Casio EX-S2

[Ioman]

I am currently reviewing this slim tiny camera and so far I am pretty impressed with its size and features. Unfortuntely, the EX-S2 is their base model so it lacks an optical zoom, and only has a digital. The picture quality is fantastic and the camera has 12mb built in with an SDISK expansion slot for more.

The EX-Z3 camera is their high-end model with 3.0 megapixel resolution, 3X optical zoom and 50 second movie recording with sound.

For some reason the higher end models have 10mb of built in memory versus 12mb which I find odd. I also remember reading about this camera line having built in MP3 player software so you can use the camera's as an MP3 player, but I cannot find information on their site for some reason.

[Ioman]

Did more research and the model with the MP3 Player is the EX-M2 This 2 Mega-Pixel Super Thin Digital Camera not only uses the SD/MMC Memory Cards but includes a MP3 Player, Voice Recorder and Records up to a 30 second AVI Movie with Sound.

If you go to the Casio website, they do not show or mention the M2 player, BUT if you click on the "purchase now" link, the M2 model shows up in the list. Apparently it is on backorder. I wonder why more information is not on Casio's US website.

[RageSlave]

Cool looking camera. What is retail? I think this might be nice to own.

[Ioman]

I think retail is about $269. I hav enot researched a lot of digital camera's but to me this price seems a little high.