- 4.13-million pixel color digital camera makes it easy and fun to take high-quality images
- Features an optical 3x Canon zoom lens; comes with four “AA” rechargeable batteries
- Best Shot mode lets you select the icon that best reflects your imaging situation; uses a Type II CompactFlash card fully compatible with IBM Microdrive
- AF illuminator lets you focus in low-light situations; create HTML photo albums and up to 60 second movies
- Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.9 x 2.5 inches (WxHxD); weighs 12.5 ounces (without battery)
Product Description
Casio QV-4000 is a 4.13-million pixel color CCD digital camera that uses a Type II CompactFlash card and has an f2.0 – f2.5 optical 3x Canon zoom lens. One of the most important features of QV-4000 is Casio’s unique Best Shot that allows you to select the icon that best reflects your imaging situation. The camera will automatically select the best combination of aperture and shutter speed for you. Casio’s built-in icons such as “night” and “fireworks” can handle tough photographic situations with point-and-shoot simplicity. The five Best Shot scenes built into the camera are supplemented by a collection of additional scenes on the bundled CD-ROM, for a total of 100 scenes. Simply select the type of shot you want to record and you are ready to go. You can even store your own setups as Best Shot scenes for instant recall whenever you need them.
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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.
Rating: 5 / 5
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!!
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this camera a couple weeks before Christmas for $. I have shot hundreds of pictures and they are incredible!! I’m not a pro photographer, but I do alot of catalog photography for my business. The detail is very good and the features can do just about anything. Printed at 8×10 on a good inkjet you can’t tell it is a digital print. Even at 11×14 it is very good. Same lens as the Canon G2, same CCD as the Sony 85. FOR HUNDREDS LESS! Just because it doesn’t say Sony or Canon on the camera, don’t let this one get away.
Rating: 5 / 5
Before my Paris trip, I took a few fotos to be sure I knew how to use the many knobs and buttons. I stayed with the Auto mode the whole trip. The colors were super quality and resolution much better than I expected. I took 5 64MB memories and three sets of batteries. I actually used only one set of batteries and 2 64MB memories for the whole trip. My only goofs were to accidently switch to multiple shot mode and fill up my memory. No problem, I just erased them and got my memory back One of the best things was the diopter correction dial for tbe view finder. I didn’t need my glasses to see perfect views and check focus (The screen view panel is hard to see in bright sun light). (Another thing I need is the Macro Mode which lets me photo the microcircuit boards and the other little gadgets I design, at just a few inches away from the product}.
Now at home, I have so many fotos to play with. I use ixla software (I have used this before for digital photo editing) to do this and print the final result with an HP 1115 PhotoSmart printer.
My only sadness is to never need all the beautiful German lenses I collected over the years for my SLR camera (Exacta). This QV-4000 does it all!
I am really happy with my purchase, you will be too….
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased the QV-4000 about a month ago. I’ve used it to take short video clips to send to family in other states… It’s a great camera to have around…
The dial is a little hard to turn but, since I’ve accidentally turned it once or twice, it’s good that it’s hard to do. Second… Battery Life. I’ve only been able to get about 70 shots in 60 min with the original set of batteries. …Now, for anyone concerned about a camera made by casio – don’t be concerned. Sony makes the Optics from what I’ve heard. The camera is pretty good under most conditions. Interior light can be tricky if you forget that it has white balance control. The software is so simple to use… Hmmm… plug in camera. Hit “Okay” in window that pops up… wait a second or two… Then, an HTML page pops up with thumbnails on it. You can right click and then “send to email recipient”… It’ll even ask if you want to send a smaller picture to cut down on email size… Great!
Quality of pictures… Well, they are absoblutely gorgeous! They are huge, too. I’d recomend that you get Photoshop to do any editing.. the included editor is kind of off the mark if you get what I mean. The 32 Meg card will hold about 20 pictures at high resolution or about 6 or so 30 second video clips. I’ve bought a 128M chip since they are so [inexpensive]… All in all, with the camera and the 32 Meg chip, it’s the best set up you can get for the price! Good camera. Easy loading. Great Battery Life. Great pictures. Have fun.
Rating: 5 / 5