Casio has released a new line of YouTube-friendly digital cameras. The EXILIM EX-Z77 digital camera line features a YouTube Capture mode and bundles software to provide optimized settings for recording, storing and uploading video.

“We recognized that there was a demand for an easier way to upload high-quality video and are thrilled to be the first digital camera company to be able to offer a solution for consumers,” said John Homlish, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Casio.

Casio’s YouTube Capture mode records in MPEG-4 H.264 high quality video format; this allows users to record longer, while providing 640 x 480 resolution and a frame rate of up to 30 frames per second. Casio has also included a software application that makes it seamless to upload movies to YouTube. This technology will also allow users to upload multiple videos at once, making it easier to share original content online.

“The YouTube Capture mode featured on these Casio EXILIM cameras is remarkably innovative and easy to use, and will further expand and diversify the incredible range of originally-created content for which YouTube is known,” said Hunter Walk, YouTube product management.

Features:

• High-quality movies using the H.264 standard
• YouTube Capture Mode allows users to shoot movies at the optimum size, quality and other settings for uploading to YouTube‚Ñ¢.
• Comes with unique ‚ÄúYouTube Uploader for CASIO‚Äù software that enables users to upload movies to YouTube‚Ñ¢ in three easy steps.
• The combination of face detection*1 technology and the auto-tracking AF system using motion analysis technology maintains both sharp focus and correct exposure for a human face.
• Blur reduction technologies driven by the EXILIM Engine 2.0 image processing module
• Based on motion analysis technology, sets the most appropriate ISO sensitivity and shutter speed
• Anti Shake DSP reduces blur due to shaky hands and subject movement, using high shutter speeds and high sensitivity settings
• Movie mode with electronic image stabilization function.
• 7.2 million effective pixels, 3X optical zoom
• 2.6-inch widescreen LCD display
• Easy Mode, which displays simple shooting menus on the right side of the monitor.
• Maximum 5 shot/second*2 high-speed continuous shutter (only at 2.0 megapixel image size)
• Choice of four body colors: silver, black, blue and pink