Casio Exilim 5MP camera phone's price revealed

2. realism121 posted on 28 May 2009, 17:21 0 0

maybe it's just me, but i would NEVER buy a Casio phone. i remember wearing a casio watch when i was a kid and it was the worst. plus the phone is really ugly.

6. swenpro posted on 28 May 2009, 23:14 0 0

Well, I was willing to pay about $180 for this phone, but if the camera photo quality is as good as a comparable casio exilim camera, I think I'll be willing to shell out an extra $100 to have two in one in my pocket at all times. Does anyone know how Verizon usually releases phones.. is it necessary to pre-order or should I just show up at the store on June 10th?

7. LGVX1993 posted on 28 May 2009, 23:31 0 0

That is way too much money.

9. swenpro posted on 29 May 2009, 07:31 0 0

I think we're missing the point here, guys... This phone has the potential to be the first real camera-in-a-phone that Verizon has ever released. This is not about hi-res screens, good looks, or even price for that matter. Obviously the Casio bashers have never owned an Exilim digital camera, otherwise they would know that Casio was years ahead of Canon and Nikon in digital cameras before they began closing the gap. Since Casio has been building their 'Exilim' brand of digital cameras for many years now, it is very significant that they are putting the Exilim name on this phone. This is like if Sony released a new PHONE called 'Cybershot S721' or if Canon released a PHONE called 'PowerShot P721'. With its image stabilization to overcome one of the worst plagues of phone cameras--blurry photos--and all of Casio's digital camera experience to boot, I am in high hopes that this time around VZW is offering us a phone with a real camera, not a toy.

12. graymond posted on 10 Jun 2009, 13:04 0 0

I currently own a Samsung A-990, purchased in July 2006 from Verizon. I've enjoyed having this phone for nearly three years, now, and have not found a satisfactory candidate for replacing it (even though I'm a year over the "New-Every-Two" period) - until this Casio Exilim just came out today (June 10). The Samsung A-990 was just about everything I had hoped it would be. Very good reception in all areas I travel, high-quality camera (for a phone in its day), VZ Navigator, flip style, able to be holstered / removed / used with one hand (without looking at the screen - sometimes), excellent voice dialing recognition, and robust (It's been dropped accidentally too many times to remember). I didn't upgrade to the newer flip-shot because it didn't really improve the camera. I've been wanting to upgrade to a higher resolution - hoping for 8 or 10 - but 5.1 Mp is enough better to make the upgrade now. Regarding Casio cameras and optics - I was also a doubter. Having a variety of Canon, Nikon, Minolta, and other cameras, I never would have given Casio a thought, until my teenage daughter bought the Casio Exilim EX-S10, a very small and light camera which fits easily in her small purse. Both she and I have now used that camera for more than a half year, and frankly, I'm amazed with how good the photos turn out. Except for blowing things up larger than 8x10, special lighting situations, or superzoom, it actually comes darn close to cameras costing many times as much from the industry leaders. And yes, she has also given her camera its share of knocks and bumps, and it just keeps going. Most of the above comments so far have been by people who have not indicated having experience with either the Casio Exilim products or Samsung A-990 (or FlipShot). I'm an experienced user of both - and I think this new Casio Exilim phone seems worth a "shot" - even at a somewhat high price.