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Review summary: Announced back in April, the Casio EX-Z1000 was the first compact to break the 10 megapixel barrier, though it was soon followed by a cascade of models featuring what we presume to be the same (Sony) 10.3MP 1/1.8-inch CCD sensor. Headline-grabbing ...

Pros: Excellent resolution and good edge-to-edge detail, Excellent results at ISO 50 and 100, Slim all-metal body, Superb build and finish, Easy to use, Well designed control and menu system, Very fast startup, focus, shutter lag, Lots of scene modes and ...

Cons: Noisy at ISO 400+, almost unusable at ISO 800, High Sensitivity (up to ISO 3200) mode very very low resolution (pixel-binning), Misleading 'image stabilization' mode simply increases the ISO, Noise reduction starts to remove low contrast detail at ISO ...

Verdict: Casio was the company that first gave the world a 'consumer' digital camera, way back in 1995 (when most of the big names were still convinced film would live forever), and since the launch of the Exilim range in 2002 the brand has become synonymous ...

Review summary: The Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 is a capable point-and-shoot ultra-compact digital camera which produces high-resolution 10 megapixel images. Its image quality would be quite good if it was not for excessive noise and chromatic aberrations. After all, ...

Pros: Sharp images, Nicely saturated colors, Good exposure accuracy, Low noise below ISO 200, Very fast and responsive, Decent LCD visibility, Flash continuous mode takes 3 shots in under 1s, Good build quality and finish

Cons: High image noise starting at ISO 200, Frequent chromatic aberrations, Some corner softness, Barrel distortion near wide angle, Nearly useless high-sensitivity modes, LCD blanks during continuous shooting, Battery charged in camera using docking ...

Review summary: Most of us have used enough digital cameras by now to know that more megapixels doesn't necessarily equate to better pictures. High-resolution sensors can mean long processing times and, especially, increased levels of noise.

Pros: Excellent all-round performance

Cons: Focus is poor on occasions

Verdict: You can adjust flash intensity, select a flattering Soft Flash for portraits - and the Best Flash feature lurks in the Drive menu. Flash Continuous fires three fl ash shots in quick succession (over about a second), which is perfect for night-time ...

Review summary: Announced on the26th of April 2006, the Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 is an ultra-compact 10 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens and a large widescreen 2.8" screen. The camera is one of the first compact 10 megapixel digital cameras available ...

Verdict: The Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 is an ultra-compact digital camera with a 10 megapixel sensor, a 3x optical zoom lens, and a large 2.8" screen. The camera provides speedy performance, a lot of user friendly controls and options, and a compact, stylish metal ...

Review summary: Announced on the 26th of April 2006, the Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 is an ultra-compact 10 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens and a large widescreen 2.8" screen. The camera is one of the first compact 10 megapixel digital cameras ...

Pros: Large, bright 2.8" widescreen ; Panel mode gives quick access to common features ; Fast and responsive ; Plenty of scene modes to help ordinary people take better photos ; Good colour - well saturated, accurate, pleasing skin tones ; Good flash ...

Cons: High noise in a lot of the photos even at lower ISO settings from ISO200 ; Anti-shake / High Sensitvity modes produce very noisy / blurry photos and don't let you choose your ISO setting ; Images are generally soft - and don't show much more detail ...

Verdict: The Casio Exilim EX-Z1000 is an ultra-compact digital camera with a 10 megapixel sensor, a 3x optical zoom lens, and a large 2.8" screen. The camera provides speedy performance, a lot of user friendly controls and options, and a compact, stylish metal ...