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Casio Exilim EX-Z850 8.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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Brand: Casio
Category: Photography

List Price: ~~$349.99~~
Buy Used: $249.12
You Save: $100.87 (29%)

Used (5) from $150.00

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

69 reviews
Sales Rank: 15664

Color: silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 2.5
Maximum Focal Length: 23.7
Minimum Focal Length: 7.9
Maximum Resolution: 8
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 0.5 x 4

MPN: EX-Z850
Model: EX-Z850
UPC: 079767684556
EAN: 0079767684556
ASIN: B000EIZJF4

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	8.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints
•	3x optical zoom; 2.5-inch Super Bright LCD display
•	Super Life Battery allows up to approximately 440 still images per charge
•	Auto Macro mode allows for automatic switching between macro mode and autofocus mode
•	Powered by lithium-ion battery; stores images on SD memory cards (includes 8 MB internal memory)

Accessories:

•	PhotoPlus X2 Digital Studio
•	Adobe Photoshop CS4
•	Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
•	Corel Photo Album 7 Deluxe
•	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Upgrade

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Offering high quality 8.1 megapixel photos, the EX-Z850 includes a 3X optical zoom, and offers both manual aperture and shutter speed priority AE options for advanced users who prefer to create customized images. The impressive 2.5" Super Bright LCD generates approximately 1,200 cd/m2 of luminescent output, making the monitor even easier to view when outdoors. It includes the latest version of the EXILIM Engine, featuring the Anti Shake DSP, which considerably reduces the capture of blurred images due to shaky hands or moving subjects, so you only have to worry about which shots to take, not how they will come out. In response to user's high demand, the EX-Z850's Super Life Battery supports 440 shots per charge, providing convenient, long-lasting usability. The EX-Z850 also includes "Old Photo" Best Shot Mode, which refreshes faded colors of old photos by bringing them back to life in digital format. Additionally, when taking high quality long duration MPEG-4 movies, the EX-Z850 instantaneously reduces camera shake electronically. For movies taken in dimly lit environments, the "built-in" Illumination LED Light provides additional illumination of the subject. Once powered on, the camera is ready to take pictures in approximately 1.0 second Built-in multimode electronic-flash / White LED illumination light enables both still images and movies to be taken in low light conditions and acts as an AF assist light / Rapid Flash enables three consecutive, high speed flash photos in only one second / High Power Flash compensates for objects to be taken in poorly illuminated areas up to 12.1 meters away Unit Dimensions - 3.50 (W) x 2.30 (H) x. 93 (D) (excluding projections;. 78 at thinnest part) / Unit Weight - Approx. 4.59 oz (excluding battery and accessories)

Customer Reviews: Read 64 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

ESCELLENT March 16, 2006
A. Rivkin (Los Angeles, CA)
77 out of 82 found this review helpful

I had the Z750 for 3 weeks, Found a good deal on the 850 and sold the 750. Glad I did.
Improvements:
-Better lit LCD
-Better Flash range
-LED light for movies in low light conditions.
-Microphone on the front of the camera, instead of the top, so that whoever is shooting the movie is not overpowering when speaking.
-Better shaky hand stabalizer.
-More pre set modes
-Better ISO up to 1600
-More white balance options
-Better looking
Overall, this is probably the best camera for the price in its class. The main reason to buy this casio over the latest canon elph is that this casio has a full manual mode. Can't beat that.

3 out of 5 stars

Excellent except for the need for the cradle May 9, 2006
G. Frank (New York, NY, USA)
29 out of 33 found this review helpful

This is an excellent camera except that it can ONLY connect to a computer or charger using its cradle. For an ultra-portable camera, that seems to make no sense. It can't use a standard USB cable that I use for my Blackberry or other cameras, it needs a different one. So that's more to carry. The cradle is bigger than the camera and its connector protrudes, making it prone to damage in a briefcase. Because of this I returned the EX-Z850 and exchanged it for a Canon SD-630.It is otherwise an excellent product.

