Casio High Speed Exilim Ex-ZR700 Digital Camera White EX-ZR700WE - International Version (No Warranty)

Great camera for the price.

I'm a pro photographer. And no, it doesn't take the same quality images as a full size DSLR.But it has an HDR function that is adjustable and takes the most amazing nature pictures at the mildest setting. Totally natural looking and filled in.No other camera has an adjustable HDR setting, they all produce HDR with artsy effects.It has a super high speed mode, that lets you take 30 pictures in one second, allowing you to capture that exact moment the kids hit the pool or the motorcycle.No other camera has this, they take at most 5 pictures per second. There's a Sony DSLR that takes 12 per second, but it's really expensive and big.And here may be the biggest feature of all: It has a feature called "makeup" which makes the faces of subjects look better than they would otherwise, like they've been touched up in Photoshop, and this effect is available in 12 steps. When women see how amazing they look after I've taken their picture they can't believe it.No other camera has this in camera.It's easy to use, and really well built. The only downside is that to use the flash (and you should almost always use the flash) you have to manually open the flash with a little button. It should pop up on it's own.

Great for slow motion.

I've shown this camera to two people, and they both got it for themselves. This uses a technology that I haven't seen in American cameras, which is probably why the language is defaulted to Japanese and the manual is in Japanese too. I've read low review for this product because somehow some people don't know that you can download a very well written manual from the Casio website in English. I am a professional, award-winning photographer, and for instant photography without a tripod, this camera beats everything I've seen hands down. I've taken zoom shots where the image is shaking in the lcd screen yet the photo comes out crystal clear. Water freezes in motion. You can take multiple shots in a second. It works great with low light. It has excellent automatic features AND you can create your own manual settings. I had a Nikon before this, which in comparison was a complete piece of trash. The only thing I would say about this camera for people who are considering purchasing it, it that this is an amazing point and shoot camera, so you're not going to get shots with real depth of field, since it has a fixed lens. I always have an SLR camera for studio shots, and shots that I set up using a tripod. That being said this is the new state of the art for point and click cameras, and people who want to be able to do 1000fps in video for a very reasonable price!

This camera quit working with less than one month of very light use. Would not recommend this camera due to poor quality.

This makes my 3rd Casio camera in the past 10 years. I recently purchased this Casio Ex-ZR700 because we were going on vacation & I thought it would be good to have a higher megapixel and quicker auto focus... I love this camera! It takes great pictures, has various easy to use settings, & it easily fits into my purse. The zoom is awesome, too! It has GREAT zoom without having to change the lens. I do have to push the button to pop up the flash, & sometimes I have to turn on the flash in some areas that I think might need more light. That was no big deal, because it takes amazing pictures in very little light, even indoors! Yes, I continue to stay a fan of Casio cameras!!!

Lens Error after only 10 uses

The EX ZR700 takes better than expected photos, movies, is easy to use, large zoom, pocketable and good looking. I'm a happy owner. This is my third Casio, V8, FH100, which couldn't swim and now its replacement the ZR700. Received the camera in only 3 days time from Japan. I am of the opinion that Casio makes better and more versatile pocket cameras than all other manufactures.

Actually it was 90.000¥ but used as new I bought for 12.000¥! It works very good, is compact and the battery is very long time on

I was first drawn to this camera series for the high number of photos it is rated to be able to take on one battery charge.With these backlit LCD screens, other compact cameras will chew down the power while you are waiting for the perfect moment to photograph kids in a play or concert, etc. Battery swap out can mean you miss 3 minutes of an event. Not so with a Casio.This camera has lots of really usable features, like low light HDR, focus depth control, high speed video for slow motion. The manual (downloadable in English) describes the "how to" for each photographic approach very well. If you can't remember what was in the manual, there is a setting called BS for Best Shot, where sample photos illustrate settings you can quickly set and there is a text description of that scenario as well. The old standards for aperture control, shutter control, etc. are also there.On receiving it, I was impressed by the solid feel. Probably not the lightest compact, but there is more strength where there is metal.If you want a better camera than one of these Casios, you need a Nikon DSLR, weighing much more, and more likely to be busted when tripping and swinging from the neck. Like another reviewer said, Casio make the best compact cameras, and no one in North America knows it.

