Casio upgrading Exilim models to EX-FC150 and EX-FH25

By | November 16, 2009, 3:21am PST

Summary: Casio has two new systems lined up for its Exilim series: the EX-FC150 and EX-FH25. Their upgrades from the EX-FC100 and EX-FH20, respectively, are very subtle, mainly some new model codes and backlit CMOS sensors, plus a few other tweaks.

Casio has two new systems lined up for its Exilim series: the EX-FC150 and EX-FH25. Their upgrades from the EX-FC100 and EX-FH20, respectively, are very subtle, mainly some new model codes and backlit CMOS sensors, plus a few other tweaks.

The EX-FH25 (pictured above) with its shoots at a max resolution of 3,456 × 2,592, has 20x optical zoom, a 3-inch LCD display, all just like the FH20. But video has been downgraded from FH20’s video mode of 1080/60p to a 720/30p motion JPEG. The slight upgrades include a wider ISO range (100-32000) and a 10.1-megapixel resolution (vs. the old 9.1).

There are more noticeable improvements in the pocket-sized EX-FC150 (pictured below). The new Casio point-and-shoot is getting a bump up to a 10-megapixel back-lit CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom and a wider ISO range too (100-3200), but it will be staying still with a 2.7-inch LCD screen. it will also get a bit splashier, being available in black, red and gold. The highlight is the the FC150’s speed, being able to shoot at 1000 fps at a resolution of 224×64.

Neither have official price tags yet (although Akihabara News is reporting approximately $560 for the FH25), but both will be available for sale on Black Friday (November 27).

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Rachel started playing with her mother's old Brownie camera when she was just a toddler, working her way up from a Hello Kitty point-and-shoot to training on both film and digital SLRs.

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RE:Casio upgrading Exilim models to EX-FC150 and EX-FH25
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Video Issues on the FC100??
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Why would they downgrade the video back to a level almost everyone in the world offers now from the robust 1080/60fps.
Did they have issues with it??
This alone would turn me away from this new Casio even being a big fan of their digital cams.

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