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Casio has made its Exilim mobile phone official. The big feature of the handset is the 5.1-meagpixel resolution camera that can capture video as well. The camera has a 3x optical zoom, autofocus, dual LED flash, image stabilization, slide show functionality and more.

The handset is designed to be water, shock, dust, vibration, and humidity resistant. Stereo Bluetooth is integrated and the phone has 256MB of storage and supports microSDHC cards up to 16GB. The main display is a 2.3-inch 240 x 300 resolution screen with a secondary 0.7-inch mono OLED screen.

The battery in the phone is rated for 540 hours standby and 230 minutes talk time. The phone operates on CDMA and EVDO Rev. A networks. Overall dimensions of the phone are 4.06-inches H x 1.97-inches W x 0.77-inches D and the phone weighs 4.76 ounces. Pricing and availability are unknown at this time.

Casio has just announced their EXIFILM-series W63CA flip phone that is sure to catch attention. Made along with KDDI AU, this flip phone features a 8.1-megapixel camera and has a wide-angle mode and a nine-point autofocus.

Other features include a 3.1-inch OLED screen with a 480 x 800 resolution that can rotate, just like a tablet PC screen. This means you can rotate the screen outward for video watching and such. Other features include face detection, anti-shake, VGA video recording, a microSD card, stereo Bluetooth and more.

This phone is set to launch in Japan in early November. It will be available in white gold, pink and green color options and will feature Japan’s 1Seg support.

Casio’s latest Japan-only cellphone may not have exclusive Mickey Mouse branding, but it comfortably excels in other areas: they’ve packed the waterproof clamshell with a 5.1-megapixel auto-focus camera, high-resolution 2.7-inch display, earthquake warning system and DMB Mobile TV.

• 5.1 megapixel camera with self-timer button
• 35mm wide-angle lens
• 8x digital zoom
• Auto-focus
• 2.7 inches wide QVGA high resolution LCD
• Mobile English dictionary
• Voice commands
• Micro SD card slot
• DMB TV
• Speaker
• Earthquake warning system
• Navi disaster evacuation function
• Calorie counter
• Adelie Penguin anime story
• Timer
• Distance measurement

The W61CA weighs 132g and measures 18.9mm thick.