Casio EX-ZR700

Casio EX-ZR700 is Casio's Small Sensor Superzoom camera originally released on January of 2013. It includes a 16 MegaPixel, CMOS 1/2.3" sized sensor and has a peak resolution of 4608 x 3456.

The EX-ZR700 is placed #56 out of 244 in Small Sensor Superzoom cameras & all round #522 out of 1465 for cameras in our list. You can look at our Advanced camera filter to find camera ratings based on your customized criteria.

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The Casio EX-ZR700 is part of a family of products. You can see the full range underneath.

You can see the EX-ZR700 from several angles in the gallery underneath.

Below is a checklist of pros and cons of the Casio EX-ZR700 based on criterias which are generally seen as important in a camera.

The Casio EX-ZR700 features the EXILIM Engine HS 3 chip. The sensor measurement in the Casio EX-ZR700 is 6.17mm x 4.55mm (1/2.3"). The 28 mm² sensor has the ability to resolve 4608 x 3456 pixels at aspect ratios of 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9. The camera features Image Stabilization (Sensor-shift). In body stabilization is superior than digital stabilization as the latter might lead to cropping.

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The CMOS sensor has 16 megapixels and features a native ISO range of 80 - 3200. Unfortunately, RAW files are not saved which means that the user has less room to maneuver in post.

The image underneath displays the EX-ZR700's sensor dimensions in comparison to other common sizes. The EX-ZR700 sensor has a crop factor of 5.8 and is shown in green.

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To get an understanding of specific aspect ratios, you can refer to the visual below.

Casio EX-ZR700 is 0.49 lb (222g or 7.83 oz) & has outer size of 108mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2"). The weight of general Small Sensor Superzoom camera is 387g so the Casio EX-ZR700 is lighter compared with other rivals.

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Here is a image of the Casio EX-ZR700 besides a soft drink to help you get a sense of its scale.

The top view under will show the button arrangement on the EX-ZR700.

The EX-ZR700 offers a fixed lens and a focal range of 25-450mm making it a 18.0 x zoom which is significant and would allow you to zoom all the way in.

At the widest 25mm, the lens features an aperture of f3.5 which is very slow and not great for low light circumstances and you may struggle to get good bokeh. You might also have to raise the ISO setting causing noisy pictures. On the tele end, 450mm is terrific zoom and comes at f5.9 which is quite slow and you would need to set slow shutter speeds.

The EX-ZR700 has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• HDMI Yes

Cameras with NFC or Bluetooth connectivity can easily be used wirelessly by smartphones. You will be able to transfer pictures and sometimes adjust settings without the hassle of connecting directly to the camera.

Certain applications even give a Liveview and press the shutter whenever you aren't near the camera. If the camera comes with a HDMI port, it could be attached to an external screen. Nearly all cameras enable you to recharge the battery through the USB socket.

The highest video resolution in the Casio EX-ZR700 is 1920 x 1080 and you can capture in MPEG-4 and H.264 format. 1080p resolution will provide a decent balance between quality vs file sizes but FULL HD is not going to give you any room to downsample. The camera doesn't include a microphone or headphone socket which means you have got no control over the audio. It is perhaps best to look at a different model in case you want good audio for your video clips.

Casio EX-ZR700 doesn't include weather sealing so wet conditions can easily damage the camera.

The Casio EX-ZR700 includes a 3" fixed display boasting a resolution of 922k dots.

Please note that the display screen has no touch support.

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The View Finder specifications for Casio EX-ZR700 are below:

• ViewFinder None

Viewfinders are really handy during sunny outdoor situations which will make the camera display washed out and very difficult to see.

Casio EX-ZR700 has the ability to shoot continuously at 3.0 fps. The maximum shutter speed is 1/2000s.

Casio EX-ZR700 features only built in flash with no external flash ability.

Casio EX-ZR700 features just Contrast Detect Auto Focus & is missing Phase Detect Auto Focus. Phase Detection focusing is a lot snappier and accurate compared with Contrast Detect focusing. The camera includes Face detect making it helpful for portraits.

It also features Tracking Auto Focus for moving objects. Casio EX-ZR700 comes with manual focus when required during low light occasions or you require more precise control on focus.

The battery power (NP-130) for the Casio EX-ZR700 is built to last for 470 pictures with respect to the CIPA specifications which is higher than the usual for its class. The typical Small Sensor Superzoom camera battery life is 316. Fujifilm HS35EXR offers the highest (600) battery life within this range of cameras.

Listed below is a number of Small Sensor Superzoom cameras having the best battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Fujifilm HS35EXR
EX-ZR700 vs Fujifilm HS35EXR600 yesnono

Nikon B500
EX-ZR700 vs B500600 nonoyes

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Nikon L840
EX-ZR700 vs L840590 noyesno

Panasonic FZ200
EX-ZR700 vs FZ200540 yesnono

Leica V-Lux 4
EX-ZR700 vs V-Lux 4540 yesnono

The following diagram displays a overview of the Casio EX-ZR700 for different styles of photography. To read more, browse to the specific section underneath.

The Casio EX-ZR700 gets a rating of 44 which is terrible, meaning that it is simply not good to use for portrait photography. Photographing portraits favors heavily to sensor specs, RAW support in addition to the ability to use off-camera flash.

Coming in at a nice score of 61, the Casio EX-ZR700 is a good fit to use in street photography. A good street photography camera gives a good balance of image quality plus portability.

A decent sports photography points total of 51 means the Casio EX-ZR700 is somewhat acceptable for shooting sports. A camera needs to have excellent focusing plus fast continuous shooting for sports photography.

Size is very important in buying a travel camera. All things considered, the Casio EX-ZR700 gets a very good 71 for a travelling camera which makes it a very decent option to buy for your holidays.

If you find yourself planning to buy a camera for landscape pictures, the most significant aspect will no doubt be image quality. The Casio EX-ZR700 with it's decent score of 52 for a landscape camera is fairly acceptable amongst its competition.

A vlogging camera preferably should have a moving display screen, mic port and if possible image stabilization. Considering all the details, the Casio EX-ZR700 is simply not good as a vlog camera as it receives a terrible rating of 34.

If you are looking for replacements to the EX-ZR700, here is a list of the top ranked cameras that fall into the category of Small Sensor Superzoom.

The line chart down below gives you a summary of the EX-ZR700 vs it's highest scoring rivals listed previously.

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