Play Day Pictures

Earlier this month, Casio America, Inc. invited me to an event at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM) called Picture This!. It was a program that allowed children to use new digital technology to insert themselves into images and print them out to keep. I wasn’t able to make it, but I agreed to review the EX-S12 digital camera after. So, on Saturday, I took the camera along as Michael and I had a play date at the local playground…

We're on our way
We're on our way
Stopping to cross the street
Stopping to cross the street
A quick popsicle break
A quick popsicle break
Learning how to hopscotch
Learning how to hopscotch
Pained expression after kid jumped on his finger (accident)
Pained expression after kid jumped on his finger (accident)
Quick recovery and off to the big playground
Quick recovery and off to the big playground


What I liked:

-Cute, light design (easy to slip into my purse and carry along)
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-Rechargeable battery (takes a little more thought regarding recharging on my part, but it’s definitely better for the environment)
-Great picture quality especially with the “Best Shot” option- you select the option closest to the one that you’re trying to shoot and the camera adjusts accordingly.

What I didn’t like:

-It took a few attempts before I could transfer the camera images to my computer with the “USB” connector.
-The instruction manual. It’s great that it’s written in several different languages, but I don’t like that there are three translations on each page. It’s distracting.
-That I have to return it. (It really is a great camera. I already have a camera, but I’d rather give it to one of you as a Mother’s Day gift though!)