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Introduction
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01.Product Tour
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02.Color
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03.Noise
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04.Resolution
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05.Video
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06.Sample Photos
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07.Playback
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08.Hardware
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09.Controls
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10.Design & Handling
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11.Canon PowerShot D10 Comparison
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12.Fuji Z33WP Comparison
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13.Pentax W80 Comparison
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14.Conclusion
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15.Photo Gallery
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16.Comments
Casio Exilim EX-G1
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Sample PhotosVideo
The camera has a dedicated video record button, but video is soft, with poor colors.
Video Mode (8.75)
The Ex-G1 includes a number of video modes, including one that’s designed for easy uploading to YouTube. These go into a special folder on the memory card, and software is included for Windows users that takes these and uploads them with just a couple of clicks. The other video modes on offer include a wide mode (with a resolution of 848 by 480 pixels) and a standard mode (with a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels). That’s strictly standard definition resolution: this camera doesn’t capture high definition video. All of these video modes store the video as a motion JPEG file, and mono sound is captured through the small microphone.
Unlike many other point & shoot cameras, this one allows you to use the 3x optical zoom while recording, and there was no discernible noise from the zoom mechanism. An additional 4x digital zoom is available, but this severely degrades the quality of the video, which is already pretty poor.
Video Color (3.81)
We found that the EX-G1 captured only lackluster video quality: several of the colors on our test chart were extremely inaccurately captured, with the yellows and reds in particular looking like pale imitations of the originals. Most cameras boost the saturation of the video to make the colors look more attractive, but the EX-G1 does the opposite, producing pale, flat colors. More on how we test video color.
Video Sharpness (0.30)
We were also very unimpressed with the sharpness of the video; fine details in our test charts and other subjects were lost in a blurry haze unless the objects were completely stationary. Very few things stay that way in videos, so you won’t see the details of peoples faces or the like in videos captured with this camera. More on how we test video sharpness.
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