Casio Exilim EX-FH20 Digital Camera Review

Casio Exilim EX-FH20

Digital Camera Review

2.2 The Casio Exilim EX-FH20 is the new, super-fast, ultra-zoom released by the manufacturer who made waves with the more expensive EX-F1 earlier this year. The FH20 sports a 20x zoom, the ability to take 40 frames per second at 7-megapixels, or record super-slow-motion video at up to 1000 frames per second. However, once we got the camera into our labs, we found the body to be low quality, the auto focus was slow, it went through batteries at an incredible rate, and it scored poorly in our testing. Full details follow.
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Specs Table
Casio Exilim EX-FH20 Specs
Type ultra-zoom  
Price 599.99  
Length 4.83  
Width 3.33  
Height 3.20  
Weight 17.04  
Pixels 10.30 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 9.10  
Sensor Type 1/2.3-inch high-speed CMOS  
Image Size 3456 x 2592  
Aspect Ratio 4:3, 16:9  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter Unknown  
Media SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCardplus compatible  
Image Format Still Images RAW (DNG*1), JPEG (Exif Version 2.2, DCF 1.0 standard, DPOF compliant) Movies AVI format, Motion JPEG, IMA-ADPCM (monaural)  
Compression Still Images RAW (DNG*1), JPEG (Exif Version 2.2, DCF 1.0 standard, DPOF compliant) Movies AVI format, Motion JPEG, IMA-ADPCM (monaural)  
Lens 14 lenses in 11 groups, including aspherical lens  
Lens Mount no  
Compatible Lenses n/a  
Viewfinder 0.2-inch LCD, Equal to 201,600 dots  
LCD 3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Super Clear LCD), 230,400 dots (960 × 240)  
Auto Focus Type Contrast Detection Auto Focus  
Focusing Modes Auto Focus, Macro Mode, Super Macro, Manual Focus  
Detecting Range Auto Focus Approx. 15.75” to infinity (W) Macro Approx. 4.72” to 19.69” (W) Super Macro Approx. .39” to 4.72” Manual Focus Approx. 4.72” to ∞ (W), Approx. .39” to ∞ (zoom lens position: super macro)  
AF Assist Illuminator Yes  
Metering Modes Multi-pattern, center weighted, spot by imaging element  
Shutter Type CMOS electronic shutter, mechanical shutter  
Shutter Speed 30 to 1/2000 second (high-speed continuous shutter: up to 1/40000 second)  
Self Timer 10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer  
Modes Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Speed Priority AE, Manual Exposure  
Speed Yes  
Burst Yes  
Exposure Compensation -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)  
Built in Flash Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Red Eye Reduction  
Flash Range Approx. 1.31’ to 22.97’ (W), approx. 4.27’ to 14.44’ (T)  
Sync Contact No  
Resolution 3456 x 2592  
Settings Fine, Normal, Economy  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600  
White Balance Auto WB, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Day white FL, Daylight FL, Tungsten, Manual WB  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output Yes  
Battery Power Source AA-size alkaline battery (LR6) x 4, AA-size rechargeable Ni-MH battery (HR6) x 4, AC adaptor  
Zoom Wide 4  
Zoom Tele 92  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 4.50  
Zoom Digi 4.00  
Movie Mode 640 × 480 (30 fps), 1280 × 720 (30 fps), 480 × 360 (210 fps, 30-210 fps), 224 × 168 (420 fps), 224 × 56 (1000 fps)  
Storage Type SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card, MultiMediaCard, MultiMediaCardplus compatible, built in Flash memory  
Resolution Maximum 3456 x 2592  
Resolution Minimum 640X480  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 6.01   2.75 
Resolution 5.72   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 1.82  
Noise Manual ISO 7.26  
Model Design Appearance 6.00   1.25 
Low Light 6.68   2.25 
Size Portability 9.00   1.1 
Handling 6.00   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 7.25   0.85 
Front 6.25   0.6 
Back 5.50   0.6 
Left 4.00   0.5 
Right 5.00   0.5 
Top 4.50   0.6 
Menu 8.00   0.95 
Bottom 4.25   0.5 
Auto Mode 5.50   1.5 
Auto Focus 4.50   1.5 
Focus 6.00   1.25 
ISO 6.50   1.25 
White Balance 6.00   1.25 
Exposure 5.50   0.5 
Metering 8.50   1.1 
Shutter Speed 10.00   0.9 
Aperture 5.50   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 9.50   0.75 
Drive Mode 16.00  
Picture Qualit Options 5.50   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 4.00   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.25   0.9 
Movie Mode 12.50  
Viewfinder 6.50   0.8 
LCD Screen 4.50   1.25 
Flash 7.50   1.25 
Zoom Lens 12.75   1.5 
Memory 4.00   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 5.97   1.75 
Shot Shot 9.97   1.75 
Shutter Shot 10.00   1.75 
Software 2.00   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 1.00   0.4 
Direct Print 4.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 2.00   0.95 
Battery 3.00   0.75 
Other Features 2.00   0.55 
Value 4.00   1.85 
Dynamic Range 5.76   2.5 
Video Performance 6.60   1.75 
Processing Speed 10.70   1.75 
White Balance Performance 10.06   1.8 
Total (weighted)   405.04

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