Tiny Vintage Digicam with the Film Look? Casio Exilim EX-S1 Review

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Is this tiny credit card sized vintage digicam as good as it looks? Watch my review of the 2002 Casio Exilim EX-S1 and find out! If you're looking for a digicam that looks like film, this could be perfect for you.

This vintage digital camera weighs around 100g (3.5oz) and is one of the smallest cameras I've used. It has a 1.2 megapixel CCD sensor, a flash, a nice TFT screen on the back, and it takes SD cards. It's really fun to use and its tiny size means you can take it with you everywhere you go.  

So what are the images like? The look of the images it produces really grew on me - there are certainly some that have a film look to them. I've included over 30 sample images in this video.

VIDEO CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction to early 2000s technology referencing the Casio Exilim EX-S1 / EX-M1 line
00:40 Background about Japanese camera companies in the 90s and early 2000s producing digital cameras
01:30 Introduction to the Casio Exilim “wearable  card camera”
02:39 Casio Exilim EX-S1 camera specifications (weight, focal length, sensor size, viewfinder, TFT screen)
03:40 Using memory cards in the Exilim EX-S1
05:00 Battery
05:24 Using the camera
07:12 Movie mode
07:29 Fixed focus, not autofocus
08:46 I loved using the camera!
09:10 Sample image review - 35 images reviewed from using this camera. I’ve edited the straight out of camera JPGs to give them more contrast and vibrance.
22:24  Conclusion

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