Casio Exilim Pro EX-P505 Digital Camera - Review Gist

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We were able to snap 934 photos before the battery finally gave up."

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Overall the photo quality on the P505 was good"

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Photos were generally well-exposed with accurate color and not too much purple fringing"

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Purple fringing levels were low"

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good overall tone and color"

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Our daylight still-life test shots were sharp"

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good color and tone"

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pleasing image"

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its image quality is mediocre on stills"

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its picture quality was mediocre."

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It's also compatible with Exif 2.2 and PRINT Image Matching II standards."

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image and lowest image quality"

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Neutral colour and contrast equals good skin!."

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Image scrolling is instantaneous"

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Color a little dull in still images"

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its image quality is mediocre on stills."

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our video shots were nearly perfect, with a sharp resolution and beautifully saturated colors."

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A video shot can last until the SD card is full, except when recording in Short Movie mode."

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passable 640x480 MPEG-4 video"

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Video quality is excellent, sound is recorded in stereo, and there are several different ways in which you can record movies"

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Video quality is excellent, sound is recorded in stereo"

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You can record video at 640 x 480 / 30 frames/second with stereo sound until the memory card is full"

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does a good job shooting MPEG-4 VGA video at 30 frames per second"

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The video clips we captured were clear and sharp"

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Short Movie lets you set the total video time to anywhere from two to eight seconds,"

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The five primary video modes are Portrait, Scenery, Fireworks, NightScene, and Silent."

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The Exilim Pro EX-P505's combination of photo and video features sounds promising"

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five Best Shot video scene modes"

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The quality of the videos is quite good for a digital camera, recording a TV-like 30 frames per second at 640 x 480-resolution in the HQ mode."

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You'll be more impressed when you take your SD card out and pop it into your notebook; the videos we recorded in HQ mode took up the majority of our laptop's screen and looked great, although some of the yellows seemed a bit oversaturated."

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five primary video modes"

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Exposure levels were generally accurate with a broad dynamic range."

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zoom is fully functional during video recording. 5-second buffer for late-reaction video shots."

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zoom is fully functional during video recording. 5-second buffer for late-reaction video shots."

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zoom lens that can be used during filming, and stereo sound recording"

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Autofocus speeds on the P505 were good, with typical focus times of 0.3 - 0.5 seconds at wide-angle"

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Autofocus speeds on the P505 were good"

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The flash coverage was quite good."

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We were pleasantly surprised in the flash photo test,"

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The still-camera functions include a high shutter speed of 1/2,000 second, five ISO settings from 50 to 400, and 22 still-photo Best Shot modes"

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The P505 has 5 effective megapixels for still imaging on its 1/2.5-inch CCD and full VGA resolution in its four movie modes"

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fully manual mode, aperture and shutter priority modes"

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The 0.01-second claim for shutter lag appears credible, too - you can't glean any sense of pause at all."

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high-quality digital video recording capabilities"

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manual exposure settings"

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shutter lag is inconsequential when the flash is turned off, clocking in at just 0.01 seconds."

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By using the Casio Exilim EX-P505 digital camera you can be sure to get images for any occasion as it is capable of shooting images to 640 x 480, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200 and 1280 x 960 resolutions"

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The camera may be small, but it lacks both the slim shape of a point-and-shoot and the features - such as an optical viewfinder, a flash shoe, and support for external lenses - that justify the heft of more-advanced cameras."

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The powerful flash lights a fairly large room with ease and is excellent for portrait use"

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The onscreen menus are bright and easy to navigate."

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The LCD screen was bright and relatively sharp, despite its limited 354x240-pixel resolution."

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The EX-P505's menu system is easy-to-use and responsive"

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The important controls are all easy to reach and operate"

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Here's what you'll find in this menu: Sounds (Startup, half-shutter, shutter, operation, operation volume, playback volume) - adjust all the blips and bleeps plus the volume File numbering (Continue, reset) World time Date style (YY/MM/DD, DD/MM/YY, MM/DD/YY) Adjust (time setting) Language (Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean) Sleep (30 sec, 1, 2 mins, off) Auto power off (2, 5 mins) USB (Mass Storage, PTP/PictBridge) Format Reset camera Well enough about menus, let's do photo tests now."

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The menus are easy to read and well organized."

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the menus are well labeled with text and there are several live views, which is always a handy feature."

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The camera body is compact, but the 2-inch LCD can fold outwards and rotate in classic camcorder style to provide added shooting flexibility."

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has four buttons with brightly colored animals."

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One of the major selling points is the 2 inch TFT rotating screen it has enabling you to get any shot in any angle perfect each and every time"

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The Casio EX-P505 has a skinny lithium-ion battery"