Casio Exilim Pro EX-P505 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Hybrid still/video camera has much to offer

Pros: Excellent video features, great still feature-set, flip and swivel LCD, includes lens shade and proprietary rechargeable battery and charger.

Cons: No AF assist lamp, LCD remains dark in low light, still images could be sharper, no SD card included, no optical viewfinder.

Verdict: High-capacity, high-speed SD card, conversion software for .avi movies

Review summary: One of the better attempts at combining high-quality photo capture with decent video capabilities.

Pros: Autoduplex printing, Easy to operate, Mac and Windows compatible, Excellent text and graphics quality, 5X optical zoom, 22 Best Shot settings, Automatic macro, Zoom is fully functional during video recording, 5-second buffer for late-reaction video ...

Cons: No built-in networking, Doesn't perform well in low light, Zoom is sometimes audible on video recordings, Can be awkward for large hands to grasp

Verdict: This camera comes close to successfully combining high-quality photos with acceptable-quality video.

Pros: 5X optical zoom; 22 Best Shot settings; automatic macro; zoom is fully functional during video recording; 5-second buffer for late-reaction video shots

Cons: Doesn't perform well in low light; zoom is sometimes audible on video recordings; can be awkward for large hands to grasp

Verdict: This camera comes close to successfully combining high-quality photos with acceptable-quality video.

Review summary: One of the better attempts at combining high-quality photo capture with decent video capabilities

Pros: 5x optical zoom ; 22 Best Shot settings ; automatic macro ; zoom is fully functional during video recording ; 5-second buffer for late-reaction video shots

Cons: Doesn't perform well in low light ; zoom is sometimes audible on video recordings ; can be awkward for large hands to grasp

Review summary: Though Casio's 5-megapixel Exilim Pro EX-P505 point-and shoot takes both still photos and video, it doesn't excel at either. In fact, its picture quality was mediocre. That's too bad because this camera is easy to use and offers a great in-camera help ...

Verdict: Considering the camera's advanced video features, its software is surprisingly amateurish. Casio bundled Photo Loader 2.3 and Photo Hands 1.0 with our test unit. Photo Loader, a browser-based photo organizer, didn't play nicely with Mozilla Firefox, ...