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Casio Exilim EX-H10 {Spring Event Review & Giveaway #24}

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After many years of lugging around a bulky camera, I am finally able take advantage of the great benefits of having a compact camera with the Casio Exilim EX-H10. I had no idea what I was missing! With the portability of this camera I can easily carry it within my bag without it adding to my already heavy load. Now I can capture moments that I wouldn’t typically be able because I wasn’t willing  bring along my much larger camera.

Casio EX-H10With an extra long battery life you won’t have to worry about running out of power. So far I’ve taken hundreds of photos and haven’t once had to recharge the batteries. Gone are the days of digital cameras that suck down the batteries and require extra money and effort on your part.

Unlike many compact point-and-shoot long-zoom cameras, the EX-H10 can take up to 3X more shots than average from a single battery charge; that’s over 1,000 shots from a single charge. This combined with a ultra wide angle 10X long zoom make it the perfect travel companion. Its unique Landscape Enhancement Mode includes a mist removal feature to clear up hazy scenes. The EX-H10 can record high definition movies in 720p quality.

The EX-H10 can take beautiful shots without having to do a thing besides point and click. All of these outdoor shots were taken with no skill or additional knowledge required. It doesn’t get easier than that!

Casio Auto NatureAnd just in case you were wondering, I have not altered these images in any way. Yes, they looked that good right off the camera!

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CASIO EX-H10 FEATURES

Dynamic Photos

Crop a moving subject out of a series of images and insert it into another image. The camera automatically will take the moving subject from a 20 consecutive image series. After inserting into another image, the series creates the impression of movement. Just make sure to have the subject against a uniform background or the camera will have a hard time distinguishing. Visit the Casio Dynamic Photo Site to learn even more about this fun feature.

Make-Up Mode

This mode starts by recognizing the faces in the image and does retouching. Make-Up Model makes adjustments to smooth skin in images and soften facial shadows from sunlight. Choose from one of twelve levels of skin beauty using different strengths of image processing. You have complete control and can view the results in the LCD monitor.

Face Detection

The camera locates faces anywhere within the monitor screen area and optimizes focus and brightness.

Landscape

Eliminate mist or make your the colors even more vivid in your landscape shots with amazing high-speed image analysis.

Best Shot

My favorite feature is Best Shot. With one handy button on the lower right, you can select from 38 different options for whatever you are currently photographing. They include such options as children, self portrait, flower, fireworks, pets, twilight, sports, soft flowing water, and so many more. With the crystal clear pictures it makes it fairly painless to locate choose the perfect option. If you would prefer the camera to do all the thinking for you, simply choose the auto best shot.

Casio Best ShotOn a recent trip to a local park I decided not to touch my camera options and instead just point and shoot. I ended up a bit frustrated and most of my pictures turned out like this.

Casio BS Not UsedWhile still certainly cute, it took much to long for the picture to actually be taken and I kept missing the shot I was after. Instead I got a lot of body part pictures and so few faces! I also experienced a long delay in between with this message popping up.

Casio Busy WaitOnce I got over my annoyance I switched it over to children. This worked so much better to catch my boys in action instead of being just a second or two late to capture the moment.

Casio BS ChildrenMy very favorite best shot feature is the ability to take fabulous shots of food close up. I enjoy blogging recipes and getting a great looking picture of food has always been difficult. Typically I was forced to take over a dozen pictures that ended up blurry only to get one decent shot. With the food best shot option on my Casio, I can get gorgeous shots like this the first time!

Casio BS FoodSometimes I’ve found that the best shot feature doesn’t work any better than the auto feature. In fact, in this example below it is actually easier to read the text in the auto version versus the best shot: text, even with me taking multiples of the same picture. As with anything you need to experiment what works best. If the picture isn’t the way you’d like, try another option and see if it produces better results.

Casio BS Text vs AutoHaving a camera with the ability to record video is an absolute must for me. You never know when the opportunity will arise where you need to catch something on video. I like that I can eliminate the need to carrying around that nuisance called a video camera. Just don’t move the camera much or zoom in and out a lot or you will get the shakiness found in my outdoor video.

