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Review of the Casio EXILIM EX-Z500

Casio EXILIM EX-Z500

Considered by many as the daddy of consumer digital cameras, Casio has been seemingly making svelte digicams for ever. It has a full range of focusing and exposure options; the former including focus point and focus mode selection. The camera also has a reasonable ISO range of 50-400. The lens has a reasonably fast maximum aperture (f/2.7) at wideangle but a somewhat shake-inducing f/5.2 at the 114mm end of its 3x optical zoom...

Specification

MAKE CASIO
MODEL EXILIM EX-Z500
LAUNCH PRICE £279
SENSOR 1/2.5” CCD 5.76x4.29mm 5.0MP eff
LENS 6.2-18.6 (38-114mm equiv) f/2.7-5.2
SHUTTER SPEEDS 1/8-1/2000sec
EXPOSURE MODES Program plus 31 Best shot (scene modes)
ISO Auto, 50-400
FLASH Auto plus 4 modes max range 2.4m
VIEWFINDER None
MONITOR 2.7inch digital TFT LCD
OTHER 640x480 @30fps Video, SD
POWER Li-Ion cell
DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT 88.5x57x20mm/112g