Image quality
The EX-Z1000 produced attractive images of well-lit subjects, but we saw no benefit to the extra resolution. In part, that's because the camera tended to overprocess its photos, resulting in compression artefacts and soft details. Our test shots were virtually noise-free up to ISO 200, though the ISO 400 setting produced a marked amount of fuzziness and grain. Low-light shots disappointed, with fuzzy details and large amounts of noise.
A slim design and an easy-to-use interface make the Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 appealing, but its overprocessed images and mixed performance depress its overall value. It's a nice camera, but it doesn't sufficiently distinguish itself from the rest of a class, which includes star pupils such as the Canon Digital IXUS 65 and the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T30.
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Edited by Lori Grunin
Additional editing by Kate Macefield
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Antonio Giusto 18 September 2006
Good: 10 megapixels, lively colours, good night shots
Bad: Digital zoom - 3x optical zoom is insufficient, over exposed colours
Comment: Great digital camera for the price, only real negative side is that everything has to be done throught the dock. I bought a card reader to transfer photos to my laptop as I use the camera for personal and business purposes and dont have the space and time to use the dock. The 3x zoom is good for close-ups of small products but useless for long range shots. Colours are sometimes overexposed. Great battery life, in three weeks I have charged the battery once and it still has not run down and I am using the camera daily. Internal memory is a waste of time, I have two 1GB memory cards and can say from personal experience I wish I had bought bigger memory cards.
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