Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The camera was bought to replace an earlier version. Disappointing screen for picture taking and camera will be returned.
Verified purchase: Yes
I purchased the EX-Z850 Exlim Casio camera and have been very happy with my purchase. The two main selling points were the battery life and ez of use. When I first got he camera I charged the battery and use it a several family events and played with it at home for about a month. Then took it on a 8 day vacation. We took about 180 pictures without having charge the camera !!! As far a using the camera the best picture feature was very easy to use. I recommend using it for most pictures. I did try normal mode and compared the two. The best shot was much better. The only complaint I have is the software that comes with it for the Pc. is not that great. It is servicable but could be much easier to use.
I bought the EX-Z850 because I was using an HP 3.2 MP camera, and simply wanted something closer to the top of the line. With this camera I believe that I have done just that!! It is very easy to use. It takes very clear, sharp pic's. I can zoom out into the digital zoom and take excellent, sharp pictures without image degradation. I have noticed that once I go into digital zoom, the camera has to be held very steady. A tripod would be best. I LOVE the large view screen!!!!!!!! NICE!!!!!!!!!!! I am a trucker, and take alot of snapshots out of my winshield as I drive. I reach over and grab the camera, push the power button and zip, it's ready to go. I Have used it mainly for quick snap shots to this point, so I can't give an opinion on some of the advanced features, like video etc! There are two things that I'm not to fond of: the rotory knob to change the various modes will often times rotate a click or two when I slide the camera back into the pouch I keep it in, but I have learned to give a quick check of the setting when I grab it. No big deal!, and the second item is the zoom: it seems like I have to use both hands to operate it. All in All I Love this little jewel. Money well spent!!!!!!!!!!Read full review
This camera takes great pictures. I purchased this model because of my earlier experience with Casio's Z-50 camera, a 5 megapixel camera. The battery lasts forever. I've taken a mix of photo's (i.e. with & without flashes) and battery lasted for almost 500 shots. The controls are well placed, and easy to access. Because of the long battery life, I recommend purchasing a 2 gig SD memory card! This way, you won't run out of memory before you do battery! I also purchased a second battery when I purchased my Z-50 camera, because I didn't know how long the battery would last, and I've never used it on the Z-50, but have used it twice on the Z-850. The Z-50 & Z-850 use the same battery. How lucky is that! And the reason I used the back up battery was simply because I wasn't charging the battery between picture dumps. I took around 500 pictures in the first two weeks of purchasing the camera, and was not unimpressed with the battery life. Everyone else around was buying up batteries for their digital cameras, and I was still snap, snap, snapping away! Of course I was in Norway, and the cold could have affected the battery life some what, but it still lasted over 500 shots! I really do like this camera a lot! If not for any other reason than battery life! So far, the only thing I disliked about the camera is when I set it for putting the timestamp on the pictures, it placed the camera in a mode where I cannot use the full zoom function. It could simply be my incorrect settings, as I did not investigate fully why this was. So, this, again could simply be operator error. One problem I did have with this camera is the rear display. I broke it with out realizing what happened. Not the camera's fault, but mostly my being careless with it. I had the camera in my front pocket, and I leaned over to look at something and the next time I went to use the camera, the display was damaged. Even with the broken display, I continued to use the camera and take excellent pictures using the small site glass. I just could not change any settings while doing so. So, because the display takes up a lot of real estate on the back of the camera, be careful about placing it in a pants pocket. You'll be tempted to do so, but don't! Buy a good quality camera bag/case that fits around your waist or hooks on a belt and use that instead. Other wise you'll be like me, and sorry you did it! I liked the camera so much, I purchased a second one, and plan on having the first one repaired. If you are looking for a camera with good resolution, that is fairly inexpensive, small and relatively compact and with loooong battery life, then this is a highly recommended model for you to consider!Read full review
The Casio EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z850 8.1 Megapixel digital camera was just what I was looking for. It has amazing picture quality, a huge LCD display screen (2.5 inches), has an incredibly small size and is very light weight. However the screen is very sensitive and is very suseptible to breaking. I already have several little stress cracks on mine. Also the zoom is not the best but it gets the job done (big upgrade from the 7.2 megapixel exilim with the new anti-shake feature). I love the camera and would recommend it to anyone who wants a small camera with really high quality pictures but is going to treat it with a lot of care and not mind the zoom. I give it a 5/5. Hope this helps and if you have further questions, feel free to drop me a message. Later, Nick
