The first thing you notice on the $280, 10.1-megapixel EX-Z1080 we tested is its metallic-pink shell and a big sticker touting its YouTube-capture mode--suggesting the camera's target buyer is young and female. If you don't fit that demographic, the camera also comes in blue, black, and silver. Also notable is its 2.6-inch LCD, which fits within a 3.5-inch-wide body. But looks are deceiving. A narrow column on the wide-format screen's left side holds the camera's settings menu, so the viewing area during shooting is more like 2.25 inches. That said, I found the viewfinder exceptionally clear and sharp, even in bright sunlight, making it a pleasure to use. That's important, because the pocket-sized Z1080 does not include an optical viewfinder.
Casio Exilim EX-Z1080
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- Digital Format
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- Image Processor
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- LCD Screen
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- Dimensions
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Image Processor
| Number of image sensor pixels | 10.1 megapixels |
| Image sensor | CCD |
| Maximum horizontal image resolution | 3648 |
| Maximum vertical image resolution | 2736 |
| Image sensor quantity | 1 |
| Image format | JPEG |
| White balance | 0 |
Exposure Controls
| Maximum shutter speed | 1000 |
| Minimum shutter speed | 4 |
| Bulb setting | 0 |
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| Exposure settings | 0 |
| Exposure compensation range | 0 |
| Number of scene modes | 41 |
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Pros
Excellent battery life
Unique YouTube-optimized video mode
Cons
Weak software
Bottom Line
Small size, quick operation, and long battery life make this a great pocket camera. Comes in pink, blue, black, and silver.
Casio Exilim EX-Z1080 Compact Camera
Exilim EX-Z1080 Review, by Tracey Capen November 14, 2007
With the LCD taking up nearly all of the camera's back side, there's little real estate for hard controls--you get only tiny menu and Best Shot (scene mode) buttons, plus a four-way thumb-control button, all to the right of the LCD. Fortunately, a large shutter-release button is on top, surrounded by a comfortable-to-operate zoom lever.
Changing basic camera settings is much like the efficient Function control you find in Canon point-and-shoots: Press the Set button; use the up/down cursor buttons to roll through settings categories (ISO, focus, exposure value, and so on); then scroll though your choices with the right/left cursor buttons. A list of the current settings remains visible on screen at all times. It's quick and effective.
I also like the ability to assign preferred functions (such as white balance) to the right/left cursor buttons. The only oddity is the duplication of the Set button's functions in the camera's more traditional Menu screens-an unneeded complication.
Scene modes on the EX-Z1080 are called Best Shots. Using the tiny button on the back, you can select modes for photographing portraits or pets, plus more esoteric options like old-photo color correction (take a picture of an old photo, and the Exilim tries to restore its colors) and YouTube-optimized video recording. Dock the camera in its cradle and press the USB button, and the included photo software de--tects video files and lets you upload them to the YouTube site in a couple of clicks. In all, the camera has a daunting 41 special settings, but it presents them nicely with colorful samples and short descriptions.
Photo quality is middle-of-the-pack, compared with other point-and-shoots tested recently. Both in-the-lab and in-the-wild images looked sharp and accurately exposed, with minimal noise (color speckling) and pleasing, though not especially saturated, colors. The only knock on our lab shots (under artificial light) was a slight green tinge to our neutral-gray background.
I found the photo software bundled with the EX-Z1080 fairly useless: It creates an on-screen album for viewing and organizing photos, but it lacks real photo-editing tools.
Overall, I like the EX-Z1080, for its small size and relatively quick control menus. But, unless you're a YouTube junkie, this camera has little to set it apart from the dozens of other compact models.
