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23 out of 23 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"What a sleeper! This is a great camera!"
Pros: (1) Manual or automatic controls (2) 7MP in a small package (3) Multiple best shot choices (4) An outstanding movie mode
Cons: Although 4x is pretty standard on the zoom feature for most digital cameras, , I would have liked a little more.
Summary: I have been a 35mm buff for many years and like a camera that has some manual options. I've had an Olympus Camedia digital as well as a Nikon Coopix and I must say this is the best choice yet. We all just came back from a trip and this little camera was a fantastic travel camera - and more! Scenic shots, night shots, city shots, close-ups and portraits inside and out. I took pictures in the automatic "snapshot" mode, some with manual mode and some in "best shot" mode. There are oodles of best shot varieties of "best shot" choice you can choose from and each choice also teels you what it will do. (Example: fast or slow shutter speed, large or small aperature, with or without flash. Some illustrations of best shots modes would be : scenic, portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports, beach or snow, sunset, house party, etc.) At times I'd quickly change from one mode to the other and after taking the picture would keep the better of the two or three shots taken. I traveled with a spare battery and with a 1GB memory card. The camera is light, & was easy to carry with my Seven Star protective belt mounted camera case. As some of my time was in a city (New York). My Bowers magnetic mounted wide angle lens really came in handy. (These guys also make a magnetic mounted 2x telephoto which I don't have but am considering.) With the 7mp capability, I can shoot high megapixel shots knowing that I can subsequently crop and enlarge a bit without having grainy photos. As far as taking the picture, the camera still comes with a viewfinder as well as an awesome 2.5" very viewable screen. (I bought a 3 pack of plastic screen protectors to place over the screen as I'd hate to scratch it!) It comes with software that I have not used and I just downloaded the pictures on my Windows XP computer without a problem. (It couldn't be any easier.) Canon is a great camera company and I droll at their new EOS-20. Canon also has a new SD500 that's a viable competitor to this Casio. Casio certainly doesn't have the name recognition that Canon has and for those snapshooters who just want automatic snapshooting, the Canon SD500 should suffice. However, if you want to grow and have more flexibility and creativity in your picture taking (as well as have a very impressive movie mode function), I'd suggest the Casio EXZ750. Great shots, versatility and portability at a reasonable price - what more can you ask for?Updated
Please note that most of the people who rate this product low are Mac users. Being a Windows XP user I cannot address the Mac experience. Bottom line: is you're a Mac user who wants video, this may not be for you. (For you Windows users, you won't be disappointed!)
By the way, it has a 3x optical zoon (in 35mm,, terms thats about 38mm-114mm) by then has a 8x digital zoom. I usually stick to the optical zoom and now use a Bowers magnetic mounted 1.5 telephoto (which brings me up to about 175mm in 35mm format-a healthy telephoto range.) Digital zooms typically erode photo quality but in taking most photos in "hi-megapixel mode" you can mitigate that erosion greatly -especially is you're talking up to prints up to 5"x7".
A point of note: before you take a photo or string of photo's make sure you check the selector wheel on the camera. Sometimes, taking the camera out of the case I'll inadvertently rotate the selection wheel. Checking it before shooting has become a good and prudent habit.
Went to Dodger stadium on fireworks night on July 3rd. I was in the nosebleed section behind home plare but had the first row with a bar to sit my camera for the fireworks. (This was preplanned.) That fireworks mode works pretty good!
I also now have a 2GB memory card which gives me over 400 "hi-megapixel" photos.
The compact travel charger that Casio offers as an option is great and it is my standard battery charger. (I only use the Casio supplied "seat" for camera charging and photo downloading only to transfer photo files to the PC.
I've taken about 800 photos with the camera and made over 200 prints (so as large as 8.5" x 11") and am still happy about my camera choice.
My daughter loves the movie mode!Updated
I wrote an extensive opinion on this camera about a year ago as I bought it in preparation to my trip back Easy last summer.
This camera literally exceed expectations.
Small & compact with 7MP, and many (28) modes you can selet to if you opt out of manual or snapshot mode. Very large screen and yet it still has a normal viewfinder.
Took some great evening videos in NYC as well.
I disagree with "the bad". Canon sells a pocketsize charger. You take the battery out. (open the door and pop it out), place it in the little charger & the little charger plugs into the wall. The charger is barely larger than the size of the battery and is great for travel. I use that as my only charger and don't use the docking station.
Coupled with a bowers 1.5 telextender and a wideangle lens (aftermarket - they secure to the caera via a circular magnetic strip) and you even got extra lens to give you broader optical range.
Highly recommended from a person who has been a slr and digital slr user for many years. This is my ideal travel camera - and it's reasonably priced!
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The Bowerusa.com website lists two magnetic wide angle lenses: Model VL45ML ?Large Magnetic Wide Angle Lens? and VL45MS ?Small?.? Do you know which model fits the Casio EX-Z750?
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The codec is available freely from this site
Use at your own risk..but works for me
http://emonkid.hp.infoseek.co.jp/EX_M4S2/index_e.html -
I just downloaded a small file/driver that I put in the library/quicktime folder and now I can view the movies natively in quicktime and also catalog the movies in Iphoto...So.... mac users be happy......It is now easier for mac..connect..download pictures and movies in iphoto and auto catalog and watch pics/movies as needed...
Just forgot which website i got the file from but will find and post the link -
glengary,
Loved your review. I just purchased this camera and am very happy with it. I'm having trouble finding the bower lenses you mentioned. Do you mind telling me where you purchased yours?
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Casio Exilim EX-Z750:
$414.95
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