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Casio’s new Exilim EX-S10 (costing around $250) is amongst the first pocket-sized digital still cameras to offer direct-to-iTunes video recording in H.264 format. Impressively thin even by the standards of comparably-equipped Canon pocket cameras, the EX-S10 boasts a 3x zoom lens, 2.7″ LCD screen and 10.1-Megapixel sensor for still photography, and the ability to record 640×480 videos that can be dropped into iTunes for transfer to an iPod or iPhone without any transcoding process. Videos carry a .MOV file extension, opening by default in QuickTime, but can be synced to an iPhone or iPod with a simple drag-and-drop action. Interestingly, audio is recorded in monaural 44.1KHz AAC format due to the camera’s single microphone, and video recording does not permit fine mid-recording focus control, but the feature otherwise works as expected with very limited user tweaking. EX-S10 is available in silver, black, red, and indigo versions, each with a silver lens system and buttons.

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