Comments on: Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 Review

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:48:53 +0000

I’ve had 2 of these cameras. My last ones LCD screen went out suddenly. I will buy another. Great pictures. I really like the older model that has the docking station rather than having to charge the battery separately. It is so easy to dock, it gets photos off to the computer.

By: Jeremiah Beard

Jeremiah Beard — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:46:41 +0000

Even though this review says the movie mode isn’t great I think it is very good for a digital camera, if you want a movie camera go out and buy one.

I will be taking this camera with me to Japan this month and I have no doubts that it will not disappoint me.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:31:24 +0000

I bought this camera off eBay as a package deal and have nothing but Kudos to Casio for this camera and what it does. The video is 10 times better than my previous Sony 7 megapixel camera. The pics are excellent.I find it hard to find any issues with this camera. Casio is tops in my book. I love the anti-shake feature.

By: DMZ

DMZ — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:15:03 +0000

I got this camera for my wife’s birthday, and had the opportunity to use it in a variety of situations (aquariums are great for this!).

Let me correct DT’s otherwise excellent review: this camera does indeed have ISO modes of 800, 1600, and 3200 if you put it in high sensitivity “Best Shot” mode. To see the current ISO, just hold down the shooting button halfway.

I’ll just stress that at low ISOs (50 and 100), noise is not a problem. At 200, it starts getting a bit noticable. At 400 and above, it gets pretty bad – but for stuff just going up on the web, this is reasonable. I was able to take some shots at ISO 3200 (sans flash, duh) in very, very low light, and while they were very noisy, the subjects were indeed recognizable even through the water. This feature alone really puts it ahead of many other sub-compacts.

However, I think this is an acceptable trade-off. Noise is a fact of life for sub-compacts – grumbling about it too much is like complaining that it doesn’t have 12x optical zoom. The form factor just doesn’t allow some things right now.

Otherwise, there’s very little not to love. If you can get those low ISOs, image quality is excellent. Movie making mode is handy for quick clips. Image stabilization works very well. The dock is a welcome feature that more cameras need. The flash is also far-reaching and flexible, which is definitely excellent for when you can use it.

I’d definitely recommend this and the Z-850 (its lower resolution cousin) as great cameras with loads of options and lots of flexibility.