Casio EX-H10 12Mp Digital Camera with 10X Optical Zoom and 3.0 Inch LCD
- Thanks to the high-speed image processing capability of the new engine, a moving subject can be cut out of a number of images
- The Freedom of Zoom Photography: An ultra-wide angle 24 mm lens is useful for shooting in a small room or for photographing large subjects
- 10x zoom combines with a CMOS shift stabilization for beautiful images even at high zoom factors where images are prone to blurring.
- HD Movie Function: Just by pressing the dedicated movie button, these cameras will record beautiful HD movies at a size of 1280×720 pixels.
- In addition to recognizing faces and adjusting focus and exposure accordingly, these cameras can make adjustments to smooth skin in images
Product Description
One of the thinnest and lightest long-zoom Point And Shoot Digital Cameras currently on the market, the EX-H10 is a 10x zoom camera with a 24-240mm range, and when coupled with an energy-efficient processor and high-capacity battery, this camera can shoot as many as 1,000 images before needing a recharge! The 12- megapixel camera sports a three-inch LCD screen and shoots 720p HD video at 24 frames-per second. With its 10x optical zoom and ultra-wide angle 24mm, image stabilization is key, and the EX-H10 uses a CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism to ensure crisp shots. and also includes 38 scene modes, which enables the camera to choose the best settings for each shot. At the heart of the new EX-H10 is the EXILIM En… More >>
Casio EX-H10 12Mp Digital Camera with 10X Optical Zoom and 3.0 Inch LCD
2:37 pm on December 21st, 2009
You’re going to have to get a digital SLR to get a camera with much more capability than this Casio. Candidly speaking, this camera showed up broken. I jumped through all the hoops to return it, and Amazon handled it flawlessly, though I was without the camera when I really needed it. It happens.
Unlike the simpler point-and-shoots, this camera isn’t that simple. Once you get the hang of it, though, it’s fast, powerful, and takes great pictures. But, if you want a total point-and-shoot, and you really don’t want to figure out anything, then get a simpler, and cheaper, one, though I think the $$ value of this camera is pretty dang good!
Rating: 4 / 5
4:12 pm on December 21st, 2009
I recently visited an exhibition, where some rooms have been quite dark and the use of flash was not allowed. But the camera adjusted the brightness automatically and even recognized the macro mode by itself. The pictures turned out great.
Rating: 5 / 5
5:32 pm on December 21st, 2009
I was drawn to this camera due to the 10X optical zoom, the relatively small size for a superzoom camera and the claimed very long battery life. I didn’t preview the camera at a store before purchasing it at Amazon, but there is one thing that prevented me from giving this camera a full five stars: The charging module. It is obvious the people who engineer these cameras don’t actually use them. Otherwise they would make the battery charging “cube” like many other camera companies do; with a “flip out” plug that stores nicely in itself when you are traveling. Instead this Casio (and I assume other Casios as well) still has a huge four foot cord that you plug into the side of the charging module that when wrapped up is bigger in size than the camera and charger together. This is a ridiculously stupid design and it must be more expensive to produce too. Why do they do it? I nearly packed the camera back up and sent it back just because of this, but decided that I might not need the charger on anything but very long trips. I decided to give Casio a break and keep the camera (I still think it’s a big pimple on the face of a great camera).
I’m still exploring all of the features of this camera which far exceed any of the four or so digital cameras I have previously owned. The menus are easy to navigate and so far the pictures have been excellent. I love the 10X zoom for capturing candid shots which I like much better than posed shots.
Rating: 4 / 5
7:32 pm on December 21st, 2009
I also have had a Casio ultracompact the EX-Z850 before and I have been mostly happy with that. My aim in purchasing the EX-H10 was to find an ultra-compact camera with a long zoom and reasonable picture quality. The length and width are about the same as the competing Lumix, Canon, and Stylus 9000 models. The Stylus 7010 is slightly smaller and lighter, but had bad reviews. The Casio EX-H10 is about an ounce or two lighter than competing cameras at 6.8 oz and almost a half inch smaller in depth at 0.9 inches. That makes a difference. However, it feels heavier than the EX-Z850 and is a little bulkier. I recently tried out the Stylus TZ7 (also called the ZS3) and it was decidedly heavier at 8 oz and 1/2″ thicker.
The image quality of photos is good. It is not what one expects from a good SLR with a larger sensor, but pleasing. The zoom starts at 24mm — good for those of us who seek a wide-angle camera. The operation is straightforward. Video is more than simply satisfactory. I don’t like the photos one gets with the flash, but when it is turned off, the quality again is good.
The camera slips easily into a pocket, it has a huge capacity of shots on the battery — claimed 1000 and I don’t doubt it. What sold me was the combination of very small size, light weight, good image quality, and long zoom.
Rating: 5 / 5
10:29 pm on December 21st, 2009
I’ve had the Casio Exilim H10 about 2 weeks, during which I was on vacation taking a lot of pics. I chose this camera over the competing pocket super zooms for several reasons. 1) The telephoto range is good – not quite as much as the Canon or Panny, but plenty for hand held photography. I really appreciate the long lens for candid photography – even if the subject is aware that you are photographing them, the extra distance makes the subject less self conscious. 2) The camera allows a good deal of manual control – I expecially like the ability to manually focus for those tough shots (this also eliminates focus lag). 3) This camera has the ability to focus quickly (important to me because shutter lag drives me nuts when I’m taking candids). The standard focus is pretty fast, and there is a quick focus mode that is very fast at the cost of a few mis-focused shots. 4) It is small – fits in my pocket easily, or in a very small belt pouch (Tamrac 3805 Neoprene). It is small enough to take everywhere, so I always had it with me when I saw an opportunity. 5) It takes HD video – a real advance from my last camera.
I was very happy shooting with the H10. This is the first camera I’ve had with optical image stabilization – a great invention for those of us who like long lenses or available light photography. Almost all my shots, day and night, were done with available light. If flash is turned off in the menu, it stays off when the camera is cycled off and on (avoiding those embarrassing unintended flashes in museums etc). My biggest complaint is that the zoom is too fast, making it hard to frame exactly. Although I generally don’t take wide angle shots, I did find the extra-wide angle useful on more occasions than expected. I did not use ‘best shot’ scene modes, nor did I find the makeup and vivid landscape gimmicks useful. I wish there was more direct menu access (or buttons) for features like self timer, picture brightness, flash and focus mode. I wish there were an optical viewfinder, but no direct competitor has one either. I have not yet had a chance to critically evaluate picture quality, but the pics look good on a computer screen. [...] A small camera like this can’t be as good as one with a larger sensor (and consequently larger size), but the pics look fine to me.
Update 1: I keep discovering good things about this camera. It can be configured to remember the last zoom setting before it was turned off — great One can configure the rocker buttons to quickly change an often used setting (I set it to control exposure brightness (EV shift), but it can alternatively be used for metering, white balance, ISO setting or self timer (but only one of these).
Update 2: A month later still happy. Those of you who have questions might want to download the pdf manual from the casio support site. It’s not always clear, however. Took me a while to realize that turning a setting ‘on’ in the Memory panel does not tell the camera to always turn the setting on, it tells it to remember how it was set the last time the camera was on. Not intuitive, but a neat feature when you understand it.
I’m very pleased with this camera — it may not be perfect, but it is amazingly good.
Rating: 5 / 5