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Casio cameras hop on YouTube bandwagon
With the introduction of its eBay mode in 2006, Casio brought the concept of the branded scene mode to digital photography. So color me unsurprised that this summer's new launches, the Exilim EX-Z880 and the EX-Z77, introduce YouTube mode, a combination software bundle for direct upload to YouTube plus a camera preset that captures H.264-compressed QuickTime-format movies.
On one hand, I hate these branded modes--they don't really do anything new, they just create the perception of it. For instance, the YouTube mode captures a far-from-unique 640x480 30frames per second. On the other hand, if it keeps people … Read more
