In the past, Casio Exilim cameras have won our praises. We loved the EX-Z1000, and the EX-P505 won an Editors’ Choice award. We expected this trend to continue with the EX-Z77, which features a YouTube Capture setting and H.264 video compression.
Unfortunately, for those looking to do more than upload images and video to the Web, this camera leaves much to be desired. Well Designed, Both Inside and Out The newest member of the Exilim family, the 7.2-megapixel EX-Z77 features a 2.6-inch widescreen display that fills the majority of the back side of the 3.7 x 2.3 x 0.8 inch camera. Although the Z in the name stands for Zoom, you get only a 3X optical. To the lower right of the screen are the Camera, Playback, Menu, and Best Shot (Casio’s term for scene selection) buttons, and a large round Set button surrounded by a too-skinny directional ring. The zoom buttons are conveniently located above these controls, although they too are small, even for tiny fingers.
Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z77 Review by LAPTOP Magazine