CASIO EXILIM Z1080 mini-review

[mybearbrick]

The CASIO EXILIM Z1080 is a surprisingly good performer that went on sale at S$149 (73% discount )
Features at a glance: 10.1MP, 3x Optical Zoom, Anti-Shake DSP, High ISO, Face Detection. Hi-Res UHQ H.264 MPEG-4 Movie, Live Histrogram, 360-Shots Super Long Life
The disadvantages are the low-res LCD and starting at 38mm when the newer cameras are starting at 25mm wide.
Nevertheless, this 2007 model deserves more credit for its very good noise control at high ISO, comparable to this Fujifilm FinePix, and the Hi-Res MPEG-4 videos is a cheaper alternative to the hyped HD videos in Samsung NV24HD.
I was thrilled to score this good deal and did a mini-review with full resolution samples.

CASIO EXILIM Z1080
S$149 (WAS: S$549)




my write-up on it here:
http://mybearbrick.blogspot.com/2008...80-review.html

[Pynch]

Where is the sale at $149?

[wrx_sti_22b]

This is a very good camera. I bought it on Ebay US for S$250 wif a 4gb card & shipping. Images are sharp edge to edge. It uses a larger 1/1.75" sensor as compared to other Casio 10mp cameras tat uses a smaller 1/2.3" sensor, tat with the lens produces a rather soft photo. Becoz of the large sensor, less noise in dim light too... In day time, the photo is very sharp, with little distortion at either end. Very good photos. The LCD screen resolution is not important to me. How the photos are when they are on my P.C is more important. The screen has 160K resolution i think, instead of 230K resolution for so called better screens in other cameras.

[wrx_sti_22b]

I have not owned another compact camera this sharp, for it's photo quality. Beats every other compact cameras that have smaller 1/2.3" - 1/2.5" sensors.

Other compacts that have large sensors are Pansonic Lumix LX1, LX2, Ricoh GR-D, GR-D II, Canon G7, G9. I think these are the only ones... excluding that Sigma that have a dSLR sensor.

[Pynch]

Originally Posted by wrx_sti_22b I have not owned another compact camera this sharp, for it's photo quality. Beats every other compact cameras that have smaller 1/2.3" - 1/2.5" sensors. Other compacts that have large sensors are Pansonic Lumix LX1, LX2, Ricoh GR-D, GR-D II, Canon G7, G9. I think these are the only ones... excluding that Sigma that have a dSLR sensor.

The Fujifilm F series have 'large' sensors too. Not sure where is the sale at $149.

[mybearbrick]

updated my post at the end.
posted the advert,
and quoted wrx_sti_22b's comments.

[wrx_sti_22b]

Originally Posted by Pynch The Fujifilm F series have 'large' sensors too. Not sure where is the sale at $149.

Oh yah, how can i forget the Fujifilm F100fd, it has the largest of these at 1/1.6" size.

[wrx_sti_22b]

So strange, your pink coloured one in the photo has a Made in Japan sticker. Mine is a grey one, Made in China.

This camera's electronic digital image stabilizer does work. So strange, never encountered before. It is effective. I seldom gets a blur pic as long as i hold it properly, even in not bright situation. There are camera's with optical image stabilizer as claimed but they dun seems to work well, still get a lot of blur pics when it is not bright. When i say not bright includes indoor without flash. 2 examples tat i came across with absolutely quite useless optical image stabilizer is Sony T-100 (most probably T-200 & T-300 too) & Fujifilm F50fd.

[mybearbrick]

Originally Posted by wrx_sti_22b This camera's electronic digital image stabilizer does work. So strange, never encountered before. It is effective. I seldom gets a blur pic as long as i hold it properly, even in not bright situation. There are camera's with optical image stabilizer as claimed but they dun seems to work well, still get a lot of blur pics when it is not bright. When i say not bright includes indoor without flash. 2 examples tat i came across with absolutely quite useless optical image stabilizer is Sony T-100 (most probably T-200 & T-300 too) & Fujifilm F50fd.

I agree that the digital image stabilizer does work but I cannot agree that F50fd's is useless, because I have an f50fd and imo, f50fd fares better in the IS.
there are many times when I thought the image is blurry but when when previewing looks fine. could be the in-camera post-processing.
well its hard to really measure the difference, since i am no professional reviewer..

thanks for the contribution though.

[mybearbrick]

Just saw this at HN Funan:
Z1050 on sale