Casio adds YouTube to Exilim camera mix
updated 09:45 am EDT, Tue July 10, 2007
Casio Exilim YouTube
Casio on Tuesday tried to capture the web generation by launching two uniquely upgraded cameras in its extra-thin Card and Zoom lines. Both the EX-S880 (pictured) and the EX-S77 share a YouTube Capture mode that streamlines the process of getting video to Google's premier website. Video is optimized to a web-friendly 640x480, H.264 format and is accompanied by a special tool that helps upload the resulting clips to the web; the full process takes no more than three steps and as little as two, Casio says. Either camera can also produce an eBay-optimized shot and includes software-based motion compensation as well as face detection.
The S880 is the most conspicuous upgrade, jumping from 7.2 to 8.1 megapixels while including a burst shot mode that captures 4 frames per second at 2 megapixels. Owners of the S77 get the same 7.2 megapixels of the S75 but also see an Easy Mode for simplified camera settings and a faster 5 frames-per-second burst mode at the lowered 2-megapixel resolution.
Casio expects the two cameras to reach shops in August with choices of multiple colors. The S880 will be available in black or red for $300, while the S77 is the company's mainstream effort with blue, black, pink, silver, and white versions arriving in stores for $230. More cameras with YouTube Capture are expected towards the end of the year.
Exilim EX-S77
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07/10, 09:54am reply
What a concept, casio. But it won't work very well, YouTube ain't that hot nor what makes the iPhone so cool.
staloysius777
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re:ooooo
07/10, 10:49am reply
I don't think this has anything to do with the iPhone's inclusion of YouTube access.
I think it's a smart idea on their part, and in the crowded compact digital camera market, anything you can do to stand out is a good thing.
However, I have no idea what this article is doing on a Mac site. It has nothing to do with Apple at all.
petsounds
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iPod Compatible?
07/10, 11:21am reply
I wonder if Casio uses an H.264 profile that is compatible with the iPod, iPhone, and AppleTV. Everybody has one feature that they wish Apple would add to the iPhone. For me, I need to record video.
The iPhone still camera would be all I needed if it had even a crappy flash.
Salsa
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Mac Site?
07/10, 11:31am reply
petsounds said:
> I have no idea what this article > is doing on a Mac site. > It has nothing to do with Apple at all.
Hello, petsounds. Take a loot at he URL. You are NOT on a Mac site.
Salsa
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re: salsa
07/10, 01:04pm reply
*Looks at the URL*
It says MacNN.
I guess they are sharing stories and comments between sites, and just applying a different template based on what site you're on. Lame.
Still, what I said stands. This is not a story that should be on MacNN.
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