Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z5
Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z5 is a point-and-shoot digital camera (released on 04.05.06), featuring a 5.0 megapixels (CCD sensor) with 3x optical zoom lens (38-114mm equiv) with Anti Shake DSP, and a 2.5″LCD screen. Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z5 would be available in the US and Continental Europe only from the end of May 2006.
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Casio Exilim EX-S600 - Review @ ePhotozine
Casio Exilim EX-S600 has been reviewed by Ken Rockwell. Casio Exilim EX-S600 is a 6.0 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with 3x optical zoom (31-93mm) and 2.2 inch screen.
“PROS:It’s tiny, Comprehensive set of ‘Best Shot’ scene modes, Build quality
Good control layout. CONS: Poor LCD screen, Less than stunning image quality. VERDICT: The diminutive proportions of the Casio Exilim EX-S600 make this very appealling as a camera to just slip into your pocket, and logic dictates that photographers looking for this kind of camera wouldn’t appreciate the inclusion of advanced photographic features. “
Casio Exilim EX-S600 - Review @ Steve’sDigicams
Casio Exilim EX-S600 has been reviewed at Steve’sDigicams. Casio Exilim EX-S600 is a 6.0 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with 3x optical zoom (31-93mm) and 2.2 inch screen.
“Image quality was excellent for a consumer 6-megapxiel camera. We used the highest quality setting, 6M Fine, and were very pleased with our results. Outdoors it captures images that are sharp and well exposed. Colors are richly saturated, and you can even adjust the saturation as well as sharpness and contrast via the Record Menu..Bottom line - The Exilim EX-S600 wears the Casio name proudly, continuing the tradition of a durable, lightweight model that can be tucked away just about anywhere, while still capturing great photos and offering outstanding performance. Not to mention, there are loads of user-friendly exposure modes. With an MSRP of around $399, we feel it offers a good value, and is sure to please the family, business or tourist user.”
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Casio Exilim EX-Z850 - Review @ CNET Asia
CNET Asia’s Kevin Wu Li has posted a review on Casio Exilim EX-Z850, an 8.1 megapixels (CCD sensor) point-and-shoot digital camera featuring 3x Optical Zoom lens (35 - 210mm equivalent) with anti-shake technology, and a 2.5″LCD screen. He gives the camera 6.8 out of 10 (good) and writes;
“Our images produced nice saturated colors which we liked but some of our pictures exhibited blown-out highlights which caused us to lose some details. In ambient surroundings, the camera produced decent captures in Night mode. However, with flash, there was an unnatural brightness in some of our images. The objects in the center of the picture tended to be brighter than the surroundings.
The anti-shake feature had its limitations when it came to moving subjects or shaky hands. Proper photo-taking techniques still had to be observed. Noise wasn’t an issue and was reasonably contained even at the maximum sensitivity level of ISO 400.”
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Casio Exilim EX-S600 - Review @ DesignTechnica
Casio Exilim EX-S600 has been reviewed at DesignTechnica and scores 7 out of 10. Casio Exilim EX-S600 is a 6.0 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with 3x optical zoom (31-93mm) and 2.2 inch screen.
“Pictures look absolutely great, even at lower resolutions such as 1600×1200. The camera can auto-detect lighting conditions very well and only uses the flash when necessary. Because of this, those low-light, ambient shots you’re taking will come out just great. Plus, with the camera’s handsome LCD display you’ll know exactly what you’re shooting.
Pros: Above average picture quality, Excellent movie recording capabilities, Very long battery life, Photo restoration abilities
Cons: Dock is needed to charge camera and transfer pictures, Nothing spectacular to make this camera stand out among others in its class, No viewfinder”
Casio EX-S600 and Casio EX-Z500 New Firmware
Casio has announced the release of their latest firmware updates for Casio EX-S600 and Casio EX-Z500. The new firmware update software Version 1.01 will add Keystone Correction to both Casio EX-S600 and Casio EX-Z500 digital cameras.
