Verizon Wireless and Casio unveil the Casio Exilim which is an ideal combination of digital camera capabilities and entertainment features. Suiting the needs of any adventurer, this rugged handset provides access to instant messaging, Visual Voice Mail and V Cast Music with Rhapsody.
It possesses a 180-degree rotating display, along with a specialized 5.1 megapixel camera with flash and optical 3x zoom. The camera supports 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240 and 160 x 120 resolution adjustment. It offers a wide variety of shooting modes and white balance. Further there is also an image stabilizer and an auto focus feature. Moreover it offers perspective adjustment, video capture and playback capabilities.
This gadget is available in black and champagne colors. It supports up to 8GB of external removable memory. The Visual Voice Mail permits users to delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without the need to listen to previous messages or voice instructions. Additionally the Bluetooth facilitates users with hands-free, dial up networking, stereo, phonebook access and object push functionalities. The handset encompasses VZ Navigator through which users are offered audible turn-by-turn directions to over 15 million areas of interest. They can even share the directions with others.
The mobile device features V Cast Music with Rhapsody via which users can select from more than 4 million songs and can be downloaded over the air. They can also acquire the master copy of the songs on their PCs. Further users can sync their favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their handsets via a USB cable. The phone also meets military specifications 810F standards for water, humidity, salt-fog, shock, vibration, dust, solar radiation, altitude, low and high temperature storage.
The Casio Exilim is priced at $279.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate along with a new two year customer agreement and can be acquired through the Verizon Wireless Communications stores. VZ Navigator is available for $2.99 per day, and Visual Voice Mail is offered at $2.99 for a month.