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Casio Exilim EX-S880 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Anti-Shake Optical Zoom (Black)

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Brand: Casio
Category: Photography

List Price: ~~$249.99~~
Buy New: $219.95
You Save: $30.04 (12%)

New (8) Used (2) Refurbished (3) from $114.90

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

11 reviews
Sales Rank: 10272

Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
System Memory: 10.8
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 280
Optical Zoom: 3
Digital Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2.8
Battery: 1 Li-Ion Battery (NP-20)
Maximum Focal Length: 18.6
Minimum Focal Length: 6.2
Maximum Resolution: 8.1
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 2.4 x 3.7 x 0.7
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: EX-S880BK
Model: EX-S880BK
UPC: 079767622824
EAN: 0079767622824
ASIN: B000UWVBCO

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	8 mega pixel, 3x optical
•	2.8" Wide Super Bright LCD
•	Face Detection Technology
•	You Tube Video Capture Mode
•	MPEG 4 H.264 Video

Accessories:

•	3-Year Extended Service Plan - Covers Electronic Items $201-$500 - Repair
•	Targus Camera Universal Case
•	HP Photosmart D7360 Printer
•	HP Q6566A 5inx7in Premium Plus Photo Paper (60-Sheets)
•	PF7 Digital Photo Frame

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The EX-S880 comes equipped with an extremely bright and wide 7.1 cm (2.8") widescreen TFT color display. The wide movie shooting function allows you to shoot films in 16:9 format so you can watch your movies on a plasma or LCD television in widescreen and say goodbye to annoying black edges or distorted images. With the EX-S880, you can edit your film directly in the camera without the use of complicated software or computer. Upload your optimized H.264 format movies easily to YouTube with included software. H.264 enables you to record up to 1.5x longer high-resolution video with sound than in MPEG4 format with the same memory space and in the same picture quality. Use one of 39 flexible pre-setting to take photos and movies with the Best Shot button. From Landscape to Sunset your EX-S880 readily adjusts to the most demands scenes, regardless of whether you are taking photos or movies. Recording Formats - JPEG (Exif 2.2), DCF 1.0, DPOF Stills, H.264/AVC, MOV Movies and Mono WAV Sound White balance - Automatic & 6 manual modes Self-timer - 10 seconds & 2 seconds Shutter Speeds - Normal 1/2 - 1/2.000 seconds, Night shots 4 to 1/2000 seconds Focus - Contrast-AF (Spot, Multi and Tracking-AF), manual focus (MF), Pan Focus (PF), Macro, endless and AF-auxiliary light Recording functions - Still images, still images with max 30 seconds audio, macro, self-timer, continuous shutter (Normal, high speed, Rapid Flash), Best Shot, Face Recognition, movies with audio (normal movie, short movie, past movie, YouTube Capture Mode), voice recording Dimensions - 94.5 x 60.4 x 17.3 mm without projections Weight - Approx. 128 grams without lithium-ion battery and memory card

Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Very pleased - excellent camera December 1, 2007
Eric (Dubuque, IA)
19 out of 20 found this review helpful

I just purchased the EX-S880 to replace my old Casio Exilim EX-Z50 that I bought 3 years ago. I have always been very pleased with my old Casio - I never had any problems with it even after dropping it 5 feet onto the concrete. I was interested in a new camera that wasn't as worn as my old one after so much use and I was interested in some of the new features and possibly a little better picture quality. I thought about getting a camera with better zoom but decided that the pocketability of these Casios is still my main priority. If I can put it in my pocket I'm apt to get a lot more photos. After much analysis I finally decided just to upgrade to this newer Casio, figuring it has to be at least as good as my old one. I was more than surprised by how pleased I was with this S880. The picture quality is much better in general and the flash travels much farther. I am not a professional photographer by any means but I do care about picture quality. There are some manual control options for the more advanced photographer, but it also has automatic settings which I have found to be very effective and better than anything I've tried to take manually. My old Casio started up and was ready to take pictures very quickly but this one somehow is even faster with less delay between pictures and less delay when using the flash. Very large and bright screen. No pitfalls that I can see. My old Casio had a lot of red-eye problems when I didn't use the Red-Eye flash. This one still has a little bit of red-eye but not as much as my old EX-Z50. If I had the patience for the Red-Eye flash this wouldn't be a problem at all.