I bought the Casio 850 because I have used them before, and cracked the LCD screen on the last one I had. So this was a replacement for me. I like this model because it is one of the last models to offer manual settings. I'm somewhat of a professional photographer, so having manual settings is important for me. But I don't always carry my work camera, so I like to have small one on my belt all the time for those "grab" shots that present themselves. I find myself using this camera for shopping (grab a qhick shot of an object and its price card to compare with online prices or other merchants); as a voice memo recorder to remind myself of things that occur while driving; video camera (especially when listening to good live music; and in other ways. The Casio also has a large, bright screen, a decent video format and an optical viewfinder for use in bright sunlight when it is difficult to frame a shot using the LCD screen. However, one of the camera's best strengths is its most vulnerable weakness: the large LCD screen is virtually unprotected -- easy to crack and hard to protect. I have cracked three of them. Cost of repairs is more than the cost of a used replacement. But prices are coming down on many of these kinds of cameras, so when they break, just surf ebay for another.Read full review
I'm an experienced amateur photographer who is used to digital SLR cameras. My girlfriend bought me this one as a gift, and lately I've been finding myself using this one almost exclusively, with my big Canon sitting in the closet collecting dust! I know what you're thinking, how can you compare a $350 ultra-compact to a digital SLR camera? Honestly, in normal conditions the pictures are indestinguishable from a picture taken with a Canon 20D, even professionally printed at 8x10! Yes, it lacks advanced features like exchangeable lenses and external flash, but it introduces a new quality to photography that SLR cameras just can't offer. Spontinaity. I find the most incredible photographs are not planned, but just happen spontaneously. You happen to be at the right place and the right time, and you see the 'perfect photo', and you wish you had your camera on you. With the Exilim EX-Z850, you can ALWAYS have your camera on you. This camera's actually smaller than my cell phone, and it is always in my pocket. The durable all-metal housing and fully-retracting lens allows you to stick it in a soft case and slide it into your pocket with no worries. Also, speed. This camera is ready to snap a picture in just over a second of pressing the power button. The lens comes out fast enough to keep up with a bullet! And with the manual picture mode, there are no compromises. Manual features include manual shutter speed (1/1600th of a second to 60 seconds), manual aperature settings (f2.8-f7.4), manual white balance, manual ev-shift, manual ISO settings (ISO50-ISO400), even an adjustable flash with a total of 15 different intesity settings! I've seen other point-and-shoot cameras with manual modes, but most are a joke. With this one, the settings actually work just like on my SLR! And then there are things my SLR can't do. For instance, VGA videos at 30 frames-per-second! That's almost DVD quality, and it doesn't look half-bad when burnt to DVD either! Over 1 hour of high-quality video fits on my 2 gig SD card. In-camera post-processing, video editing, and even keystone correction is very handy, and while it doesn't replace Photoshop, it can be rather fun. When I first got this camera, I was skeptical about the usability, since I couldn't imagine how all these features could be easily operated on such a small device. I've used other compact feature-packed cameras, such as the Sony Cybershot models with the fancy touch-screen, and they were just impractical and difficult to operate. To my amazement, Casio blew me away with their interface on this camera. No ridiculous touch-screen; no long complicated menus. Everything is layed out in seperate quick-access menus that have special buttons assigned to them, and in just a day I was setting this thing up for advanced manual shots in just seconds. While the auto snap-shot mode produces beautiful photos, the manual modes will satisfy even the most experiences photographers. My recommendation: don't sell your SLR just yet, but add this one to your collection. Just like a good soldier has his rifle, but always carries his side-arm, every photographer should have one of these near by. You never know when you'll run into that 'perfect shot', and you won't have to compromise much with this ultra-mini SLR!Read full review
I wanted a pocket camera with a lot of mega pixels & that`s what I got! It`s very small & powerful. The menu system is very easy to follow and comprehensive. The battery life is great. There is a problem with noise in some photos but on the whole, this camera produces fantastic photos which can be enlarged to A3 without any problem. You have to allow for extra memory as you do with all cameras these days. I like the fact that the lens has an automatic cover, so there is no problem with scrathing. In fact, apart from a slight noise problem already mentioned, I like this camera very much.
I have had many digital cameras over the past years. This Exilim EX-Z850 is the best yet. Several very important features are in this camera. The Flash effective range goes all the way down to .33", that is almost hitting the lens. What good is a camera that has macro mode and a 2 foot flash range. This .33 is superb. The anti-shake stabilization works great. Again what good is a powerful zoom if the picture is blurry. This camera takes great pictures indoors and outdoors. The eBay setting is perfect for your auctions. The only complaint is the included instruction book is only 21 pages long. Casio web site has the full 200+ page book ready for download in a .pdf for free. You will not be sorry you purchased this camera!
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