Monday, November 26, 2007
Casio Exilim EX-S880 - Near Perfect Point-And-Shoot?
Posted by Suhit Gupta in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 AM
"The Exilim EX-S880 is an 8.1-megapixel, 3x zoom ultra-compact camera featuring a 2.8-inch high-resolution widescreen monitor. It will come as little surprise to anyone who watches the digital camera market that externally the S880 is almost identical to its predecessor. It has exactly the same strong and stylish steel body, with exactly the same slim dimensions, just 94.5 x 60.4 x 17.3mm, making it once again one of the thinnest cameras on the market. That 17.3mm thickness is genuine too, and includes the thickness of the monitor and lens, unlike the dubious practice of some manufacturers who claim tiny dimensions by measuring only the thinnest part of the camera. Weighing just 128g the S880 is the ultimate shirt-pocket camera. You can take it on a night out with you and barely know you're carrying it. As with the S770 the build quality is superb, and the camera is available in silver, charcoal grey or the striking dark metallic red of my review sample."
I am absolutely amazed that this camera is only around $200. Great value for the features and the form factor. And take a look at the screen, it looks amazing. I love the fact that the camera starts up in a brisk 1.6 seconds, and shuts down again very nearly as quickly. And the image-to-next-image readiness time is 1.5 seconds. The only downside I guess is that there is no image stabilization. However, with a 3x zoom, is that really necessary?
I am absolutely amazed that this camera is only around $200. Great value for the features and the form factor. And take a look at the screen, it looks amazing. I love the fact that the camera starts up in a brisk 1.6 seconds, and shuts down again very nearly as quickly. And the image-to-next-image readiness time is 1.5 seconds. The only downside I guess is that there is no image stabilization. However, with a 3x zoom, is that really necessary?
