Casio EX-Z33VP 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.5 inch LCD (Vibrant Pink)

by Casio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 5.3 x 2.9 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002LBA3KI
• Item model number: EX-Z33VPEBD
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,879 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 12, 2009

Product Description

Color: Vibrant Pink

From the Manufacturer

The Exilim EX-Z33 is a 10.1-megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom lens. The EX-Z33 features a dedicated movie button that allows users to record widescreen movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio. It combines a stylish, slim body with high-powered features that allow families or anyone on-the-go with the ability to capture a memorable moment wherever they are.

Exilim EX-Z33 Highlights

Easy Mode helps newcomers become experts with common settings
Using Easy Mode, photo settings are restricted to just image size, flash on/off and self timer, and these are displayed on a simplified menu screen.

Convenient Face Detection function
The camera automatically detects people’s faces, allowing users to take well focused and beautifully exposed pictures of the faces of their intended subjects.

Appealing widescreen movies
Simply by pressing the dedicated Movie button, users can record widescreen movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio.

YouTube Movie Mode
Movies can be recorded and saved using the ideal size and quality settings for the world's most popular video sharing site, YouTube. Recorded movies can be uploaded to YouTube using the included computer software.

Product Description

The EXILIM EX-Z33, a 10.1 megapixel digital camera with a 3X optical zoom lens. The EX-Z33 features a dedicated movie button that allows users to record widescreen movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Additionally, the EX-Z33 is compatible with commercially available SD memory cards. This camera combines a stylish, slim body with high-powered features that allow families or anyone on-the-go with the ability to capture a memorable moment where ever they are.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go For It, December 12, 2009

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E.A. (Charotte, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio EX-Z33SR 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.5 inch LCD (Silver) (Electronics)

Small and lightweight, also well balanced so it does not slip from my hands.

Takes great pictures and has wide mode for both pictures and videos. Video recording is in AVI format which takes up lots of memory but you can watch and edit your videos on any PC without having to use specific proprietary software, also video quality is surprisingly comparable to flash memory camcorders.

Even though I haven't tried "anti shake" feature on this camera I wouldn't recommend using it as it is electronic based and will have impact on picture's resolution.

Last, I would suggest reading the full manual on the CD (142 pages) to learn how to take good pictures in different conditions and how to use advanced features and functions available on this camera.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK not great, January 18, 2010

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J. Croft (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio EX-Z33BK 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.5 inch LCD (Black) (Electronics)

Pros: Affordable, small, overall descent camera
Cons: Not super high quality build and only descent pictures not great

I'm a professional photographer and do not expect this to act like my pro gear but I also have been shooting with a Canon SD1000 which is the 3rd or 4th Canon Digital Elph I have owned so I'm comparing to my experience with those other little point and shoots.

The Casio is small, feels good in the hand, and takes a fairly descent 10 MP shot. I do like the dedicated video button and the fact that shooting in wide mode adds pixels to the sides instead of chopping off pixels on the top and bottom. The controls are simple and there are quite a lot of settings and customization options. Overall it takes a pretty descent picture. So there are a lot of cameras out there that can claim this. So lets get to some of my gripes that other descent cameras might not have.

The autofocus is kind of slow and sometimes will not even lock in so the picture won't take making you miss your opportunity. Even still when it does lock in it seems to be locking into the wrong spot because about 30% of my pictures aren't in focus where I want them to be.

The flash flashes twice (even with Red Eye not activated). This causes a considerable lag between pressing the button and the picture actually being taken. So 1, 2, 3 cheese and it takes on 4 instead of 3.

The auto adjustment in exposure is also slow so locking in a good exposure is a slow task. There are some good settings for how the exposure is calculated which allows me to control this better since I know what I am doing but I had to customize the settings which I don't think most average consumers are going to do.

It has a micro USB connection which adds a cable to my collection since my other devices don't use it but rather a mini USB connection. Likewise the charger is small but it has a considerably big electrical cable to go with it. These things lessen the portability of the camera. The canon's charger was tiny and the electrical plug twisted out of the charger itself (no cable).

I cannot zoom when I am videoing.

One of my biggest gripes is the camera doesn't seem to recognize when I am shooting in portrait mode (turned sideways for a tall picture) so I have to manually rotate all of my pictures in my computer. My canon did this automatically.

Conclusion: It is a cheap fairly descent camera but would be so much better if lots of the picture taking parts were faster, more pictures were in focus, and the details like cables and auto picture rotation were better.

I would not buy this camera again but I will continue to use it since it was given to me as a gift and I have it to use.

52 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warranty doesn't cover the body of the camera., December 1, 2009

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S. Marshall (Salisbury, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio EX-Z33BK 10.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.5 inch LCD (Black) (Electronics)

I purchased this camera from Circuit City before it went out of business. After a few months the door that holds the SD card broke. It is only held together with flimsy little pieces of plastic. We sent the camera and plastic parts back to Casio and they said "Sorry, the warranty doesn't cover the case, only the inner working parts." So, be careful to look at warranty info. You can find it online. I have 2 Nikon Coolpix cameras, one of which I dropped and damaged the lens. Nikon fixed the camera under warranty and gave great customer service. I would recommend paying a little more and not buying a Casio. You get what you pay for.

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