I'm afraid to say there aren't many positive things I can say about this camera and I wish I'd never bought it. The nicest thing about it though is the design, which is one of the first things that attracted me to it. It's very slim and stylish and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. ... Read review
Casio Exilim EX-S770 - Poor camera quality, overpriced
Advantages: Nice design Disadvantages: Bad photo quality, overpriced
I'm afraid to say there aren't many positive things I can say about this camera and I wish I'd never bought it. The nicest thing about it though is the design, which is one of the first things that attracted me to it. It's very slim and stylish and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It looks like it should be a good camera, but the descriptions, images and reviews of it are very deceiving.
Considering the high price of this ... ...is 2MP, is capable of taking better photographs than this camera. There is no point in macro being on this camera, because you have to be so far away from the object before it focuses that it isn't even considered a macro shot anymore. The photos rarely come out sharp and I've never taken a photo I've liked on this camera. I know it's not supposed to be an SLR or a top of the range digital camera, but there are far cheaper cameras that'd take better ... more
I'm afraid to say there aren't many positive things I can say about this camera and I wish I'd never bought it. The nicest thing about it though is the design, which is one of the first things that attracted me to it. It's very slim and stylish and small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It looks like it should be a good camera, but the descriptions, images and reviews of it are very deceiving.
Considering the high price of this camera, the picture quality is awful. My camera phone, which is 2MP, is capable of taking better photographs than this camera. There is no point in macro being on this camera, because you have to be so far away from the object before it focuses that it isn't even considered a macro shot anymore. The photos rarely come out sharp and I've never taken a photo I've liked on this camera. I know it's not supposed to be an SLR or a top of the range digital camera, but there are far cheaper cameras that'd take better acceptable pictures than this. Almost every person that has been in a photo taken by this camera has commented that the camera makes you look rough and a lot worse than if you looked in a mirror. This is not an exaggeration or people just being vain or paranoid - this camera honestly doesn't do anyone justice. I took the same photo 3 times, one with this camera, one with my camera phone (S500i) and one with Sony Cybershot DSC-T30. The DSC-T30 isn't much more expensive than this camera, but has amazing picture quality and sometimes the photos get mistaken to that taken with an SLR. The picture I took was of a friend and in the DSC-T30 picture, the image was sharp, realistic colours and was a generally nice pretty picture. On the camera phone it was still decent but obviously not of the same quality. On the EX-S700, the image was slightly out of focus even though I had all the right settings on and took it with a steady hand and it made my friend look stupidly shiny, which there was no way she looked like that in person. This camera seems to like to make everyone look like they've been polished and rough, which I doubt anyone wants to have in their family album, especially when they don't even look like that in the first place.
The camera turns on too easily - never put this camera in your pocket. When the camera turns on, the lens comes out, which in a pocket... well, not good news. The amount of times I've heard a nasty crunch and thought the lens has crushed into pieces, but luckily it hasn't (yet). I don't put it in my pocket anymore, or in a special camera case for that matter, cause I don't even use it. I can't sell it either cause it had only been used for a month or so by the previous owner and I'd only had it for a month or so myself and it decides to revert to Portuguese every time you turn it on. Going through the settings every time is pretty annoying.
The screen on the camera is also bad and has really high light contrast and bright red tinted colours. Nothing like the photos look on the computer.
I don't recommend this camera to anyone. I'd understand if this camera was under £100, but the fact it's priced so ridiculously highly for how bad it is, I don't understand. You can find plenty of other cameras for the same price that are so much better.
Advantages: compact small size Disadvantages: Large screen gets easily scratched
...of cameras i chose the Casio Exilim EX-S770. I chose it for its small size, but powerful pixel quality. I got it out of the box and used it imediately to see how good it was. It has a huge screen so i can see all the pictures i have taken clearly, buttons which are similar are grouped together so you can use there functions well, it fits snugly into my pocket, without looking like i have a huge brick in there!! The camera itself has a lot of functions, ... ...or sepiua etc. for use with my work, i can change the setting on the camera instead of editing on my PC. It connects to my PC with a dock that came with it (USB), or i can use the SD card which fits into a slot on my PC too. I am able to connect it onto a tripod to take pictures easier. I really do reccomend this product to othres. The negatives however are very minor, such as it is easier to get the screen scratched as it is larger, i countered ...
derdle88 16.02.2007
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Advantages: Great little camera Disadvantages: That you have to buy a case separately
...and again easy to use. I truly cannot find fault, even when having to return the camera due to a faulty battery. Casio were great, I posted it on a Monday; the battery had been replaced and the camera was returned to me by the Wednesday of the same week. ...
emmag32 18.08.2008
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just stick it in my trouser or coat pocket. It is only mobile phone size. Also the camera wallet which was suppied has a wonderful magnetic snap-shut lid which has never failed and I see little likelihood of it falling out.
