The DiMage X is larger and thicker than the Casio Exilim (but still small and light enough to fit in your shirt pocket), but it offers twice the pixels, a 3X zoom lens, and better picture quality for about the same price. The secret to the DiMage X's thin profile is that the lens and image sensor are actually mounted sideways inside the camera; they peek out at the world through a mirror. This arrangement makes for a very slender camera, but it also introduces additional components into the optical path. As a result, pictures from the DiMage X weren't quite as sharp as the other 2-megapixel cameras we tested. We also noticed a slight darkening on the corners of images, especially at wide-angle setting.
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