Learn about even more awesome features by checking out the Casio Exilim EX-H10 features page.

Here are a few technical specs for those much more camera educated than myself. For even more see the EX-H10 Specificiations sheet.

Resolution: 12.10 Megapixels
Lens: 10.00x zoom
(24-240mm eq.)
Viewfinder: LCD
LCD Size: 3.0 inch
ISO: 64-3200
Shutter: 4-1/2000
Max Aperture: 3.2
Mem Type: SD / SDHC
Battery: Custom LiIon
Dimensions: 4.0 x 2.4 x 1.0 in.
(103 x 62 x 24 mm)
Weight: 7.3 oz (206 g)

Overall: I am thrilled with my new camera. While I still get annoyed with occasional slow response time between pictures, the additional features along with its portability has me sold on the benefits of the EX-H10.

Buy it: The Casio Exilim EX-H10 retails for $279 and can be purchased for a nice discount currently at Amazon or check the “where to buy” section of the Casio Exilim website for more retailers.

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{ Giveaway }

I have a Casio Exilim EX-H10 to give away to one of my very lucky readers!

MAIN ENTRY: Tell me which feature of the Casio Exilim EX-H10 you would be most excited to try!

Want more entries? (Are you kidding? Of course you do!) After answering my question do any of the following and leave a comment telling me what you did. Each is worth one entry unless otherwise noted. Your comment is your entry so please leave the appropriate number of comments for each extra entry.

-Spring into Spring! Enter the jill-e designs camera bag giveaway at The Shopping Mama & tell me below!
-Follow Casio Exilim on Twitter
 -Sign up to receive the Casio Exilim  newsletter
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-Follow me on twitter and tweet about this giveaway (You can do this daily!)

Win the Casio Exilim EX-H10 Camera, a $279 value! @babylovingmama from @Casio_Exilim http://bit.ly/aAzjmW #giveaway PLS RT!

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-Blog about this contest and link back here and to Casio Exilim (3 entries)

This contest will end on 5/19/10 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. residents only. The winner will be drawn via random.org and will have 72 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.

Disclosure: I received a sample for the purpose of this review but no other type of compensation was received. This has no bearing on my completely honest review above. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.

About Emilie

Emilie is a Minnesota mom of three boys ages 13, 12 and 8. She loves to share recipes and crafts along with stories about parenting and travel. Favorite activities include watching football, reading, cuddling with kids and spending time in the kitchen. Not a fan of laundry, nagging, or drama. Join her here and on her dessert blog, ohmysugarhigh.com where she shares her love of baking!

Comments

  1. Kristen Murray says

    I would love to enter this contest but none of the links are working for me to take the quiz. I even googled the camera to get to the website. epic fail.

    When the sites are up, I would love to win this camera, the features especially the zoom are just what I have been looking for.

  2. Fab Kate says

    WOW! What a giveaway! I’m still trying to load the Casio page to take the “What is Your Style? What is Your Life?” quiz… but in the mean while, I thought maybe you’d let me get the other entries in. And of course I’ll be blogging this when I get back tonight (I have a 14 hour day ahead of me!)

    If you read my other blog The Adventures of a Free Range Urban Primate you know how important photography is in my life. One of my twins is following in my footsteps a bit, and wants to become a wildlife photographer/ videographer. For our family, good cameras that are smaller and travel well are a must. I’m thrilled to death to see a give-away like this!

    Anyway, for my first entry I’ll let you know that I follow your blog.

    And of course I’ll be adding the other entries here and back again when I can get that page loaded!

  8. josh bies says

    i cant wait to use the “best shot” feature so i dont have to fiddle with figuring out the best option for whatever im shooting.

  10. Fab Kate says

    hmmm… has the main entry changed? I did get through to the website. It says I’m “a Photo Enthusiast who enjoys family, sports and travel. You’d like the ability to switch between traditional manual controls and modern ease-of-use features”

    That’s pretty accurate 🙂

    Because I do a lot of wildlife photography, I like the auto shutter panning feature, which allows me to take the blur out of moving subjects.

  37. jennifer says

    My favorite feature is that you can get 1000 pictures out of 1 single charge- great for people like me who never charge anything!!

