Casio EX-S500

Hello,

I've looking to pick up a compact point/shoot digital camera. I've been
doing some research and came across casio's ex-s500. i was wondering what
the pro's and cons of this camera might be from some people who own it or
have handled it. thanks

 

I wrote a review of this camera today on Amazon.com. I expect my review
will be visible in a few days. I'm going to post it to
rec.photo.digital.point+shoot soon.

PROS: Small size, quality build, fast response times, strong flash (for
a micro camera anyway). Very good user interface. Some innovative
features, such as a feature that corrects the "keystone effect" distortion
when copying rectangular documents.

CONS: The image quality is lacking. Sharpness and color fidelity are
significantly worse than my Canon SD10, which is a camera of similar
size. The Canon doesn't have optical zoom, admittedly.

Conclusion: Unless you're careless with your money (like me!) wait for
the Canon SD30 to go on sale, about October 10. Choose carefully between
the Canon and the Casio.

 

David,

Thanks for the tip. Heading over to amazon right now to take a glance at
the customer reviews. I am previous owner of a Canon Sd-20. Nice little
camera. So i can expect much worse image quality from the casio huh ?

 

I prefer the expression "significantly worse." I am continuing to
experiment with my new Exilim, and I will update my post on Amazon.com
whenever I learn something new. After I've learned all I can, I will
copy my final post to rec.photo.digital.point+shoot.

The Canon SD-10 is an engineering marvel. So tiny, but its images are
great. The reason I gave mine away is that its response times are a
bit slow. But I miss the image quality.

 

Thanks for all the help Dave. With the Ex-S500 out of the question, what
are you feelings on the Ex-Z750? I've read some very good things about it,
and i like the feel of it ( checked out at the local Circuit CIty ). Im not
completley hung up on having to buy a Casio, but i really like the 640/480
avi video capabilities.

 

Your post indicates that you are considering cameras that are physically
larger than the EX-S500. In that case, there are very many great cameras
to choose from. I have not handled many of them, and I don't know which
ones have the video capabilities that you seek.

I use the Sony Cybershot DSCP200 and I consider it to be an excellent
camera for its size. Great image quality, fast response times, and nicely
built. I have looked at models from Canon and Panasonic that seem to be
great. This is the limit of my experience, and I suspect that there are
other great cameras of this size.

By the way, I will probably keep the Exilim, and continue to exeriment
with its settings. It is not a terrible camera, but (hindsight) I would
have waited for the Canon SD-30, if I had known it was on the way.