Casio is always cooking up something unconventional in its laboratories, this time the rolling beakers and fiery bunsen burners have led to the culmination of the Casio Exilim EX-H10, the "World's thinnest and lightest camera in its class." Not only is the 12-megapixel Exilim EX-H10 the most compact contender in its league, but Casio boasts a battery life of up to 1,000 shots per single battery charge. Also new to the table is the Exilim EX-H10's Advanced Dynamic Photo Photo function. Let's also not omit the fact that the Exilim EX-H10 has a 24mm wide-angle lens, 10x optical zoom and 3-inch LCD, all packed into a chassis that measures no more than .95 inches thick.
But wait, there's more! The Casio Exilim EX-H10 will feature new EXILIM Engine 4.0 processing with a Multi-CPU technology specifically geared toward high-speed image recording. Casio promises "beautiful imaging with reduced noise," but based on what we've seen from models like the Casio Exilim EX-FH20 and Exilim EX-FC100, that claim seems like a pipe dream. We've been waiting on a Casio that produces an image performance to rival the Canons and Panasonics of its class, so hopefully this is the magic moment.
Casio's new Advanced Dynamic Photo function is a breed apart from the original Dynamic Photo in that it allows shooters to resize the cutout image to fit the perspective of the background image. So, if we want to stand on top of a pyramid, we now have the option of placing ourselves in the Exilim EX-H10's shrinking machine and stationing ourselves right on top of a sphinx's head. The Exilim EX-H10 also allows shooters to convert their Dynamic Photo video into a Motion JPEG file from right within the camera and apply moving graphics like hearts and bouquets of flowers. How about flames and demons? We'd like to see that on the next Exilim.
The Casio Exilim EX-H10's new Landscape mode presents shooters with two options. Shooters can now opt for the Vivid Landscape mode, which enhances the saturation of the most prominent hues based on internal image analysis or Mist Removal, which does its best to penetrate misty shooting environments while up in Hobbit country.
We do have to give Casio credit for the Exilim EX-H10's design. The two-tone black and gunmetal grey body definitely stands out from the sea of uniform compact designs and the button in back look large enough to suit a variety of fingers. Casio still hasn't labeled the quick functions on the four-way directional pad, however, so we'd like to see that in the future. A few other bits include a 1/2.33-inch CCD, 1280 x 720 HD video recording and a Handheld Night Scene or Lighting function.
The Casio Exilim EX-H10 is set to ship in mid July for $300.
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