This is a very good camera indeed. Don’t confuse the Z600 with the S600 which is even tinier but doesn’t take nearly such good pictures. Battery life is great at 4 – 500 shots and this camera would be on my shortlist if I was shopping for a compact digicam.

Whether or not you eBay, the Casio Exilim EX-Z600 has a winning combo of features, functions, and price that make it buzz-worthy.

As long as you are not expecting a professional camera hidden in a point-and-shoot package, then you’ll be happy with this camera. If you’re going somewhere where image quality Is the top priority, then this isn’t the right camera.

If a low price, long battery life, and a big and bright LCD top your list of camera needs, the EX-Z600 is an excellent fit. If only this camera came with a more extensive software package and delivered higher image quality, it would be even more enticing.

A slim model that makes an ideal point and shoot for people who want an all purpose camera.

While informal shots I took with the 6-megapixel EX-Z600 looked pretty good, the camera’s images earned below-average scores for color accuracy and sharpness in detailed lab tests. The EX-Z600 also scored poorly in exposure accuracy tests, compared with other point-and-shoot cameras we looked at recently.