We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Data about your interaction with this site and the ads shown to you may be shared with companies involved in the delivery and/or personalisation of ads on this site and elsewhere online.

Casio Exilim EX-Z450

PRO rating
How it works?
How it works?
  1. User ratingsUser ratingsratings of product added by Productz users
  2. Expert ratingsExpert ratingsexperts ratings from editorial reviews
  3. Consumer ratingsConsumer ratingsratings from the biggest online stores worldwide
Legend
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Poor
  4. Average
3.3
based on all reviews
User ratings:
6
3.8 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
16 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
7
  1. See more
2.9 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
25 %
Read editorial reviews

Pros

  • comprehensive and fairly easy-to-follow manual
  • well-built
  • fairly compact and stylish

Cons

  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • this 17 second movie is 49Mb in size
  • The night photograph was poor

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 5.8
  • Monitoring, Multi point, Spotus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

Compare technical data of the product to its category

Casio

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 - Pros & Cons

Casio Exilim EX-Z450

Pros

  • comprehensive and fairly easy-to-follow manual
  • well-built
  • fairly compact and stylish
  • handled chromatic aberrations quite well

Cons

  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • this 17 second movie is 49Mb in size
  • The night photograph was poor
  • Macro performance is also disappointing
  • is noise and loss of detail at relatively slow ISO speeds
  • Continuous Movie Recording Time *16 Approx
  • built-in flash without external flash support
  • very slow and not ideal in low light conditions
  • The camera does not offer a mic and headphone jack
  • Casio EX-Z450 has a points total of 27 which is terrible
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 - Technical Overview

PoorAverageGoodExcellent
IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Casio - Video Reviews (4)

powered byYouTube

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 - Full Specifications

Icon
Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 4000x2656
  • 4000x2240
  • 3264x2448
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 640x480
Icon
Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.6
Maximum aperture5.8
Focal length equiv28 - 112
Autofocus
  • Monitoring
  • Multi point
  • Spotus
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range19.69 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range3.94 in
Icon
Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 2+10
  • 10
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range3.0
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive10.0 fps
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
Icon
Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Audio systemMono
Icon
Dimensions
Weight4.59 oz
Width3.81 in
Height0.84 in
Depth2.27 in
Icon
Power
Battery life (CIPA)550
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported1
Icon
Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno
Icon
Image
ISO
  • 64
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
Icon
Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230400
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
Icon
Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeHD
Supported video file formats
  • AVI
  • M-JPEG
Motion JPEG frame rate24.0 fps
Icon
Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
Icon
Storage
Internal storage35.7 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Internal
Icon
Connectivity
USB version2.0
WirelessEye-Fi Connected
Remote controlNo

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 - Q&A

  • Do you have a question about the product?

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio - Editorial Reviews (7)

2.9
Based on 7 reviews
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio EX-Z450 Review | Photography Blog
photographyblog.com logo
photographyblog.com
Published: 16.11.2009
Casio EX-Z450 Review | Photography Blog
3.5

The Casio EX-Z450 is an attractively designed point-and-shoot camera boasting a 28-112mm 4x zoom lens with CCD-shift image stabilisation. Other key features of the compact Casio Z450 include a 3 inch LCD screen, 550 shot battery life, and support for 720p 1280x720 HD movies. Official price is £199 in the UK and $199.99 in the USA - Mark Goldstein finds out if the Casio EX-Z450 is a hit or a miss...

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio EX-Z450 Review | Photography Blog
photographyblog.com logo
photographyblog.com
Published: 16.11.2009
Casio EX-Z450 Review | Photography Blog
3.5

Expert review of the Casio EX-Z450 camera with sample photos, test shots, videos and more...

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio EX-Z450 Review @ PhotographyBLOG
Photoxels logo
Photoxels
Published: 17.11.2009
Casio EX-Z450 Review @ PhotographyBLOG

“The [Casio] EX-Z450 does produce well-exposed and accurate photos that will please the majority of its target audience.” PhotographyBLOG has published their review of the Casio Exilim …

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio EXILIM EX-450 digital camera
Pocket-lint logo
Pocket-lint
Published: 13.01.2010
Casio EXILIM EX-450 digital camera
3.0

Nothing really excites about the Z450, but it will give you reasonable quality results in most conditions and brings with it 720p video capture

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio EX-Z450 Review
Imaging Resource logo
Imaging Resource
Published: 18.08.2009
Casio EX-Z450 Review

Casio EX-Z450 review, find out how the EX-Z450 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio EX-Z450 Review | Camera Decision
Camera Decision logo
Camera Decision
Published: 18.08.2009
Casio EX-Z450 Review | Camera Decision
1.4

Casio EX-Z450 is a 12.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CCD sensor and 28-112 mm F2.6-5.8 lens. Read our EX-Z450 review to find its pros and cons.

Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Review - Steve's Digicams
steves-digicams.com logo
steves-digicams.com
Casio Exilim EX-Z450 Review - Steve's Digicams

Review posted 12/1/2009Casio has released the new compact EX-Z450. This is the predecessor to the EX-Z300 and has many of the same features but with a few new twists. One of the more amazing features is the Dynamic Photo Animations described below as well as boasting up to 550 pictures on a single fully-charged