Casio Exilim EX Z1000 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Anti Shake Optical Zoom Silver

Customer Reviews

EX-Z1000

2008-07-30
This was a fine camera, purchased by my daughter and her husband for my birthday. I absentmindedly left it at an ATM in Prague, and it was gone when I returned to try to recover it a few minutes later. I recently purchased the identical camera through Amazon, partly because I was happy with it the first time, but especially to show the kids that their gift was not unappreciated. Now that I am becoming more familiar with its many great features and functions, I'm appreciating it even more. It's small and lightweight, easy to carry, and yet takes terrific pictures in varied lighting conditions both indoors and outside, as long as the user takes the time to learn the easy-to-use settings provided. The rechargeable battery lasts much longer than the non-rechargeable dry cell batteries I used to use in my Olympus camera. The EX-Z1000 was sent to me at reduced price in an opened box, but in excellent condition, and I am very pleased with the value I got for my money.

Small compact with great picture quality

2007-10-04
Bought this camera for my daughter. My sister had a Casio but the 5 mp and the 10mp is truly a better quality picture. My daughter carrys it with you at all times. The picture quality and zoom is great. The only quality we do not like is when you snap the picture there is a delay before the flash leaving you with a different picture then anticipated.

Great Shots

2007-07-29
I have had this camera for about 7 months. Pictures taken during the day are beautiful and the colors are vibrant. At nights the pictures are not very clear.

Nice find for the price

2007-07-19
This is a great camera for the price. I was looking to upgrade from a 4mp camera and was a bit worried because the price was so low. I use the camera for fun so I wasn't too concerned about all the extras. This one has alot of nice extras and it' really easy to use.

I like it

2007-07-18
At first when I got the camera in the mail I was dissapointed when i first started using it, because the shutter speed is slower than my old camera when it is on the basic setting. My first pictures that I took with it were really blurry and I almost returned the camera. However now I have gotten used to the camera and take the most amazing pictures with it!!

Flawed Design & Awful Out-of-Warranty Customer Service

2007-06-23

Great Camera

2007-06-18
Affordable price. Small footprint. It literally is just point and shoot. Careful on the zoomed shots as they have the potential for blur. But that is really with any camera. Get this camera before the price goes back up $300. This is simply the best purchase I've made in a long time.

LCD cracked for no apparent reason

2007-06-10
I have had the camera since Febuary and while it does take great pictures, I opened the case yesterday to find the LCD cracked. To replace this would be $150.00 minimum which is half the price I paid. I did not drop it, it was in the case in my purse. Apparently after speaking with Casio you are not supposed to put it in a purse or in a suitcase. Well this will not work for me and I have never heard of such. I have to have something more durable. I am basically out 276.00 which is what I paid in Febuary. Its too bad because it did take great pictures and was very compact, just too fragile.

Works GREAT .. wish the flash would reload faster.

2007-05-28
All cameras I've bought (started at 2MP, 5MP, 7MP, 8MP now 10MP) ... have a similar flaw to them from all manufacturers: Sony, Konica, HP, Canon and Casio ... they all recharge the flash too slowly. This one is actually the fastest, but can't get it faster than 1.3 seconds...well, that's life.

Picture and video quality is fantastic. Audio recording is pretty good too.

Get at least the 2GB (150x) or higher memory...especially for short videos.

** Tip on any camera you buy: Try to get the extra warranty that covers accidents (drops, spills, etc) from Day-1 because you can and probably WILL drop a camera at some point...and finding someone to repair it is a pain (not to mention minimum $100)...just pay $50 up front and don't sweat it for a few years. **

Casio has impressed me with its newer cameras...nice job !

external battery not convenient

2007-05-22
I had the old 3.2 mpeg Exilim for years and recently upgraded to this one.

It was not obvious when I did the research to buy this, but the external battery charger turned out to not be a good idea. Unless you have 2 batteries to switch around.

The problem
1. you take battery out to recharge
2. say you leave the battery in the charger for a few days
3. put battery back into camera, everything resets and the camera asks you to enter date/time again. urgh... annoying...

I still like the Exilim, but just wished I didn't get one with external battery.

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Editorial Reviews from Book News, Inc.
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