Casio EX-G1 Review

The Casio EX-G1 is the World’s slimmest shock-resistant, waterproof, dustproof digital camera.The Casio EX-G1 is designed with shock-resistant elements throughout the camera, both inside and out, creating a smart look in a slim-line camera with functional beauty.

Our Rating (3/5)

Good: Rugged construction, low shutter lag.

Bad: Photo quality is merely OK, long shot-to-shot times, slightly over-designed.

Casio has given the Exilim G the brand concept of “endurance,” expressing its determination to create digital cameras suitable for top athletes and adventurers who never quit challenging both extreme conditions and their own limits. The Casio Exilim EX-G1 was developed to embody this brand concept, using Casio’s years of experience creating technologies for shock resistance, waterproofing, and slim-line design.

With the Casio EX-G1, the shock resistant design elements are found in many spots both inside and out, creating a smart look in a slim-line camera with functional beauty. In addition to a high level of basic performance as a camera with 12.1 effective megapixels for taking high resolution photos, the Casio EX-G1 also features interval shooting and other functions, utilizing toughness specifications. This interval shooting function can automatically take still photos or movies at fixed intervals, enabling users to get great shots when engaged in active sports such as snowboarding or cycling.

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The interval shooting function on the Casio Exilim G1 allows users to automatically take still photos or movies at fixed intervals while engaged in action sports such as cycling, snowboarding, and wind surfing. With the Casio EX-G1, users can take powerful photos from inside the action, the kind which are usually almost impossible to capture. The shooting interval can be set at 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, or 3 minutes, and the capture time for movies may be set at 3, 10, 20, or 30 minutes.

The Best Shot function enables users to take beautiful photos just by selecting the desired subject scene. The Casio EX-G1 includes additional Best Shot settings suitable for various outdoor situations, such as “snow” and “beach” scene settings, which automatically adjust to prevent subject underexposure due to the brightness of snow or sun. There is also an “underwater” setting to control the tendency of underwater photos to come out looking too blue.
gizmodo reviews the Casio EX-G1 and writes:
“Essentially, the EX-G1 is the type of camera you’d take with you when you go snowboarding. It’s designed to withstand multiple drops from 7 feet, work underwater at depths of 10 feet for 60 continuous minutes, and has a number of action-shooting modes. It also records wide-format movies at 848 x 480 resolution (30 frames per second).”

crunchgear reviews the Casio EX-G1 and writes:
“A quick glance at the Casio EX-G1 doesn’t revel that the camera is a rugged-type model. It’s just too good looking. But then you might start to notice that the dials are recessed and reinforced and the case seems like it could work underwater. (it can) It’s just that Casio managed to out a 12.1 MP ruggedized camera that’s actually a looker.”

pcworld reviews the Casio EX-G1 and writes:
“Like other recent Casio point-and-shoot cameras, the EX-G1 also has an “Advanced Dynamic Photo” feature that acts like a green screen: Users can cut a moving subject out of a number of images, then overlay the subject on a separate still shot, all within the camera.”

ubergizmo reviews the Casio EX-G1 and writes:
“With the Exilim EX-G1, Casio enters in for in the rugged camera territory with a camera that can thrive in places where most cameras wouldn’t even survive. With its two-layer body (steel + polycarbonate), the Exilim EX-G1 is protected from shocks, dirt and humidity. How much protection are we talking about? According to Casio, the camera can survive drops from 7 feet (2.13m) and be plunged 3m deep underwater for one hour.”

TrustedReviews reviews the Casio Exilim EX-G1 and writes:
“Despite its unconventional appearance the Exilim EX-G1 is actually a very competent adventure camera with class-leading shock protection. It’s a bit light on advanced features and the performance could be better, but it is easy to use and the image quality is much better than expected.”

PCW.uk reviews the Casio Exilim EX-G1 and writes:
“The most important factor, image quality, was below par, with loss of focus at the edges, lens flare from sun reflecting off the glass, and the photos it produced were sometimes too soft. The EX-G1 looks good and was fun to use, but ultimately other cameras play the tough guy better..”

Steve’sDigicams reviews the Casio Exilim EX-G1 and writes:
“The image quality of the G1 is really good. I struggled with how to label its performance because as crisp and focused as they are, images look flat to me…. Our indoor shots were equally good. I think anyone would be happy with its performance.”

PocketLint reviews the Casio Exilim EX-G1 and writes:
“The Casio EX-G1 may look marginally cooler than an Olympus Mju Tough or Panasonic Lumix, but they, along with the uglier Canon D10, take better photos whilst sharing many (if not the exact same) toughened attributes. Fun to use, but there are better examples out there.”

Specifications:

Sensor:
• 1/2.3″ Type CCD
• 12.39 million pixels total
• 12.1 million effective pixels

Image sizes:
• 12M (4000 x 3000)
• 3:2 (4000 x 2656)
• 16:9 (4000 x 2240)
• 8M (3264 x 2448)
• 5M (2560 x 1920)
• 3M (2048 x 1536)
• VGA (640 x 480)

Movie clips:
• 848 x 480 (30 fps)
• 640 x 480 (30 fps)
• 320 x 240 (15 fps)

File formats:
• Still: JPEG (DCF / Exif2.2/DPOF compliant)
• Movie: AVI format, Motion JPEG, IMA-ADPCM (monaural)
• Audio: WAV format (monaural)

Lens:
• 3x optical zoom
• 38-114mm (35mm equiv.)
• f=6.66 to 19.98mm
• F3.9 – 5.4
• 11 lenses in 9 groups, including aspherical lens

Digital zoom:
• Yes, up to 4x

Focus:
• Contrast Detect AF
• Macro Mode
• Pan Focus
• Infinity Mode
• Manual Focus

AF area modes:
• Intelligent
• Spot
• Multi Tracking

Focus distance:
• Normal: Approx. 10cm – infinity
• Macro: Approx 10cm – 50cm

Metering:
• Multi-pattern
• Center weighted
• Spot by imaging element

ISO sensitivity:
• Auto
• 64
• 100
• 200
• 400
• 800
• 1600
• 3200

Exposure compensation:
• -2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)

Shutter speed:
• Auto: 1/2-1/1250 sec
• Night Scene: 4-1/1250 sec

Aperture:
• F3.9 – F5.4

White balance:
• Auto
• Daylight
• Overcast
• Shade
• Day White F
• Daylight FL
• Tungsten
• Manual WB

Self timer:
• 10 seconds
• 2 seconds
• Triple Self-timer

Continuous shooting:
• Approx. 3 frames per second at 1600 x 1200 pixels (Up to 8 shots)

Flash:
• Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction
• Range:Approx. 0.1 to 2.4m (W), approx. 0.5 to 1.1m (T)

Viewfinder:
• No

LCD monitor:
• 2.5″ TFT LCD Display
• 230,400 dots

Connectivity:
• USB2.0 High speed
• AV Output (NTSC/PAL)

Storage:
• microSDHC Memory Card, microSD Memory Card
• 35.7MB internal memory

Power:
• Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80)
• Charger included

Weight (no batt):
• 124 g (4.37oz)