Great camera from an underrated company. Slickdeals briefly had this camera up for 250, so I scored it through them (sorry Amazon).
Pros:
Amazing set of features that rival many DSLRs.
Powerful flash! I've got some great pics of 20 people on a long banquet table in a dark restaurant. All faces are clear!
20x zoom!
Slow motion video is very handy. 120fps 640x480 is perfect for most tasks like examining golf swings, martial arts technique, tennis swing, etc.
Both 3" LCD and digital viewfinder.
Built-in HDR like capabilities with 'best shot' where the camera will take multiple shots and combine the best aspects of each into one photo.
40fps shots at 9mp over .7 secs. 5fps if using flash.
Shutter speed adjustable from 30 seconds to 1/2000. Great for meteor showers.
Cons:
Flash is sometimes overpowering and can wash out photos.
Construction is almost completely plastic, causing me to worry about long-term durability. Get a case!
Camera can zoom while recording video in both 720p and 640x480, however when you have zoom enabled it disables the microphone. This leads me to believe that Casio couldn't figure out how to eliminate the gear noise. Doh! If you want the mic to stay on then; 1) disable the 'zoom while recording', 2) set your zoom level BEFORE you begin recording, and 3) record. You'll be stuck at whatever zoom level you set, but at least you'll have audio.
No audio while taking slow motion video.
Overall:
I've owned a Casio watch and a Casio calculator, but who would have thought they make great cameras? Give this one a try. It is a solid camera that has tons of features for a very reasonable price.
Technical Note: I used a SanDisk Extreme III 8gb SDHC card. With the memory card inserted the camera took forever to power up (upwards to 8-10 secs). I reformatted it using the software found at sdcard.org and now it powers on in 3 secs.
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