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Summary: BUY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RECORD MOVIES
Review: it would be a definitly 5 stars IF it could record movies. DON'T GET ANGRY AS I DID. Know that this camera DON'T RECORD MOVIES AT ALL! That's the American Version (with the "U" at the end) and I don't know why they make it that way. Did not find any advantage compared with the same camera, without the "U" at the end (international version).
Buy the international version instead.
I feel embrassed I got into this bad deal. Great camera (REEEEEALY great) if I did not have this expectation. IT'S A TRAP, not clearly advised at all. Only reading BOTH manuals would give a sure about what I realized and I'm telling to you.
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Summary: Small Easy and About as good as it gets
Review: Not sure where I read it, but someone said that the only bad picture is the one you couldn't take... because you didn't have your camera, or couldn't get it out fast enough. I am not a professional photog... but do know good from bad. I have owned 3 digitals, and a die hard 35 MM user. I own Camera's with lenses that come off :-) What I liked most - the big screen, if not just for me, I was able to hand others this camera to take the shot... and they have all been able to use it. Even in strong sun. Small size, keep it on your pocket.. starts up fast enough to get the good shots. It is practical, I never needed to pack a "bag", and never felt guilty about it. Seriosuly if the only way you'll take a digital camera with you is to pack an entire bag for it... you won't want this anyway. Keep your 35 MM. Traveled with some folks recently, and I usually had my camera out, shot and done before a co-traveler even had the bag unzipped... got so bad he bought a disposable. Just emailed him my picks which he claims looked better than the new 6.3 MP camera he was using. Good battery life, recharges, comes with a cradle, and a spare battery is tiny enough to carry if you are really that demanding. Most of us just need to get through a day or two of sightseeing in between charges. I recently took over a hundred picks before needing a charge. Other camera's I had always needed new battery's frequently. Don't buy a digital without rechargables, you'll spend more $$'s on expensive battery's than your kids favorite toys demands. Dislikes.. power button is a bit small, fingernail is the best way to turn it on, but this was probably thought out I never was concerned about it powering on in my pocket as a result. I did have this problem with an other small camera. No direct usb link, you have to use the cradle.. but such is life with sucha small body, you have to move some things out. I bought a USB reader (cruzer), tiny and I slide the SD memory into it. Also serves as a great place to store a spare memory chip on a trip. Software that comes has weird navigation for the average folks. Try it out, but suggest you look for a decent photo editing program if this is you first camera. 4.0 MP... will be as good as the scene you choose (there are 21 with this camera, everything from Portrait, Pet, Kids, Food and Night and Fireworks, very cool).. or choose Best Shot, which I have inadvertently turned off a few times. 4.0 MP is also as good as your printer and process... Like that it uses SD memory, although most SD cameras are a little more money, it does make your life more flexible (fits in Palm Pilots, some phones, tablet PC's, etc. etc.). You should consider what memory format you want to standardize on if you are a first time buyer. The Pentax lense seems good. If you haven't figured it out yet, the Pentax Optio is similar, but has it's own strengths and weaknesses. As for price I noticed that you can save about $40 between merchants (as of now) Hope this helps !!
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Summary: GREAT camera for casual photographers...
Review: What I mean is.. this camera works GREAT for people like me who just want to take pictures at family events and parties, not for people who are heavy in to photography and want alot of control over their camera. This camera is tiny (about the size of a credit card, but 1/2" thick) so it fits easily in to a jeans pocket or coat pocket. It's incredibly easy to transport. It's also incredibly easy to operate! It turns on super quick, you flick the switch to picture taking mode and hit a button. There aren't 20 million buttons and switches on this camera, so even a novice like me can easily operate it. It has some faults - the zoom feature takes HORRIBLE pictures - so don't use it! It also doesn't take very good movies. But for taking pictures at family events, or taking pictures of a new baby, or new puppy (in my case!) it works GREAT. I absolutely adore this camera and I use it all the time! I highly recommend it as a camera for digital camera dummies like myself!
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Summary: Love it, Carry it with me all the time
Review: I have to admit that this camera surprised me at first. I did not think I would have liked using it since I am used to larger higher MP cameras. Because of the small size I carry it everywhere and take more photos on a daily basis. I find that using the Basic Photo mode it takes great pictures that I can blow up to at least 8x11 (or larger)when using it's fine mode. One of its best features is the large LCD screen, It is just huge for a camera of this size. I have used the "Best Shot" mode and find that it sets up the camera for some standard shots and special effects (20 in all)which is great. You can also setup your own best shot mode but I have not done that yet. I don't have much need for a Movie mode in this camera because I have a micro digital Video camera that I like to use for motion shots. Not having the movie mode in this camera is not a big deal for me. The battery lasts forever but, it needs to because the only drawback is you can only charge it in its base.
That means you have to take the base and the ac adapter with you if your going on a trip. Once you got a full charge I have used the camera for Days (manual says 8 hrs battery time) without having to charge it again. Bottom line
Pro
I like the small size and the quality of the photos it produces. Huge LCD screen.
Simple to use and has great features (Onboard 10 MB memory, histogram, 20 BS modes, Rule of thirds grid, Spot meter, Matrix type metering, internal photo rotation, etc...)
Battery life is great.
