Casio EXILIM 5.1 Megapixel Camera Phone Now Available From Verizon Wireless

It was just a matter of time before we would see Casio come out with a phone, and the time is now. This new twisting Casio EXILIM 5.1 megapixel cameraphone with a slick 180-degree rotating display has just been released by Verizon Wireless, and it features instant messaging, Visual Voice Mail, VZ Navigator, and V CAST Music with Rhapsody. The device is also "ruggedized" and ready for outdoor use, meeting military specifications 810F standards for: water (immersion and rain), humidity, salt-fog, shock, vibration, dust, solar radiation, altitude, and low and high temperature storage

Digital camera features on the Casio EXILIM phone include:

-  5.1 megapixel auto focus camera with flash and optical 3x zoom

-  Resolution adjustment: 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120

-  Dedicated camera/video key

-  Video capture and playback

-  Best shot mode: off, person, scenery, night view, person and scenery, twilight, food, character, sports, party, monotone, sepia, reverse, high sharpness, high contrast and vivid

-  Image stabilizer

-  Auto focus: off, single point AF or 9 point AF

-  Perspective adjustment

-  Self timer: off, three, five or 10 seconds

-   White balance: auto, sunny, shade, tungsten and fluorescent

-   Supports up to 8 GB of removable memory on microSD

-   Bluetooth profiles supported: headset, hands-free, dial up networking, stereo, phonebook access and object push (for vCard/vCal)

Available in Black and Champagne colors, the Casio EXILIM phone costs $279.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. VZ Navigator is available for $2.99 daily access, and Visual Voice Mail is available for $2.99 monthly access.

• VZ Navigator(SM)-capable -- customers can get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and share the directions with others
• Visual Voice Mail -- customers can delete, reply and forward voice mail messages without having to listen to prior messages or voice instructions
• V CAST Music with Rhapsody -- customers can choose from more than 4 million songs to download over the air; get the master copy of the songs on their PCs; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their phones using a USB cable