Set to hit the market September 16, the QV-R61 is Casio's latest 6-megapxel camera that is especially designed for novice digital camera users.

The SD/MMC memory camera, which is equipped with a 1/1.8-inch 6.37-megapixel CCD and a 2-inch large LCD screen, offers 3x optical and 4x digital zoom functionality to achieve an aggregate magnification of 12x.

It also features a start-up time of 1 second and a release time lag of 0.01 second, thanks to its high-speed processing engine from the EXILIM series.

The 168g camera measures 88.3x60.4x33.4mm, and supports Exif Print (Exif 2.2), PRINT Image Matching III, PictBridge and USB DIRECT-PRINT.

The product is open-priced.