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What Kind of Digital Camera do You Prefer to Buy?

Chris — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:12:49 +0000

What Kind of Digital Camera do You Prefer to Buy? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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I’m not a photographer, but I have owned several different digital cameras. I usually buy a new one every year. I love to play around with taking pictures, and shooting videos. Someone who works with Casio decided to send me the newest model to try out. The Exilim S10 looks really nice, out of the box.

Casio’s EXILIM series was born with the appearance in 2002 of a “wearable card camera”— a digital camera with a very slim form. The new EXILIM Card EX-S10 maintains all of the powerful functionality of the cameras that were later developed in that line (high pixel count, zoom functionality, LCD monitor, photo functions, etc.) but it also embodies a return to a stylish thin form and a strong design presence.

So what do I like about this new Exilim after using it for a few days? It’s very slim and lightweight, which is nice. It has a bright 2.7″ screen on the back. Boot up time is extremely fast for a digital camera. I love the fact that I can get a live histogram right in the screen. I like the fact that it has support for SDHC, which is the removable media format I’ve been using in my cameras as of late. Video quality is ok, it’s good enough for things like YouTube. I also like that you can set contrast and brightness right on the camera.

On to what I think of as cons, now. Despite spending two hours trying to take photos and get the colors right, trying different angles and positions… I cold never get a good, clear photo. They were never sharp or in focus, and were full of noise. It was frustrating because I couldn’t point-and-shoot and take a good photo. Isn’t that the whole idea of point-and-shoot? The Exilim also doesn’t have a mini-USB connector, which stinks. I have tons of mini USBs, but cannot use them. Another thing I didn’t like was that I cannot set the white balance from the top menu.

Some camera settings are optimized, yes. But picture quality is just not that great. Video quality is good. It’s good enough for YouTube or a Podcast feed. If anything, taking good still photos is what you should be looking for.

Those are my ideas of the pros and cons of the Casio Exilim S10

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Casio Exilim EX-1080

Chris — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:00:41 +0000

Casio Exilim EX-1080 is a post from Chris Pirillo

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On Black Friday, Ponzi noticed that there was a great sale on the Casio Exilim camera, which is being touted as the “YouTube Camera”. I definitely had to check it out, since I record and upload a *lot* of videos. When you use your digital camera to take videos, they are normally very large files, and not formatted as an .mp4 file. An .mp4 format is the one that will play on YouTube, as well as your iPod, the iPhone, or even a Zune. So, I normally have to compress and convert the video files prior to uploading. This Casio Exlim has the .mp4 conversion capability built right in!

The .mp4 quality isn’t outstanding, but it is very good. It comes out as a smaller file size, which makes it nice to upload. I absolutely love the “best shot” mode. You can choose from things like backlighting, ID Photos, Ebay-ready photo, and even YouTube.

Casio’s Exilim Digital Cameras with the new YouTube Capture Mode makes it easy to upload and share your videos publicly or privately. With Casio’s new H.264 video technology, you can record high quality video ideal for playback on wide screen TVs. These YouTube friendly cameras allow you to capture your spontaneous moments and seamlessly transition them to YouTube.

When the shutter is pressed, the camera automatically selects one of nine separate focus points, based on which point is aligned with the nearest part of the subject, and focuses on that point. The screen displays all nine focus points and indicates which points will be in focus when the photo is taken so you can accurately create your photo.

Overall, I have to give props to Casio for this camera. It’s an excellent buy, for sure.

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