casio Exilim EX-V7 review by CNET
Cnet has a nice review on the Casio Exilim Ex-V7 they gave it a 6.6 out of 10 rating and said " "We give Casio credit for trying to push the limits of the compact camera market, but ultimately found this model’s interface made it annoyingly awkward to use. Add its mediocre image quality to that and we find it hard to recommend this camera. … Casio tries to make a statement with the EX-V7’s 7x optical zoom and sensor-shift image stabilization, but awkward controls and ho-hum image quality make this camera merely mediocre."
Main features
The world’s slimmest* digital camera with a 7X optical zoom lens, as stylish as any EXILIM
* 59.8 mm high, 95.5 mm wide, and 25.1 mm thin (20.8 mm at the thinnest part)
* Incorporates a cutting-edge, non-protruding 7X internal optical zoom lens.
* Offers 10X-equivalent zoom without loss of picture quality (in 3.0-megapixel mode).
Four blur reduction technologies with new CCD shift system
* New CCD shift system actually mechanically compensates for camera shake.
* Automatically analyzes the velocity and vector of a moving subject and sets the most appropriate ISO sensitivity and shutter speed.
* Anti Shake DSP reduces blur due to shaky hands and subject movement, using high shutter speeds and high sensitivity settings.
* Electronic camera shake compensation function eliminates blur when shooting in movie mode.
Newly designed EXILIM Engine 2.0 image processor
* “Auto Tracking AF†function follows moving subjects, keeping them continuously in focus until the photo is taken.
* Tonal control lets users keep bright areas of the scene bright by limiting the occurrence of dark pixels.
* Offers ability to selectively eliminate noise in designated color regions, such as the sky.
* Boasts faster image processing functions that enable instantaneous color correction or angle adjustment.
High-quality movies using next-generation H.264 video encoding method
* Creates movies at high compression ratios that save storage space.
* Records about 1.5 times longer, with the same capacity and same picture quality as conventional MPEG-4.**
* Silent lens motion enables optical zooming while recording movies in stereo sound.
* Records 16:9 wide-aspect movies compatible with wide-screen TVs.
* As of January 8, 2007, for digital cameras with a zoom ratio of 7x or above. Based on a Casio survey.
** Casio comparison, at Normal picture quality setting.
