Casio EX-H10 12Mp Digital Camera with 10X Optical Zoom and 3.0 Inch LCD

by Casio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.5 x 3 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002KPGMXW
• Item model number: EX-H10BKEBB
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,805 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 7, 2009

Product Description

One of the thinnest and lightest long-zoom point-and-shoot cameras currently on the market, the EX-H10 is a 10x zoom camera with a 24-240mm range, and when coupled with an energy-efficient processor and high-capacity battery, this camera can shoot as many as 1,000 images before needing a recharge! The 12- megapixel camera sports a three-inch LCD screen and shoots 720p HD video at 24 frames-per second. With its 10x optical zoom and ultra-wide angle 24mm, image stabilization is key, and the EX-H10 uses a CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism to ensure crisp shots. and also includes 38 scene modes, which enables the camera to choose the best settings for each shot. At the heart of the new EX-H10 is the EXILIM Engine 4.0, which delivers higher image quality and lower power consumption in an even more compact package. The new Engine's Multi-CPU is specifically designed for high-speed image processing. Reflecting Casio's quest for perfection, the new camera provides the best in basic photography functions beautiful imaging with reduced noise and long battery life for many hours of use. A high-performance 12.1-megapixel model, it also boasts a lens with outstanding optical capabilities from wide angle to telephoto and it features a number of Casio's totally original photographic functions. Casio has reduced energy consumption by improving the circuitry and operational controls and designing a higher capacity battery, enabling the user to take 1,000 shots on a single full charge. The EX-H10 provides a convenient solution for people on the go. It's possible to take 100 pictures every day of a 10 day vacation, without ever needing to recharge, eliminating the need to pack a charger. The long-life battery gives users approximately 11 consecutive hours of viewing on a single charge. Auto Focus - Approx. 5.9 inches to infinity YouTube Video Capture Mode Handheld Night Scene function or Lighting function - T

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191 of 193 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding compromise!, September 28, 2009

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Joseph Conrad (Boston, USA) - See all my reviews

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I've had the Casio Exilim H10 about 2 weeks, during which I was on vacation taking a lot of pics. I chose this camera over the competing pocket super zooms for several reasons. 1) The telephoto range is good - not quite as much as the Canon or Panny, but plenty for hand held photography. I really appreciate the long lens for candid photography - even if the subject is aware that you are photographing them, the extra distance makes the subject less self conscious. 2) The camera allows a good deal of manual control - I expecially like the ability to manually focus for those tough shots (this also eliminates focus lag). 3) This camera has the ability to focus quickly (important to me because shutter lag drives me nuts when I'm taking candids). The standard focus is pretty fast, and there is a quick focus mode that is very fast at the cost of a few mis-focused shots. 4) It is small - fits in my pocket easily, or in a very small belt pouch (Tamrac 3805 Neoprene). It is small enough to take everywhere, so I always had it with me when I saw an opportunity. 5) It takes HD video - a real advance from my last camera.

I was very happy shooting with the H10. This is the first camera I've had with optical image stabilization - a great invention for those of us who like long lenses or available light photography. Almost all my shots, day and night, were done with available light. If flash is turned off in the menu, it stays off when the camera is cycled off and on (avoiding those embarrassing unintended flashes in museums etc). My biggest complaint is that the zoom is too fast, making it hard to frame exactly. Although I generally don't take wide angle shots, I did find the extra-wide angle useful on more occasions than expected. I did not use 'best shot' scene modes, nor did I find the makeup and vivid landscape gimmicks useful. I wish there was more direct menu access (or buttons) for features like self timer, picture brightness, flash and focus mode. I wish there were an optical viewfinder, but no direct competitor has one either. I have not yet had a chance to critically evaluate picture quality, but the pics look good on a computer screen. [...] A small camera like this can't be as good as one with a larger sensor (and consequently larger size), but the pics look fine to me.

Update 1: I keep discovering good things about this camera. It can be configured to remember the last zoom setting before it was turned off -- great One can configure the rocker buttons to quickly change an often used setting (I set it to control exposure brightness (EV shift), but it can alternatively be used for metering, white balance, ISO setting or self timer (but only one of these).
Update 2: A month later still happy. Those of you who have questions might want to download the pdf manual from the casio support site. It's not always clear, however. Took me a while to realize that turning a setting 'on' in the Memory panel does not tell the camera to always turn the setting on, it tells it to remember how it was set the last time the camera was on. Not intuitive, but a neat feature when you understand it.

