Home > Consumer Reviews > Casio Exilim Pro EX-P700 Digital Camera [7.2Mp, 4x Optical] 2.0" LCD

I've just spent four days in Iceland with this fabulous little camera and couldn't be more pleased with it. It's been set on automatic the entire time on a setting of fine Jpeg files, with the exception of two occasions where spectacular steam geysers required switching to shoot video clips. The large digital display on the back of the camera makes composition very easy indeed and the, now downloaded, images are amazingly sharp. This despite the fact that in several cases they were shot standing up in a moving coach. The easily selectable histogram, and option even on automatic to over or under expose, sorted out any problems with the colour balance in a predominantly white environment and made the camera a real pleasure to use.

I bought one of these 2 months ago.

Getting used its basic functions takes no time. It's excellent in low light and I hardly ever use the flash.
It has a very good optical zoom and quick response time. I like to use the optical viewfinder though it takes a little practice to get used the slightly different view one gets , the LCD display shows exactly what will be captured.
I was surprised by the good quality of the video capture and its sound pickup is reasonable.
The P700 took about 150 photos before I needed to recharge the battery.
It does not have a docking station just a USB cable and seperate battery charger. I like this as its easy to carry the USB cable if you want to plug the camera into a different PC.
The USB will not power the camera if the battery is flat.
The camera feels very well built,some sort of tin/zinc alloy apparently. It looks more bronze than black but looks good and is comfortable to hold.
I bought a 512MB SD card for it which holds about 130 photos at the highest res. when also selecting the finest (lowest compression) Jpeg setting.
I carry this camera everywhere though there are slimmer cameras around. I dont let my girlfriend borrow it, I'll buy her a cheaper camera for Xmas !

This is indeed a fantastic camera with all the features that a layman or more serious photographer would need. I have taken many great pictures with it.

However, it has a non-removable image correction filter that is applied to every shot. This sometimes gives images a blurry appearance in highest quality and largest format modes. This greatly dissapointed me because I wanted super large photos for large prints.

The company told me that they would make this feature optional in a future software update. That was a long time ago now and I doubt that they will ever release a fix now.

It's a sad example of an amazing camera let down by one silly little flaw that could easily have been corrected with a software update.

i got this camera late last yeah, it was the first digital camera i have had. i thought i'd dip my toe in the 'digital' waters before i got a digital slr. since then i can count on two hands the number of rolls of film ive shot on two hands.

this camera may not be made by any of the photo big names but it sure can pack a punch. start up time is v v fast, no noticable shutter lag which can be such a pain with many cameras on the market. lots of easy to reach buttons, such as one for white balance, a quick preview button, its got aperture and shutter priority. oh and an ingenius button for bracketing, from continuos shot to white balance.

even though it comes under the compact section of cameras its a little bit to big to put on your pocket. but its not overly heavy so in a bag is no major deal. if you want a camera that you can have a play with on digital before you go the whole hong i would recommend this with out a doubt. it's got 7 megapixels so you dont have to worry about loss of quality if you plan on printing big.

put it like this, when people have seen my pictures they are very surprised they were shot on what is technically a casio compact. this camera wont take amazing pictures unless you tell it to, but it makes playing around a lot more fun.