In Search of the Exilim
The premiere issue of Everywhere Magazine, which I read last night at Barnes & Noble while waiting for a friend in Boston’s Prudential Center, includes a tidbit about the Casio Exilim EX-S600 digital camera:
Casio calls the Exilim EX-S600 a “card camera,” and that’s not much of an exaggeration. It’s smaller than my wallet, so it’s no problem at all to carry the Exilim for days on end—which I often do. But rest assured, this little camera takes very big photographs. With 6-megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom, and the most intuitive user interface of any digital camera I’ve ever used, the Exilim makes it easy to capture vivid images of vast scenic landscapes or intimate street-level details.
Subsequent online reviews indicate, specifications aside, this is one slim camera with the flexibility to fit in my jeans pocket without exposing a bulge. Compare that to my 18-month-old Canon PowerShot A620 and you can see the inconvenience of toting the Canon around for a night on the town.
I’m in no rush to go out and buy this camera. (In fact, it’s not made anymore so it’s not like I can go to a store and feel it in my hands. It’s only available online, unless I go for a newer model, but I digress.) I’ll keep my Canon, but ooooh wouldn’t it be sweet to go to a dinner party or an outdoor BBQ and not worry about toting a camera around when it could be snug in my pocket, thinner and smaller than my wallet?
I think so, too.
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By Todd Lappin, January 16, 2008 @ 3:51 am
Hi Ari! I wrote that Casio review you mentioned above. It’s not just about having a camera with you at a BBQ… it’s about being able to carry a camera with you all the time. It’s amazing how much that changes your photography and how you see the world. Also, even if that model is no longer available, JR.com usually has one of the super-thin Exilims on sale for less than $200. Cheep! You can see lots of pictures I’ve taken with the Exilim at my Flickr page. Cheers.