Help! Casio EX-Z60, Z600, or Z850???

[WhoCares]

Thank you so much!

I will go check out the Casio EX-Z850 and Fuji Z3 today.. and see which one fits better ;). So the 850 will take better quality pictures since it has higher resolution?? :/

Thanks again!

[Photo-John]

Thank you so much!

I will go check out the Casio EX-Z850 and Fuji Z3 today.. and see which one fits better ;). So the 850 will take better quality pictures since it has higher resolution?? :/

No problem - happy to help

Image quality isn't only determined by resolution. There's a lot more involved than that. But the current 8-megapixel sensors are really good - much better than the 5-megapixel sensors which a lot of us thought were worse than the previous generation of 4-megapixel sensors. That said, I don't recall thinking that the Fuji Z1 had poor image quality. You can check the review and gallery to see the photos. And I think it's the exact same sensor that's in the Z3.

But for me, the main reason the Casio EX-850 is so good, is it has manual exposure controls. You may not use them, but they'll be there if you want them. That means it's a camera that you can grow into. I also think the Casios re the fastest compact cameras I've ever used. Although, it's likely that Fuji has made the Z3 faster than the Z1. If looks are most important to you, then the Z3 is much better looking than the Casio. I think it's built a little better, too. And of you are inclined to contribute to breast cancer research, Fuji has a special, pink version of the Z3 that might interest you:

Pink Fujifilm FinePix Z3 >>