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Advantages: Very small and light! Disadvantages: none
...the best looking camera. This Casio - Exilim Card EX-S500 digital camera (white) just came out of the camera market since Sep 2005. So I've set my eye on this camera but it's so expensive and it's about £300 if I buy it in the UK. Since we were going to Germany for holiday in Dec 2005, I decided to wait until then to find out if they will sell it any cheaper there. And I also really wanted the white colour!! It looks more stylish and special than ... ...EUR299 (£202) for this white Casio - Exilim Card S500 digital camera!! Yeah saved myself about £100!!
~~~ What's inside the box? ~~~
Camera, charging cradle (the standing type charger), AC adaptor, rechargeable Lithium ion battery, pc lead (with USB), AV out lead, instruction booklet and camera strap (to strap around your wrist).
It would have been nice if they include the protective camera case, protective ... more
I have been having a bulky digital camera (Kodak, £165) for a while (since Dec 2004), so two years ago I have been looking for a slim digital camera that can just fit into my jeans pocket or my small handbag. I've been searching through a lot of website for the best deal (price) and for the best looking camera. This Casio - Exilim Card EX-S500 digital camera (white) just came out of the camera market since Sep 2005. So I've set my eye on this camera but it's so expensive and it's about £300 if I buy it in the UK. Since we were going to Germany for holiday in Dec 2005, I decided to wait until then to find out if they will sell it any cheaper there. And I also really wanted the white colour!! It looks more stylish and special than the silver (this is the more common colour) or the orange one, but the white one is difficult to find!
~~~ Where did I buy it at the end and the price!? ~~~
We went to Hamburg (Germany) for our X'mas holiday and we've been walking up and down the street (Hamburg Shopping) to compare the prices. We went to several electronics shops but they don't have the white colour camera that I wanted! After several attempts we came across the big electronics retail shop called Saturn (this is one of the leading consumer electronics retailers in Europe). Saturn has more than 120 stores in Germany and 175 in eight European countries!
I paid EUR299 (£202) for this white Casio - Exilim Card S500 digital camera!! Yeah saved myself about £100!!
~~~ What's inside the box? ~~~
Camera, charging cradle (the standing type charger), AC adaptor, rechargeable Lithium ion battery, pc lead (with USB), AV out lead, instruction booklet and camera strap (to strap around your wrist).
It would have been nice if they include the protective camera case, protective screen sticker (just incase you scratch the TFTLCD screen) or a SD card.
~~~ How to charge up your camera? ~~~
First of all, you need to get your camera battery charged up first!! Slide open the battery flap then input your battery into the slot (make sure the positive side and the negative side of the battery matches) then put your camera into the charging cradle, connect the power lead and then plug it into the power socket! The little red light (from the charging cradle) will come on then wait for about 3-4 hours (if you like you can leave it on longer). When the light turns green, you are ready to start shooting!
~~~ Instructions ~~~
1. only take a second to turn on the camera, just click on the top (small) power button of the camera (Super fast!!). 2. it will ask you to set up the time and the date. 3. you need to set up the image size (quality), just click the little menu button then a screen will come up just choose the quality (use the button on the bottom right-hand side navigate). 4. you can also setup the quality of movie (HQ, Normal or Long play).
~~~ Specifications ~~~
Dimensions 90 x 59 x 16 mm Weight (no battery) 115g Power Lithium ion battery, charging cradle, AC adaptor Storage SD card Connectivity USB, AV out LCD monitor 2.2" TFT LCD, 84960 pixels Sensor 1/ 2.5" Type CCD, 5 million effective pixels Image sizes 2560 x 1920 (1MB SD card can take 319 photos on fine quality) 2560 x 1712 (3:2) (336 photos) 2304 x 1728 (495 photos) - this image size is what I normally use 2048 x 1536 (550 photos) 1600 x 1200 (854 photos) 640 x 480 (4719 photos) Movie clips 640 x 480 (HQ) (33:52 mins of movie with 1MB SD card) 640 x 480 (Normal quality) (1:04:22 mins) 320 x 240 (Long play) (2:59:41 mins) (I normally use the HQ to shoot my movie clips, another tips is you can take still picture while you are filming!!) It's great you can do two things at once!!)
File formats Still: JPEG Movie: MPEG-4 Sound: WAV Lens 38 - 114mm (3x optical zoom) Digital zoom up to 4x ISO sensitivity Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400 Focus distance Normal: 40 - infinity Macro: 17 - 50cm Shutter speed 1/8 - 1/2000 sec Self timer 2 or 10sec, Triple self-timer Flash Built-in; Auto, on, off, red-eye reduction Metering Multi pattern, Center-weighted, Spot AF area mode Spot, 9-point multi AF assist lamp Yes Anti Shake Auto or off Scene modes 33 BESTSHOT modes
~~~ Verdict ~~~
I am very happy with this camera and am still using it! I will not leave my house without it!!
