Casio Exilim EX-Z850 Digital Camera

Great Compact Camera

Posted May 17, 2006 - First off, let me tell you that I am in no way a professional or even amateur photographer. I am simply a man who enjoys capturing life moments and some vacation scenery with his camera. With that being said...I purchased this camera as a replacement for my older Kodak EasyShare 5MP camera. It was big and bulky, so I was looking for a smaller camera that I could easily fit in my pocket and carry around. I stumbled upon a great deal on the Casio EXILIM Z850 and thought it would be my perfect camera! The size is definitely what sold me on the camera. I can put it in my pocket and virtually not notice that it's there. Being a male, I don't like to have to carry bags around so this was a great plus. The Best Shot features are bountiful compared to other point and shoot cameras on the market. There is a Best Shot setting for almost any scene I could need to shoot. The zoom is a bit puny, but that is understandable considering the camera's size. One thing that really surprised me, however, was the quality of the pictures that this camera takes. They are quite noisy and tend to be brighter than I would expect using the standard settings (seems like a flash issue). Overall though, the pictures look very good when the image size is brought down to a manageable size. Summary: This camera has a great balance between picture quality, size, and features. I would recommend this camera to my friends.

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Casio Exilim EX-Z850

Posted Sep 22, 2006 - I don't consider less than perfect video to be a fault in such a small camera. If you want great video, get a proper video camera. This tiny camera does most things very well. I remember when cameras weighed 5lb, some of them still do!

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Excellent camera

Posted Aug 8, 2006 - Overal it is 5 out of 5 camera in 8 mbpx class for pictures and 2 of 5 for movies, I tried Nikon 7900, different casio's(exz600-terrible in each and every aspect,exS600 -decent, exz750 -the best, I would say even better then exz850). I am very much satisfied with this camera for just everyday use of shoting infinit shots or macro shots.Great camera.

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Great little camera

Posted Oct 23, 2006 - This is my first Casio camera and so far I'm liking it a lot (I've had 2 Fuji finepix cameras in the past). Love the small size, quick fire up speed, great resolution. I've taken movies and am amazed at the sound quality. Lots of fun to do those. Macro is nice. Surprising how much use that gets. The ID picture feature, which I never thought I would use, has been used a number of times for work things. All in all, a very nice camera and I am enjoying it. Its compact size ensures that it is with me for any picture opportunity that may present itself. I recommend.

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Great camera

Posted Apr 16, 2007 - Overall I love this camera, had it for 2 years, took it to a lot of places. Before I got the Casio z850 I had the Sony DSC-T7 which is horrible, extreme flash that blast the whole picture, blurred images all the time. Anyway you get my point. I did a lot of research before I bought this camera, it have everything you possibly want for a point and shoot and more. Macro and manual focus works great, nice depth of field pictures. I bought it for $340, it probably sell for a lot cheaper now. It's worth every penny.

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Review Casio Z850

Posted Apr 10, 2006 - Most commonly used settings such as white balance, image size, ISO and focus, can be displayed in one screen view with the push of one button. Flash is sufficient for most indoor situations, and can fire three times in about a second in continuous mode. There are 30+ optimized "Best Shot" presettings, a convenient feature for P&S users. My first battery charge has given me 300 images plus a few video clips and is still running

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TBD- Exilim EX-Z850

Posted Jul 3, 2006 - I would recommend waiting for the firmware update or just try the EX-Z1000, as the video issue is a real bummer. I hope Casio understands that in order to maintain customers and keep them happy, they need to provide the support for their products. A firmware has yet to be released...

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Casio Exilim EX-Z850 Review

Posted May 8, 2006 - This is a great little camera. It is about the size of an Altoids tin and takes clear pictures. It turns on and is ready to take pictures in about 1 second. I use a 2GB 133x Secure Digital card in this camera and there is virtually no shutter lag. After taking a picture, it is ready to take another in about 1 second. The LCD is bright and easy to see even in bright sunlight. You can take over 300 pictures before needing to recharge the battery. The menus are easy to navigate and I like the added anti-shake feature, which helps in taking clear pictures. It would be nice to be able to charge the camera and download pictures without the cradle, but this is only a minor annoyance. Overall, I would highly suggest this ultra-portable camera. I previously owned (and loved) the 4 megapixel version of this camera. This camera fixes all of the downsides that were apparent in that camera.

