Casio Exilim Pro EX-F1 Test (Bridge Camera)

While the Exilim Pro EX-F1 was a rather unremarkable stills camera on paper, featuring only 6MP, its 12x zoom lens and impressively versatile movie mode more than make up for this for those users who will take full advantage of its high-speed or high definition capabilities.

While the EX-F1 is certainly unique in offering such fast frame rates, Personal Computer World didn't find its image quality to justify the high price. RAW writing and HD video, as well as the long 12x zoom range are welcome features, but until noise issues have been sorted out the camera is more of a proof-of-concept than an overwhelming success.

"... it’s more than just a high-speed machine: this camera also produces good quality results when used for normal everyday photography. The EX-F1 offers a full HD-quality movie mode, plus its 12x zoom lens produces superb image quality."

Some users will find the EX-F1's unique abilities very useful, however the it is not without its problems. Trusted Review found the EX-F1 to be no match the best of the current high spec super-zooms.

Just as fast as an F1 racing car the Casio EX-F1 is speed daemon in the DSLR world. Boasting a track time of 1200 pictures a second makes it the worlds fastest consumer camera. What Digital Camera thought the F1 was tremendous fun and surpasses anything else for speed. It will allow users to take photos that wouldn't be possible on another camera. The F1 is great for photographers set on using the speed-stopping capabilities on a regular basis but for those of you whole only really use it once in a while then it is worth considering a cheaper DSLR.

"... opens up new fields in photography, thanks to its incredible speed. The camera takes full size, 6 megapixel photos at 60 frames-per-second ..."

Casio's EX-F1 is a record holder, boasting a earth-shattering 1,200 frames per second shooting speed. CNet.co.uk believes that the F1 is best suited for people into high-speed sports and slow motion movies and that if you were not going to use this feature it would possibly be worth purchasing something cheaper.