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Review summary: Casio's Exilim EX-Z600 is an ultra-compact camera, yet it has a bright, large 2.7in LCD. That's important because this camera lacks an optical viewfinder.

Pros: Compact, large LCD that's bright and easy to see in daylight, convenient Best Shot button, built-in perspective correction, reasonable price, great battery life

Cons: No optical viewfinder, mediocre image colour, exposure and sharpness, some controls are hard to use

Verdict: If low price, long battery life, and a big, bright LCD are at the top of your camera needs, the Casio EX-Z600 is an excellent fit. But if this camera only delivered better image quality, it would be much more enticing.

Pros: Small ; responsive ; broad feature set for point and shoot ; affordable

Cons: Blur-reduction features result in excessive noise ; generally average image quality ; no optical viewfinder

Verdict: Although the image quality and performance of the stylish and ultracompact Casio Exilim EX-Z600 are decent for a casual shooter, watch out for image noise at high ISO settings -- it quickly and easily gets out of control, turning pictures into mush

Review summary: Although the image quality and performance of the stylish and ultracompact Casio Exilim EX-Z600 are decent for a snapshooter, watch out for image noise at high ISO settings -- it quickly and easily gets out of control, turning pictures into mush.

Pros: Small, Responsive, Broad feature set for point and shoot, Affordable, Blur-reduction features result in excessive noise, Generally average image quality, No optical viewfinder

Cons: Blur-reduction features result in excessive noise, Generally average image quality, No optical viewfinder

Review summary: If a low price, long battery life, and a big, bright LCD are at the top your camera needs, the Casio EX-Z600 is an excellent fit. If this camera came with a more extensive software package and delivered higher image quality, it would be more enticing.

Pros: Compact ; large LCD ; LCD is bright and easy to see in daylight ; convenient Best Shot button ; built-in perspective correction ; reasonable price ; great battery life

Cons: No optical viewfinder ; mediocre image color, exposure, and sharpness ; some controls are hard to use

Verdict: While informal shots I took with the 6-megapixel EX-Z600 looked pretty good, the camera's images earned below-average scores for color accuracy and sharpness in detailed lab tests. The EX-Z600 also scored poorly in exposure accuracy tests, compared ...

Pros: Small; responsive; broad feature set for point and shoot; affordable

Cons: Blur-reduction features result in excessive noise; generally average image quality; no optical viewfinder

Verdict: Although the image quality and performance of the stylish and ultracompact Casio Exilim EX-Z600 are decent for a snapshooter, watch out for image noise at high ISO settings--it quickly and easily gets out of control, turning pictures into mush.