--Tracey Capen
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Performance
| Battery Life (minutes) | 273.5 |
| Battery Life Score | Superior |
| Image Quality Score | Good |
| Image Quality, Color | 54.4 |
| Image Quality, Distortion | 47 |
| Image Quality, Exposure | 56.7 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Flash | 73.8 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Normal | 49.4 |
| Image Quality, Overall | 61.9 |
| Image Quality, Sharpness | 47 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Shots | 500 |
Average User Reviews for Casio Exilim EX-Z1080
- Latest User Reviews 2 reviews
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Reviewed by: pacmans95
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: Long Battery life and great short videos
Weaknesses: Exstremely fragile, Photo quality ok. Got better quality with a sony 4 mega pixel camera
Overall: To fragile, the LCD screen cracked twice, the first time casio fixed it for free because it was under warrenty and they admitted that the screen was fragile and they could see that the camera was in good care but would not fix it the second time and wanted $126 to fix it. Well it is better to buy a new & improved camera for a few buck more. But I think I'm going to stay away from casio. My 12 year old daughter dropped her nikon 3 times in the street and it still works fine no damage except for a few scratches but works still. I'll have to agree with the last person who posted, can casio say RUBBER how about some protection for the LCD screen.
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Reviewed by: skmccg
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: Exilim models work great, and have great features. SLim, fast, long battery life.
Weaknesses: Extremely delicate when tipped over even on a kitchen counter or dropped with the lens out. Breaks immediately, and is useless. They do not even have replacement parts to fix it at their own repair place in TX.
Overall: Definitely not for teenagers or younger. They are not careful enough, will break the camera very quickly, wasting the money spent, and will feel bad and have no camera! College-age daughter bought one, loved it. Eleven-year-old really wanted one, saved money, bought it, and three weeks later dropped it, rendering it useless. Thinking it bad break, I actually bought one for a spur-of-the-moment trip, but my 17-year-old daughter dropped that within a month, rendering it useless. To top it off, that 17-year-old daughter dropped her college-age sister's camera and broke it, too. Actually that one was able to be fixed for about $65, which beat the cost of her buying a new camera. Why can't they be more hardy? How about some rubber?
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Reviewed by: mastermind278
Strengths: Awesome QualityAmazing PriceExcellent Battery LifeGreat Movies
Weaknesses: Only 10 minute long movies
Overall: This is one of the best cameras I have used in a long time. It takes pictures really fast one after another. The battery life on the included battery is amazing. The battery is still going great and shows 3 bars on the camera even after 150 pictures and 5 movies that where 7 minutes long. The movies look good, especially from a Digital Camera. It allows you to zoom on the movies too! The quality of the photos are awesome. They look good. They aren't as amazing in indoor/dark situations but they are still very good.I highly recommend this camera. You get a great bang for the buck!
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Reviewed by: amfei
Strengths: Loooooooong battery life. Works well in low light. Easy to use. Quick capture.
Weaknesses: On/off button is too small. A lot of "Best shot" options look interesting but not really helpful.
Overall: I bought this camera for my mom because she lost her old camera. It is a nice camera. We don't really use the 10M resolution, but the pictures do look amazing in Hi-Def. Some designs could be better, but overall, I am glad I bought it.
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Reviewed by: ddmonkey
Strengths: Small, High resolution.Very good battery life.
Weaknesses: lack of optical viewfinder;digital image stabilization only
Overall: I love this camera. It's small enough for pocket. it can be used in many occasions. It has a nice large LCD window that seems bright enough. It's given me sharp and great pictures.
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Reviewed by: yurets
Strengths: sharp high resolution pictures, excellent movies, solid feel, user friendly controls, uses SD memory,
Weaknesses: somewhat subpar workmanship, no optical viewfinder
Overall: It is small and cute. So far so good. I am pleased with the quality of both pix and movies. I used Fuji F10 before I got this one. I like that Casio has many useful pre-programmed shooting modes. One problem is that USB connector does not fit well--you really need to push it in, and then apply force to take it out.
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Reviewed by: jasonheum
Strengths: Small and coolVedio function, YouTube ready to upload.
Weaknesses: Color is not very close to the nature.Maybe too complicated for such a small camera.
Overall: Overall a nice camera. And it is cheap for 100+. Bought from SEARS online searched all the stores around. It worth it. What else? Would like to have another one if available.
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