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Casio Exilim EX-G1 reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Casio Exilim EX-G1 Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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- 01 March 2010 - |
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- 17 February 2010 - |
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WhatDigitalCamera 's conclusion / rating - 04 March 2010 |
The Casio EX-G1 does what it says on the tin - it's rugged, freezeproof, waterproof, dustproof, shock resistant and ever-so-slim. But while it excels in the rough-handed department, it's let down by a relatively low-spec, not a wide enough angle lens and, ultimately, so-so image quality. If you need a camera that is hard as nails then the Casio EXILIM G1 is as good as they come, but if you're in the market for a camera to produce finer quality pictures then the same money could buy an entirely different approach of a camera. That's not to undermine the value as the G1 is the most affordable ruggedised compact available and it's a pretty fine one as far as they come too...
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- 4 |
Complete review here
CNET 's conclusion / rating - 01 March 2010 |
The Casio Exilim EX-G1 is a good first effort for a rugged camera. However, since the company has a solid design within reach, maybe it can redirect its energy to improving the feature set and photo quality...
Complete review here
PhotographyBLOG 's conclusion / rating - 17 February 2010 |
Casio's Exilim camera range, like its digital watches, has always valued style as highly as actual substance. And here, with the EX-G1, the manufacturer is in danger of leaning too heavily toward the former at the latter's expense.
Its near indestructible qualities means that it does battle with the similarly priced and specified likes of Canon's PowerShot D10, Panasonic's FT series Lumix, Olympus Mju Tough range - all of which deliver a more reliable image performance - not to mention cheaper but still stylish water-resistant alternatives from Pentax in the WS80 and Fuji in the Z33WP if splashing about in the pool is more your thing.
Ultimately where the EX-G1 is a letdown is as regards the wildly variable quality of its images - it's too inconsistent a performer to rate highly. Photos at times looking like 'grabs' from camcorder footage with a very obvious digital look and feel. It feels like we've come much further than that now, and as a result the performance here seems like a throwback to an age when people were tediously posing the question 'do you think digital photography will be the death of film?'
On a more positive note the Casio EX-G1 has a very cool design and control layout and is fun to use - it's just a real shame that the sense of frustration when you feel when downloading the resultant images to your desktop means that the lion's share of its pluses are quickly forgotten...
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- 3 |
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Pocket-lint 's conclusion / rating - 16 February 2010 |
We had fun using the EX-G1 and while we admired its looks, we found that occasionally practicality had been sacrificed to achieve the esoteric design.
Adrenaline junkies may be prepared to pay the premium for the Casio Exilim EX-G1 and be happy with slightly fuzzy snaps to recall their exploits, but photo enthusiasts wanting images pin sharp and properly exposed for the wall, portfolio or family album have cause to look elsewhere.
Up until ISO 800, low light performance is acceptable, but grain appears across the image at ISO 1600 and by ISO 3200 detail is smudged to the extent that photos take on a painterly appearance. Shooting video is slightly more successful and pin sharp quality is less key for the moving image, though the camera's microphone appears to be particularly sensitive in picking up operational movements of the user's fingers and wind noise into the bargain.
If having a camera that will take punishment without breaking is a higher priority than anything else, the Casio Ex-G1 is worth considering - and, again, have we mentioned how cool it looks? - but, in a more sober light, there are better overall options out there...
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- 3 |
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DigitalCameraReview 's conclusion / rating - 05 February 2010 |
With the EX-G1 Casio can target not only adventure/outdoor types who might need a small and light camera with survivability in adverse conditions, but also Joe Average who can take it to Disneyland on a rainy day and not have to worry about Splash Mountain soaking its circuits. This camera is slim and trim, well built and simple to operate - auto shooting modes are all there is. At the same time, Casio has built a lot of adjustability into the default auto mode, and offers a fair amount of input into the specific scene modes as well.
Autofocus and shutter performance are excellent and the flash recycles in a timely fashion. The lens has its faults and while not a bad performer it is also not among the best I've ever reviewed. Image quality gets a slightly guarded assessment as being good - at 100% enlargements the images seem to have a bit more artifacts than many other compacts I've shot - but short of that the images are pleasing and color accurate.
ISO noise sensitivity is average - 400 is really the high edge of the range you can use for anything you plan to enlarge, with 800 being OK in a pinch. There's no true stabilization which becomes a drawback when compounded with relatively slow maximum apertures on the lens and nothing special in the ISO department. Personally, a 10 megapixel sensor with improved noise performance in this body would have been a great combination.
It's survivable, shoots promptly, and produces good images if you can hold the ISO sensitivity below 400 and don't need huge prints. All in all, that's not a bad combination - if I were in the market for an all-weather compact digital I'd buy a G1...
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DigitalCameraInfo 's conclusion / rating - 30 January 2010 |
Overall, the EX-G1 feels like a case of style over substance: its a small stylish camera, but the images it captures arent that good...
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Steves Digicams 's conclusion / rating - 28 January 2010 |
The Casio Exilim EX-G1 is a super compact, tough camera. This is one you can stow in a backpack or bag and not worry about. It has features anyone would want in a point-and-shoot model and it takes great pictures. What more could you ask? The G1 has a MSRP of $300 bucks, which is at the higher end for a compact camera, but competitively priced when compared to the other "tough-built" cameras currently on the market. I believe it will be durable enough to be a good investment that will serve its owner well...
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