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Casio Exilim EX-Z85 Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 20th Feb 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Casio |
| Price | £86.96 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £100.00 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersBack in April last year I reviewed the Casio Exilim EX-Z80, at the time the smallest and lightest ultra-compact digital camera on the market. Casio has now launched a replacement model sharing the same 19mm-thick 100g body but upgrading the sensor from 8.1 to 9.1 megapixels. Not too surprisingly they've called it the EX-Z85.
There are a couple of even thinner cameras on the market now, including the 16.4mm Sony DSC-T700 and the newly-announced Canon Ixus 100 IS, which beats the Casio by a whole 0.6mm, but at 89.7mm long and 51.7mm tall the Z85 is still one of the smallest cameras around, and with a price of around £100 it is less than half the price of either of those two models.
Despite its tiny dimensions the efficient control layout and textured thumbgrip give the Z85 surprisingly good handling. The 2.6-inch monitor screen leaves room for four decent-sized buttons and a conventional round D-pad, with a separate button to activate the video recording mode. The zoom control is a rotary bezel around the shutter button, and is quick and responsive. The only slightly fiddly control is the power button, but at least it won't get switched on accidentally.
The body is all aluminium, and despite the low weight the camera feels solidly robust. It is available is a wide range of metallic colours, including blue, brown, orange, green, black, two shades of pink and the plain silver finish shown here, although not all colours may be available in all territories. All the colours are finished in a pleasant brushed texture, with chrome and steel highlights.
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jerrold Bernstein said on 22nd February 2009
Steve said on 22nd February 2009
I bought this camera for my Mum as a Xmas present and thought the photo quality was fantastic for such a cheap camera.
I got vastly better results than the examples ... more
AndyfromVA said on 22nd February 2009
To my eyes the image quality is terrible - worse than a 6, probably a 4. Due to the poor image quality and absence of an AF assist lamp, the most I'd give it, overall, would ... more
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close to being the perfect compact camera YET it is let down by inferior image quality?? Gimme a break.
Jerry