Casio Exilim EX-ZR700 Digitalkamera (16,1 Megapixel, 7,6 cm (3 Zoll) Display, 36-fach Multi SR Zoom, Triple Shot, HDR) weißDa ich DSLR (Vollformat) und eine Systemkameras ausschließlich mit besten Optiken verwende, war ich überzeugt, so was wie die Casio ex-zr700 kann nur Spielerei sein, Technik hui, Bildqualität pfui.Aber der zu Beschenkende wollte nie eine große Kamera dennoch sollte sie schnell sein und eben die Features beherrschen, die diese Casio bietet. Nach langem Überlegen und Zaudern die Casio ex-zr700 am Sonntag spät bestellt und am Dienstag erhalten.Vorsichtig nur die Kamera und den vorgeladenen Akku eingesetzt, Bildqualität auf "fine" gestellt, die Sättigung auf +2 und ein Bild aufgenommen (Aufnahme #1) und dann schnell den entfernt stehenden Baum herangezoomt (Aufnahme #2)Mit den beiden Bildern habe ich mir keine Mühe gegeben (z. B. mit "besonders ruhig halten, wenn man zoomt!"), denn ich war der Ansicht, dass das eh nichts wird.Es war eigentlich nur eine hastige lustlose Pflichtübung, dessen Ergebnis vorweg schon feststand.Jetzt bin ich denn doch überrascht. Aber sehen Sie selbst.Gezeigt wirdBild #2 als Ausschnitt mit Inlay aus #1 = Mittelstreifen aus Bild #1 ohne Zoom zum Größengleich (beim Verkleinern mit iview auf h=1200 pix wurde nicht nachgeschärft)A) [...][...]Hier drunter folgend nun der gleiche Ausschnitt, der beim Verkleinern mit iview nachgeschärft wurde.(Meine Bilder werden nie nachgeschärft - lieber bleiben sie weicher).B) [...]Bedenken Sie, es ist ein Bildausschnitt, dazu freihändig, schnell aufgenommen bei vollem Zoom von 480mm.Sicher, wenn man in die Pixelebene geht, sich das dann genau ansieht, könnte man kritisieren - aber das ist nun mal keine Zeiss Tessar T*-Optik im vierstelligem Bereich. In der Praxis aber, in den gängigen Größen, sollte sie ganz ausgezeichnete Bilder liefern - ausgezeichnet in jedem Fall in Rahmen des Preissegmentes.Was sie dann noch für Fotografen bereit hält, die Schnelligkeit wünschen, auch mal eine Bewegung erfassen wollen usw., das ist hier noch nicht mal berücksichtigt. Das kann ich nicht testen.Ich war schon froh das alles (mit Handschuhen) so wieder verpackt zu haben, dass der Beschenkte sie spurenfrei vorfindet.Fassen wir zusammen: Ich halte die Bildqualität für ausgezeichnet und meine in dieser Preislage wird man sich schwer tun etwas Vergleichbares zu finden.Immerhin liegen im Büro auch einige andere Kameras herum, die das nicht annähernd abliefern und dabei teurer waren.Schon überlege ich, mir diese so für unterwegs ebenfalls zuzulegen und ich habe die sogar einem Freund und Sportler empfohlen.Selbstverständlich, lassen Sie mich das anmerken, untersuche ich meine Aufnahmen auf der Pixelebene, wenn ich Schwachstellen entdecken will.Hier hielte ich das denn doch für nicht angezeigt, wie ich es auch nicht für besonders weiterhelfend halte, bei Kameras mit relativ lichtschwachen Optiken und solch kleinen Sensoren auf ISO 800 zu gehen um dann das Rauschen zu bemängeln. An der Physik führt eben kein Weg vorbei.Wer hier mehr will, der muss anders einsteigen, muss mehr bezahlen und auch mehr schleppen, denn man kann nicht einfach nur den Sensor größer machen.All die anderen so weit reichenden technischen Möglichkeiten, die wurden bereits so gut beschrieben, dass ich da gerne darauf verweise. Mit geht es hier um die Bildqualität unterhalb Postergröße.Wollen Sie jedoch Aufnahmen machen, die auch auf der Pixelebene - also noch auf Postergröße - scharf sind, müssen Sie in einer andern Klasse einsteigen und für die Optik alleine das Mehrfache dessen ausgeben, was hier die komplette Kamera kostet. Suchen Sie aber eine schnelle, eine handliche Kamera, deren Bilder auf dem Bildschirm und auf den gängigen Abzügen noch "rattenscharf" wirken, dabei technische Möglichkeiten bietet, die man anderweitig suchen muss, dann - so meine ich - könnten Sie mit dieser Kamera gut bedient sein.

