By J. D. BIERSDORFER
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YouTube is turning up everywhere — even on digital still cameras. Casio’s new 8.1-megapixel Exilim Zoom EX-Z80, like a few other recent cameras, features a YouTube capture mode that shoots movie clips in the site’s recommended format and resolution, and comes with software to upload the videos easily to the Web.
The camera, which sells for about $200, records video in the H.264 standard, which also makes the mini-movies compatible for iPod viewing. As a still camera, the EX-Z80 has a 3X optical zoom and a face-detection feature to help improve the focus and exposure of people in a photo. There is also a self-portrait mode that automatically snaps the picture when your face is fully within the frame.
The Exilim EX-Z80 (exilim.casio.com) comes in six colors — green, blue, black, silver and two shades of pink — and has a 2.6-inch L.C.D. screen. The camera incorporates image-stabilization technology and comes with a motion-detecting Auto Shutter feature that snaps the picture as soon as the subject settles down and holds still.
J. D. BIERSDORFER
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