Digital Trends

Casio Exilim EX-S500

September 27th, 2005 | by David Elrich

Key Features

Image Sensor Type  CCD 
 
Resolution  5.25 Megapixel 
 
Optical Zoom  3x 
 
Camera Type  Ultra-Compact 
Lens
Interchangeable Lens  Without Interchangeable Lens 
 
Optical Zoom  3x 
 
35mm Zoom Lens  38 - 114 mm 
 
Digital Zoom  4x 
 
Focus Type  Autofocus & Manual Focus 
 
Focus Range  15.75 in. to Infinity (w) 
 
Macro Focus Range  6.7 - 19.69 in. (w) 
 
Focal Length  6.2 - 18.6 mm 
Image Quality
Camera Resolution  5.25 Megapixel 
 
Image Resolutions  640 x 480 - 2560 x 1920 - 2304 x 1728 - 2048 x 1536 - 1600 x 1200 
Video
Video Resolutions  640 x 480 (VGA) - 320 x 240 (QVGA) 
 
Video Speed  30 fps 
 
Max Movie Length  Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size) 
 
Video Format  AVI - MPEG-4 
Exposure Control
ISO Speeds  Auto - 50 - 100 - 200 - 400 
 
Aperture Range  f2.7/f5.2 (w/t) 
 
Shutter Speed  1/8 - 1/2000 sec 
 
White Balance  Auto - Manual 
Storage
Memory Type  Built-in - MMC Card - SD Card 
 
Built-in Memory Size  8.3 MB 
 
Compression Modes  Fine - Normal - Basic 
 
Compression Type  JPEG 
 
File Size (High Res.)  3.2 MB (40 images on 128MB card) 
 
File Size (Low Res.)  0.1 MB (about 1,280 images on 128MB card) 
Flash
Flash Type  Built-In 
 
Flash Functions  Flash Off - Auto Flash - Fill-in Flash - Red-eye Reduction Flash 
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder  Without Viewfinder 
 
LCD Panel  With LCD Panel 
 
LCD Panel Size  2.2 in. 
 
LCD Screen Resolution  84,960 pixels 
 
LCD Protected Position  Without LCD Protected Position 
Interfaces
Interface Type  USB 2.0 
Power Supply
Battery Type  Proprietary Lithium 
 
Battery Life  200 Images 
Included Features
Self Timer  2 Sec. - 10 Sec. 
 
Mp3 Built In  Not available
 
Built-in Microphone  With Built-in Microphone 
 
Built-in Speaker  With Built-in Speaker 
Dimensions
Width  3.54 in. 
 
Depth  0.63 in. 
 
Height  2.32 in. 
 
Weight  0.25 lb.