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Casio's compact 10 megapixel EXILIM EX-Z1000 reviewed

Casio is offering a compact digital camera that packs a 10 megapixel sensor into a very small space, and what's more, Let'sGoDigital finds that the company actually puts some of those extra pixels to good use. Besides its unrivaled maximum resolution of 3648 x 2736, Casio's EXILIM EX-Z1000 initially impressed us with a high res 2.5-inch display and unusual maximum ISO of 3200, but LGD finds that while the screen indeed delivers superior performance, the latter feature, as we suspected, produces unacceptable levels at noise. Images captured at ISOs below 400, however, were judged to be "impressive," with good color accuracy and visible detail, and there are plenty of options available to manually tweak such settings as white balance, flash intensity, and even aspect ratio for slideshows on either 4:3 or 16:9 TVs. The biggest downside to the Z1000 is probably its sub par 3x optical zoom, although this is one area where the camera's abundance of pixels helps to compensate somewhat, as Casio includes a "Non Deterioration Zoom" mode that lets you sacrifice image size for better-than-average digital zooming at settings as high as 17.1x. Overall, it sounds like your $400 buys you a well-built, full-featured, and solidly-performing camera -- with a very respectable 300+ shot battery life -- along with the dubious distinction of being the only person on your block to own a point-and-shoot sporting more megapixels than most people's DSLRs. Source Product page. Read the entire Let'sGoDigital review

Casio Exilim EX-S600 Review at ePhotozine

ePhotozine reviews the Casio Exilim EX-S600 and writes - "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. 'Best Shot' scene modes, are provided to offer some control over exposure and white balance, but that's about it. The LCD screen isn't the clearest around, but it does the job and the same can be said about the image quality, not startling, but acceptable."

Positive points of the Casio Exilim EX-S600 are:

• It's tiny
• Comprehensive set of 'Best Shot' scene modes
• Build quality
• Good control layout
  
  The negative points:
• Poor LCD screen
• Less than stunning image quality

Casio EX-S600 EXILIM Card Camera

The Casio EX-S600 is a super-slim six megapixel camera that is roughly the the shape of playing card. The Casio Card Camera also has anti-shake technology, 3x optical zoom, long battery life (300 snapshots or up to 110 minutes of continuous movie recording), and a 2.2 inch LCD for photo viewing.

Did I mention that the EX-S600 has a Movie Stabilizer feature helps to make movie recording easier than ever before!

Wow! Coming in silver, orange, or blue, the Casio Card Camera retails for $400.