A joyful introduction to digital photography!
Written: Jan 19 '03
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Pros: Supreme design, excellent results.
Cons: Tricky manual focus and sometimes dodgy autofocus in low light.
The Bottom Line: A great camera that fits in your girlfriend's handbag, and takes great shots. If you're ambitious, you can fiddle with the settings, and wow, miracles can happen. I love it!
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| t___1000's Full Review: Casio QV-R3 Digital Camera |
First impressions? Incredibly solid construction - no squeaky plastic here. The camera is smaller than a pack of cigarettes and fits easily into any pocket you may have on any item of clothing. It's a true "take anywhere" camera, though stuffing it in the same pocket as your car keys might not do it's beautiful exterior any favours.
Apparently, it's unusual for a camera "in this class" to carry a focus assist lamp - a bright light that shines in low light. Well, the QV-R3 has one, but it's a bore to use, as it is so slow that whatever you wanted to photograph has been and gone and died before the lamp has done its stuff. I don't know how it is with more expensive digi-cameras ( I am accustomed to manual film cameras, so anything digital seems a little slow) but this lamp is well worth deactivating.
This brings me to the beef of my commentary. What I love about this camera is that there are options for toying with the settings; taking control of your photo is easy to do, and, if you want, you can have almost instantaneous shutter-action by setting the exposure and focus in advance. Doing manual focus takes a bit of guestimation, to say the least, but you can get really good results.
I love this camera... I have had it for about a month, and I keep on finding cool new features. If I'd taken this many pictures on film, I'd be bankrupt. With the QV-R3, I can take as many pictures as I like, and get great results, without necessarily knowing what I'm doing, and without breaking the bank.
BUY IT FOR YOUR LOVED ONE! They will want it!
Regarding shutter lag - if you have preset focus manually, and set the exposure, and deactivated the flash.... you have no shutter lag. So I give this thumbs up in that department.
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Amount Paid (US$): 299 UK
This Camera is a Good Choice if You Want Something... Flexible Enough for Enthusiasts
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