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The EX-Z850 is Casio's latest ultra-compact flagship model, offering a huge feature set in a very slim, all-metal body. The EX-Z750 was very well received when it was launched, and remains to this day the most highly-specified 7MP ultra-compact on the market. The EX-Z850 doesn't change the basic formula much but does offer a raft of small improvements; there's an extra megapixel, a couple new Best Shot modes, improved screen brightness, a more powerful flash (with some extra modes) and a movie light. As is becoming standard on this type of camera the Z850 also includes a 'high sensitivity' mode, with up to ISO 1600 on offer.

* 8.12 Megapixel CCD
* 3x optical zoom lens
* High speed start up and operation
* 2.5-inch TFT super-bright screen and optical viewfinder
* MPEG-4 movies at up to 640x480 / 30fps
* 34 Best Shot scene modes
* 440-shot battery life (CIPA standard)
* In-camera special effects
* Post-shot white balance and exposure adjustments
* Aperture priority, shutter priority and manual exposure options
* EX button for fast access to shooting controls
* White LED light enables both still images and movies to be taken in low light conditions and acts as an AF assist light

Casio EX-Z850 Key specifications
Street price
• US: $359
• UK: £250

Body Material Metal

Sensor
• 1/1.8" CCD
• 8.32 million total pixels
• 8.1 million effective pixels

Image sizes
• 3264 x 2448
• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)
• 2816 x 2112
• 2304 x 1728
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480

Movie clips
• 640 x 480 HQ @ 30fps
• 640 x 480 Normal @ 30fps
• 320 x 240 LP @ 15fps
• Limited by the memory card and the battery life

Lens
• 38 - 114 mm (35 mm equiv) 3x optical zoom
• F 2.8 - 5.1
• 3x optical zoom / 8x digital zoom

Shutter speeds
• 60 - 1/1600 sec in Shutter Speed Priority and Manual Exposure modes
• 1/2 - 1/1600 sec in Program AE mode
• 1 to 1/1600 sec in Aperture Priority mode

Focus
• Contrast Detection AF
• Auto
• Macro
• Pan Focus
• Manual Focus
• AF area: spot, multi, free

Metering
• Multi-pattern
• Center-weighted
• Spot by CCD

Shooting mode
• Still
• Still with audio
• Continuous Shutter (normal and high speed, flash continuous, zoom, multi)
• 34 BEST SHOT modes
• AE compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3EV steps

Sensitivity
• Auto
• ISO 50, 100, 200, 400

White Balance
• Auto
• 6 modes
• Manual

Image parameters
• Saturation (5 levels)
• Contrast (5 levels)
• Sharpness (5 levels)
• Color filter effects (B & W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Purple)

Continuous
• Normal speed
• High speed
• Flash continuous
• Zoom,
• Multi

Flash
• Built in
• Modes: Auto, on, off, red-eye reduction, soft flash
• Range: Wideangle: 0.1 - 4.3m, Tele: 0.5 - 2.4m

Storage
• SD/MMC Memory Card
• 8.0 MB internal memory

Viewfinder Optical LCD monitor
• 2.5" TFT LCD
• 115,200 pixels

Connectivity
• USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Cradle

Power
• NP-40 lithium-ion rechargeable battery

In the box*
• Casio Exilim EX-Z850
• Strap
• NP-40 lithium ion battery
• AC power cord
• AV cable
• USB cable
• USB cradle
• AC adapter
• Software CD ROM (inc. Photo Loader and Photohands)

Other features
• Self timer 2 or 10 secs, triple self timer
• Date stamping
• Keystone correction (playback mode)
• Real time RGB histogram
• Playback image editing functions (inc white balance and brightness corrections)

Weight (exc batt)
130 g ( 4.6 oz)

Dimensions
89 x 58.5 x 23.7 mm (3.5 x 2.3 x 0.93 in)