Get Going with the Casio Exilim ESX-S5
Introduction: The EX S-5 is one of the budget cameras released by the Casio as a part of its Exilim Series and is renowned for its less number of scruples and easy to handle interface. The sturdy body was concealed within the stylish metallic finish that comes in a palette of colors to please your eye. Recording media compatible with this camera is SDHC/SD memory card.
Features: The abundant scene modes take the weight off your mind by offering appropriate settings suited to every place and occasion. If the regular rectangular frames that are displayed on the LCD screen during the focusing abhor you, simply switch to a heart-shaped frame or a butterfly frame for extra fun. With the face detection technology you can even capture the faces of the subjects on the move in great detail.
Pros:
• Housing 3xoptical zoom and 10.1 megapixels resolution in such slim body is truly a rare feat to achieve and the efforts made by Casio in this regard are highly commendable.
• Click, record and upload your movies to YouTube with a single push of the YouTube mode control.
• Push the HD Movie button and the camera will start rolling, shooting the best HD movies of your life with 1280x720 pixels.
Cons:
• The shutter-lag of this camera functions at a snail pace making this camera unbearably slow to use.
• The anterior part of the camera is likely to gather finger prints.
• Pictures shot at the highest ISO levels look grainy. Especially at ISO 400, the picture not only appears blurry but also gets annoyingly noisy to shoot.
Price Range: Buy this simple camera for just 123$ -149$ in Pink, Black, Silver, Blue & Purple!
Final Verdict: The EX-S5 camera of the Casio line is a simple-to-use; slim, light weight camera that does absolute justice to the price tag it carries. Invested with interesting features and ok performance, this camera is meant for budget users who would want to gain more from less. If you are not bored to death with its shutter-lag there is no reason why you should keep your hands away from this camera.