  44. Nicole Greene says

    I love that the battery life delivers 1,000 images on a single charge! I HATE charging my cameras and phones (I always forget to until it’s dead) :: Awesome giveaway, thanks for the chance 🙂

  72. HilLesha says

    Select one of 12 Make-up Levels that enhance human skin tones for beautiful portraits, even when printed at high resolutions. 🙂

  85. Kimberly says

    The 10x Optical Zoom is amazing! Our current (old & bulky) camera doesn’t zoom nearly that far and I don’t get all of the great shots that I want.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  89. Tessica says

    i love the child/food/and text options (all things I regulary photograph)
    and i need a new camera terribly!!
    true.story.

  97. amber says

    Oh wow! Beautiful camera. I love the Mist Removal feature and the cool Landscape feature, this cam would be so much fun to take on vacation. Thanks so much!

  109. Jennifer H says

    I love all of the different shots you provided for us! Great review and giveaway! I love the best shot feature. 🙂

  124. Ellie W. says

    I would be curious to try out the Make-up Mode! How funny is that? Could be useful on those “mommy days”, too!

  127. Annette D says

    The “Best Shot” mode sound like it would be very helpful for me and I would love to give it a try.

  136. Chelsea says

    I woulod be most excited about the children setting to take lots of close-ups of my fast moving little ones 🙂

  139. Jammie says

    I love the fact it can take upto 1000 pictures before it needs charged again. That is a plus hate being out taking pictures for the battery to die.

  146. amy pugmire says

    I like the 24mm 1 Wide-angle Lens for more dynamic images
    A 24mm*1 wide-angle lens gives you the tools to make images of your special trips more exciting and dynamic. The wide range of the lens also lets you shoot intimate indoor shots as well.

  152. NJJ says

    I love that it has a good battery life I also love the outdoors and can’t wait to try the landscape feature

  157. Colleen Turner says

    I love the Dynamic photo option! I have never seen anything like that, and with a very active child would love the option of being able to crop him into a different back drop (since he might have been there five seconds before but have moved too fast!).

  167. Jennifer Monteiro says

    I want to try the 10x Optical Zoom for detailed close-ups of faraway subjects so I can take candid photos of my kids.

  178. Snowflake07 (Audra) says

    I like all the Anti Blur features like the CCD Shift Stabilization, Anti Shake DSP & Anti Blur Auto Shutter.

  183. susan says

    I’m most excited to try the best shot options because I can really see the difference. I have a little one too and I always get “body parts” and not the parts I’m trying to get!

  212. Shelly Henley says

    I like the Face Detection feature, Because this feature would guarantee that I actually get a good people shot instead of the objects around the person. This camera sounds amazing

  213. Donna Warrington says

    The ability to record video….my grandaughter is three already, the time goes by so fast I would love to record her now before she’s turning 16 and learning how to drive.

    Donna
    [email protected]

  216. chrissyb says

    I really like the children feature. I have a 5th old son who doesn’t wait for his picture to be taken!

  236. Cynthia says

    I think the “best shot” feature is amazing! You can really see the difference in quality!

  242. LeeAnn says

    I would love the Best Shot: Children feature! Like you, I always have to take a bunch of pictures and hope for just 1 good one.

  256. Rachel C says

    The best shot – children feature would be great. My kids are pretty much all that I take pics of!

  261. Michelle says

    I like that the camera has different setting based on what you are taking a picture of. I.E. food and text.

  276. clenna in NH says

    I would love to try the Best Shot feature. I have never tried this before but I think I’d use it every day.

    clenna at aol dot com

  283. Kristen Murray says

    The 10X zoom is a huge deal for me as is the macro setting, I also like High Contrast Ratio ability because I like to take super close-ups of flowers and making them look bright and crisp is important to me.

    That and getting pictures of my kids without them being aware of it (and posing) which is why I love the 10x zoom!

  286. Betty says

    LOVE the idea of the “Children” Best Shot option because 99% of my pics are of my kids, LOL!

  289. Carol says

    I like this feature for our vacation photos: 24mm*1 Wide-angle Lens for more dynamic images

  306. Mommy2Bears says

    I want to test out the Best Food Shot. I love to cook and then blog about it but the pictures never turn out right. Some times I look at them and know people are asking “You ate that?!”

