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Casio Exilim ZOOM EX-Z850 |
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Written by Martin Regtien
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Jul 10, 2006 at 12:00 AM |
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Conclusion
Let’s summarise my findings over the last few weeks.
I’m pleasantly surprised at the high quality of both finish and the digital output.
This is a more than capable camera which should give years of great service – even when technology in 2010 will make us snicker at the “mere” 8MP of this model. The Casio Exilim EX-Z850 has my highest recommendation for this class of camera!
It’s also very affordable at around the $400 mark.
In a couple of words: it’s fun, feature-filled and fantastic.
On that note: I just bought a waterproof case for the Z850 so we’ll be plumbing new depths as well.
We’ll keep you posted on these Poseidon adventures…
Aerial Shot of Albany, Western Australia
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Sensor |
• 1/1.8 " Type CCD
• 8.32 million pixels total
• 8.1 million effective pixels | |
Image sizes |
• 3264 x 2448
• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)
• 2816 x 2112
• 2304 x 1728
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480
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Movie clips |
• 640 x 480
• 320 x 240
• With audio WAV | |
File formats |
• Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2)
• Movie: AVI (MPEG-4) | |
Lens |
• 38-114mm equiv
• F2.8-5.1
• 3x optical zoom | |
Image stabilization |
Anti Shake DSP | |
Digital zoom |
up to 8x | |
Focus |
• Contrast type AF (selectable between
spot, multi)
• 9-point Multi AF
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
• Macro mode
• Infinity mode
• Pan focus
• Manual focus | |
AF assist lamp |
Yes | |
Focus distance |
• Normal: 40cm to infinity
• Macro: 10 to 50cm
• Manual: 10cm to infinity | |
Metering |
• Multi-pattern
• Center weighted
• Spot | |
ISO sensitivity |
• Auto (Max ISO 1600 when using
'Anti-Shake' or' High Sensitivity' BEST SHOT modes)
• ISO 50
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400 | |
Exposure compensation |
• +/-2EV
• in 1/3 EV steps | |
Shutter speed |
• Program AE: 1/2 to 1/1600 sec
• Shutter Speed Priority and Manual Exposure AE: 60 to
1/1600 sec
• Aperture Priority AE: 1 to 1/1600 sec | |
Aperture |
• Program and Shutter Speed Priority
AE: F2.8-8.0 (Auto switching)
• Manual Exposure and Aperture Priority AE: F2.8/4.0 (Auto
switching) | |
Modes |
• Still
• Still with audio
• Continuous shutter (normal speed, high speed, flash
continuous, zoom, multi)
• BEST SHOT | |
Scene modes |
34 BEST SHOTS | |
White balance |
• Auto
• 6 modes
• Manual | |
Self timer |
• 2 or 10 secs
• Triple self-timer | |
Flash |
• Built-in
• Range: 0.1-4.3m (wide) 0.5-2.4m (tele)
• Auto
• On
• Off
• Soft Flash
• Red eye reduction | |
Viewfinder |
Yes | |
LCD monitor |
• 2.5-inch TFT
• 115,200 pixels | |
Connectivity |
• USB 2.0
• Microphone | |
Print compliance |
DPOF | |
Storage |
• 8MB internal memory
• SD / MMC compatible | |
Power |
• NP-40 Lithium-ion rechargeable
battery | |
Weight (no batt) |
130 g | |
Dimensions |
89 x 58.5 x 23.7 mm
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Last Updated ( Jan 07, 2007 at 09:28 AM )
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