2 out of 5 stars

Looks Cool, Horrid Camera... April 1, 2008
R. Gates (Larchmont, NY United States)
10 out of 12 found this review helpful

I started out thinking this camera was amazing because it was so thin, but after some use I realized it's an honestly bad quality camera. It's design is pretty attractive, not on the level of say a Cyber-SHot T Series, but it looks good. The lens is quite large for only 3x optical zoom and takes up a little less than half of the front of the camera. It's very thin and has a large 2.8 inch LCD which takes up about 3/4's of the back. It has a convenient thumb-rest as well, making it easy to hold with one hand. Video recording is very easy with a touch of a button. The camera includes 30-some-odd best shot modes, which are seen in many cameras now. This is pretty much where the good ends. Its control system is unremarkable at best, with awkwardly small buttons and an uncomfortable zoom switch. The LCD screen is impossible to see in the sunlight and just emits the feeling of low resolution and quality. The menu system is fine, but they only include some features in the sidebar on the LCD so you have to hunt for the rest in the menus. The optical zoom is nothing special at 3x and the anti-shake is digital, not optical so it really doesn't work well and I believe it degrades image quality. On to the images themselves. The camera has very few ISO settings, and anything above ISO 400 looks like it's snowing. Even at low ISO's the camera's pictures look soft. One thing that really bugs me is that in some low-light conditions the color temperature is for some reason really, really warm, making the image look awful. I don't know why it does this but I don't like it. The camera's face-detection doesn't work at all. Sometimes it thinks something's a face when it isn't, and it's only successfully worked for me about 4 times out of a good 600 pictures with this camera. I'd say a good 250+ had people's faces in them. That's a 1/62.5 chance of working at best. When it all comes down to it, this camera is somewhat good looking but this can't compensate for terrible, super-soft pictures. I'd give this camera a pass and buy a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-T70 of Canon PowerShot SD870 IS. These cameras have about the same resolution but larger screens, optical stabilization, and the take good pictures. The Canon has a wide-angle lens and 3.6x optical zoom while the sony has a touchscreen and super sleek design. Casio's a small company and doesn't have the build quality or production capapbility or funding to produce a winner yet. It's worth the extra money for one of the other ones, trust me.

PROS:
-Somewhat Attractive Design
-Large Screen
-Easy Video Recording

CONS:
-Terrible, soft pictures
-Low light pictures have really, really warm color temperatures
-Limited ISO range, high ISO's are super noisy
-Cheap build quality
-Face detection doesn't work
-No optical anti-shake
-Small, awkward buttons

4 out of 5 stars

Overall good extra thin camera December 22, 2007
W. Lu (Mason, OH United States)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

Just use it intermittenly. Cannot comment on battery life, many other functions, etc. yet.
Overall a great extra thin camera, lots of good improvements. I just want to focus on the negatives:
1. button size. Very small. Easy to mis-press something
2. button location. Worse than previous design. Always accidentally turn it on. This is my biggest complaint
3. Size. Slightly thicker than previous design (I had S500).

1 out of 5 stars

Casio EX-S880 has problems December 19, 2007
Brett Rosner (Manchester, NH USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

I owned a S770 and loved it. I thought this would be an upgrade but it is not. I am on my second one after trading in the first due to an optics problem. Surprise, the optics problem is still there. Casio has not admitted to the problem yet, but this will come back to haunt them. Many of my pictures have circular spots on them. These are caused by a reflection issue in their optical path. Why yes, I do know about optics. This has ruined company party and family Thansgiving photos. And, I cannot get hold of anyone at Casio to get their opinion of this. As much as I hate to do so, since I really like the thin design, I am going to return my S880 and try to find an older S770.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Product! January 7, 2008
M. MANN (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a great camera and it is a good buy for the money. It has a slim design so you can put it in your pocket and take it anywhere. It has a nice large screen for easy viewing.

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