DigiCamReview: Casio Exilim EX-Z120 Review

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Casio Exilim EX-Z120 Review

DigitalCameraReview have reviewed the new 7 megapixel Casio Exilim EX-Z120 - it features a 3x optical zoom lens, and a 2" screen:

"Announced back in August, the 7.2 megapixel Casio Exilim EX-Z120 (and its 6 megapixel little brother, the EX-Z110) was introduced as an easy to use, entry level, compact digital camera. Casio touted these cameras as easy to use for any level. With an icon-driven easy mode for beginners, 28 Best Shot scene modes for beginning to intermediate users, and manual modes for people who want to experiment more."

5 Comments:

At 12:20 AM, January 03, 2006, Anonymous said…

I bought the Casio Z120 on a boxing day sale for $250 Canadian (FutureShop). I compared it to the Sony P200 @ $400 which I also have.

Start up and first shot speed was GREAT. With little kids, this is important. Also the shutter lag was excellent.

Colours were a little more vivid in the Sony. Focus and blur were similar. The Sony could focus in complete darkness where the Casio could not ... then again I don't take many photos in complete dark.

I would recommend the Casio for the following reasons:
- Casio used the AA batteries (easier to get and less costly) ... the Sony used the camera as its charger but they last a long time.
- Casio uses the standard SD card which is more common than Sony's (and a little cheaper).

The Casio also has more of a USER range. It came with a "Dummy" mode, just point and let it do the rest ... even the menu was dummed down. The next mode had 2 dozen mini photos to have the photographer PICK the mode they wanted - everything from fireworks, business cards, children, sports, etc! And then a mode with basic customization -like focus type, flash type, etc. Finally it had a mode where you can change the ISO for the guy like me who normally wants a point-and-shoot but still likes to think he could be a real photographer some day.

Even at the same price, I think I would have chosen the Casio. Great FAST camera at a good price.
At 5:36 AM, January 14, 2006, Hassan Kamal said…

I need some help. I bought the Casio Z120 a few days ago. The problem is I cannot connect to my PC via the USB cable. The PC (using Windows XP) is not recognizing the driver. Also when I plug into the television using the bundled AV cable nothing happens either. Need help.

Please email me at the following address: hassankamal67@gmail.com
At 12:18 PM, March 10, 2006, Joshua said…

Hi Hassan, sorry if this sounds silly, but you need to make sure the USB or AV cable is FULLY plugged into the Casio - the cable I have plugs in, feels like it's plugged in, but it's only half-way pushed in - pushing it in harder makes sure that it's fully plugged into the camera. I had someone else email me with the exact same problem. Hope this helps, thanks Josh
At 7:22 PM, June 10, 2008, Eirik said…

I have a litle problem with the camera. when i put the pictures on the PC I will even see the half of the picture or nothing of it. pleas tell me what the problem is.
At 7:57 PM, June 10, 2008, Joshua said…

It could be a faulty or problematic memory card. Have you tried copying the photos to the computer? Are they still the same? Have you tried another computer or a different memory card? Once you've backed up your photos off the memory card it could be worth formating the memory card from inside the camera. Hope this helps, thanks Josh