Photos: Hands-on with the Casio Exilim Z19, Z85, Z250 and Z300

We would like to stick in a Z Cars reference here, but that's going so far back even we wouldn't get it. So rather than showing our age, we're going to crack on with introducing Casio's brand-spanking-new Exilim Z-range, comprising the Z19, Z85, Z250 and Z300.

All four cameras boast a dedicated movie button for H.264 movies, as is Casio's welcome wont, and auto shutter function. This automatically snaps when it detects a smile -- grrr -- or, much more sensibly, when your hand stops shaking long enough for crisp, clear shots.

The Exilim Card EX-Z19, pictured, is a 9.3-megapixel point-and-shoot with a 3x zoom and 37.5-112.5mm equivalent focal length to 35mm film. It packs a 66mm (2.6-inch) LCD screen.

This slender snapper comes in five flavours, and if you've never given any thought to what shade of pink you like bestest, now's your chance, because the options are green, silver, black, light pink and very pink. Simplicity and style, and apparently pinkness, are the keywords here, for £130.

Next up, the £150 Exilim Zoom EX-Z85 is a dainty 9.1-megapixel point-and-shoot available in six colours, and again, there's a choice of pinks: pale pink, vivid pink, green, blue, black, orange, brown and silver. It sports a 3x optical zoom and another 66mm LCD.

Click through the links to catch some Zs and meet the rest of the colourful Casio Z range, including a camera so 'ard we hear Ross Kemp was planning to do a programme on it, but changed his mind because he was too scared. -Rich Trenholm

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