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Casio Exilim EX-S600 Digital Camera - Review Gist

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Recommended
Reviews Positive
Very Old Model
From 13 Digital Camera Reviews.


Specs:
- Ultra-Compact
- 3.0 x optical zoom
- 6.18 Megapixel
- CCD
- 2.2 in.
Released: Oct 2005
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Review summaries for Casio EX-S600 from expert digital camera reviewers.

Reasonably sharp images

Casio EXILIM CARD EX-S600:Imaging-Resource

With Manual, however, results were much closer to accurate. Noise levels are moderate to high at the Exilim EX-S600's lower sensitivity settings, with some blurring in the fine details. Our laboratory resolution chart revealed sharp, distinct line patterns down to about 900 lines per picture height (though you could argue for 1,000 lines horizontally), with extinction at around 1,300. The camera's autofocus system was able to focus on the
light turned off, and down to the lowest light... *
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Overall color looks just about right"
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highly saturated colors"
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Bright colors overall"
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the flash was brightest only to about eight feet before decreasing in intensity."
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Our laboratory resolution chart revealed sharp, distinct line patterns down to about 900 lines per picture height (though you could argue for 1,000 lines horizontally), with extinction at around 1,300."
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The camera's autofocus system was able to focus on the light turned off, and down to the lowest light level with the AF assist."
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camera's small size."
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ISO 400 images are soft but usable at 5x7"
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Noise levels are moderate to high at the Exilim EX-S600's lower sensitivity settings, with some blurring in the fine details."
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image noise levels are too high beyond ISO 200, with ISO 400 and beyond essentially unusable above 4x6."

The EX-S600 lacks the fundamental manual controls – aperture and shutter speed

Casio Exilim EX-S600 Digital Camera Review:digitalcamerainfo.com

In the US, it will be available in three flashy colors – silver, orange, and blue. *
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In the US, it will be available in three flashy colors – silver, orange, and blue."
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The EX-S600 lacks the fundamental manual controls – aperture and shutter speed"

strong, bright colors

Casio Exilim EX-S600:PCWorld

High sensitivity up to ISO 1600. Manual focus is difficult to use. All of the other controls are accessible through buttons on the back, too. *
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strong, bright colors"
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High sensitivity up to ISO 1600."
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the EX-S600 can also double as a camcorder, shooting movies at up to 640 by 480 resolution at 30 frames per second in MPEG-4 format."
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Manual focus is difficult to use."
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All of the other controls are accessible through buttons on the back, too."
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In general, the camera is small, light, and pretty easy to handle"
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We measured the battery life at 415 shots, pretty impressive"
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Battery life is often a compromise with smaller cameras such as this one, but the EX-S600 didn't seem to have this problem"
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High sensitivity up to ISO 1600."
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The S600 is capable of recording VGA (640 x 480) MPEG-4 movies at 30fps"
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For the uninitiated, Best Shot is also commonly referred to as Scene modes on other cameras"
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Casio has had to relegate connectivity options, including the DC-in, to the accompanying cradle"

huge selection of shooting modes.

Casio Exilim EX-S600 digital camera:macworld

A huge selection of other shooting modes is available--34 in all--including an interesting one designed to boost the colors of old photos. Like most cameras, the EX-S600 can also double as a camcorder, shooting movies at up to 640 by 480 resolution at 30 frames per second in MPEG-4 format. There is also a Past Movie mode in which the camera is constantly recording video, so you can effectively start shooting a movie five seconds before you press the Record button. Battery life is often a com... *
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fairly good image quality and compact design"
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image quality was above average, with strong, bright, but true-to-life colors."
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true-to-life colors"
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There is also a Past Movie mode in which the camera is constantly recording video, so you can effectively start shooting a movie five seconds before you press the Record button."
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shoots high-quality movies"
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it allows you to use the Shake Reduction mode while recording movies."
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bright LCD."
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controls on the back are hard to handle."
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Battery life is often a compromise with smaller cameras, but the EX-S600 doesn't have this problem."
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good battery life"
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We measured the battery life at 415 shots, pretty impressive considering the small size of its rechargeable lithium ion (LiIon) battery; many larger cameras don't last half as long."
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Casio's anti-shake is simply higher ISOs and shutter speeds set automatically"
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the best and most practical video and movies made in a compact camera"
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The extra bright LCD really works"

the EX-S600's photos are very pleasing and have a lot snap

Casio Exilim EX-S600 (orange):CNet

The Casio Exilim EX-S600's image quality is fair to poor, depending upon how closely you look at the photos. *
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the EX-S600's photos are very pleasing and have a lot snap"
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offers a few just-for-fun features, including Image Roulette, which rapidly displays a selection of your images on the LCD before stopping at one random photo."
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The Casio Exilim EX-S600's image quality is fair to poor, depending upon how closely you look at the photos."
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excellent movie capabilities"
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poor focus and compression artifacts"
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Pressing the Best Shot button calls up an LCD of the 35 different modes"
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multilevel menu system"
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poor LCD visibility"

there was little noise and the image was fairly sharp.

Casio Exilim EX-S600:PCAuthority

On the back is a large 2.2in LCD, albeit with a relatively low resolution. *
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there was little noise and the image was fairly sharp."
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poor focus, noise and compression artefacts"
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resolution and sharpness were good."
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On the back is a large 2.2in LCD, albeit with a relatively low resolution."

reasonable images

Casio Exilim:Vnunet

Tiny yet easy to use Grainy imagesNo optical zoom Despite the average image quality, this is a well-featured camera that is easy to use and compact enough to fit into a pocket
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reasonable images"
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Images were grainy and colour saturation was decent, if nothing special, but we had hoped for more."

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