Nestling somewhere between one of Casio’s dependably good EXILIM compacts and the now discontinued Flip pocket video cameras, this hybrid certainly has a few Tryx up its sleeve. The most striking of these is the frame, which twists around 360 degrees, as does the LCD touchscreen display, letting you shoot both horizontally and vertically. The frame can also double as a tripod or be used to hang the camera from hook.
Slim and deceptively light, the camera itself is pretty good in action, with great low-light performance, built-in HDR, 360º panorama features and an extremely wide lens. On the downside, there’s no optical zoom or image stabilization, while the four seconds it takes for the camera to power up seems like a lifetime for a point and shoot. The Tryx is versatile, but more serious shooters will be put off by its omissions.