Comments on: R.I.P. Casio Exilim

By: David Gerard

David Gerard — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:43:31 +0000

Oh yeah, it’s a great camera and I’m not claiming not to be insanely envious

By: brion

brion — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:07:47 +0000

So far I’m still pretty happy with the beastie… the higher-ISO modes are tolerable enough for my purposes and a darn sight better than my old one.

By: David Gerard

David Gerard — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:30:31 +0000

Oh - you’ll discover the ISO 1600 mode on the Canon is barely usable. Fuji do the only ultracompacts that will do a decent job on ISO over 400. See the DPReview article - http://www.dpreview.com/articles/compactcamerahighiso/

By: David Gerard

David Gerard — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:27:24 +0000

The 870 IS should do you nicely. Two and a half years of heavy use is pretty good for an ultracompact camera - I’ve carried my Ixus 50 (SD 400) with me everywhere for the last year and a half, and the screen’s cracked and the zoom lever doesn’t zoom out any more. But I’ve BEATEN THE LIVING CRAP OUT OF IT and taken >30,000 photos in the process. And it’s still the greatest little video camera for getting quick home movies of the baby

Canons also take better pictures than Casios. The sensors and processing in Casios are rubbish, and the lack of manual controls (even less than Canon) was really annoying. BUT they’re ridiculously thin. You don’t know how much you want a thin camera until you’ve used an Exilim.

I want a Fujifilm F30/F31 next, because they can do good shots up to ISO 1600 and most of my photos are cute drunk people in pubs. And usually they’re cute in the photos when I’m sober! http://reddragdiva.co.uk/

By: Kelson

Kelson — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:07:31 +0000

I think Canon should use this as a promotional phrase: “When you need a new camera in a hurry.”

This time last year, our trusty Olympus died just days before we were to go on a 3-day cruise. I ended up running by Best Buy one evening, looking at every model in the store, and picking up a Canon PowerShot SD600. (Eventually I got the older camera repaired — it was a simple mechanical problem with the power switch — so now we both have cameras.)

I’ve been quite happy with the PowerShot, with one exception: on this model, the switch between still photo, video, and playback is a slider. It keeps getting triggered in pockets or bags, so it’s not uncommon that I’ll whip out the camera to snap an opportunistic shot, and it’ll start taking video. By the time I can get it to switch modes, sometimes the shot’s gone. (Example here.)

Anyway, I hope the first phase of the move went successfully and you’re ensconced in your new apartment!