Although the Z750 looks sleek and slender by itself, comparing it to a similar but smaller Casio unit, the S500, it starts looking a bit bulky. The reviewer says that this camera doesn’t seem to have any inherent faults. This 7.2 megapixel camera gave one of the highest resolutions in a roundup of similar compact cameras. The LCD screen is clear at 2.5 inches. To add to that, the camera also has an optical viewfinder. The controls are clearly marked and integrated well in the camera body. The Z750 also has manual exposure control with shutter/aperture priority, voice recording, and various movie recording modes. The battery also has a longer life than most, and you can use the audio recorder continuously until you’ve maxed out your memory card space. Both audio and video recording modes are high-quality. It may not be as sexy as other compact cameras out there, but its features make it great. In a roundup of cameras, it scored almost at the top in terms of image quality - although the reviewer would’ve wanted the images to be sharper.

Given that Casio is the pioneer of the thin-zoom format, it should come as no surprise that it's newest model is tiny and powerful, running 7.2 megapixels on a 2.5-inch display. The resulting files are rather large, though, and you'll need to purchase some Secure Digital cards to keep up, but picture detail and image quality are incredible. Even in high contrast conditions, there's no color blow out or fringing. For making movies, the camera’s MPEG quality is excellent, with plenty of useful movie shooting and editing modes.

As the reviewer's obvious favorite among the cameras reviewed in this issue, the Casio EX-Z750 keeps the profile slim while stuffing a 7.2 megapixel imaging system, complete with a 2.5 inch LCD coupled to a 3x zoom lens, as well as an albeit tiny but functional optical viewfinder into a case smaller than a deck of cards and less than an inch thick (3.5 x 2.3 x 0.9"). Options run the gamut from 30fps 640 x 480 MPEG4 movies to a convenient dock with A/V output cables for connecting to a home TV. As usual, plan on picking up a high-capacity (reviewer recommends at least a GB) SD memory card, as hi-res 7.2 MP images can run almost 30 MB each. Image quality was outstanding, with the reviewer discovering almost none of the purple or green fringing common to digital cameras in high-contrast conditions. Excellent camera and a Handheld Computing Top Pick.