  346. [email protected] says

    What a GREAT!!! and AWESOME!!! feature the Auto Best Shot, will automatically analyze the scene and apply face-detection, adjust focus, and exposure and find the perfect setting for your picture. So now you can shoot like a professional, from your very first shot.

  347. megan says

    That the battery life is so long. I feel like i’m charging my current one every 20 pics.

  362. Jillian says

    The best shot feature for children sounds exciting to use, since kids are usually fast & hard to capture.

  371. Victoria Saley says

    I’d love to play with the “dynamic photo” feature. I also love the video and still pic capabilities in one camera.

  376. trainee says

    i would love to try the children option. i always seem to be one second too late when taking photos.

  378. Jennifer P says

    I love, love, love the idea of the Best Shot feature. I’m always in need of help and this sounds perfect!

  398. Elsie says

    The NEW EX-FH100 is super fast, that’s for me! Actually this one is second to the giveaway camera, which suits me to a T!

  420. Mona says

    I like that you can take pictures while things are in action. With my camera I always miss it.

  426. Mona says

    entered the Spring into Spring jill-e designs camera bag giveaway at The Shopping Mama & tell me below!

  430. Terra Heck says

    This would be great to have. I’m most excited to try the Make-up Mode that enhances human skin tones. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

  436. Krystal says

    Ack!! I NEED to win this! Our camera has a funky spot on the lense that I can’t seem to get off 🙁

    I’d be most excited to try the Best Shot feature 🙂

  451. Robert L says

    I like the auto best shot feature, I hate having to dig through menus to enable the correct mode for each shot.
    rslebron at live dot com

  486. Renae H says

    The best shot children feature looks awesome! With 2 boys under age 4, we have lots of ‘just missed’ shots!

  488. Debbie Welchert says

    I would have to say the best shot feature. I have seven grandchildren I would love to take pictures of.

  504. Scott Bergman says

    The 10x zoom, I have a 3x old camera now and the extra zoom would really come in handy.

  505. Deborah Stinson says

    I’m most excited to try the Landscape feature as I take a lot of outside pictures of the lake and wildlife. I do like the other features of the camera as well.

  508. Joseph Stowell says

    I would like to use the Make-Up Mode since faces are rarely captured well in a photograph without professional lighting. Thanks for the chance to win this great camera!

  532. Homero Gutierrez says

    I would have to say the best shot feature seems very interesting would love to use it.

  547. Heather S says

    I like the best shot feature so my pics look good and I don’t have to figure out the settings

  550. Katy M says

    I think I’d love how the battery life is 3 times as long as other cameras. I hate charging!

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!! 🙂

  562. Elena says

    I really like the amazing battery life. We are planning a 2 week trip to Italy in the fall and I’d love to not have to worry about batteries!

  565. Anna G. says

    I am most excited to try the video option……we dont have a video camera and we miss so many wonderful moments not having one. I would be so excited to win this!!!!!!

    annamie2 at hotmail dot com

  593. Katharine says

    the best shot feature is wonderful, I am constantly taking pictureso fmy kids and would LOVE to try this

  599. CJ says

    I would love to try the 10X zoom with this compact camera. I have an older compact camera, but as with a lot of older compact ones, the zoom only goes to 3X. Thanks for a chance to win!..

  604. Eileen says

    I would love to have the “children” feature on a camera too. My kids shots are mostly sports pics now and I am still taking my SLR to the fields…so heavy and not easy for me to get around. I would ALSO love to have the video clips to upload of the kids playing, to show their family that can’t make it to the game. Sometimes I cant make it to events due to health issues, so this cam would be easy enough for my teen to figure out and take pics or video for me to see later.

    thanks for the chance to try a GREAT cam!

  622. ELIZABETH P says

    My husband graduates from college soon and I would love to try the Best Shot feautre.

  626. Donna Warrington says

    I have learn that the Camera and Imaging Products Association (CIPA) defines various standards for measuring camera performance, including battery life. These standards help to standardize the battery life values reported in the catalogs and user documentation of different manufacturers, which helps users to better compare different products against each other.

