SlashScope

A review of the Casio Exilim EX-V7 compact camera has been posted over at InfoSync World. 'With its sliding lens cover / power switch, the Exilim EX-V7 could be mistaken for a Sony Cybershot. The camera is a simple, thin, silver box, like many other compacts in its class, without significant style or design details. The screen is very crisp and bright, with deep color, so previewing images was a pleasure. Buttons are placed neatly along the right side of the camera, from the shutter release on down, which does put everything within reach. Still, we were not fans of the loose function dial, which never stayed put between trips to and from our pockets. When we thought we were ready to shoot a portrait, many times we ended up starting a video (or, heaven forbid, adjusting aperture settings). Also, once or twice the lens cover came open, though the camera has a sleep mode to avoid battery rundown.'