With 10.1 megapixels, Casio’s affordable entry-level compact offers features such as Subject Tracking autofocus and a ‘Make Up’ mode to soften blemishes in portraits. There’s even a one-touch button for HD movie recording, and all for less than £150. The What Digital Camera Casio EXILIM EX-Z270 review sees how the Casio fares…

Casio EXILIM EX-Z270 review – Features

The Casio EXILIM EX-Z270 is an affordable entry-level compact with a wide-ranging feature-set. Its 10.1 megapixel sensor can capture large JPEG files, reviewable on its large 2.7in LCD monitor – though at 114,960 pixels its resolution is relatively limited.

Modes are available in abundance, and Casio’s own Auto Best Shot – a mode where the camera automates the settings to acquire optimum capture – comes with a quick-access button, plus an almost unnecessarily well-equipped 39-strong pre-set bank. As well as HD movie, the EX-Z270 offers a YouTube movie mode to maintain optimum size for quick upload to the site. Quick access to movie recording using the one-touch movie button on the back of the camera makes this an immediate process.

 

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CCD shift stabilisation – where the Exilim Z270’s sensor moves to counter camera shake – is one of the more notable features on offer. High ISO sensitivity to 3200 is designed for handheld low-light photography – though the given ISO range beings from as low as ISO 64. As well as Face Detection there are more advanced auto focus modes – such as subject tracking AF which follows the subject through the frame to maintain focus, even keeping focus should the subject leave the EX-Z270’s frame and then return. A ‘Make Up’ feature also provides varying levels of face-softening to ‘hide’ those unwanted blemishes when taking portraits.

 

Casio EXILIM EX-Z270 review – Design

The EXILIM EX-Z270 comes in a variety of available colours – ranging from the more neutral black or grey to the jazzier gold and the girlier pink versions. There should be something here to suit any taste.

The camera body itself is simple in design, but easy to use. As well as a menu button, quick-access ‘Best Shot’ and one-touch movie record button on the back there is a d-pad to control the LCD display and, most importantly, cycle through the options as displayed on the screen. The main menu itself can be a little frustrating as after selecting and setting any option you are kicked back out and have to begin again at stage one. However the shooting menu – aligned on the right of the LCD itself – lists a series of the more common options that can be quickly adjusted. An optional ‘Easy Mode’ keeps options to a minimum for those looking for a straightforward ‘point and shoot’ experience

 

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Casio EX-Z270 review – Performance, Image Quality
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