The Casio Exilim EX-V8 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 7x optical zoom lens. The camera also offers 4x digital zoom. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 38 - 266mm in 35mm format.

• Self timer
• Special settings for 6 x 4" prints.
• Use as voice recorder
• Colour filters - black and white, sepia, red, green, blue, yellow, pink, purple.
• Sharpness, contrast and saturation can be adjusted.
• Add 30 seconds of sound to a photo
• Adjust picture brightness after it has been taken.

Special face detection focusing is available for portrait shots. As well as the standard auto focus setting you can use infinity focusing and manual focusing. In macro mode the Exilim EX-V8 can focus from 10cm away from the subject.

The LCD screen is a standard 2.5 inches in size. It is made up of 230,400 pixels.

The flash unit has a maximum range of 2.6m (wide) and 1.7m (tele). The flash modes are Auto, Flash On, Flash Off, Soft Flash and Red Eye Reduction. The intensity of the flash can be adjusted.

The scene modes are known as Best Shot on the Exilim EX-V8. The list of available scenes is: portrait, scenery, portrait with scenery, children, sports, candlelight portrait, party, pet, flower, natural green, autumn leaves, soft flowing water, splashing water, sundown, night scene, night scene portrait, fireworks, food, text, collection, auction, backlight, high sensitivity, underwater, monochrome, retro, twilight, layout, layout 2, auto framing, id photo, old photo, business cards and documents, whiteboard and custom.

Movies can be shot using a special widescreen resolution of 848 x 480. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied during capture.

As well as fully manual exposure you also have access to Shutter Speed Priority and Aperture Priority. Shutter speeds can be set in the range 60 seconds to 1/800 seconds. The aperture can be set to F3.4 / 4.6 / 9.2.

Other advanced features are metering (Multi-pattern, centre weighted, spot by imaging element), exposure compensation (-2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)), white balance (auto, sunshine, cloudy, shade, fluorescent 1, fluorescent 2, tungsten and manual), sensitivity (Auto, ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800) and continuous shooting.

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to connect the camera to a compatible printer, television and computer. Casio Exilim EX-V8

Description:	8 megapixels and a 7x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	8
Colour:	7
Macro:	6
Indoors:	8
Value for Money:	8
Style:	8
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	7
Build Quality:	8
Total:	76
Verdict:	"Picture quality is good in most instances although there were one or two blips during my testing. With its small size, ease of use and longer zoom this is likely to be a popular camera."
Review Date:	December 2007
Related Pages:	Casio Exilim EX-V8 Specification Casio Exilim EX-V8 Sample Images Casio Exilim EX-V8 Features

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Casio Exilim EX-V8