Casio Exilim EX-S10 Review
March 25, 2009 by gtsay
Filed under Cameras, Electronics
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Casio Exilim EX-S10 10MP 3x Zoom 2.7-Inch LCD Screen Digital Camera
Arriving six years after Casio first introduced its slimmer-than-slim Exilim line, the 10-megapixel EX-S10 launched as the "thinnest 10-megapixel" digital camera on the market. For those of you who want a carry-anywhere point-and-shoot camera, that’s a good thing. While an ultracompact–and fashionable–design is not quite enough to make the S10 a star these days, especially considering its modest 36-108mm (35mm equivalent) 3x zoom lens, this little camera has a few tricks up its sleeve and it’s fun to use.
Overall, the S10 is pretty peppy with a fast 1.5-second start-up time and relatively little shutter lag of 0.4 second in high-contrast scenes and 0.8 second in low. Shot-to-shot time is good at 1 second and slows only to 2.3 seconds when using flash. The flash isn’t very powerful, though, even when adjusted up one or two steps in the main menu, so don’t expect this camera to light up a room. Equipped with three continuous shooting modes, the S10 offers a slow rate of less than one frame per second at full resolution; you can also take three quick consecutive high-resolution shots with flash. If you want more speed, the S10 can deliver at almost 4 fps but you’ll end up with low-resolution 1MB files.
CNET Casio Exilim EX-S10 Review
The good: Slim design; features not often found on cameras in this class/price range; convenient onscreen menu; live histogram; broad Best Shot options; peppy performance.
The bad: Tiny controls; impossible to read icons/text on buttons and camera body; soft photos; moderate zoom focal range.
The bottom line: Although its tiny size and just-average image quality may be dealbreakers for some, the Casio Exilim EX-S10 comes equipped with tons of features that will appeal to snapshooters who want an easy-to-use camera that delivers more than simply point-and-shoot control.
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