Casio Exilim Zoom EX-H10

In the same vein as Lumix TZ7, PowerShot SX200 IS or Olympus Mju 9000, Casio launched into the high-zoom compact with its latest Exilim, the EX-H10. A housing 12 Mpix thinner than its competitors, which adds a string to its bow: a battery life record. 1000 announced trigger shots without a flash, it should take one to two weeks of vacation without seeing an outlet. Ideal for going to the play Into the Wild for a few days and escape civilization anxiety.

True to its brand, Casio offers a burst mode interesting. Not as sexy as its FC10 and FS100, it was still entitled to the 10 frames per second in a very small resolution (1280×960 pixels) and 4 fps in 1600×1200. We would have appreciated a slightly more aggressive with full resolution, but this is better than the competition.

The first thing that marks, in addition to the endurance of the battery is of course the beach view, large, 24 to 240 mm (equivalent 24 x 36). This puts it into competition with some flagship brands, including Panasonic TZ7, king of the compact high zoom. Only a test will tell if Casio has successfully developed into a competition, but a skeptical about the finesse of the device. How to integrate a light and a good stability in a box so fine?

In the current trend, Casio integrates HD video in its EX-H10. Casio technology that is familiar to be implemented in its EX-F1. No Full HD here, but the 720p (1280 x 768 pixels) at 24 frames per second. A mode that puts one of its opponents in terms of definition, it only remains to see if the encoding is as good as the AVCHD TZ7.

Ergonomics later he took the guns of his ancestors with a button dedicated to the making videos. A detailed assessment which avoids having to juggle between photo mode and video mode that allows you to react more quickly to the situation.