Casio Exilim EX-FH100

The Casio Exilim EX-FH100 is a 10x optical zoom camera, providing users with the ability to capture images from close or far distances. The High Speed Casio FH100, featuring Casio’s heralded high-speed burst shooting, ensures users never miss a crucial shot again and packs a high-power zoom lens into a compact body.

Our Rating (4/5)

Good: Superb battery life, Sharp, well-exposed images, RAW shooting mode, High-speed shooting mode for stills and video

Bad: Takes time when saving RAW and high-speed shots, Laggy autofocus, Noisy lens motors, Limited f-stop options in aperture priority

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The Casio Exilim EX FH100 is a 10.1 effective megapixel high-speed digital camera boasting a wide-angle 24 mm 10x optical zoom lens in a compact body that makes it easy to carry anywhere. It also gives users a maximum burst rate of 40 shots per second for still images (maximum image size of 9.0 megapixels and maximum shooting capacity of 30 shots) that can now be used to photograph distant subjects thanks to the high-power zoom. The Casio FH100 also enables up to 1,000 fps high-speed movie recording that captures motion that is ordinarily too fast for the human eye to see. The Casio EX-FH100 allows users ranging from advanced amateur photographers to beginners to enjoy high-speed burst shooting. It is equipped with a mode dial that enables manual exposure burst shooting and also has a mode that makes high-speed burst shooting easy, a feature that sets the burst shooting speed to the optimal rate just by selecting the type of scene. With the Casio Exilim FH100, Casio also achieves low-noise, high-quality photography even in dim indoor lighting by using a highly sensitive CMOS sensor.

The Casio Exilim EX-FH100 features a high-power zoom lens in a compact body measuring just 105.0 mm wide x 63.2 mm tall x 29.9 mm thick. The lens delivers all the freedom of zoom photography – from a wide-angle 24 mm to a 10X optical zoom that brings distant subjects right up close. The Casio EX-FH100 can take up to 30 shots of 9.0 megapixel high-resolution images with high-speed burst shooting at a maximum speed of 40 shots per second. What is more, if the digital camera is set to Prerecord Continuous Shutter, users will not miss those critical moments even if they press the shutter a little late, since the camera starts shooting when the shutter button is only depressed halfway. The Casio Exilim EX-FH100 can record high-speed movies of motion that is ordinarily too fast for the human eye to see. Users can select a recording speed of 1,000 fps, 420 fps, 240 fps, or 120 fps.

The new Casio Exilim camera also has a mode that lets users to switch to high-speed recording at 240 fps or 120 fps by pressing a single button during normal movie recording (30 fps). High-speed recording allows users to enjoy dramatic, ultra slow-motion playback. The EX-FH100 also features an HD video function. Just press the dedicated Movie button to take beautiful movies at 1280×720 pixels. The camera is equipped with an HDMI terminal and stereo microphone, which enable users to enjoy a beautiful picture and realistic sound by connecting the camera to a large display TV.

Thanks to the high-speed image-processing capability of the Casio Exilim FH100, moving subjects can be dynamically “cut out” and pasted into a different still shot that forms the background. Before this technology was introduced by Casio in 2009, this Hollywood-like green-screen effect was only possible with professional equipment or software, but this technology is available in the Casio EX-FH100 as an in-camera process. Casio’s Dynamic Photo feature was further enhanced through the ability to add animation art stored on the memory card to still photos captured by the camera. These animated images can be emailed, posted on social networks and even printed out at home!

Casio continues the quest for ever-higher picture quality, the foundation of every camera’s performance. The Casio EX-FH100 incorporates a back-illuminated CMOS sensor that boasts nearly twice the usual sensitivity. This lets users take beautiful photos outside as well as high-quality, low-noise photos indoors or in other dim lighting. And of course, the Casio FH100 also comes with CMOS-shift image stabilization. With the Casio Exilim FH100, users can take beautiful photos – even of human subjects at night – without worrying about photo blur. The camera can do this by internally combining images taken with a single press of the shutter button using highly sensitive high-speed burst shooting with the flash into a single, crystal-clear image.

Reviews

InfoSync reviews writes:

“HD quality was also impressive, but the sensor shift image stabilization was not sufficient and we couldn’t optically zoom in while shooting. These are two major blows to the Casio Exilim EX-FH100’s high-definition well being, so we couldn’t really recommend the HD video mode over any of the EX-FH100’s competitors.“
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Digitalcamerainfo.com writes:

“while it’s simple enough to use in full auto mode, we like the fact that you also get aperture-priority, shutter-priority and full manual exposure flexibility, can take a manual white balance reading, and focus manually. “
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TrustedReviews writes:

“The Casio EX-FH100 demonstrates that Casio should not be overlooked when it comes to advanced high-tech cameras. It offers superior build quality, excellent handling and astonishing high-speed performance, as well as a versatile range of features and above-average image quality. If you’re looking for an advanced compact it should certainly be on your shortlist. “
Rating: ★★★★½

ePhotozine writes:

“The camera provides god quality at high sensitivities for a compact, a useful zoom range and plenty of features to keep either advanced photographers or snap-shooters smitten. The video recording features work well and I found the high-speed movie a lot of fun to use. “
Rating: ★★★★½

DCRP writes:

“I’m pretty confident in saying that its a camera best suited for the snapshot crowd, rather than the enthusiast… If you’re after a camera which can record photos and videos very quickly, then the Exilim EX-FH100 is worth a look. “
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ImagingResource writes:

“Overall, the Casio EX-FH100 is a well-built camera that performs high-speed tricks that few other can, both in still and video modes. With its 10x zoom and the ability to slip into a pocket, it’s a compelling choice for those interested in capturing not just a snapshot, but just the right moment, and that makes it a Dave’s Pick.”
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Whatdigitalcamera.com reviews writes:

“The overall resulting image quality isn’t bright, punchy or sharp enough at any of the ISO settings and the 24mm wideangle lens is soft towards the corners. Raw shooting (in DNG format) does provide some quality improvement, but this is only offered at ISO 100-200″
Rating: ★★★★☆

Steves-digicams.com reviews writes:

“Our outdoor image samples show that the camera produces excellent exposures and vivid colors that really make the images pop. One issue that we did see in these images is some noise in the darker areas of the image, including the blue skies. At ISO 100, you should not see any noise within these images..”
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photographyblog.com writes:

“The FH100 is obviously a great camera for capturing fast-moving subjects and helping you not to miss that decisive moment, with an almost overwhelming array of different options and shooting modes on offer. The ability to take 40 images in one second at the touch of a button is amazing for any camera, DSLR or compact, and if you can’t choose the best shot, then the EX-FH100 can do that for you too. The only slight downsides are the small reduction in resolution to 9 megapixels, which applies to all of this camera’s high-speed still image functions, and the fact that you can actually only record 30 images at that headline-grabbing 40fps.”

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