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Summary
Review summaries for Casio EX-V7 from expert digital camera reviewers.
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powerful prism-folded lens"
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new EXILIM Engine 2.0 image processor"
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silent lens motor enables optical zooming while recording movies."
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It's easy to switch between shooting modes using the mode dial"
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sensor-shift image stabilization"
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merely average image quality"
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The live histogram in capture mode makes manual exposures a bit easier to calculate, and the static version in playback mode makes double-checking your work less confusing."
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slow f/3.4-5.3 maximum aperture range"
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It's easy to switch between shooting modes using the mode dial"
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soft lens is helped by the optical image stabilization system"
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zoom lens doesn't provide nice, sharp pictures."
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The shutter speed and aperture ranges are quite disappointing."
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enhanced tracking for autofocus"
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the EX-V7 has the highest magnification zoom in a slim-series camera."
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The camera feels solid"
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the Casio can be pretty shaky when you're hand-holding and the zoom is fully extended to its 266mm optical limit."
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The Casio Exilim EX-V7 suffers from nearly every possible image quality problem."
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its images are soft with blurry corners and show both strong distortion and strong vignetting."
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It also boasts a very powerful flash and an amazing battery life."
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average image quality"
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No image stabilization."
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Very susceptible to image blur."
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Manual exposure"
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7x optical zoom is great, but the fact that it doesn't come supported with image stabilization makes picture-taking at full zoom extremely challenging."
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kind of annoying with its tight and semi-sharp-edged jog dial and very tiny buttons."
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this Exilim encodes motion images in H.264 format that allows for higher data compression"
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The EX-V7 also comes with a new image processor that offers an auto-tracking AF function, better tonal control and noise correction"
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Color and flash quality were rated as Good"
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the camera's image quality was average for its class, with some loss of detail and mild exposure issues."
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image stabilization proved too ineffective in most situations."
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Throw in a few points, too, for a full range of manual exposure controls, a rarity in this category."
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Pros 7x zoom lens."
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a full range of manual exposure controls, a rarity in this category."
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excellent battery life"
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EX-V7 yields very
good images"
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powerful optical zoom
effective controls"
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Colours are faithful and not oversaturated, exposures
and shadows, and given sufficient light, noise-free."
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outdoors in sunlight the H.264 recordings were impressively sharp."
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The EX-V7 shoots reasonably good VGA-resolution video"
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good zoom reach"
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built-in lens cover"
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The zoom control is unusual in that it slides up and down, rather than left and right."
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Excellent zoom range."
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The zoom's response is swift, mercifully silent (no horrible mechanical jitter noises here) and smooth, with a three-second range between maximum wide-angle and full telephoto."
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the Exilim feels reassuringly weighty in the palm."
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Colors looked vibrant"
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Noise was especially visible in darker areas at ISO sensitivities above 200"
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Video recording options were good, including quite a few scene sizes, and even widescreen recording."
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Zoomed images looked fine on the EX-V7"
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Noise was especially visible in darker areas at ISO sensitivities above 200"
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the extensive automatic programmes and internal image editing are impressive, and ensure that the Casio Exilim EX-V7 is a very attractive digital camera."
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The built-in flash is somewhat disappointing, its effective range is limited and delivers underexposed shots when you do not take the distance with the subject in consideration."
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The menu structure is also high-level."
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The LCD screen is great; it is one of the best currently available."
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For the most part the images delivered by the EX-V7 are vivid and flattering, with skin tones imbued with a healthy glow."
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an ISO setting of ISO 400 or above and image noise is visible in shadow areas, but the effects aren't as pronounced as previous Casio models."
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The zoom's response is swift, mercifully silent (no horrible mechanical jitter noises here) and smooth, with a three-second range between maximum wide-angle and full telephoto."
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Excellent zoom range."
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rechargeable lithium-ion battery"
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an ISO setting of ISO 400 or above and image noise is visible in shadow areas, but the effects aren't as pronounced as previous Casio models."
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The lens is great!"
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This EX-V7 has great color"
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Images are reasonably smooth with sharp details and edges"
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it has video with stereo sound and real image stabilization , critical for telephoto shots and low light."
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The screen has high resolution."
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huge, sharp zoom range"
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It's trivial to set perfect exposure while looking at the live RGB histogram and tweaking the L-R key, something I can't do on other brands of cameras."
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ISO 400 doesn't look very good."
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Smaller prints seem to look good, but larger prints were not as accurate in terms of color and noise."
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At ISO 800 the noise becomes very prominent."
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The 7x optical zoom is great"
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great zoom power"
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above average performance"
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extensive menu system"
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The first thing you notice with this camera is its small size. "
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the high resolution 2.5 inch LCD screen, which is bright and colorful and does well even when outside."
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At ISO 800 the noise becomes very prominent."
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they have managed to equip the camera with 7x optical zoom."
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it is solidly built, with a lot of metal in the body"
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It is a great camera for snapshots and is easy to use"
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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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there's some softness in images taken at maximum zoom"
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the rear 2.5-in LCD is always most prominent in your field of view."
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user friendly buttons for calling up menus and playback"
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