Casio Exilim EX-Z150

Review summary: The slim, 8Mp Casio Exilim EX-Z150 point-and-shoot camera aims for the teen-friendly sweet spot of slick looks and functionality.

Verdict: The Casio Exilim EX-Z150 is fun to shoot with. Its wide-angle lens and big screen were a joy, but the Casio Exilim EX-Z150's shutter lag and slow focus were handicaps that made us use a lot more brain power ("Will this be in focus?") than we'd prefer ...

Review summary: This cute Casio point-and-shoot camera is easy to use, but suffers from shutter lag and limited focusing abilities.

Verdict: The "Best Shot" button takes you to a series of presets, including auto, backlight, text, nighttime, portrait, landscape, kids, and macro. Face-detection and antishake options are also in the mix, and the EX-Z150's color filters allow you to take ...

Review summary: A solid point-and-shoot camera with all the right connections.

Pros: Small, light, good looking, Semiâ ; euro ; wide angle 4X zoom lens, YouTube, eBay capture modes

Cons: A slow shooter with no burst mode, Long shutter lag with flash on, No video autofocus or zoom

Verdict: In movie mode, videos of the same subjects (shot at 640 x 480 at 30 frames per second) were smooth and detailed, with excellent quick response exposure. A few videos were filmed at 320 x 240 at 15 fps, and were also surprisingly good. However, the ...

Verdict: The EX-Z150 compared to a standard Compact Disc

Review summary: Hey, Casio: Time to call Jenny Craig. Your formerly slim, sexy Exilim cameras have ballooned up like William Shatner. Witness the EX-Z150, a chunky, pocket-sagging model that looks like it has a glandular disorder. Fortunately, like the fat guy on the ...

Pros: Wide-angle lens just plain kicks ass, and 4x optical zoom gets you close. One-touch video recording and YouTube-upload software make this the perfect camera for Paris/Lindsay/Bigfoot sightings.

Cons: Too thick and heavy to leave in your pocket all day. Small, stiff control pad. Snapshot colors lack pop. Battery must be removed for charging.