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The Casio Exilim EX-S770's slim, stylish form is hard to beat. It's colorful, completely metallic, and small enough to take anywhere. It delivered excellent performance in our lab tests. Unfortunately, its iffy photo quality dulls the camera's overall glow...."

Image quality was good overall. Details were sharp with just the tiniest amount of softness in the corners that isn't noticeable unless you're looking hard for it. Colors were good, but, in my opinion, a bit on the "vivid" side. Chromatic aberration (purple fringing) was very well controlled. The camera usually did a good job with exposure with possibly a slight tendency to over-exposure in tough lighting conditions. ...

Apart from its ultra-skinny profile and stylish appearance, the first thing that strikes you about the S770 is its blistering performance. It starts up in just over a second, which is admirably quick, but the stand-out feature is the autofocus. It has the fastest AF system I've ever seen in a compact camera, focusing in well under half a second even in very low light. It has a good AF illuminator that enables it to focus in total darkness at a range of at least four meters.

Apart from the wide-angle distortion and the CD manual I have nothing but praise for the S770. In my opinion it is currently the best ultra-compact digital camera on the market. Considering build quality, design, performance, value for money and photographic results it is comfortably ahead of the competition in every respect."

Image quality, however, was spotty. In normal daylight conditions, the Casio S770 captured good, if slightly underexposed images that look good enlarged to 11 x 14 inches from arm's length. When you look closely at those prints, however, you notice how aggressive the anti-noise processing is, obliterating fine detail. I also found the Casio S770 had below average low-light capability for shooting without a flash, with user-selectable ISO peaking at just 400. ..."

Besides being thin, the Casio EX-S770 is also quite elegant and available in a wide range of colors. In the case of this version, most of the camera is covered in a deep blue-black metal while the top and sides are finished in a mid-grey plastic with a metallic finish.

The Casio Exilim EX-S770 is a good camera that offers good image quality. It's body design, however, is so thin that it can be a touch impractical. Too often, while holding the camera, the left-hand index finger touches the DATA button, turning off the capture mode, loosing the opportunity for the shot. So while it may be appealing because of the ease with which it can be carried, users should make time to get used to handling it before trying to capture important photos."

Stylish, very very compact, well built and packed with great features, the lack of more manual control might make some look elsewhere and the problems with noise and detail have dropped it a couple of points."