Casio Exilim EX-Z300 Digital Camera Review

Casio Exilim EX-Z300

Digital Camera Review

Nov 26, 2008 - By Tim Barribeau
2.1 The Exilim EX-Z300 is a slim and shiny 10-megapixel point-and-shoot camera from Casio, that has an impressive zoom ratio of 4x, and a maximum aperture of f/2.6, which should let you shoot at very high shutter speeds. However, once we got it into our labs, we found that it performed slowly, and while it did very well in some tests (like resolution and manual noise) it also really struggled with others (such as automatic noise and white balance). These uneven test results and slow speeds coupled with the annoying user interface made this a less than favorite. For full details on the $299.99 camera, follow the link below.
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Speed/Timing
Speed is important in your camera. You want it to start up fast, take photos quickly, and respond with alacrity, as a slow camera means that you may miss important shots waiting for it to respond. In order to minimize possible bottlenecks, we shoot with a high speed memory card, which reduces the time it takes to transfer data to the card. The Z300 didn't perform as well as we would have hoped, exhibiting sluggish response in most of the tests.
 
Startup to First Shot (6.80)
From being completely turned off to taking the first photo, the Z300 takes just a shade over three seconds. This is definitely on the slow side, which you will have to take into account if you hope to grab shots on the fly.

Shot-to-Shot (7.78)
At its highest full-resolution speed, the Exilim EX-Z300 shoots a below-average 0.45 fps (about one picture every two seconds). You're not going to be capturing sports, wildlife, or anything moving faster than a slow lope with this sort of speed.

Shutter-Shot (10.00)
Shutter to shot is a measure of the time delay between when you press the shutter button, and when the photograph is actually taken. This used to be a significant problem in older cameras, but has since shrunk to almost nothing. With the Z300, the delay was negligible.

Processing (3.72)
The last of our timing tests is based on how long it takes after you've photographed an image for a review image to appear on the camera's LCD screen. The Z300 took 2.3 seconds on average after taking each shot to show it back to you, once again proving it to be a slow camera.

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