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CASIO EXILIM cameras fix flawed faces

Fri, 2008-08-29 16:00 — tekro
CASIO EXILIM EX-Z300

Name: CASIO EXILIM EX-Z300 and EX-Z250
Category: digital still camera
Price: About JPY40,000 (EX-Z300), JPY35,000 (EX-Z250)
Release date in Japan: August 29, 2008

Every week there's a new twist in what face-recognition software offers to do for us. This time it's the "Make-up Function" in the new CASIO EXILIM EX-series "kondeji" (compact digital cams).

Cameras that automatically detect and flatter faces with ideal focus and exposure are old news already, as is smile-recognition that snaps grins only. The EXILIM models further add the ability to analyze and smooth out variations in skin tone, hiding flaws from winkles to moles to harsh sunlight shadows. You choose the degree of "make-up" to apply, from among 12 levels of processing. It's like Photoshop fakery without the hassle!

Another trick of the EXILIMs' face-recognition engine is the ability to register the mugs of family and friends. Take a group shot, and the EXILIM will place priority on showing those favored faces in the best light.

Want one more trick? All right: Say you want a "two-shot" of you and your date, but there's no stranger around to bother with the request. So you resort to one of those self-portraits with the camera at arm's length, right? But it's hard to hold the cam still, and your spotty aim can leave out half a face. Here the EXILIM will play the role of the missing stranger, waiting for both faces to come solidly into view and then firing automatically. Hai, po-zu!

Other "do all the work for you" features include heavy digital processing to best expose both subject and backgrounds in those difficult night shots and backlit shots; automatic selection of ideal shooting mode; vibration reduction coupled with automatic ISO selection; and automatic focus adjustment for moving subjects. The EXILIM even knows when you're using a tripod, and adjusts its automatic settings accordingly.

Other specs: 10 megapixels (EX-Z300) / 9 megapixels (EX-Z250); 4x optical zoom (28-112mm); 3.0-inch display; H.264 video (1280x720); 38MB internal memory; SD/SDHC and MultiMedia memory card slot.

More info: http://dc.casio.jp/product/exilim/ex_z300/ (Japanese)
http://dc.casio.jp/product/exilim/ex_z250/ (Japanese)

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