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| Value for Money | 7/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 8/10 |
By ghost6x
on 8th Jun 2005
| Time Digital Camera Owned | 1 - 6 Months |
|---|---|
| Image Quality | 7/10 |
| Battery Life | 9/10 |
| Features | 9/10 |
| Ease of Use | 9/10 |
| Value for money | 7/10 |
| Overall value | 8/10 |
 ghost6x's recommendation | |
Excellent video capability (640x480, 30fps, near-DVD quality) with stereo sound
MPEG4 video format (reduces disc storage space by as much as 4 times)
Excellent battery life
Excellent macro mode (1cm)
Swivelling 2" LCD
Tons of scene modes
5x Optical Zoom that can be used during video recording
Full Manual Control
Very easy/intuitive to use
Average still image quality
No AF assist lamp
Have had my Casio Exilim EX P505 for more than a month now and I must say that I'm very satisfied with it. Aside from its gorgeous mini-SLR look, I think it is the best hybrid digicam out on the market right now. Sure, almost every digicam now is capable of 6480x480 30 fps video capacity but what makes it a step ahead of the rest is its use of MPEG4 format which reduces the video's disc storage consumption by more than four times. With my 1gb 66x Ridata card, I can save as much as 32mins using the highest video quality setting as opposed to my Canon SD500's miniscule 8mins. This I think is the P505's best selling point. It's the only real hybrid camera out on the market... haven't used my camcorder since I bought this baby.
As for the cons for this cam... well, still images are just of average quality for a 5mp cam and it does not have an AF assist lamp like the Casio Z750. I was supposed to say that this cam also has no burst mode but with the 640x480 still images you can capture from the video, that would amount to 30 pictures per second burst capacity :D. So far, no other gripes come to mind.
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