While the Z75 is not a huge upgrade over its predecessors, it still provides an affordable slim camera with good performance. Image quality is not knock your socks off amazing, but will please many consumers on a budget looking for a slim, stylish camera. The other good things about this camera are the battery life and very quick performance.

The Casio EX-Z75 is a beautiful, well-designed camera – fiddly buttons aside. It’s very easy to take good pictures using the Best Shot modes and avoiding the Easy Mode. If only it was as easy to get really sharp pictures, the camera could be recommended without hesitation. As it stands, the image quality towards the edge of the frame can be troubling and lets down the otherwise high quality images.

Should you buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z75? Truthfully, no. This camera hasn’t stood up to what I’d call “Casio quality” and it fails to showcase what Casio’s Exilim line of cameras are capable of. The buttons on this camera are misplaced and are hard to press, the new interface is hardly friendly, and just look at that outdoors shot — totally atrocious. My advice is to shop around and maybe check out some of Canon and Sony’s $199 to $249 offerings.