Casio Exilim EX-G1 12.1 MP Slim-line Endurance Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Red)
Casio Exilim EX-G1 12.1 MP Slim-line Endurance Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Red)
Casio’s EX-G1 is designed with style and endurance to last the elements of the ages, and the lifestyle elements of endurance - shock, dirt, humidity, temperature, snow, water proof.With the EX-G1, users can take powerful time lapse photography, the kind which is usually almost impossible to capture. The shooting interval can be set at 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 3 minutes, and the capture time for movies may be set at 3, 10, 20, or 30 minutes, enabling users to get great shots when an event changes over time such as in nature, science, and even sports.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A lot of internal goodies for a tough camera
I bought this camera as soon as it came out for x-mas and although i haven’t tested the durability, everything else is really great. Picture quality is good, lcd screen is clear, software layout is fairly easy to use, and so on. The thing i was really surprised by is how many picture options there were even though this is a tough camera; it really feels like casio took their exilim series camera (which i love) and stuck it in metal casing, which is probably exactly what they did. Further inspection on the rugged quality is required for a complete review for me though, we’ll see how it holds up in Brazil. Overall, i would suggest this camera to anyone, even if they don’t really need a tough camera its always good to be prepared even though it may cost more.
5 Stars Amazing Weatherproof Camera
I got this camera as a Christmas gift and I was worried about the lack of reviews that were available. Anyways I decided to get this camera and take my chances. I chose to get a weatherproof camera because my last point and shoot camera that had lasted me for 3 years broke as soon as I dropped it in the sand. I needed a camera that I could take with me while I do everything and that would not break as soon as some water was spilled on it. I just got back from my ski trip and it was about 5 degrees and snowing and they had the snow makers on as well. I took my camera out of my pocket and took a video while skiing down a slope, by the end of the slope the camera was COVERED in ice and snow. I thought it was going to freeze and probably break my camera. I tried to get the ice off then I put it back in my pocket. When I checked back up on my camera it was fine and worked perfectly well. It didn’t even loose a single block of charge on the battery indicator. I was so proud of my camera’s performance that I thought I would share it with other people that are thinking about buying this camera. So as far as the rugidness goes, this camera is great and well worth the money.
Quality: I use a Canon DSLR for 90% of my shooting, so for me I was really worried about the quality and the need to use flash once again. After putting all of the Christmas day photos up on my computer to be edited using Photoshop’s Lightroom (one of the best and easiest tools to edit, and well worth the money) I could tell which photos were taken with the Casio ex-g1 and the canon xsi. However after some simple editing like red-eye and brightness and contrast the photos surprising look amazingly similar. Honestly for some of the photos I CANNOT tell which camera took the photo. The quality is good for what the camera does. If you are using the digital zoom you can bet your money the photo will not turn out well, but if you are using it for close up photos of family and friends or bright landscapes then you should be fine. I use this camera as my go anywhere do anything, fast camera when I just need a group shot of my friends or quick family photos taken. So for me the quality is really good.
Pros: Good quality shots, another amazing thing I forgot to mention was that this camera has about 1,000 different settings for a point and shoot you can truly control a lot of different things like a digital slr, the design is really cool as well it even has optional side protectors, extremly small and portable, thin, easy to use and understand menus, large and clear screen, quick start up time, many languages for menus, great weatherproofing
Cons: Time between photos is slightly long might also be due to my memory card speed, takes a mirco sd card which is really really small and easy to lose, you have to either use a key to open the battery compartment or use your fingernail but it is somewhat difficult to get used to
2 Stars Casio lacked good indoor quality
I had very high hopes for the Casio. It did everything I wanted, BUT, I could just not get a good quality picture indoors. Yes, I know its outdoor camera, but i really wanted it for all uses.
5 Stars Impressive.
First of all, after looking at pictures of the camera, I really liked how macho, black camera looked. Almost can be described as “military grade”, and in same design league as Lamborghini Reventon.
When I received mine in the mail, I could not stop laughing, because that thing is so tiny. I don’t mean small, I mean smaller than iPhone tiny. I don’t care how big and scary you are, but if you holding your camera with two fingers, like a dirty napkin, that does not scream manly to me.
Lens is smaller than a fingernail.
After that initial impression things started to get better. Body is solid and sturdy. All latches and doors feel durable.
My other camera is Nikon D60 DSLR, and picture quality I will be comparing to that.
After spending a bit of time playing around with settings, I took some pictures indoors and outdoors, and I am incredibly impressed by picture quality. Outdoor shots are sharp and vibrant, indoor shots with flash are pretty decent, with very good color reproduction and almost perfect auto white balance. Indoor shots without flash, came out pretty good, after I manually lowered ISO and stabilized the camera. After importing pictures to Nikon Capture NX 2, and making quick adjustments, pictures look so good, you would never believe they came out of such tiny device.
Despite the fact that official specifications do not list any image stabilization, this camera has built in “anti shake” feature. I tried it with pictures and video and in both cases it did improve picture and video quality. I was able to make reasonably good shots in dark museum without flash.
Dedicated video capture button is awesome and you can take pictures while shooting video.
Overall, I’m very happy with it. It does not have adjustability that DSLR provides, but as a point and shoot goes, it does really good job at taking pictures with minimum involvement from the user.
5 Stars Casio Exilim EX-G1 12.1 MP Slim-line Endurance Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
The Casio Exilim is a great buy for outdoor enthusiasts. As a long-time user of Canon’s G-Series (with waterproof casing), this model is up to par having quality photo, video, and includes extra rugged protection unlike other cameras in its class.
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