Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 Digital Camera Review

by Emily Raymond
Published on July 25, 2007

Navigation
Intro	Testing / Performance
Components	Design / Layout
Modes	Control Options
Image Parameters	Connectivity / Extras
Overall Impressions	Conclusion
Sample Photos	Photo Gallery
Specs / Ratings

Likes

- Accurate white balance - Decent handling of noise up through ISO 400 - Comes in cool colors - Lots of picture effects - Very portable - Lots of flash options - Tracking auto focus

Dislikes

- Poor color accuracy - LCD resolution and limited viewing angle - No power adapter - Tiny buttons - Lengthy menus - No software for Macs - Horrible burst mode

Conclusion
The Casio Exilim EX-Z1050 follows up the older Z1000 with the same 10.1 megapixels and lackluster 3x optical zoom lens. The monstrous resolution is the headlining feature on the camera, but its features are otherwise quite tame. The Z1050 is still just another compact point-and-shoot that takes substandard pictures – it just takes them at an enormous size. Hooray, you can now print enormous posters of your blurry action shots and unnaturally lit portraits. The camera has a few highlights though, such as the vast amount of in-camera effects and the useful auto focus tracking mode, but that doesn’t make up for the cheap components, tiny buttons, slow burst mode, or sub-par movies. Not to mention the zillions of pictures taken and deleted because they looked blurry, discolored, fuzzy, and distorted. Simply put: $269 is way too much to pay for this camera even if it is the cheapest 10-megapixel camera on the market.