Casio's Introduces The QV-2900UX, 2.11-Million Pixel Digital Camera With Unique Bestshot Feature

Casio QV-2900UX

DOVER, NJ, June 25 , 2001-Casio, Inc., Dover, NJ, in conjunction with Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, announced at the PC Expo Show that opened today at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center in New York City, the launch of the QV-2900UX, a new 2.11-million pixel CCD digital camera featuring high magnification zoom up to 32x and super close-up. The camera incorporates an 8x Optical Zoom and 2x/4x Digital Zoom.

One of the most important features of the QV-2900 is Casio's unique BestShot feature that allows you to select the icon that best reflects your imaging situation. The camera will automatically select the best combination of aperture and shutter speed for you. "Casio's built-in icons such as "night," "fireworks" -- and 26 others - handle tough photographic situations with "point-and-shoot" simplicity," said Krys Krawczyk, product manager for Casio's Digital Imaging Division. He said that there are 36 additional icons on a CD for a total of 64 BestShot modes.

"For the first time, a non-technical person can succeed, where all-automatic cameras fail," said Krawczyk. He pointed out that all-automatic cameras average the exposure setting and are unable to predict where and when the photographic scene requires fast or slow shutter speeds, ASA sensitive adjustments, or focus shifts. "The BestShot delivers 64 shortcuts for shooting situations where an all-automatic can't deliver," he said.

The QV-2900UX, suggested retail, will be available for shipment starting July, 2001.

QV-2900UX Main Features:

  • 2.11 Megapixel color filter CCD
  • Swiveling 8x lens, tilting range of 270 degrees
  • BestShot Function with 28 built-in scenes (36 more on CD)
  • Macro focus as close as 1cm
  • Interval mode for time lapse photography
  • Bulb Mode for maximum 60-sec shutter exposure
  • Aperture Priority AE/Shutter, Speed Priority AE/Manual Exposure Settings
  • Manual settings for full control over camera setup
  • Three metering modes (multi-pattern/center-weighted/spot)
  • Adjustable white balance, flash intensity, focus, exposure compensation, image quality, and more.
  • Histogram display
  • Two movie recording modes, Normal and Past.
  • Panorama recording and playback
  • External flash PC connector
  • Very fast shot-to-shot time
  • Easy PC connectivity and image transfer
  • Casio Photo Loader enables automatic image transfer to PC
  • IBM Microdrive compatible (340 MB to 1GB)
  • Shortcut Keys and Shortcut Key customization
  • One-touch VGA image creation for e-mail ready, resized copy
  • Image Trim function will save a cropped copy of the image displayed.
  • Option to save images in uncompressed TIFF format
  • Compatible with PRINT Image Matching Technology
  • Image catalogs produced by an HTML file generator
  • Mode Memory
  • 1.8-inch high definition color LCD monitor
  • 4-Mode Flash (Auto/On/Off/Red-eye Reduction)

Read our complete Casio QV-2900UX review