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Summary: Take the Digital Plunge!!
Review: The Casio QV-4000 Digital Camera has my unreserved endorsement!Rather than lug our old, heavy 35mm camera (and its bulky bag of accessories) on our recent trip to Thailand we opted for a medium priced "point-and-shoot" 35mm and the Casio Qv-4000. We purchased several 128meg compact flash cards, a couple of extra sets of rechargable batteries and away we went. The camera is a breeze to operate and delivers images of superb color and clarity. There are an abundance of shooting modes for those who want more out of a camera (including the very useful "best shot" mode), but for novices (or those who don't want the camera to run their vacation) the "auto" modes deliver consistant quality over a wide range of shooting conditions. Having several large compact flash cards allowed us to shoot at a higher (not the highest) resolution (2256x1504x24b) so the resulting images can be blown *way* up and still retain exceptional detail. In addition, about halfway through our trip we were able to have the images transferred to CD at a local photo lab - thus freeing up the cards for more images! Battery life is exceptional with this camera! The included battery charger accepts input of 100-240 Volts AC so we were able to use it with 'local' current with only the addition of a... plug adapter. (Another big plus is that the camera runs on standard AA batteries in a pinch.) This camera did everything we asked of it, offers multiple shooting modes (including Macro and 30 second AVIs) is suitable for beginner or expert, boasts long battery life and excellent 4.2 megapixal image quality with concise, clear menus and easy to turn dials. A Winner!!
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Summary: Very good camera
Review: We recently purchased the Casio QV4000 Digital Camera. We also decided to purchase the 340Mb Microdrive along with it. I was a little nervous at putting out that amount of money, but boy was I wrong. The camera is very easy to start using, and before long we were (testing) snapping away at the kids, christmas tree, friends, neighbours and so on ..... After a short while, I started reading the manual (.pdf on the CD) and reading about all the fuctionality that this little baby has. Wow, and wow again. One of the really nice functions is the best shot facility, where you can browse through various shots on the camera (pre-loaded at the factory or 100 more from the CD) and decide which picture (settings) you would like. It then sets up the camera's settings to what they need to be for that type of picture, providing advice about hand movement etc.. too. The thing that one needs to be cautious of is the battery usage, buy an extra set (or 3) of the re-chargeable Ni-Mh Batteries, to avoid the dissapointment of battery power loss. Also, the Casio Recharger has a facillity to connect direct to the mains supply when you are at home (or wherever you get electricity). On the whole we are really happy with this camera, and our transition to the digital (camera)has been a smooth one. I can suggest this camera as an easy to use functional machine that was worth the money. The standard 16Mb is not nearly enough, and I would suggest the aquisition of the 340Mb microdrive. The 1Gb is also available now, but (for us) that would be overkill.
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Summary: Very Happy with this comfortable Camera
Review: We recently purchased the Casio QV4000 Digital Camera. We also decided to purchase the 340Mb Microdrive along with it. I was a little nervous at putting out that amount of money, but boy was I wrong. The camera is very easy to start using, and before long we were (testing) snapping away at the kids, christmas tree, friends, neighbours and so on ..... After a short while, I started reading the manual (.pdf on the CD) and reading about all the fuctionality that this little baby has. Wow, and wow again. One of the really nice functions is the best shot facility, where you can browse through various shots on the camera (pre-loaded at the factory or 100 more from the CD) and decide which picture (settings) you would like. It then sets up the camera's settings to what they need to be for that type of picture, providing advice about hand movement etc.. too. The thing that one needs to be cautious of is the battery usage, buy an extra set (or 3) of the re-chargeable Ni-Mh Batteries, to avoid the dissapointment of battery power loss. Also, the Casio Recharger has a facillity to connect direct to the mains supply when you are at home (or wherever you get electricity). On the whole we are really happy with this camera, and our transition to the digital (camera)has been a smooth one. I can suggest this camera as an easy to use functional machine that was worth the money. The standard 16Mb is not nearly enough, and I would suggest the aquisition of the 340Mb microdrive. The 1Gb is also available now, but (for us) that would be overkill.
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