Casio focuses its designs on creating sleak, stylish cameras. The best new Casio cameras also often have high-speed capabilities for the point and shoot marketplace. The cameras listed here have been released in the past 18 months, and they represent the best new cameras from Casio and its Exilim brand of cameras.
1. Casio TRYX
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The Casio TRYX camera provides a very interesting looking model that can provide support for odd-angle photos.
The award-winning TRYX introduces a new form factor from Casio, as a thin frame surrounds the camera. The frame can rotate away from the camera body, providing the ability to support the camera at odd angles -- as shown in this photo -- or to provide a grip for an odd-angle shot. If you leave the frame in place, it works just like any digital camera.
The Casio TRYX includes a 12-megapixel CMOS image sensor and a 3.0-inch touch-screen LCD. It includes some wide angle capabilities and the ability to shoot 1080p HD video. However, it has no flash (using an LED to light subjects instead) and no optical zoom lens.
2. Casio Exilim EX-FH100
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The Exilim EX-FH100 from Casio allows you to shoot photos at a maximum burst rate of 40 frames per second. When shooting at the maximum 9.0 megapixels per image, it can shoot up to 30 continuous images. In addition, the EX-FH100 can shoot up to 1,000 frames per second in movie recording.
The high-speed FH100 camera also includes a 10X optical zoom lens.
3. Casio Exilim EX-H5
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The Casio Exilim EX-H5 includes a 10X optical zoom lens, something you don't often see in thin camera such as the EX-H5, which measures about 1.1 inches in thickness. You'll also find a nice wide angle option in this Casio camera.
You'll find 12.1 megapixels of resolution and a 2.7-inch LCD with the EX-H5, which is available in black, red, and silver body colors.
4. Casio Exilim EX-H10
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There is a lot to like about the Casio EX-H10 digital camera. The EX-H10 is a good looking camera, and its 12.1 megapixels of resolution are great for making large prints. This camera's 10X optical zoom lens -- with its strong wide angle lens capabilities -- is outstanding and is the best feature of the EX-H10.
5. Casio Exilim EX-H20G
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If you're looking for one of the coolest new cameras from Casio, the Exilim EX-H20G should make your short list, thanks to its built-in GPS unit.
With 14.1 megapixels of resolution, 720p HD video capabilities, a 10X optical zoom lens with wide angle capabilities, and a high resolution 3.0-inch LCD, the feature set on the EX-H20G is pretty nice ... and that's before you consider the easy geotagging options with this model.
The H20G was named a 2010 CES Innovations honoree.
6. Casio Exilim EX-S200
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Using a simple design that includes a flat lens barrel and a curved edge on the camera body, Casio is now offering its Exilim EX-S200 digital camera. The S200 measures only 0.7 inches in thickness, making it a stylish option for beginning photographers.
The S200 includes 14.1 megapixels of resolution, a 4X optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD, and it can shoot HD video at 720p. The S200 is available in five colors: Dark blue, orange, black, silver, and pink. The S200 is fun to use, but it has some performance issues of which you should be aware.
(For a few slightly less expensive Casio ultra-compact cameras with similar feature sets to the S200, consider the EX-Z800, the EX-S12, or the EX-FS10.)
7. Casio Exilim EX-Z16
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Casio is aiming the recently announced Exilim EX-Z16 digital camera at beginning photographers who are looking for a low-priced camera (sub-$100) that's very easy to use. Its image quality with most types of photos is pretty good for a budget-priced model.
The Z16 doesn't offer any advanced photography features, as it contains a 2.7-inch LCD with a 180-degree viewing angle, 12.1 megapixels of resolution, and a 3X optical zoom lens.
8. Casio Exilim EX-Z550
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When you can find 14.1 megapixels of resolution in a bargain-priced camera, as you can with the Casio Exilim EX-Z550, it's a good time to be shopping for a camera. The Z550 will include a 4X optical zoom lens with limited wide angle capabilities. It has only a 2.7-inch LCD, which is smaller than many new cameras. The Z550 is available in black, pink, red, silver, and blue.
9. Casio Exilim EX-Z800
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Yellow isn't exactly a common digital camera color, which makes the Casio Exilim EX-Z800 a different and interesting option for beginning photographers. Throw in five additional colors -- vivid pink, soft pink, blue, silver, and black -- and the Z800, which Casio announced recently, offers a stylish camera body that should work for almost anyone.
10. Casio Exilim EX-Z2000
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The stylish aspects of the Exilim EX-Z2000 digital camera from Casio are impressive ... and the camera's photography features aren't bad, either.
The Z2000 offers 14.1 megapixels of resolution, a 3.0-inch LCD that offers premium sharpness, and a long-life battery. Its sleek camera body should be available in black, pink, red, silver, and violet.
