A good camera for the casual snapper (Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z80)

Member Name: Martin52

Product:	Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z80
Date:	04/06/09 (15 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Small, good quality and easy to use

Disadvantages: Get a case to protect from scratching

I bought this camera last September when heading out from Heathrow on my travels. I'm always a bit confused by all the choice when buying a camera but I certainly made a good one here!

My main criteria when choosing the camera was reasonable price and a decent amount of mega pixels. This camera seemed to be the best and I haven't been disappointed.

It's easy to use and takes good quality pictures. I'm not the sort of person who will wade through the manual or spend hours trying to work out how all the features work. I just want to point the camera and click. Although this is not a basic camera (one of my more geeky friends is always playing around with it and telling me about some great new feature that he's found on it), for me, it's just easy to use and it takes good pictures.

As far as the basic features go, the zoom is good (optical zoom = x3), the flash works well and it's very easy to review your pictures after you've taken them. After taking a few pictures, I just download them onto my laptop, a process that couldn't be easier.

The viewing screen on the back of the camera is large and almost takes up the entire width of the camera. I always tend to end up scratching the screen so snapped up a small case to protect it. Even with the case, the camera is small, light and easy to carry.

On the front of the camera, the zoom opens and extends when you switch the camera on. Switch the camera off and it retracts and is completely covered so no risk of any damage there.

The battery charges up quite quickly and lasts a decent amount of time.

All in all, it's a good little camera that I'm very happy to own.

Summary: An inexpensive good quality camera

Processing/Quality:
Reliability:
Ease of use:
Features:
Picture quality: