Casio’s TR-M11 selfie camera is designed for girls who want to have fun.
LOOKS can be deceiving, and this is very true for Casio’s new TR-M11 selfie camera. From its look, one may think that it is a compact powder case due to its rounded clampshell design. It doesn’t look like a camera at all.
Obviously targeted at young girls who just can’t live without taking some 100 selfies a day, I decided to let my daughter try out this camera, which comes in a shiny, glossy pink package by the way.
DESIGN
Casio is very bold in coming out with such a design for a camera with a very niche usage, that is selfie. Not many companies would dare do what Casio did. Thumbs up for this.
And this is not the first time the Japanese electronic products maker has come out with such a unique design for its camera line. It has also come out with the wearable EX-FR100L camera. The Japanese electronic maker must have done its study on the popularity of selfies among youngsters, hence the introduction of the TR-M11 selfie camera.
The palm-sized, round-shaped device is easy to carry around, like how women carry their compact powder. It can be placed in a pocket or handbag.
When you want to use it, just take it out. But instead of a face mirror and compact powder, you’ll see a camera lens circled by eight LED flash lights (replacing the mirror) and a rounded HD touch screen in the place of the compact powder. How cool is that?
The camera will switch on automatically once you open up the clamshell.
FEATURES
The Casio TR-M11 is designed for selfies and it does it in a very nice way, technically. The camera features a 12.76 megapixel sensor with a 21mm F2.8 lens. I say technically because all the components and features are geared towards giving you the best selfie photos. The usage of ring LED lights shows that this gadget is a serious tool for selfies despite its appearance. Normally, ring LED lights are used by professional photographers to take portrait shots. With its evolved make-up functions and LED lights, the Casio TR-M11 offers a photo environment that is like having your own dedicated make-up artist and being in the studio of a professional photographer.
Since its design is to make you look more beautiful and gorgeous in your selfie photos, the camera comes bundled with features and beauty apps.
LED LIGHTS
The ring LED lights can also be controlled to give suitable lighting for your face. You can change the pattern and intensity of the illumination according to the situation or the style of the photo, giving you the control need to achieve the perfect lighting for your beautiful and creative selfies.
The eight LED lights positioned around the lens give uniform illumination, allowing you to take pictures any time without worrying about how you’re taking them.
When lights are directed at certain parts of the face, you’ll get different effects. The technology helps to brighten your face, remove unnecessary shadows, and even add shading.
Even in the presence of overhead lighting that creates shadows under your eyes and around your neck, light generated from below reduces the level of shadow and allows you to take beautiful shots of your face as a whole. It illuminates the areas below your cheeks, which tend to appear darker in particular, creating a uniform brightness across the entire photo.
But if you prefer not to use any light, you can always turn off the flash function by swiping in the right side of the screen. A menu for you to switch off or on the flash or put it on auto mode will appear.
FUN AND EASY TO USE
If you’re a person who doesn’t like to go through manuals, this camera is for you. It’s a no-brainer device and you can use it straight away like your smartphone.
Swiping the screen inwards from the left will reveal eight beauty menus, such as Skin Tone, Smooth Skin, Make-up Art, Lighting, Tint, Sculpt, Face Brightness and other functions that can remove moles, give a slim face, remover dark circles, etc.
If you swipe the screen upwards from bottom, you’ll get some auto beauty functions like Auto, Make-up, Cute, Cool, and also movie mode. In short, it’s really fun using it and pretty easy to control.
All the effects are real-time, meaning you’ll see them as you adjust the control. For instance, if you choose Smooth Skin, you can see the effect on your face when you swipe the smooth bar below the screen. How smooth you want your face to be is up to you.
The camera takes photos and videos in square format, which means it is made for social media like Instagram. Thus, you don’t have to crop your photos or have your photos cropped when you post them on your IG.
REMOTE CONNECTION
WiFi connection is one of the must-have functions in mobile devices today, and the Casio TR-M11 has it. This allows you to connect to the camera for photo transfer and remote controlling.
You can also Auto Send captured images to your smartphone, simply by taking pictures as you usually do. Your images are sent directly to your smartphone, even when it’s tucked away in your bag.
In short, if you like selfies and want to do it in style, get the Casio TR-M11.
Priced at RM2,199. There is a Christmas promotion at RM1,999 until Jan 7, 2018 at Lazada and participating outlets.
Rating: 4/5