Casio Exilim EX-Z250BK 9MP 4x Zoom 3-Inch LCD Screen Digital Camera with 28mm Wide Angle Lens CCD-shift Image Optical Stabilizer (Black)

by Casio

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• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 5.3 x 2.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001F9GLB2
• Item model number: EX-Z250BK
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,371 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 2008

Product Description

Color: Black

World's thinnest digital camera with optical stabilizer. 9mp, 4x zoom, 28mm wide angle lens, CCD shift image optical stabilizer, 3-inch LCD screen YouTube ready, instant video button.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only Ultra-Compact Photo/Video Camera on market, January 19, 2009

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Forking Rabbit "gemo" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Casio Exilim EX-Z250BK 9MP 4x Zoom 3-Inch LCD Screen Digital Camera with 28mm Wide Angle Lens CCD-shift Image Optical Stabilizer (Black) (Electronics)

The only ultra-compact camera on the market that doubles as a camcorder! Casio cameras are the only ones supporting MPEG-4 video recording. That means 1 hour of 640x480 video per 1 Gb of storage!!! Competitors can do only 6 minutes. (Mpeg4 offers 10 times better compression over Mpeg1 that other cameras use).
This model also has a dedicated video record button. (my previous Casio camra I had to wade through menus instead).
That means on a cheap 16GB SD card you can get 16 hours of video, or a photo/video mix.
Other thing I liked was form factor: the height is lower than previous casio cameras, but it is not as slim, with flat bottom, which means you can put it down on fence or car roof for time-delayed photo, and it will not topple over. Don't need to drag around a tripod.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Camera, April 18, 2009

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Brian Chapman "Chappy" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Exilim EX-Z250SR 9MP 4x Zoom 3-Inch LCD Screen Digital Camera with 28mm Wide Angle Lens CCD-shift Image Optical Stabilizer (Silver) (Electronics)

I did a lot of research before purchasing this camera. This is my 3rd point and shoot, and ultimately it is my second Casio. I thought the first time I bought one I was going to get hosed on camera capability but was looking forward to finding out how to conducting complex mathematical equations. I was actually very pleased with my first one, and ultimately ended up going with the Casio Z250 to replace it. It is very easy to use, and takes excellent pictures. The size is perfect and the extra large lcd is awesome. The best part of the camera is the "Best Images" features, which quickly adjusts your camera settings to take certain types of pictures (ie water, dog, action, poloroid, scenic, night, etc.) It has many of the same features that more expensive cameras have for a lower price. I would recommend this camera over all others currently on the market in its price range.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good picture quality, poor resiliency, May 31, 2009

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Ian M. Reasor (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio Exilim EX-Z250BK 9MP 4x Zoom 3-Inch LCD Screen Digital Camera with 28mm Wide Angle Lens CCD-shift Image Optical Stabilizer (Black) (Electronics)

The picture quality from this camera is great, mainly due to the fact that there is a preset mode for just about any occasion that you could think of. After owning the camera for a week, I took it on a week-long vacation to Death Valley. I think that the sand may have been too much for it and the lens mechanism had to be replaced. That being said, Casio was very friendly and helpful on the phone. I had to pay shipping to send the camera to their repair center, they fixed it and paid the shipping to send it back to me. All-in-all, it took about a week.

I would highly recommend this camera for anyone looking for a good quality point and shoot; the only caveat to that being that it may not be the right camera for you if you're the adventurous outdoorsy type.

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