'with the DSC-S85 will be familiar to anyone used to point-and-shoots.'
'The addition of a Mode dial is very welcome, as it greatly simplifies camera operation and makes switching between Recording and Playback modes much faster and more intuitive.'
'Casio EX-FS10 Compact Digital Camera allows you to capture video that are capable of being uploaded on YouTube, in-fact a dedicated YouTube mode is provided for this purpose.'
'Focus control is very good and quickly latches onto the main subject and the metering is rather impressive too and that goes for the flash metering too, which, although very underpowered, can shoot close to a subject without bleaching out highlights.'
'optical is generally considered more favorable by most photographers.'
'when the light's not so good, capture lag jumps to an unacceptably high 2.2 seconds; typical shot-to-shot time is a seriously sluggish 3.3 seconds, which jumps to a snailish 4 seconds with flash.'
'The placement of this jack on the bottom of the camera is unfortunate because users will have to rest the S700 on its front or back in order to plug it into a television, printer, or computer.'
'Unlike most ultra zooms, the S700 is hardly expandable at all.'
'Another trendy addition is the infrared communication to compatible IrSimple devices including other F31 fd digital cameras.'
'Wide-angle shots can show unpleasant levels of purple fringing, a failing that's accentuated by the typical Fujifilm habit of pumping up colours to retina-searing levels.'
'The camera can be slow to focus in low light, however: It sometimes required almost 2 seconds to lock on.'
