For a get at camera that sells because underneath $300, the Casio Exilim EX-Z700 has a crew trip because it. Available grease a better of blue, silver, or gray, the Casio EX-Z700 is a spare camera with a light, but potent body made of polycarbonate with nice metal accents. Only 21mm thick, the camera combines a 7.2 megapixel sensor with an EXILIM-branded 3x optical lens (a fairly standard 38-114mm equivalent focal range). There's no optical viewfinder, but the Casio EX-Z700 does have a very bright 2.7-inch LCD.

As usual, Casio packs prestige the action modes (which Casio dubs "Best Shot") on the EX-Z700, with a wide 37 individual shooting options. Along with the routine common Sports, Portrait, also Fireworks modes, Casio adds two major electrifying Best Shot features: an Auto Framing construction that tracks moving subjects and crops the frame so they're located at the center of the resulting photo; and a Layout Shot mode where you can combine multiple shots of friends into a collage. In addition, the Casio EX-Z700 has an eBay mode that captures images at reduced resolution with auto macro focusing.

Another domineering constitution on the Casio EX-Z700 is a Continuous Flash Mode -- hackneyed now Rapid Flash -- which allows three hint shots to appear as captured string a unalike second. The tradeoff, of course, is that concept rank is roughly halved, and the ISO cranks up to 800. The Casio EX-Z700 further has Casio's well-known, long-lasting set life. According to CIPA standards, the camera trust pile up approximately 460 images on a at variance charge.

In the Box

The retail package contains the following items:

• Casio EXILIM EX-Z00
• Wrist strap
• USB cradle
• AC Power Cord
• USB cable
• AV cable
• AV adaptor
• CD-ROM
• Basic Reference manual
• Proprietary lithium ion rechargeable battery