Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 Digital Camera Review

Casio Exilim EX-Z1000

Digital Camera Review

Jul 27, 2006 - By Patrick Singleton
1.7 Casio's parade of metal-clad, ultra-compact snapshot cameras in the Exilim line has culminated in the Exilim EX-Z1000, a 10.1-megapixel mite of a camera. It has a higher pixel count than many professional cameras, but no manual exposure modes and a modest 3x zoom range. With a suggested list price of $399, it's not the cheapest ultra-compact around – that resolution comes at a price. The question is: does 10.1-megapixel resolution benefit pocket-camera users?
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Like
– Durable metal body
– Widescreen LCD
– Very compact
– Fast burst mode with flash
– Ability to save 999 custom modes
Dislikes
- Poor image quality
- Lack of manual modes
- Poor seals against dust and dirt
- 8 MB of internal memory is too small to be useful
  
Conclusion
The EX-Z1000 is not the leading camera its specs suggest it might be. It demonstrates why other manufactures haven't made 10-megapixel ultra-compact cameras: 1) they can't get good image quality out of such small sensors; 2) snapshooters don't need that much resolution; 3) it's a pain in the neck to store and download such large files.
 
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