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| Click photo for image quality shots from the Casio Exilim EX-Z1050. |
When reviewing images in playback mode, you have the option of watching images in a user configurable slideshow, ideal for presenting images on a television. Playback mode also features motion print for VGA still grabs from video and limited movie editing options. Still image options include white balance correction, high dynamic range adjustment (which boosts levels in shadow areas), and image rotation and resizing.
In our field-testing, we found that even under bright outdoor lighting conditions, images captured at 114mm zoom were often blurry with the camera's f/2.8-5.1 lens in normal shooting mode at low ISOs. The recording menu gives the user an option to select a higher ISO, which we would recommend when shooting near 114mm, even under good lighting conditions because of the 2 f/stop loss at full zoom. Because of the low LCD resolution, motion blur is often unnoticeable in-camera, though it is visible when viewing the images on a computer screen.
Setup menus are fairly easy to navigate and are organized into three categories: record, quality, and set up. The easy to use image quality menu allows a user to change image resolution, flash mode, ISO sensitivity, white balance, exposure compensation and focus. It also allows you to activate the camera's self timer and anti-shake mode.
The camera body feels solid and durable. The shutter release button provides enough tactile feedback so you're aware of whether or not you're fully depressing the button or pushing halfway to pre-focus. There is little shutter delay and auto focusing is fast under good lighting conditions. In low light., thanks to an orange low-light assist beam--it still finds focus pretty quickly.
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