Quick startup (once you turnoff the splash screen and startup sound. Con
Needs travel charger, Movie Mode (?), Needs a Customized case.
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Summary: Excellent Tiny Camera
Review: The picture quality is unreal, the features for this size are excellent, the complaints by the other person are wrong. All the rave reviews cover it so let me add my two cents. Only downsides, well designed power button is small to avoid it powering up but if you have huge fingers its small. If you travel you have to take the cradle with you to charge the battery, no direct AC connection to the camera. Of course buy a 256mg SD card for real use storage. The USA version does NOT do a 60 second movie, if you want that feature, you have to buy the international version. ONLY camera I know that does split screen double exposures. Lots of Excellent features.Overall this is an excellent camera that does not suffer from focus lag and is super easy to use, unlike a lot of other vendors the camera interface is excellent and intuitive.
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Summary: great all-around camera
Review: the only thing i don't like about this camera is the lack of a movie mode. but if you set that aside, the things i like most: - it's very compact - the size of a pack of cards
- 3x optical zoom, then digital zoom on top of that
- strong battery life -- 200+ pictures taken before it needed recharging
- nice integration of SD flash card. i think these are the best cards out there, and you're starting to see readers integrated into laptops, etc., which tells me this format is winning the standards war
- key feature is the mode selection -- my last digital had the capability to take night shots, but this sets up your camera with idiot-proof profile selections. outside, choose an outside mode, twilight? that's there too. probably 20 modes to choose from.
- handy feature when you're with your girlfriend, you can take the shot in two steps - take part 1, then hand the camera to the person you just took the shot of; they get a ghost image of the left side of the picture, and can frame you on the right.
- personally, i don't like to advertise that i'm carrying around $400 worth of camera...this is a tight package that you don't need to wear a harness to have with you...inside your jacket it goes, and no one's the wiser.
- playback mode has a calendar, which divides your pictures into the days that you shot them, so you can better manage your collection before you get it onto your pc. the last thing i was looking for when i walked into compusa was a casio...the guy at the counter said he had just purchased one, so i took his advice and i'm glad i did. cheers!
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Summary: 5 Stars - Only because you can't give it More!
Review: Unbelievable! I carry it every where. Clear image view, downloads easily to computer. The battery life seams very strong. I can leave it off the cradle for days and still have almost a full charge.
If I have one complaint it would be that the owners manual is only on CD. There is a paper qick refference guide, but I like having a paper manual to refer to on the go. After all you don't usually take your computer with you when you go try out your new camera, but it would be nice to have the manual.
I've printed a few pictures on a non-photo inkjet printer, Epson C82. On plain paper the image is reasonable. On photo paper it looked almost like a store print. I think with a photo qualily printer the results would be quite professional looking.
I've used several of the settings, I'm sure not all as intended. The pictures are all very good, though I think when I find the time to "read the CD" I'll learn when to use what and have even more fun.
I love this camera so much I've already reccommended it to 3 people shopping for digital cameras. One friend and twice now at a camera counter to people I didn't even know. I pulled out my own camera and showed them pictures I've taken - a subtle way to brag about my four legged kids, ;) my 3 Jack Russells. I'm thinking abut buying another one for a Christmas present.
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Summary: Works very well
Review: I have had this camera for about two weeks now. For me, the camera works very well. As another reviewer said, you do have to set up the camera to take the best posible picture. I use the "Best Shot" feature and it works very well. I have taken about 60 photos and all but two have come out perfect. The two that didn't weren't that bad, it is just that the color was a little dim because I had the wrong setting for the picture. Really, setting the camera up to take the best shot is just a matter of getting used to the camera. There are only two really small cameras that I have seen on the market that also have optical zoom. This one and the Pentax Optio S4. I bought this one because it has a LOT LESS shutter lag. I hate that. Especially if you hands are shaky like mine are. So far, I have been very happy with my choice. I didn't give this camera 5 stars because it doesn't have the movie mode. Not that it is importand to me, I just am comparing it to the optio S4. I have a sony mini DV camcorder that I spent $$$$ for that. THe movie mode on cameras is just a novelty as far as I am concerned but if the other one has it, I guess I need to include it in my rating.
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Summary: Good but not a good as expected
Review: i've had this since it came out. i like the sleek design but i'm disappointed that ths US version doesn't come with the movie recording feature. Its somewaht disappointing if you pay ~$400 for a camera.
also i miss my sony U-20, a 2.0 meg point and shoot. the ease of that camera was great. with this casio, you have to pic the setting (like portrait, night scene, scenic, ect) you want to take pictures. its just too complicated when you have like 20 choices! i just want to point and shoot and get a good quality pic.
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Summary: It's not soo great..at least not what i expected..
Review: I bought this camera like a week ago and I wasn't quite satisfied with quality when i started using it. I had a fujifilm FinePix2600 2.0 megapixel and I even think the quality of that camera was better than this one. Maybe it's cause, the smaller the camera, the worse the resolution. I don't know. For those of you that are expecting to get your money worth, this camera is not for you. Go get a canon or a sony one if you're going to spend 399 for a 4.0. Sony has a lot of 5.0 that's even cheaper than this camera. (the cheapest one i saw was like 330 for a 5.0 megapixel sony camera) Canon is more expensive but a lot better. I recommend Canon.
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