Keystone Correction
Correct the snapshot of a blackboard, document, poster, photograph, or other rectangular object that is out of square because it was recorded at an angle.
Performing keystone correction on an image causes a new (corrected) version (1600 × 1200 pixels) to be stored as a separate file
More information is available here
Casio Exilim EX-Z120 - Review @ DigicamReview
Casio Exilim EX-Z120, a 7.2 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with anti-shake DSP, 3x optical zoom, and a 2.0″ LCD screen, has been reviewed at Megapixel. Here’s their verdict on image quality
“Image quality is good to very good, the images have very good colour, with good saturation, contrast and detail - although images are slightly soft, and could do with sharpening, either in camera or afterwards. The camera did a good job focusing - although the camera occasionally struggled in low-light, the majority of the time focusing in low-light was successful. I did not notice vignetting in photos, nor did I notice barrel or pincushion distortion. There is a good range of image sizes, and a good choice of compression options. The macro mode is average, although it does provides good detail and colour. Auto white balance and metering seemed to be very good the majority of the time. Red-eye was a problem in some of the photos, however purple fringing was very low. The movie mode choices are good, providing 640×480 and 30 frames per second with sound. Noise was slightly high at the higher settings, but at the lower settings wasn’t a problem. The camera’s “Anti-shake” mode using ISO800 and ISO1600 may be useful if you don’t want to take flash photos, and if you intend to print at a small size, although it isn’t as successful as real anti-shake such as optical image stabilisation or anti-shake sensor, nor is the high ISO mode as successful as the “
Casio Exilim EX-S600 - Review @ PCWorld
Casio Exilim EX-S600 has been reviewed at PCWorld and gets 76 out of 100 rating. Casio Exilim EX-S600 is a 6.0 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with 3x optical zoom (31-93mm) and 2.2 inch screen.
“The camera’s images were also prone to noise, especially with the ISO setting at its maximum of 400. Areas of flat color had an almost bumpy appearance from the noise in the images. The EX-S600 includes an antishake mode, but it doesn’t involve optical stabilization. Instead, it works by boosting the sensitivity of the camera to light, though at a cost–pictures taken in this mode are prone to the same noise problems as the ones taken at high ISO settings. A huge selection of other shooting modes is available, however; you get 34 in all, including an interesting mode that is designed to boost the colors of old photos. Rather than using a scanner for color correction, you take a picture of the old photo and the camera performs the task.”
Casio Exilim EX-S600 - Review by KenRockwell
Casio Exilim EX-S600 has been reviewed by Ken Rockwell. Casio Exilim EX-S600 is a 6.0 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with 3x optical zoom (31-93mm) and 2.2 inch screen.
“It’s a great camera. It’s tiny, easy to use and can make great photos. Of course photo quality has more to do with the photographer than the camera, and if you’re a decent photographer you’ll have no problem making vivid and sharp 12 x 18″ prints and bigger. As you should read in more detail in my earlier reviews of Casio Cameras, they have the best ergonomics of any compact digital camera. This is why I bought a larger EX-Z750 for my own use last year.
..The S600 is the sharpest of the Casios I’ve used. It seems to have more sharpening as its default than my other Casios. It also has a better lens which is very sharp everywhere except the very farthest corners. “
Casio Exilim EX-S600 - Review @ CNET
Casio Exilim EX-S600 has been reviewed at CNET and got 6.4 out of 10 (good) rating. Casio Exilim EX-S600 is a 6.0 megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera with 3x optical zoom (31-93mm) and 2.2 inch screen.
“The Casio Exilim EX-S600’s image quality is fair to poor, depending upon how closely you look at the photos. Shots taken under typical conditions aren’t very sharp, and a combination of poor focus and compression artifacts make photos look more like paintings. While the camera exposes well in the midtones, shadows lack detail and highlights tend to blow out. Chromatic aberration occurs more frequently than we typically see, with purple fringing quite evident around moderately high-contrast edges. Colors pop, however, and the red-eye prevention preflash worked well for most of our people shots.
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