Casio Exilim EX-S500 Digital Camera - Gray (5.25MP, 2560x1920, 3x Opt, 8.3MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC)

Casio Exilim EX-S500

Exilim EX-S500 Digital Camera - Gray (5.25MP, 2560x1920, 3x Opt, 8.3MB Internal Memory, SD/MMC) Review, by Paul Jasper August 29, 2005

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• Reviewed by: looda

  Strengths: Very slim with solid feel. Zoom while shooting Movies. Best flash of the small camera I tried. Good battery life.SD card. Adjustable Flash power.

  Weaknesses: Lots of noise in low light. No viewfinder.

  Overall: I tried the Kodak 550v which overall is a very good camera. Well built and very fast. My only problem with the Kodak 550 was the very inconsistant flash proformance. The Casio S500 was a pleasant surprise. To me it is the best value of the ultra slim / compact cameras. The zoom while shooting a movie is a great feature. Menu takes some practice but easy to use. I do wish the LCD quality was better but we all know that there is no perfect digital camera. When choosing a ultra compact it is just a matter if selecting the one wherein its features are the ones which you need and the weakness are the ones you can accept. Highly reccomend

• Reviewed by: mikelentini3

  Strengths: Battery life 500+ per charge. Continuous video for up to 2 hoursIncredible durability.So many pre-set shot selectionsPrice cannot be beat!

  Weaknesses: None

  Overall: How can you have a "long term review" on a camera that is just been on the market for 8 months? This is not an exaggeration: I am an insurance adjuster and have used my Casio EX-S500GY since August 2005 and have taken over 80,000 pictures and 100's of small video clips!! I have worn this around my neck 10 hours a day/6 days a week for 7 months up and down ladders and have banged it into everything imaginable. Other than a few dings in the outer case, the thing still works like new. I use a 1G generic card and I have never lost a picture. Casio hit a homerun with this one.

• Reviewed by: DonnaTran

  Strengths: Compact,lightweight.

  Weaknesses: Average picture quality

  Overall: I wanted something compact to fit in my pocket. My still pictures are fine. My fast action/sports pictures are very blurry. There's such a delay in capturing action. Already getting small scatches on screen. My second choice was a Canon SD400. Think I should have gone with that instead...

• Reviewed by: phulin

  Strengths: Very slim design - though not so light -, excellent large and bright screen. Good overall ease of use, particularly the "Best Shot" settings. Very good pics quality for outdoor use.

  Weaknesses: Quality not so good when light is low (especially for indoor pics) --> lot of noise on picture

  Overall: Very nice camera. Got it for my wife last christmas, and she - and all of her friends - loves it. We're just back from a trip to Hawaii: the pics quality is excellent for the outdoor pictures (deep blue water and sky rendering). I am particularly surprised on how good the quality of digital zoom is. We used to have a canon powershot s200; pictures were really good with the optical zoom, but quite blurry with the optical. Pretty much no difference between optical and digital for the exilim. The battery life is awesome, you can take a lot of shots and review them on the large and bright screen before the battery dies. My overall opinion on this product is excellent, and I would definetely recommend it for any recreational use.

• Reviewed by: ngulla

  Strengths: Size, 2.2 screen, price

  Weaknesses: no memory card included, picture quality of 2.2 monitor

  Overall: This is my first digital camera and I love it. It is very slim and fits easily in my purse or pocket. (For around $20 they have these nice Exilim leather cases available). My whole family has Casios and they all love them as well. I found it very easy to use and handle. I love the way the lens expands outward as opposed to the Sony slim version. I love the size of the monitor but I find that the quality of the picture through the monitor is not that good. The actual picture quality, though, is great. Loading the battery was difficult to figure out. The manual instructions weren't very clear. The charger cradle is small and light to easily carry on a trip. It is a pain to have to refer to a disc for detailed instructions (such as figuring out how to attach the strap!) instead of having a hard copy manual readily available. For computer challenged people this may be a problem. Other than these small weaknesses I'm really enjoying my new camera and would recommend it.