I'm very pleased with this camera -- it may not be perfect, but it is amazingly good.

69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a neat little camera, November 9, 2009

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Stanley Brodsky "[e-mail]" (Tuscaloosa, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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I also have had a Casio ultracompact the EX-Z850 before and I have been mostly happy with that. My aim in purchasing the EX-H10 was to find an ultra-compact camera with a long zoom and reasonable picture quality. The length and width are about the same as the competing Lumix, Canon, and Stylus 9000 models. The Stylus 7010 is slightly smaller and lighter, but had bad reviews. The Casio EX-H10 is about an ounce or two lighter than competing cameras at 6.8 oz and almost a half inch smaller in depth at 0.9 inches. That makes a difference. However, it feels heavier than the EX-Z850 and is a little bulkier. I recently tried out the Stylus TZ7 (also called the ZS3) and it was decidedly heavier at 8 oz and 1/2" thicker.

The image quality of photos is good. It is not what one expects from a good SLR with a larger sensor, but pleasing. The zoom starts at 24mm -- good for those of us who seek a wide-angle camera. The operation is straightforward. Video is more than simply satisfactory. I don't like the photos one gets with the flash, but when it is turned off, the quality again is good.

The camera slips easily into a pocket, it has a huge capacity of shots on the battery -- claimed 1000 and I don't doubt it. What sold me was the combination of very small size, light weight, good image quality, and long zoom.

47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best battery life possible, great low-light shots, not great HD video, January 17, 2010

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A. Currie (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this camera and did some extensive experimentation with it before finally deciding to return it and get the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 instead, but it was not an easy choice. The lower quality of HD video on this camera was the motivating factor to try another camera for me, but it had some really good things going for it.

PROS:
- Battery Life: This camera advertises 1000 shots per battery charge and IT IS TRUE. (Consumer Reports also backs this up) Most other cameras get 200-400 shots per charge so this is a HUGE PLUS for this camera. I could play with it all weekend without the battery even going down past the half mark.
- Good in low-light situations: Consumer Reports also said this one got good pictures at the highest ISO of its non-SLR competitors. I noticed this one did pick up a lot of light in dark environments, more than the Panasonic I was comparing it to.
- Interface: I really liked the interface on this camera, and felt like I immediately knew my way around it even before looking at the manual. The interface gives notes and even photographic examples for shot modes that are quickly understandable. It also has nice and simple organization of the pictures and movie files (which get numbered and placed right along the pics) on the SD card which was nice.
- 10x Zoom

CONS:
- HD Video: The video was very grainy except for when I was in the brightest outdoor environments. I think it had a great deal to do with the motion-jpg codec. I was very excited to use this new camera as a camcorder and camera together so this was a real dissapointment for me. The Panasonic Lumix ZS-3 that I replaced this with has much better video (people post examples of video on YouTube which was really helpful.) I think a newer codec like AVCHD or H.264 is pretty necessary for HD video to look good. Also this camera does not allow you to zoom in or out while filming, which I found to be more limiting that I would have thought, and audio recording is not in stereo (the Pansonic's is).
- There were a few other small things. This camera could be a little flatter on the bottom, which means its hard to take non-flash shots using just a tabletop in lieu of a tripod. The camera also has a proprietary jack instead of mini-USB (although this is fairly common for cameras I'm afraid) and no HDMI port for hooking up to your HDTV. Finally the pictures on this came out a bit softer (but brighter) in the details than the Panasonic's shots.

Basically if you don't care about getting pristine video quality but just want a good camera with excellent battery life, make no hesitation about this camera.

Note: CES just announced the successor to this camera, the H15, which is about the same except it boosts the megapixels up to 14 from 12 (not that you need more than 10), adds some gimmicky "art shot" mode (makes shots look like paintings), and has an improved "Exilim Engine" for faster/better image processing (the one real worthwhile improvement IMO). Might be worth reading up on or waiting for.