My 3rd camera which I bought in 2006 was a red CasioExilimEX-S770. It was super slim and super cool. However I found the picture image quality to be poor and I wasn't happy with it. I would have kept it for a while I suppose but I left it in the seat magazine pocket of an Emirates Airbus on my way home so that was the end of that.
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1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( included ), 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 680 mAh ( included )
Supported Battery
Casio NP-20
Power
Power Device
Power adapter - external
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
USB cable
A/V cable
Included Accessories
Docking station, hand strap, Carrying strap, docking station
Works with Windows Vista
Works with Windows Vista
System requirements for pc connection
Peripheral Devices
USB port, CD-ROM Drive
Operating System Support
MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows ME, MS Windows 98, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple MacOS X 10.2.8 or later
Software
Software
Drivers & Utilities, Drivers & Utilities, Casio Data Transport, Casio Photo Transport
Connections
Expansion Slot(s)
1 x SD Memory Card
Connector Type
1 x docking station
1 x USB
1 x composite video/audio output
Microphone
Microphone Operation Mode
Mono
Type
Microphone - built-in
Microphone Technology
Electret condenser
Digital player (recorder)
Supported Digital Audio Standards
WAV
Display
Display Format
230,400 pixels
Display Form Factor
Built-in
Type
LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.8" - colour
Additional features
Additional Features
Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, auto power save, date/time stamp, display brightness control, digital image rotation, PictBridge support, histogram display, cropping an image, 16:9 widescreen mode, MOTION PRINT, Anti-Shake DSP, in-camera film editing, takes photos while film recording
Self Timer
Built-in
Self Timer Delay
10 sec, 2sec
Lens system
Focus Adjustment
Automatic, manual
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
38 - 114mm
Focal Length
6.2 mm - 18.6 mm
Features
Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
Lens Construction
5 group(s) / 6 element(s)
Zoom Adjustment
Motorised drive
Optical Zoom
3 x
Lens Aperture
F/2.7-5.2
Min Focus Range
40 cm
Auto Focus Points (Zones)
9
Auto Focus
TTL contrast detection
Type
Zoom lens - 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm - f/2.7-5.2
Macro Focus Range
15-50cm
Camera flash
Features
AF illuminator
Flash Modes
Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction, Soft, Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 15 sec - with 6MB built-in memory
MPEG-4 - 704 x 384 - 30 fps - 15 sec - with 6MB built-in memory
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 42 sec - with 6MB built-in memory
MPEG-4 - 600 sec - max clip duration
Continuous Shooting Speed
3 frames per second
Still Image Format
JPEG
Digital Video Format
MPEG-4
White Balance
Custom, automatic, presets
Exposure Compensation
±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Exposure Modes
Programme, automatic
Exposure Metering
Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Min Shutter Speed
4 sec
Max Shutter Speed
1/2000 sec
Special Effects
Black & White, Sepia
Shooting Modes
Frame movie mode
Digital Zoom
4 x
Light Sensitivity
ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto
Optical Sensor Size
1/2.5"
Effective Sensor Resolution
7,200,000 pixels
Total Pixels
7,410,000 pixels
Resolution
7.2 Megapixel
Colour Support
Colour
Optical Sensor Type
CCD
Shooting Programs
Portrait mode, text, party/indoor, coupling shot, PET, natural green, sundown, Children, scenery, splashing water, candlelight portrait, pre-shot, food, fireworks, portrait with scenery, collection, flower, night scene, sports mode, twilight mode, Soft, night scene with portrait, ID photo mode, business cards and documents, soft flowing water
The Casio Exilim EX-S770 is a 7.2mp digital camera that is only about 17mm thin. The 2.8 inch screen is very bright with 1100cd/m2. In addition to VGA-size movies in MPEG-4 format, the EX-S770 can record 16:9 aspect ratio movies. Other features include 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, Anti Shake DSP and USB 2.0.
