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Casio Exilim EX-S880 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Anti-Shake Optical Zoom (Black)
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7 new or used available from $99.99
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Product Description
Ultra Slim, 8 mega pixel digital camera with 3x optical zoom, 2.8" wide super bright LCD, face detection technology, anti-shake, MPEG 4 H.264 video and You Tube video capture mode.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2776 in Camera & Photo
- Color: Black
- Brand: Casio
- Model: EX-S880BK
- Dimensions: .68" h x 3.70" w x 2.37" l, .50 pounds
- Memory: 10.8MB
- Display size: 2.8
Features
- 8 mega pixel, 3x optical
- 2.8" Wide Super Bright LCD
- Face Detection Technology
- You Tube Video Capture Mode
- MPEG 4 H.264 Video
Editorial Reviews
Manufacturer Description
Slim enough to slip into a purse or shirt pocket, the EX-S880 is the perfect companion for a night out on the town. This sleek, 8.1-megapixel digital camera is loaded with advanced photo and video features that will appeal to consumers with all levels of experience.
Exilim EX-S880 Highlights
8.1-megapixel CCD Over 8 million pixels enables consumers to capture high-resolution images that reproduce crystal-clear photos, even when printing very large sizes. |
MPEG-4 H.264 high-quality video with sound Have a cinematic experience with your digital camera by taking high quality MPEG-4 H.264 16:9 format video to play on your plasma or LCD television without distortion.
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Movie Stabilizer Movie Stabilizer technology digitally processes video footage while recording to minimize the effects of hand movement. Stabilizer processing is also performed during playback, to ensure that movies always look great.
Anti-Shake DSP Anti-Shake DSP (Digital Signal Processor) minimizes image blur caused by shaking hands or moving subject matter. Face Detection Technology and
Auto Focus Tracking Maintains sharp focus and correct exposure for a human face. Detects up to 8 faces in a scene and automatically tracks and focuses to capture the moment.
Instant record With a simple push of a button, users are able to start recording movies instantly. This is a huge advantage for spontaneous moments.
Data storage function Included Data Transport software allows computer data -- including business documents, e-mail and web-pages -- to be automatically converted to JPEG format and transferred to the camera.
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39 Best Shot Modes Enables consumers to capture perfect images under a variety of circumstances without having to manually adjust settings. Some of these Best Shot modes include sports, night scene, portrait and eBay.
Triple Continuous Flash By dividing the amount of light that the flash would normally use during a single shot, Continuous Flash allows users to shoot up to three photos on a single flash charge so moments will never be missed due to flash failure.
Exilim Engine 2.0 image processor The Exilim Engine 2.0 -- a high-performance, image-processing module that boosts performance by enabling instantaneous color correction or angle adjustment. In addition it incorporates a tonal control that lets users keep bright areas of the scene bright by limiting the occurrence of dark pixels. With Casio’s newly designed Exilim Engine "Auto Tracking AF" function follows moving subjects, keeping them continuously in focus until the photo is taken. It also offers the ability to selectively eliminate noise in designated color regions, such as the sky. This all means faster, high-resolution, power-saving and ultra-compact configuration.
Simple charging and image transfer Charging starts when the camera is placed into its cradle. Pressing the cradle’s USB button while connected to a PC causes any newly recorded images to be transferred from the camera to the user’s computer hard drive.
Full-month calendar screen A full-month calendar screen shows a thumbnail of the first image recorded on each date. This makes it easy to find a particular image.
Customer Reviews
Very pleased - excellent camera
I just purchased the EX-S880 to replace my old Casio Exilim EX-Z50 that I bought 3 years ago. I have always been very pleased with my old Casio - I never had any problems with it even after dropping it 5 feet onto the concrete. I was interested in a new camera that wasn't as worn as my old one after so much use and I was interested in some of the new features and possibly a little better picture quality. I thought about getting a camera with better zoom but decided that the pocketability of these Casios is still my main priority. If I can put it in my pocket I'm apt to get a lot more photos. After much analysis I finally decided just to upgrade to this newer Casio, figuring it has to be at least as good as my old one. I was more than surprised by how pleased I was with this S880. The picture quality is much better in general and the flash travels much farther. I am not a professional photographer by any means but I do care about picture quality. There are some manual control options for the more advanced photographer, but it also has automatic settings which I have found to be very effective and better than anything I've tried to take manually. My old Casio started up and was ready to take pictures very quickly but this one somehow is even faster with less delay between pictures and less delay when using the flash. Very large and bright screen. No pitfalls that I can see. My old Casio had a lot of red-eye problems when I didn't use the Red-Eye flash. This one still has a little bit of red-eye but not as much as my old EX-Z50. If I had the patience for the Red-Eye flash this wouldn't be a problem at all.
Looks Cool, Horrid Camera...
I started out thinking this camera was amazing because it was so thin, but after some use I realized it's an honestly bad quality camera. It's design is pretty attractive, not on the level of say a Cyber-SHot T Series, but it looks good. The lens is quite large for only 3x optical zoom and takes up a little less than half of the front of the camera. It's very thin and has a large 2.8 inch LCD which takes up about 3/4's of the back. It has a convenient thumb-rest as well, making it easy to hold with one hand. Video recording is very easy with a touch of a button. The camera includes 30-some-odd best shot modes, which are seen in many cameras now. This is pretty much where the good ends. Its control system is unremarkable at best, with awkwardly small buttons and an uncomfortable zoom switch. The LCD screen is impossible to see in the sunlight and just emits the feeling of low resolution and quality. The menu system is fine, but they only include some features in the sidebar on the LCD so you have to hunt for the rest in the menus. The optical zoom is nothing special at 3x and the anti-shake is digital, not optical so it really doesn't work well and I believe it degrades image quality. On to the images themselves. The camera has very few ISO settings, and anything above ISO 400 looks like it's snowing. Even at low ISO's the camera's pictures look soft. One thing that really bugs me is that in some low-light conditions the color temperature is for some reason really, really warm, making the image look awful. I don't know why it does this but I don't like it. The camera's face-detection doesn't work at all. Sometimes it thinks something's a face when it isn't, and it's only successfully worked for me about 4 times out of a good 600 pictures with this camera. I'd say a good 250+ had people's faces in them. That's a 1/62.5 chance of working at best. When it all comes down to it, this camera is somewhat good looking but this can't compensate for terrible, super-soft pictures. I'd give this camera a pass and buy a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T70 of Canon PowerShot SD870 IS. These cameras have about the same resolution but larger screens, optical stabilization, and the take good pictures. The Canon has a wide-angle lens and 3.6x optical zoom while the sony has a touchscreen and super sleek design. Casio's a small company and doesn't have the build quality or production capapbility or funding to produce a winner yet. It's worth the extra money for one of the other ones, trust me.
PROS:
-Somewhat Attractive Design
-Large Screen
-Easy Video Recording
CONS:
-Terrible, soft pictures
-Low light pictures have really, really warm color temperatures
-Limited ISO range, high ISO's are super noisy
-Cheap build quality
-Face detection doesn't work
-No optical anti-shake
-Small, awkward buttons
Overall good extra thin camera
Just use it intermittenly. Cannot comment on battery life, many other functions, etc. yet.
Overall a great extra thin camera, lots of good improvements. I just want to focus on the negatives:
1. button size. Very small. Easy to mis-press something
2. button location. Worse than previous design. Always accidentally turn it on. This is my biggest complaint
3. Size. Slightly thicker than previous design (I had S500).