Dopo aver avuto altre marche (Nikon e Canon) avevo voluto provare la precedente Casio Exilim EX-ZR100 per via di alcuni particolari che mi incuriosivano molto e mi ero trovato molto bene; macchina compatta e praticissima da usare. Dopo un po' di tempo si sa, c'è la voglia di aggiornarsi e di provare qualcosa di nuovo così avevo acquistato una Canon PowerShot SX260 HS, ma dopo alcuni scatti, c'era qualcosa che non mi convinceva, come ad esempio fare più volte la stessa foto con le stesse impostazioni ed ottenere foto con colori e luminosità differenti; così ho colto al volo la possibilità di cambiare il prodotto con questa nuova Casio EXilim EX-ZR700 e me ne sono subito innamorato. È nettamente più reattiva e veloce di Canon e mi ha impressionato positivamente come la "vecchia" ZR-100, di cui hanno migliorato alcuni aspetti molto importanti come i menu di navigazione che sono molto più pratici da utilizzare per meglio configurare la macchina a seconda delle esigenze di scatto del momento. Altra miglioria è stato l'eliminare il gioco meccanico che aveva l'obiettivo quando a macchina chiusa la si scuoteva (delicatamente, si intende!), ora non si sentono più i pezzi che si muovono.Alcune operazioni che con Canon vanno fatte su un computer, qui vengono elaborate direttamente dal processore della macchina fotografica con risultati eccellenti.Migliorie da fare ce ne sono, come ad esempio non ho gradito il flash che va aperto a mano, sarebbe stata gradita almeno l'apertura automatica, in questo trovo molto meglio quello della Canon 260 che si apre e si chiude da solo. Se questo fatto permette di far risparmiare tanta energia per fare più foto, beh allora accetto anche questo, visto che la durata della batteria Casio è almeno tripla di quella della concorrente che ho avuto modo di provare.Altra miglioria, in questo caso estetica, potrebbe essere la fascia di plastica nera sul lato della fotocamera; mi avrebbe fatto più piacere sentire un appiglio gommato sotto le dita anziché in semplice plastica zigrinata.Non ho ancora provato i filmati, ma ricordo che con la precedente ZR-100 ne avevo fatto uno in un ambiente piuttosto rumoroso e con un forte eco; nonostante tutto ne era uscito un filmato con un audio veramente superbo, spero che anche su questa ZR-700 la qualità sia agli stessi livelli.Peccato per la dotazione di accessori base che pian piano diventa sempre più minimalista (sia Canon che Casio). In casa Casio è sparito anche il caricabatterie esterno, infatti la macchina ora si può ricaricare collegandola al PC con il cavetto USB fornito oppure la si può caricare collegandola direttamente alla rete con il caricatore (fornito) che può essere utilizzato anche per i cellulari, infatti ha l'ormai classico spinotto micro USB.Non so se è un dato che può essere utile, ma avevo provato a comparare le foto della mia vecchia Casio ZR-100 con quelle della nuova Canon SX260 (entrambe 12 MP) e le ho trovate di qualità comparabile.Complessivamente mi sento di consigliare caldamente questa EX-ZR700.Insuperabile il servizio di Amazon, avevo concordato il reso della Canon nel tardo pomeriggio e la mattina dopo avevo già in casa la nuova Casio. Complimenti!

I bought this camera because it has high speed shooting capability (30 fps).After used it a few times, I really like it. in addition to everything that other point-and-shoot camera has, Casio EX-ZR700 camera has really optical zoom and low light sensor. When taking a picture of a map on the wall under in-door light, for example, I found that the resolution of the map in the photo is even better than the photo taken using my Cannon T3i and 55mm-250mm zoom lens.Use of a tripod is recommended when taking a photo of a distant object, otherwise, the photo may be blurred.