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Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z55

Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z55

REVIEW

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This solid, easily pocketable camera manages to fit a in a ton of features that we like, including Casio's usual great (if crowed, due to the many features) menus, a 2.5 inch LCD that's reasonably bright and sharp, if not the best among the ultracompacts we've seen, an exceptionally long lasting lithium ion battery (it's said to get about 10% better battery life than even the that of the Z40, which we applauded), a real-time histogram, and many, many scene modes, including some very cool ones like coupling, which lets you take a picture of the same scene twice with two different people in the shot and then combine the images (handy for taking a shot of yourself and a friend if there's no one else around to shoot for you). We also like the pan focus mode, which lets you take a reasonably well focused shot even when there isn't time to push the shutter button halfway down and wait for the autofocus. Fortunately you don't need this very often since shutter lag was reasonable even when we didn't pre-focus.

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Company

Casio Inc

http://www.casio.com

Spec Data
  • Price as Tested: $399.99 List
  • Type: Ultracompact
  • Megapixels: 5 MP
  • Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1920 pixels
  • Included Memory: On Board
  • Media Format: Secure Digital
  • Video Record and Playback: Yes
  • 35-mm Equivalent (Wide): 35
  • 35-mm Equivalent (Telephoto): 105

Bottom Line

The Z55 has the sharpest images we've seen in a camera this size, a big LCD, Casio's great menus and features, and reasonable speed. But the images produced by this camera don't quite measure up to those of of the Canon Powershot SD300.

Pros

Sharp, well exposed images. Tiny and lightweight, extended battery life, very good menu functions, and wide variety of preset shooting configurations.

Cons

LCD blacks out while image is processed. Images show fall off at the edges of the frame, flash shots unevenly illuminated.

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