POSITIVES: Very good color truth, good auto adjustment for backlighting, fast auto focus, low shutter lag (so you get to capture the candid pics of kids before the opportunity is lost). An excellent user interface that is really intuitive, and short-cut buttons to access the most regularly needed settings. 8MP is great, but one usually doesn't need it - the lens performance is such that much of the time there's little difference between the 6MP and 8MP resolution.

NEGATIVES: The lens is not great however and produces some chromatic abberations (purple fringing around high contrast borders). The CCD shows some color noise at high ISO settings. I believe Casio has improved this with the about-to-be-released EX-Z1000 10MP camera (launch retail price $399, will be obtainable online at about $349 in June - I saw a posting on J&R Camera World's site).

5 out of 5 stars

Our little sweet camera!! September 14, 2006
T. Tavlas
28 out of 28 found this review helpful

When the first time I saw a digital camera in my life, it was back in London in 1996 - it was a golden looking Casio with 240 X 320 resolution with almost 2000 usd price tag! :) Considering I was a penniless university student - this camera was something impossible to reach. Finally, after ten years I managed to buy a Casio camera as my second digital cam! When I hold the Exilim EX-Z850, I felt the 10 years of engineering experience in my hand. Although it has not been very well known by most of the people, CASIO (yeah, I know they are more famous with their cheap but solid watches & calculators) was the piooner of the Digital Camera market actually.

I think your camera choice must depend on your needs and expectations, not someone's else. Even so, I want to give you an idea about what you get if you would purchase this camera.

Before buying Exilim EX-Z850: my expectation was to get a reasonably priced, compact, fast, easy to use (not only for me but the other members of the family) and light camera with a high resolution. I started my research based on these criterias; this is how I end up at Exilim EX-Z850.

Some of the positive things about this camera are:
1. Very ergonomic (can carry in pocket - depending on the size of your pocket, if it is full or empty, etc. for sure!)
2. Extremely easy to use (thanks to Best Shot modes)
3. Perfect for beginners, saticfactory for advanced users
4. Excellent colors, super video recording (after firmware upgrade)
5. Camera responses are fast, the battery is very powerful.
6. Manual and Automatic controls, surprisingly well-designed.
7. Large and bright LCD screen.
8. Solid anti-shake system (but working digitally not optically)
9. Reasonable price compare to similar products

And the negative ones:
1. Not very sharp images (even if at the sharpest settings done)
2. Limited optical zoom capability (just x3)
3. Small viewfinder.
4. Some Digital Noise under low light conditions, but it's manageable.

Can you believe if I tell you, you can take the picture of an your old BW picture and Exilim EX-Z850 makes it colorful? Yes I know it sounds crazy but it'is true. There are settings to use it for Video & voice recording as well - these functions are there - not for the sake of having, but for using!

You can use MMC and SD cards with it, up to 1GB. However, if you download the firmware - you can use 2 GB SD (not MMC) card. Also, please note that you need a fast read/write speed card to get the maximum efficiency from the camera (min 10 MB/s write speed). It might also be necessary to note that Exilim EX-Z850 can not be used as PC cam.

At the end of the day, I bought this camera as it answers most of my expectations. I hope my review can be helpful for the readers to give an idea, what the camera can do and can not do :)

PS 1: I uploaded 4 photos taken by Exilim EX-Z850, which can be seen at the top left corner of the product overview page. I specified the settings used to take these pictures.

PS 2: EX-Z850 has some noise problems, esp at high ISO setting but it's manageable with some tricks such as low ISO, quick shutter OFF, higher shutter speed etc... Also I heard some rumuors via Internet that some EX-z850 models with serial no above 556XXXXX is fine, below problematic but no chance to confirm this. By the way mine's serial no starts with 276XXXXX.

