Great pictures with some built in problems
Written: Aug 06 '01
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Pros: Good digital pictures that are easy to download through a USB connection.
Cons: Very Short battery life. Microdrive problems; Customer Service; no ability to adapt another lens.
The Bottom Line: Camera on market before being ready. Microdrive may have problems Casio knows about, but not corrected. I would stay away from this camera - too pricey for the quality.
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| bionici's Full Review: Casio QV-3000EX Digital Camera |
When I started looking for a digital camera in about June 2000, I researched and read many of the reviews that were written about the 'state of the art" digital cameras. Even though I felt the QV3000Plus was a little pricey, I believed at the time that this would be the camera of choice.
I must admit that from the very start, I loved the capabilities this camera has. The Pixel strength is great. It stores an huge number of pictures. The 6:1 ratio is great. The pictures are easy to download to a computer or e-mail. You can shoot very short movies. There are just alot of advantages to this camera.
However, I don't know how long many of the other QV3000 Plus owners have had their cameras, but I discovered there is an issue with the 340 MB microdrive that comes with this camera. After a very few hundred pictures (for me it took about 250 or so) the microdrive was done, caput, ready for the trash can. I started receiving an error message that told me the microdrive needed to be formatted. Then the microdrive died after the error message. Thing is, Casio knows about the bad microdrive.
I looked up the website for Casio, called their Customer Service number in New Jersey, and told them what my problem was. I was told that there was a problem with this microdrive, and that I should send it to a specific individual at their office in NJ, and that I should expect a new microdrive in about 2 weeks. I waited for an eternity, and called again. I was told my problem would have to be "elevated to the next level", but that someone would call me back the next day. No one did. I called back again, and was told the exact same thing. I explained that I felt like I had spent almost $1000 on a piece of junk, and that this was wasting more of my money. Finally, a couple of days later, someone told me that a new shipment of microdrives had been received from the manufacturer, and that I would receive another one by the next Monday. And, I DID !!!
I put in new batteries with a full charge, and loaded that new Microdrive. And did it take a picture?? Nope. Can't even turn the camera on. I receive an indication that the batteries are good, but then the camera goes dead.
To date, I have not been able to obtain any help from Casio. If I can get a good replacement from Casio, I'll take it.
But would I buy another one ??? NO WAY, PERIOD. From now on, I'll stick with someone that nows how to build a great camera - NIKON.
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Amount Paid (US$): 1000
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Member: Tom Reed
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