    Donna
    [email protected]

  640. Jay says

    My husband would like all the gadgets and I would like that it can keep a charge for a 10 day trip!!

  662. Janice Golden says

    I like how you can get the shots when things are movie would be great for kids sports

  666. Rose says

    The video part for sure. Our daughter is starting to crawl…gotta get it on video! 🙂

  670. shenais says

    i think i would like the face detection capability- then faces would no longer be shadowy (hopefully).

  685. Linda Lansford says

    I like The new, thin, lightweight, 10x Optical Zoom
    Digital Camera with 24mm*1 Wide-angle Lens

  728. Aimee W. says

    I am definitely most excited to try the Make-up Mode — I have never seen a feature like this before! Thanks!

  735. Ronda says

    I like that this camera has a Smile Detection Auto Shutter Mode. I like everything about this camera. I have been with out a camera for years, so this would be very nice to have. Thanks for the chance to win.

  737. andrew b says

    Battery Life – i hate nothing more then getting ready to take a picture and finding a dead battery

  754. Kat says

    I’d be most excited to try the Self Portrait Auto Shutter, because I always get stuck taking my own pictures!

  757. Stephanie V. says

    Amazing battery life delivers 1,000 images*1 on a single charge! very cool!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  760. Christian Kay says

    I am guessing that the Best Shot Children would work for pets too so that is what I would be really excited about!! It’s so hard to get good pics of animals!!

    ckbruce(at)rocketmail(dot)com

  773. Brad says

    I would like to try the best shot children option. I’m always missing the things my kids do.

  794. nickie says

    its light weight, so i can carry it while chasing after my 2 year old son

  813. Constance L says

    I love the idea of “the Best Shot” feature and would use that.

    constancelavery at msn dot com

  814. Rhonda Struthers says

    I would like the face detection feature to get the best results with faces.

    rhondatruthers atyahoo dot ca

  817. Andrea says

    I would love to try the best shot feature! It sounds too good to be true! 🙂 Thanks for the great giveaway!

  827. diane says

    the best shot feature i LOVE…..i can be a bit sucky at taking pics…i would also really like this because my camera broke………………i subscribed to the newsletter
    thanks

  844. Barbara M says

    I’m most excited about trying this feature – 10x Optical Zoom for detailed close-ups of faraway subjects.
    Would increase my photography skills.

    barbara.montyj at gmail dot com

  862. Harry Barbee says

    We go to the race track once in a while The Ultra wide fixture would be really cool I always wondered how the pros in magazines to those kind of pictures

  863. sal williams says

    I think my favorite to try would be the auto best shot. It sounds like it is a really cool application. This is a great giveaway. Thanks!

  875. amy h says

    I am most excited about the “best shot” feature. I struggle capturing photos at just the right moment with them being blurry. I’d love to try this feature and see if it would help. Thanks for the chance!

  886. Mary McLure says

    I want to try the children feature so that I can get my kids when they’re moving..

  896. Susan says

    I love the ‘face detection’ feature! The camera we have now my husband seems to always have the focus on something else and the faces come out blurry. Awesome giveaway!

  903. Jenn says

    I would love love to play with the close up feature!
    the closeup you took of the cheese is amazing! =)

  907. Jacob says

    The best shot option looks awesome! I always have trouble picking the right setting!

  920. Stacy says

    The Face Detection feauture would be very useful. I recently used a friends camera that had this feature and it really helps to frame the shot.

  927. Sarah in MO says

    I’d LOVE to try the Best Shot feature! Actually, I’d love to try the whole camera. 🙂 Thank so much for the giveaway!

  931. Tarah says

    I’m most excited about the CCD Shift Stabilization! Perfect for non pros like myself to take amazing pictures!

  932. zcb257 says

    Taking pics of food is HARD, I know, I’ve tried! So I would love a camera that does a better job than mine! 🙂

    zcb257 at shaw dot ca

  938. zcb257 says

    I enteredjill-e designs camera bag giveaway at The Shopping Mama
    zcb257 at shaw dot ca

  943. Robin Stephens says

    I would like the 24mm*1 Wide-angle. It would be great for landscapes.