4 out of 5 stars

Nice camera for its size October 3, 2006
Zen Williston (Heavenly Valley, NV United States)
28 out of 33 found this review helpful

This camera is nice. Lots of light needed for spectacular pictures. Flash is a bit more powerful than other cameras this size. Be careful about turning on the camera with the lens blocked. Movie mode is outstanding... best I have seen in a camera this size. Not as fast between shots as it is turning on. Digital zoom on all cameras is generally useless, but it can actually be used with some success and perfect lighting on this camera. Various Best Shot choices are awesome. This is my ninth digital camera, running all the way back to 1992. For versatility and great movies, this camera is a top choice. Also uses cheap SD cards, a real plus. Battery life is outstanding.

For great photos no matter what the lighting, pick a Canon. They always come out ahead of any other camera I have used, and I have used most of the popular brands.

For the best low light shooting in consumer cameras, the Fuji Z1, Z2, and Z3 are better and currently owning both the Z850 and the Z1, I like the non-protruding lens of the Z1 much better. It is also a bit lighter and thinner. I also love the low light capability of the Z1. The only downsides of the Z's are xD picture cards and non-mpeg4 movies.

In the final analysis, if size is not a problem, pick a Canon. If you want tremendous versatility and great movies in a tiny camera, pick the Casio. If you want the best low-light pictures in a tiny camera, pick one of the Fuji Zs.

5 out of 5 stars

Lite, portable, a lot of features, and great quality. May 30, 2006
ROBERTO J. MORENO (Miami, fl United States)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful

Ok, first and foremost, if you intend on traveling, get a traveling battery charger. For carrying the dock will become irritable. If you have laptop, then use the memory reader there to transport the pictures to your laptop and store.
I tend to take a lot of photos while traveling or while I go out to clubs with friends.
I need a small camera with an amazing quick shot, good flash and an awesome anti-shake tech.
Before this camera I owned a Casio Z-4. This camera offered great features, but it lacked in the zoom dept, and the night long shots. At times I would go out to clubs and the long distance (+ 10 ft) picture would come out blurry due to the lack of light. Also took it to the zoo a couple of times and the digital zoom was not enough to handle the contrast and definition, leaving a pixelated shot most of the time.
The EX-Z850 eliminates a lot of those unsatisfactory hurtles. The camera itself, is very user friendly. The camera come with a lot of preset features for the non-camera savvy. It also lets the user (reg or prof. users) play with the ISO's and the Focus features. This allows for the best picture quality and the easiest and fastest way to take a picture.
It has over 30 preset features built into the camera. I, at times get lost or become undecided selecting the best preset for a picture, which is good. I've had this camera for about a month and I've yet to become dissatisfied with its performance.
I've tried the video quality and I must say, "WOW!!!" The video quality is amazing. I have all the settings at High & FINE and the definitions on the video are quite stellar. However, once you zoom in the quality is all over and you started to see noise all over the video. The video and audio sync is perfect.
I love the fact that the flash acts as a light for the video. Staying on if you need it. Something no one has noted here. I thought that was a clever touch by Casio (it can also be left on for pictures).
There's hardly any lag between pictures. I've paired this camera up with a 2bg Corsair 133x card and I've yet to experience anything that is lag like.
The camera's build is great and long lasting. My Ex-Z4 was dropped, kicked, thrown and lived through a hurricane and only scratches appeared.
It has a lot of possitive.
1. A Large Screen.
2. A lot of settings.
3. A lot of preset settings.
4. Great video quality.
5. Amazing zoom. (use anti-shake for long dist. pics)
6. Metal casing.
7. Photo & video images and ease of use.
8. Battery Life. (Took over 150 pics and videos and the battery did not go down as at all.
9. Price.

Cons.
1. Everything has to be done through a docking station.
2. It only comes with an 8mb built in mem.
3. Manually changing the iso to 1600.

Overall, the docking station does not bother me as I travel with my laptop and transfer the pics/videos through my SD reader. Battery lasts over 150 pics, so I'm good with that.
The manual config of the ISO is a bit of a pain in the rear end and I wish the capacity was there for the user to use it to the max. Overall, 4.5.

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