recording medium is either the internal 9.7MB of flash memory or SD memory card/MMC. Connection with a PC is done via USB. World clock and calendar display functions are also featured. Power comes from two AA batteries; NiMH, lithium, or alkalines are support. The main body size is 88.3 x 33.4 x 60.4mm (W x D x H), and the weight, not including the batteries, is 168g. Two NiMH batteries and a recharging station are included.  [1] [2]Inspired by: http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0901/casio.htm [3] Press Release: http://www.casio.co.jp/release/2004/qv_r61.html [4] |
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