Casio Exilim EX-S770 reviewed

If you like your cameras slim and small, you've no doubt given consideration to some of Casio's lightweight Exilim offerings, one of the latest being this here EX-S770, which the folks at Digital Camera Review recently took outside for its close up (and some testing). According to them, it looks to be a winner, with a stylish and sturdy design, good image quality, great battery life, and a bright, wide format LCD. About the only drawbacks they found were some slightly awkward zoom controls, and a lack of manual exposure modes or printed manual. (Huh? Printed manual? Two words we here at Engadget abhor.) At a $380 list price, it's also not the cheapest option for a compact 7 megapixel camera, though it looks like some retailers are happy to knock a few bills of that.

[Ryan @ Oct 26th 2006 8:07PM]

i just bought this camera a few weeks ago, and used it at a family function and had everyone asking me where i bought it and if they could try it out. It is very stylish, and very portable and lightwight, and most importantly produces great images.

[Reginald @ Oct 26th 2006 8:38PM]

...and it records movies in MPEG4 format which should take up less space while still preserving good image quality. Nice.

I only wish the reviewers would post videos samples as well.

[Alden @ Oct 26th 2006 8:51PM]

Yeah I've been extremely happy with my Exilim cameras (I had two). They are tiny, take great pictures, have a great screen, and I got my Z55 on sale for under $250 shipped.

[Carlos Rivero @ Oct 26th 2006 8:56PM]

I just got this camera two weeks ago.... is great... I have it in my pocket all the time.....
the only downside I see is that you need the Cradle to charge and download pics....

I love the wide screen video.....
but pictures at night outside are not that good....

[Thomas Testa @ Oct 26th 2006 10:56PM]

hough it looks like some retailers are happy to knock a few bills of that.
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Exilim 700 review.

[ScooterJP @ Oct 27th 2006 12:02AM]

I bought the EX-S600 for my wife last Xmas and she loves it. No need for a manual. My daughter toyed with it and produced some remarkable pix and I love the video: 30fps with zoom, which I never got with Canon's bricks. The cradle makes life real easy, though the software assumes it is the only camera being used. Only drawback I see is needing the cradle to charge, which means hauling it on vacation. Recommended series.

[m123456 @ Oct 27th 2006 3:47AM]

it is a nice camera but I went with the sony t10. I tried both and found the picture quality better on sony and also the movie mode better qaulity wise.

both nice. and sony a pain b/c of memory stick but image and movie worth it for me.

[Alex @ Oct 27th 2006 4:25AM]

Ewww ugly!

Sony DSC-T10 is where its at!

[Michael R @ Oct 27th 2006 9:40AM]

I expected better picture quality from this camera. Lowered the megapixels to 3 which improved the quality to some extent but still I'm somewhat disappointed in the lack of photo sharpness. Big box store humanoids were of no help.

[Bob-o @ Oct 27th 2006 9:40AM]

The cradle sucks. I bought an external battery charger with my extra battery, and I bought an SD card with a built in USB card. I like to travel light, so two batteries (worth almost 1000 shots) and and a laptop once I fill my 2 GB SD card. I have no desire to pack a cradle.

[J @ Jul 18th 2007 8:50PM]

I love the one i have and previously the only issue i had was trying to get the 'extended zoom' (as i call it) to work. It does only when it wants to:(

Now my only problem is, and i am also wanting to know if ANYONE has had this problem, my camera will not turn on OR charge!! I figured when i was uploading the pics the battery just got drained etc., and was low as it was when i started. Now i have charged it for 2 days and still....nothing! That is a HUGE concern and cant seem to figure out why!

Great camera otherwise!:)

[In 3s @ Aug 24th 2007 11:08PM]

I boought this camera and the cradle was defective it did not charge and the light did not come on at all to show it was charging....I then had it replaced with the exact same modle(it was cute and very slim!)

After getting the replacement..the charger light showed up after a few seconds then began to flash, great it works I thought...it never charged, I let it sit a few hours and never saw the green fully charge light come on.
I tested it and there was no life in the camera.

I have replaced this camera again, this time I changed the color from silver to graphite blue :( ug! (thinking maybe I will have better luck with this color!
the charge light came on a few secs after putting it on the charge and is now flashing!!!! I will let you know the results soon!!!
aj

[WayneH @ Sep 14th 2007 10:27PM]

I use this camera alot and just bought a second after the lens extended and stuck. That was after a week of caving (spelunking) trips and it probably got some sand or dirt in it. I like being able to take movies with it. I'm getting a replacement and plan to take better care of it. While the retail price is high, you can find new models for just over $200 if you shop the Internet.

[Dan B @ Sep 23rd 2007 4:12PM]

I just bought an EX-S770 and I have the same problem that other users seem to be having. I place it in the cradle and the red charge light just flashes on and off. It refuses to charge the camera. Sounds like the cradle is the culprit. The camera will power up when it's in the cradle. But it's dead as nails when I disconnect it.

[a.owen @ Dec 1st 2007 5:31AM]

Just read your entry regarding the defective cradle for the EX-S770, this is happening to our camera, light flashing and no charge at all. Did you resolve the problem and how??

[Peter @ Dec 5th 2007 1:46PM]

I just bought this camera arrived today and the cradle light began flashing RED like other posts have mentioned. Casio's site says this is a defective battery problem.

http://www.casio.com/support/content/FA124047-86A8-4E35-B382-9063627AF2AB

I'm returning mine as soon as possible.

[paul @ Apr 15th 2008 9:17PM]

Just purchased this camera for my wife as a birthday present
I put the camera on charge and rapped the empty box so she could use it straight away, however it did the same as everyone elses has red light for a bit than flashes what a dissapointing birthday present she could not even use.
more likely deffective brand

[thenez @ May 16th 2008 3:05AM]

I got a quick fix from FixYa.com.

http://www.fixya.com/support/t451687-not_charging

In case the link is broken…

I took a 9v battery and lined up the terminals + to + and – to – (it does line up) and held it there for 20 seconds. Then quickly put the battery back in the camera and onto the charger. The charger now shows a solid red light. No flashing. I haven’t finished charging yet but things look good.

Apparently, you can call Casio and they will send a replacement. It is a known issue with the NP-20 battery.