Casio EX-Z280

Casio EX-Z280 is Casio's Small Sensor Compact digital camera originally revealed on August of 2009. It includes a 12 MegaPixel, CCD 1/2.3" sized sensor and has a full resolution of 4000 x 3000.

The EX-Z280 places at #192 out of 261 in Small Sensor Compact cameras and over-all #1141 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our database. Please try our Advanced camera finder to find camera ratings based on your custom criteria.

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The Casio EX-Z280 comes with a history of related digital cameras. Listed below, you can look at all previous and brand new models alongside key features.

You can see the EX-Z280 from various angles in the gallery underneath.

Below is a list of good and bad points of the Casio EX-Z280 based on things that are often regarded as necessary in a digital camera.

The sensor specification in the Casio EX-Z280 is 6.17mm x 4.55mm (1/2.3"). The 28 mm² sensor is able to capture 4000 x 3000 pixels at aspect ratios of 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9.

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The CCD sensor boasts 12MP and features a standard ISO range of 64 - 3200. Unfortunately, RAW format is not supported so the user has less room to maneuver in post.

The image below displays the EX-Z280's sensor dimensions when compared to other popular sizes. The EX-Z280 sensor comes with a crop factor of 5.8 and is shown in green.

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To get an understanding of various aspect ratios, you should refer to the graphic below.

Casio EX-Z280 weighs in at 0.29 lb (133 grams or 4.69 ounces) and features outer measurements of 97mm x 53mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8"). The weight of average Small Sensor Compact camera is 174 grams so the Casio EX-Z280 is less heavy when compared with other competitors.

Photography Glossary

Listed below is a photo of the Casio EX-Z280 besides a soda so you can have a sense of its scale.

The top view directly below will show the button layout on the EX-Z280.

The EX-Z280 includes a built-in lens providing a focal range of 26-104mm giving it a 4.0 x zoom which isn't perfect however it will probably be convenient in a few circumstances.

At the widest 26mm, the lens offers an aperture of f2.6 and that's kind of slow and not good in low light occasions and you may struggle to capture good bokeh. You will probably also need to raise the ISO resulting in noisy photos. On the tele end, 104mm comes to f5.9 which is really slow and you may need to apply slower shutter speeds.

The EX-Z280 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes

Digital cameras that contain NFC and / or Bluetooth compatibility are able to be used wirelessly with smartphones. You can easily transfer files and at times change settings without the hassle of connecting physically to the camera.

A few applications even enable a Liveview and release the shutter in case you are not near the camera. If the camera comes with a HDMI out, it can easily be attached to an external monitor. Almost all cameras will allow you to recharge the battery pack using the USB port.

The highest possible video resolution in the Casio EX-Z280 is 1280 x 720 and it can capture in Motion JPEG file format. 720p is awful by today's standards. You should shoot for a minimum FUll HD resolution for good video. The camera does not offer a mic and / or headphone jack so you get no control over your sound. It is perhaps best to consider a different camera if you require decent sound in your videos.

Casio EX-Z280 does not include environment sealing so damp conditions might affect the camera.

The Casio EX-Z280 includes a 2.7" fixed screen boasting a resolution of 115k dots.

Unfortunately the screen isn't a touch screen.

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The View Finder details regarding Casio EX-Z280 are below:

• ViewFinder None

Viewfinders can be pretty helpful for bright outdoor situations which might make the camera screen washed out and hard to view.

The max shutter speed is 1/2000s.

Casio EX-Z280 includes only inbuilt flash lacking external flash support.

Casio EX-Z280 includes just Contrast Based Auto Focus and doesn't have Phase Detect Auto Focus. Phase Detection focusing is a lot snappier and exact when compared with Contrast Based focusing.

Casio EX-Z280 boasts manual focusing if needed for low light or you want more exact focusing control.

The average Small Sensor Compact camera battery life is 241. Fujifilm X30 has got the best (470) battery life for this type of cameras.

Listed below is a number of Small Sensor Compact cameras having the highest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Fujifilm X30
EX-Z280 vs Fujifilm X30470 yesnono

Casio EX-10
EX-Z280 vs EX-10455 yesnono

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Ricoh GR Digital IV
EX-Z280 vs GR Digital IV390 yesnono

Canon G12
EX-Z280 vs G12370 yesnono

Canon G16
EX-Z280 vs G16360 yesnono

The following graph provides a summary of the Casio EX-Z280 for varying types of photography. To check out more, go to the specific paragraph below.

The Casio EX-Z280 gets a points tally of 27 which is subpar, meaning that it is not really acceptable to use for portrait photography. Shooting portraits favors heavily to sensor dimensions, support for RAW files plus the potential to utilize external lighting.

Having a modest points tally of 55, the Casio EX-Z280 is reasonably adequate to use in street photography. A good street photography camera features a good balance of picture quality and portability.

A subpar sports photography points total of 17 suggests the Casio EX-Z280 is not really acceptable for photographing sports. A camera must have fantastic focusing plus fast continuous shooting for sports photography.

Weight is pretty important when getting a camera for travel. All round, the Casio EX-Z280 gets a above average 62 as a travel camera which is a respectable fit for your journeys.

If you are planning to purchase a digital camera for landscape photography, the biggest factor will be image quality. The Casio EX-Z280 at it's subpar score of 32 as a landscape camera is not really acceptable amongst it's rivals.

A vlogging camera ought to offer a moving screen, microphone input and ideally image stabilization. Considering all the details, the Casio EX-Z280 is not really acceptable for vlogging as it gets a subpar rating of 28.

If you are trying to find alternatives to the EX-Z280, below is a collection of the highest scored cameras which fall in to the class of Small Sensor Compact.

The chart down below will give you a summary of the EX-Z280 versus it's top rated competitors shown previously.

These are some more cameras you might take a look at as alternate options. To review a complete comparison, simply click on the "compare" link.