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Wow what a camera

Posted Jul 16, 2006 - Bought this camera 2 months ago and took it on a trip around the US. Cradle was stolen from my motel room in Georgia so I thought I'd be dead in the water once the battery died. It's been 2 months and it's still going over 500 pics later. Now if they could just do the same for my laptop. Ordered a new power supply and cradle and they were very reasonably priced. I had some prints made and even the 8 x 10's were phenomenal I will keep this camera for a long time. It's perfect

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CASIO Exilim EX-Z850 Digital Camera

Posted Apr 29, 2006 - It is a nice camera to have. Compact size makes it convenient for travelling and vacations. Pretty good resolution can capture high quality photos. Price is in a reasonable range.

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Casio Exilim EX-Z850 Review

Posted May 21, 2006 - This is my first digital camera. I was looking for something small, easy to use, but yet powerful, with good battery life, picture quality and movie quality. After some research, I found out about the Casio EX-Z750, which seemed to have everything I wanted. Its picture and video quality was excellent, and it looked as a very nice compact camera. However, I decided to get the EX-Z850 as I assumed this would be an "upgrade" to the previous version. This model has very nice picture quality, but unfortunately the video mode seems to be much worse than the previous model. When I looked at the video samples for the EX-Z750 I was astonished by how good the video looked. But with my EX-Z850, the "high quality" mode is terrible and all grainy, and the "normal" mode looks better than the high quality. Apart from the video, everything else is excellent. The picture quality is impressive, and it is amazing how many details you can capture with this little camera. The battery life is excellent as well. I would recommend this camera to anyone looking for a compact digital camera, which is easy to use but yet powerful with features. However, if you are want to capture excellent videos as well, I would suggest you consider the EX-Z750 instead, as the EX-Z850 is not as good in that aspect.

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Packed with features

Posted Apr 2, 2006 - Touch either the on/off switch or camera button turns on this camera within a second. There is very little shutter lag. Clean image at ISO 50 and 100, good at 200. In play mode, LCD display images quickly from frame to frame. The 2.5" LCD is much brighter than most models in this class. Most settings are adjustable through a convenient menu system. Most commonly used settings such as white balance, image size, ISO and focus, can be displayed in one screen view with the push of one button. Flash is sufficient for most indoor situations, and can fire three times in about a second in continuous mode. There are 30+ optimized "Best Shot" presettings, a convenient feature for P&S users. My first battery charge has given me 300 images plus a few video clips and is still running. Video setting at HQ produces grainy images with jagged lines, which are worse than the normal quality setting. For still images, noise is visible at ISO 400 and above. LCD screen resolution is not high enough to display the fine details this 8 MP can produce. Overall, a feature-rich compact camera especially suited for those who often adjust image settings. Video quality needs improvement.

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Casio Exilim z850 Review

Posted May 2, 2006 - Very satisfied with this compact camera. Smaller than my previous Casio z120. I love the 8 megapixels and movie mode. Gorgeous bright, big screen, viewable in direct sunlight. Menu is easy to navigate and includes some interesting modes, illustration mode is something I am playing with now, it makes everything seem like it was drawn as a picture!! The only thing I don't like is that they got rid of the usb connection on the camera so you need the dock to load your pictures into your computer or to view them on your TV. The batteries are also not AA so you must charge the camera on the dock, they do last much longer than AA however so there is a tradeoff. If you are willing to lug around the dock to view and transfer your pictures while on the go then this camera will not dissapoint you.

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Quality Camera

Posted Jun 2, 2006 - I wanted a small portable camera and the z850 had the best reviews. Got a good deal on Buy.com and took it on a road trip last weekend. Took over 700 photos on a 2gb card and the battery never needed to be changed. It is a good camera.

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Exilim EX-Z850 Digital Camera

Posted May 30, 2006 - this is the second exilim camera i've had (the first was the EX-Z750, which was broken by a careless airport employee) and i am completely satisfied with it. easy to use, compact and takes great pics.

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