Advantages: Robust, easy to use, looks great, large high quality screen, Best Shot scenarios Disadvantages: Could come with SD card / protective case
Another one of my toys, I bought this while I was abroad on holiday two years ago. I paid extra for a set of add-ons (1/2GB sd card, mini tripod, case, spare battery), which I won't discuss in this review (since you would have to get these separately).
The camera itself fits nicely in the palm of your hand, and is a beauty to work with. It's a 5 megapixel camera, of which there is now a 10 megapixel version available. it charges via a dock charger, ... ...Things I like about it:
- The camera is small enough to carry around in a pocket
- The screen is fairly large, and shows pictures decently
- The camera takes pictures almost immediately in it's default mode, I've also had a camera which takes a second to take a picture (which is annoying)
- I can walk and take pictures without stopping - and the picture is generally decent! This might be because of the anti-shake function it has
- It has 3x ...
gtsang123 30.12.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Casio EXILIM CARD EX-S500
Advantages: Long battery life, Tiny design, Large viewing screen Disadvantages: Hard to handle
I purchased my Casio duty free at the airport in Oct 05 for a reasonable price, I had asked which camera offered a combination of both useable features and a high quality image for an affordable price, this was the camera the sales person suggested.
The camera itself is tiny, easily fitting into the palm of a hand. It boasts a 5 MP image capture which in my experience is more than enough for a general camera user and easy to use features. It comes ... ...as well as a wrist strap which comes in very handy.
The camera uses an SD memory card which can be purchased cheaply as there is only an internal memory of about 16MB, the memory card also makes it easy for printing pictures staight for the card as it is widely recognised in photo printing machines and card reader printers.
There are a number of picture types that can be selected by using the Best Shot feature such as Sepia, B&W, Landscape, Pets, ...
jadelois 27.10.2006
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Advantages: Quality, Reliable, Stylish Disadvantages: Hard to find in the UK
~ Camera Details ~ Width 9 cm Depth 1.6 cm Height 5.9 cm Weight 0.1 kg Body Material Stainless steel Resolution 5.0 Megapixel Total Pixels 5,250,000 pixels Digital Zoom 4 x Digital Video Format - MPEG-4 Still Image Format - JPEG ~ Memory ~ Built-in memory - 8.3MB Supported Flash Memory - MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card ~ Features ~ Camera Flash Built-in Red Eye Reduction Built-in Optical Zoom 3 x Self Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2 sec Audio recording Direct ... ...PictBridge support Resizing an image ~ Display ~ LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5" - colour Display Form Factor Built-in ~ Connectors ~ 1 x docking station via USB 1 x composite video/audio output 1 x DC power input Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card Software Drivers & Utilities, Photo Loader, Photohands, Ulead Movie Wizard ~ Included Accessories ~ Carrying strap Cradle stand USB cable A/V cable Power Cable Power Device 1 x Li-ion rechargeable ...
xannus07 19.02.2009
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Advantages: So small that boasts a large scree Disadvantages: No view finder and has to be put into a dockto charge.
Casio has added to its Exilim Card range with the super slim EX-S500. The 5 megapixel camera is 13.7mm at its thinnest point. Despite only having a 3x optical zoom, the S500 features Anti-Shake DSP and also has a 2.2-inch LCD
Movie capture is 640x480 at 30fps and there's also a Past Movie funtion, which enables recording five seconds before the shutter button is pressed. The stainless steel-bodied camera is available in meister gray, fiesta orange ... ...Other Features include:
Super life battery allows up to 200 pictures per charge, based on CIPA standards.
1 hour of movies can be taken in "Normal" mode using a 1GB SD memory card.
Once powered on, the camera is ready to take pictures in approximately 1 second.
High-speed picture playback of approximately 0.1 seconds interval.
"Short Movie" function enables movie recording for up to a total of 8 seconds, adjustable before or after the shutter ...
jono35 22.03.2006
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Advantages: Very compact, large screen Disadvantages: Few manual controls
...a standard usb connector on the actual camera could be a disadvantage for some people.
A firmware update is available from Casio allowing the use of SDHC cards which could be very useful for people wishing to take pictures but who do not have access to their own PC. ...
Ross7777 06.11.2007
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Product Information for "Casio EXILIM CARD EX-S500" »
Connections
Connector Type
1 x docking station
1 x USB
1 x composite video/audio output
1 x DC power input
Expansion Slot(s)
1 x SD Memory Card
Manufacturer's product description
A 5-megapixel CCD for beautiful images combined with manual parameter settings gives you the tools to create exactly the type of digital images you want. The EX-S500 brings you real movie recording capabilities in a card-size configuration. It records beautiful VGA size (640 x 480-pixel) images at 30 frames per second. You can take the EX-S500 along anywhere and record movies with all the ease of snapshots. Snapshots plus movies for a whole new world of digital camera fun! The design of the EX-S500 not only makes it compact, it is also easy to use. Features include a pyramid configuration for the top that makes the shutter button easier to operate, buttons for mode-less recording of snapshots and movies, and much more.
lightweight, easy-to-use, simple, quality shots, good software. 
