Of Casio's new Exilims, the cutest are the S10, because it is thin, and the Z80, because it is tiny. Together, they restore something of the line's particular cachet, diluted as the years have passed and everyone and their cat put out sub-inch thick digicams.
The S10, only 0.59 inches thick, is markedly thinner than the crowd of concealed-carry models, and ups to resolution to 10.1 megapixels. Its menu system is crafty and quick, making it easy to switch modes and toggle manual focus, aiming assists and the like: most interesting were options to shoot video ready for import/upload into iTunes, YouTube and the like. This just appears as an extra page of options, with big, fat, unambiguous logos: no fiddling around with resolution, codecs or compression levels is required.
The 8.1-megapixel Z80 is thicker than the S10 (0.7 inches), but otherwise has much smaller dimensions: 3.5x2 inches. Motion-blur detection (the shutter waits until the scene is still) and a cosy $200 price tag are the attractions here, alongside a smallness otherwise not found outside of crappy 1-megapixel toys.
The Z200 is the higher-end model, with 4x optical zoom, 10.1 megapixels and a 28mm lens.
As for the shots, it's pointless trying to test these on-location at the badly-lit halogen nightmare of CES. Handling was fine, the build quality was sturdy (with great textured metallic colors) and the shooting not too mired in shutter lag or AF assist wankery. That said, the Z80, in particular is tiny: the fat-handed should have a fondle before buying.