  945. Vanessa M. says

    I like the best shot feature, and I’d love to (win and) give this to my son, who really wants to become a photographer! Thanks-

  947. Debbie Stanton says

    the feature i would really like to try out is the Face Detection

    billdebstanton[at]hotmail[dot]com

  953. Tonya Keener says

    I would love the best shot feature. I am a facebook fan. I have signed up for your newsletter.

  954. Lily says

    I am most excited about the best shot for children… I would like to try that
    you know how our children are always here and there in a flash! I just wanna
    capture that important moment! And it this does the job it would be awesome!!!!

  957. lisa aka @clulisa says

    This looks like such a great camera. The Best Shot feature sounds great to capture kids, pets on the move! Thanks.

  976. Mary says

    I think the Best Shot would be my choice of feature to. It sounds like it really makes this camera! My Canon is 4 years old and sometimes will work- sometimes not so I am in need of a new one!

  995. Shorin Scythe says

    Face detection could be a good feature to play with.

    Following Exilm and BabyLovingMama @ShorinScythe

  1000. McKim says

    I like the automatic optimization of faces and background brightness combines with anti-shake for perfect night scenes, even when you are holding the camera by hand.

  1002. Gizala says

    First thing I would want to check out is the “Best Shot” feature. My current camera takes so long to take pictures that my subjects have moved out of the frame by the time the shot is taken!

  1006. Suzanne K says

    I’d really like to try the best shot feature – I’m NOT a photographer, but do like to point and shoot and it seems like this feature would really help my pictures! Thanks!

  1016. Danielle says

    I’d like to try the Smile Detection Auto Shutter feature. Hope I win!

  1051. jojopuffwin says

    I’d try out food photography. My food always looks yucky 🙁

    jojopuffwin at gmail.com

  1070. Kimmie says

    The feature that most excites me about this “fabu” camera is the VIDEO feature. I’m like you, I need the video feature. To many great moments happen in the childhood years that still photos just can’t capture the “Aaahhh!” of them all.
    Kimmie Buck @ [email protected]

  1071. Kimmie says

    I entered the ” jill-e designs camera bag giveaway at The Shopping Mama” and so happy that I did. Those Jill-E bags are totally cute, huh? Thank you for the alert.
    Kimmie Buck @ [email protected]

  1086. kari says

    The zoom feature is wonderful. Good close ups (of people or otherwise) are hard to get.

  1097. Stephanie says

    The smile detection would be great for all the great smiles my camera misses! Thanks for the amazing giveaway!

  1098. Victoria says

    That Best Shot feature sounds fabulous! I have a Canon Digital Rebel that I use for all my photos, but it does become a nuisance to lug it around when I’m just going to hang out with friends, but may want to take photos.

    vschilke at gmail dot com

  1123. juau4 says

    I would most love the camera to video capability that the Casio Exilim EX-H10 offers.

  1141. Tanya K says

    Oh my gosh, I need the best shot feature for taking pictures of my cute but very wriggly daughter!

  1157. katklaw777 says

    The Make-up Mode sounds like a cool feature…great for those glamor shots or just those bad hair(face) days. thanks.

  1172. Tamara B. says

    I excited to try the 10x Optical Zoom for detailed close-ups of faraway subjects.
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

  1173. Tamara B. says

    I am a subscriber to the Casio Exilim newsletter
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

  1174. Tamara B. says

    I am a fan of Baby Loving Mama on Facebook (Tamara Bennington)
    tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

  1186. Karen P says

    I most want to try the high resolution because I dont have a camera with higher than 4mp

    Resolution: 12.10 Megapixels

  1187. Karen P says

    did this

    -Spring into Spring! Enter the jill-e designs camera bag giveaway at The Shopping Mama & tell me below!

  1248. barbara wright says

    I’d like to try the wide angle lens. I have trouble imagining how it would work.

  1268. Ellerman Fam says

    I’m most excited about the 10.00x zoom, I love getting good close up shots!

  1283. Mary A says

    I think I would really like the Best Shot feature as well. You did a great job describing it. Thanks for the giveaway.