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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 NewslettersA range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. In some cases, the full size image has been reduced for bandwidth purposes, and a crop taken from the original full resolution image has been placed below it to show the overall image quality. Some other pictures may be clicked to view the original full-size image.
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Here's the usual detail test shot of the West Window of Exeter Cathedral, for you to compare with other cameras. See below for a full res crop, or click to see the whole picture.
As you can see the Z85 has real problems with the fine detail. The anti-bird netting is barely visible due to image noise.Compare it with the 10 megapixel Pentax M60, which is about the same price.
The Casio's lens produces quite a lot of barrel distortion at wide angle.
Centre sharpness insn't too bad, but I've seen better.
Corner sharpness is terrible, but at least there's not much chromatic aberration.
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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