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World's First 3.2MP Cameraphone from Casio
Product Launch by Siddharth Raja on Wednesday May 19, 2004.

The Casio A5406CACasio recently launched the world's first 3.2 megapixel camera phone for KDDI's "au" network in Japan. The A5406CA's camera features an autofocus function that ensures that users get a good photo every time. It has a 2.3" QVGA (240x320) primary display, and a 1.1" external sub-display. The external screen is larger than a lot of internal displays found in standard GSM phones. The A5406CA also features 64 chord polyphonics, which are played through a pair of stereo speakers - one on each side of the phone.
The A5406CA has 12.8MB of internal storage for storing photos and video clips. A miniSD slot allows the user to add up to an additional 128MB of storage. This is a good thing considering how large 3.2MP images are, and that the A5406CA can record video clips of up to 60 minutes in length.
Another cool thing that makes the A5406CA seem even more camera like is its ability to send its images directly to a printer over IR using the Exif v2.2 standard. Photos can be shot in a number of different resolutions, too: 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, 640x480, 240x320, 120x160, and a 1280x320 panorama mode. The camera also sports a number of pre-defined shooting modes, including portrait, night, scenery, twilight, fireworks, and oddly enough: food.
You can find more photos of the Casio A5406CA on the following pages.





