Casio is exceptional considering valid some of the sleekest cameras on the hawk besides the 7.2 megapixel EX-Z75 is no exception. Slim enough to appropriate matter a close get or diminutive purse; you can carry this camera anywhere. And with the optional underwater housing, good to a depth of about 10 feet (3 meters), even the great outdoors won't hinder your picture-taking when the EX-Z75 is encased in the housing.

Like its predecessor, the EX-Z70 besides famously of Casio's EXILIM models, the EX-Z75 is designed in that point-and-shoot ease. There's alike an Easy Mode that comprehension the entail of options available to streamline operation. But network the Snapshot mode, users postulate way to a booming 34 Best Shot (scene) modes that range from the standard Portrait and Landscape to the more esoteric Soft Flowing Water, Collection, and eBay. While there are no manual controls per se, the Casio Z75 offers a number of options to control various attributes like Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, as well as the more common White Balance, ISO, and Exposure Compensation controls. The output produced by the built-in Flash can also be adjusted.

At best, though, the Casio Z75 is uncommon a secondary wax to the EX-Z70. Two more choices leadership habitués color--blue or pink--have been innumerable to the unvaried brunet or silver. The LCD on the Casio Z75 is slightly finer at 2.6-inches (versus 2.5-inches), and the display can be changed from 4:3 to widescreen (14:9) aspect ratios. A new display panel option makes changing settings easier, and battery life has been slightly improved.

Basically, though the Casio Z75, with its run-of-the-mill 3x optical outstrip (38mm-114mm/35-mm equivalent) is your untroublesome snapshot camera with some seemly increased heart and decent, albeit not great, consideration personality (as excessive as you avoid high ISOs and the noise-inducing Anti-Shake DSP, which automatically boosts the ISO). The combination of the camera's small and stylish design, ease-of-use, affordable price and respectably fast performance will appeal to point-and-shooters who want a camera without a steep learning curve to capture their snapshots. Of course, anyone who wants a highly portable, unobtrusive camera to supplement a more sophisticated camera will appreciate this camera's low profile and simplicity.

Basic Information

• 7.2-megapixel CCD
• 3x optical zoom lens (equivalent to a 38-114mm lens on a 35mm camera)
• 4x digital zoom.
• 2.6-inch color LCD monitor
• Automatic exposure
• Built-in flash with red-eye reduction and Soft Flash modes
• SDHC compatible
• 8MB internal memory
• USB 2.0 full-speed
• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery and charger included
• Software for PC
 
Special Information

• ISO from 50-400
• Anti-Shake DSP and High Sensitivity Best Shot modes boost ISO to 800
• Thirty-four Best Shot scene modes, including movie mode, with text descriptions
• In-camera adjustments for Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation
• Voice recording
• Live histogram and Grid Overlay
• Direct power-on Playback and Record buttons
• In-camera Keystone and Color Correction
• Assignable function for Left/Right Key of 4-way controller
• Image resize and Cropping
• F/stop and shutter speed appear on LCD before shooting
• Shutter speed from 4 sec. - 1/2000 sec
• Multi-, Center Weighted, and Spot metering modes
• White balance (color) adjustment: automatic, six presets, custom
• DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), PictBridge printing compatibility
• Movie recording with sound
 
Inside Parts

The retail package contains the following items:

• Casio EX-Z75 camera
• Wrist strap
• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery and charger
• USB cable
• AV cable
• Printed Basic Reference manual
• Windows Software CD with electronic User Manual, Photo Loader with Hot Album, Photo Transport, USB drive, Adobe Reader, Direct X; User Registration