Casio’s G-Shock band of shock-resistant watches accept been adorning the wrists of outdoorsy types back the absolution of the aboriginal G-Shock branded watch in 1983. The aggregation continued the asperous blueprint of the G-Shock band to adaptable phones with the absolution of the G’zOne durable, water-resistant adaptable buzz in 2000, and has now added continued the cast to bunched agenda cameras with the absolution of the EX-G1 shock-resistant, waterproof, dustproof agenda camera – the aboriginal in the company’s new EXILIM G line.
Casio is business the new camera to adventurers and those bodies able-bodied abundant to acquisition themselves absent to blaze off a few shots in astringent ecology conditions. Presumably, for the blow of us who can’t affirmation to fit in either chic but allocate ourselves as clumsy photographers, we will still account from the camera’s asperous specs that accommodate a two-layer architecture with stainless animate alien case and a polycarbonate awning that absorbs shocks to the anatomy ancillary abreast the shutter. The camera's waterproof close anatomy consists of polycarbonate able with fiberglass while a buckle-lock architecture is added to blot impact, and a adhesive lens arena protects the lens.
The shock-resistant carapace of the EX-G1 has anesthetized bead tests including assorted avalanche from 7ft (2.13m) and offers a contour of aloof 0.78 inches (19.9mm) excluding bulging parts, which Casio claims is the world’s thinnest contour for a shock-resistant camera. It is impervious to dust, with achievement agnate to IP6x aegis chic dustproofing and can be acclimated at base of up to 10ft (3m) for 60 connected account acknowledgment to IPX8 chic waterproofing. It is additionally freezeproof, able of arresting temperatures as low as 14°F (-10°C).
The acrylic bowl attention the 2.5-inch 960 x 240 resolution LCD affectation from baptize burden and shocks is 1.5 times thicker than accepted point-and-shoot cameras, while a adhesive arise is advised to affluence shocks to the LCD console area.
The 12.1MP camera additionally appearance a 3X non-extending zoom lens alignment from 38-114mm (35mm blur camera equivalent) and captures 16:9 advanced architecture video at 848 x 480 pixel resolution. An breach cutting action can automatically booty still photos or movies at anchored intervals, while the aerial acceleration connected bang is able to booty up to eight shots at three frames per additional at 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution, which are stored on microSDHC or microSD anamnesis cards.
The Casio EX-G1 G-measures 103.5 (W) x 64.2 (H) x 19.9 (D) mm (4.07 x 2.52 x 0.78 inches) and weighs about 154g (5.4oz). It will be accessible from December in atramentous (EX-G1BK) or red (EX-G1RD) for an MSRP of US$299.99.
