Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The Casio Exilim Z1200 is the UK's first compact digital camera to break through the 12Mp mark.

Verdict: You buy a 12.1Mp camera to get great photos, but the draw back to such quality is a lack of speed. Casio has a history of making very good cameras, (check out the Casio Exilim EX-Z75, reviewed here). But with the Casio Exilim Z1200 we feel that Casio ...

Review summary: The UK's first 12.1MP digital compact camera...

Review summary: The Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 is a 12.1 megapixel (CCD) digital camera and a 3x optical zoom lens. It features blur reduction, anti shake technology, 2.8 inch wide LCD display and 3 shots per second shooting. Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 News Release CASIO ...

Verdict: It features blur reduction, anti shake technology, 2.8 inch wide LCD display and 3 shots per second shooting

Pros: Good picture quality ; manual exposure controls

Cons: Sluggish shot-to-shot time ; mediocre lens ; only goes up to ISO 400

Verdict: Though hardly perfect, the Casio Exilim EX-Z1200 produces some very nice, very large pictures.

Review summary: Casio EXILIM Z1200 Review - Boasting a massive 12Mp CCD in a small body, the Z1200 fires the next shots in the pixel-counting wars. Duncan Evans is our conscientious objector on the spot in this exclusive first review.

Pros: Massive 12Mp resolution, Excellent build quality, Large LCD screen, Very easy to use, Highly detailed images at low ISOs, Plenty of scene modes, PASM program modes, Face recognition, Focus tracking, Good auto-focus, Big battery

Cons: Limited ISO range, Face recognition hit and miss, Focus tracking can wander, Modest optical zoom, Heats up, No burst mode

Verdict: With a very large pixel count noise was always going to be an issue, and the good news is that it's kept under control up to ISO200, but at ISO400 it really isn't very good and is worse than compacts with a lower resolution. At the ISO50 and 100 ...