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Summary: Excellent
Review: Don't be fooled becuase it is a Casio. This camera is absloutely excellent. It has numerous special features (double exposure, night, fireworks, and portrait sessions to name a few). I charges quickly, the time between shots is quick as is storage. The viewing function has numerous options, slide shows caledars, zoom, and the movie with sound tops it all off. My previous digital camera cannnot even come close to how great this is. And yes, its really the size of a credit card.
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Summary: Nice, handy little camera - good pictures, but some drawback
Review: EX-Z3 3.2MP Digital Camera is a great camera, fits nicely into your hand, about as small as can be and still comfortable to hold and manipulate. Pictures are sharp. With release time lag of about 0.01 seconds and a 2-inch LCD screen, it is a real good shot. There are some drawbacks, though: the flash is weak. While the electronic programming allows for just about any kind of picture you want to take, store and manipulate - and more, the menu is not very user friendly. Same with the program to transfer pictures to a computer - it is complicated, not easily understandable. As far as I could see, it has no picture-turning mode, i.e. from horizontal to vertical. It is not possible to burn photos directly from the program to a CD. An additional burn or photo-handling program is needed for that, requiring transferring of pictures, i.e. additional steps. Unless you buy an extra printer (expensive, considering cost of photo-quality printer and relatively high recurrent costs of color cartridges and photo-paper - regular color printers are OK but not great) which allows printing directly from the camera (via the docking station included in the package), you are in for a pretty lengthy process until the pictures are print-ready on a CD.Would I recommend the EX-Z3 3.2MP Digital Camera ? - Yes, by all means. Its neat. But I would also recommend to the manufacturer some improvements along the lines described above, i.e. improved flash capacity and user-friendliness of in-camera programs, as well as those used for downloading / transferring and eventually easy burning of picures on a CD.
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Summary: It started out great....
Review: For the first 2.5 months of ownership, I was very pleased; however, the camera now has difficulty focusing. The manual indicated the topic matter did not have enough contrast. (Hmm...perhaps a manufacturing bug, identified prior to distribution?) I then tested the theory, locating high contract topics with the same results. At this point, I contacted the manufacturer and they suggested I send the camera in to be repaired. Boo! I expect a product like this to provide years of service, not months. Save your money and look for a more reliable product.
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Summary: amazing shots
Review: I have hunted for months a digital camera that is, within this price range, small, light, elegant, user friendly and gives good natural looking shots without the nasty flash effect.
what i found is Amazing shots with this camera, can use it in dim daylight without a flash, can change the modes to b/w, sepia filter, magenta filter, enhance flesh tones and increase saturation.
3.3 mega pixels which gives u amazing results both on and off screen.
Zoom lens and 3x Optical Zoom.
what i extremly like about it is the manual focus and the ability to capture dim daylight like it is, without a blur and without the nasty flash.
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Summary: Great camera
Review: I have tried several digital cameras over the years, as I consult for a digital photography developer. My criteria for selecting this camera as my favorite is (1) small size, (2) great pictures (esp. with the flash), and (3) video option. This camera has performed great -- I've taken over 600 pictures in the month that I have owned it. It is very easy to use, and prints developed by Ofoto.com and Sacko.com have been unbelievably sharp.
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Summary: Better than the Optio S
Review: I liked the Exilim much better than the Optio S. I am a current Pentax Optio S owner but had the Exilim previously. I used the Exilim extensively for my honeymoon and loved it! The only 2 cons I experienced with the Exilim is 1)the flash is not powerful so not ideal for taking pictures in dim light and 2) the docking station broke after the first month. If Dell, the reseller, wouldn't have hassled me about replacing the docking station I would not have returned it. I found the Exilim to be much more user friendly and better designed ergonomically. The 2 advantages of the Optio S is that it performs better under dim lighting and is slightly smaller. My primary gripe with the Optio is with its super slow shutter speed. My goal was a simple point and shoot camera to conveniently 'capture the moment' after I have my baby. Adults can't even sustain a genuine smile/pose long enough for me to take a good candid shot let alone expect an infant to. I feel like I keep missing the moment vs capturing it. The downside outweights any potential advantage to me, unless your primary targets are still lifes in dim settings. Though in most respects both cameras are very comparable, I still think the Exilim is a superior camera overall. In retrospect, I would've reordered another Exilim.
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Summary: Better than the Optio S
Review: I liked the Exilim much better than the Optio S. I am a current Pentax Optio S owner but had the Exilim previously. I used the Exilim extensively for my honeymoon and loved it! The only 2 cons I experienced with the Exilim is 1)the flash is not powerful so not ideal for taking pictures in dim light and 2) the docking station broke after the first month. If Dell, the reseller, wouldn't have hassled me about replacing the docking station I would not have returned it. I found the Exilim to be much more user friendly and better designed ergonomically. The 2 advantages of the Optio S is that it performs better under dim lighting and is slightly smaller. My primary gripe with the Optio is with its super slow shutter speed. My goal was a simple point and shoot camera to conveniently 'capture the moment' after I have my baby. Adults can't even sustain a genuine smile/pose long enough for me to take a good candid shot let alone expect an infant to. I feel like I keep missing the moment vs capturing it. The downside outweights any potential advantage to me, unless your primary targets are still lifes in dim settings. Though in most respects both cameras are very comparable, I still think the Exilim is a superior camera overall. In retrospect, I would've reordered another Exilim.
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Summary: Expensive to fix...
Review: I received this camera as a Christmas gift last December. I thought it was a decent camera - it was compact and had a lot of great features. My only complaint initially was the lag time between shots. Then over the summer, my cradle quit charging the camera for no appearant reason. Since this was a gift, I did not have the receipt so I could not take advantage of the warranty. Casio is charging around $200 to fix the problem. This seems a little on the high side considering the camera isn't even a year old. I won't be buying any more Casio products nor would I recommend them to anyone.
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Summary: Great little camera that beats the Pentax OptioS
Review: I'm not really a very good reviewer, so instead here are links to the two best digital camera review sites around. http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/ex-z3.html http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/casioexz3/ If you are comparing this camera to the Pentax OptioS, you probably already know the cameras are very similar, but in the end both reviewers above gave the Casio Exilim Z3 a slightly higher rating.
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Summary: Fabulous
Review: I've owned a digital camera for several years but had difficulty viewing the screen especially under well lit conditions. The Casio solved that issue thanks to its crisp 2 inch monitor! Even though I sometimes wear glasses I have had no difficulty using the viewfinder. The camera responds quickly. E'm very pleased with the shots I have taken in the past month utilizing many of the features (they are a lot of fun). There is no need for an owner's manual thanks to the graphical display of information on the screen. The movie function is a fun addition although the resolution is somewhat weak.
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