Connectivity
Software
It isn’t known exactly what type of software will come with the Casio S10. The Casio V8 also has the YouTube mode, and it came with a program called YouTube Uploader for Casio software. It was convenient once set up, but required some initial patience to input the YouTube password and other information. It is expected that the same program will come with the S10, along with iTunes or something to transfer videos to other devices.
Jacks, ports, plugs
There is only one jack on the bottom of the camera. It is nearly centered and looks like it would stand up nicely in a camera dock, but Casio said there is no dock for this camera. You must lay the camera on its side to plug it into a computer, printer, or other device. I’m not a fan of the bottom-positioned jack because it leaves the camera vulnerable to dings and scratches from laying it on its side. The single jack has USB/AV functionality.
Direct Print Options
The PictBridge-compatible digital camera can create DPOF orders in its Playback menu. You can scroll through images and select which ones you want and then choose how many prints you want from 0-99. A date stamp can be added, as well. If this isn’t enough, there is a motion print feature in the Playback menu that allows you to create a 9-frame filmstrip on a print. You can also pull single frames from videos, but the resolution won’t be very good. In the Playback menu, there is also a “layout print” feature that creates a scrapbook-like page with either two or three images.
Battery
The Casio S10 comes with the NP-60 rechargeable lithium-ion battery. It gets 280 shots per charge and comes with a wall-mount charger. The battery lasts for about one hour of video. There is a three-tiered battery indicator on the LCD screen. The battery fits into a tiny slot in the bottom of the camera alongside the memory card.
Memory
There is only enough internal memory to hold a single full-resolution image: 11.8 MB. The camera can also accept SD, SDHC, MMC, and MMCplus media. A 1 GB SD card can hold up to 151 full-resolution images. Images can be moved from the internal memory to the card and back through the Playback menu.
Other features
Voice Recording Mode – There is a Voice Recording mode that allows you to record up to 10 hours of monaural audio. It is found in the Best Shot menu.
Dynamic Range Expansion – There is a dynamic range expansion feature in the Recording mode that also shows up in the Playback menu. It has Expand +1, and Expand +2 options to bring details out of the shadows. Some of Sony’s digital cameras have a similar feature, which they call DR-O, but it only works in the shooting mode.
Portrait Refiner – This consists of two noise filters in the shooting menu that try to eliminate blemishes by smoothing over pixels.
