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10 Jun 2006

Casio Exilim ZOOM EX-Z850

Conclusion

Let’s summarise my findings over the last few weeks.

I’m pleasantly surprised at the high quality of both finish and the digital output.

This is a more than capable camera which should give years of great service – even when technology in 2010 will make us snicker at the “mere” 8MP of this model. The Casio Exilim EX-Z850 has my highest recommendation for this class of camera!

It’s also very affordable at around the $400 mark.

In a couple of words: it’s fun, feature-filled and fantastic.

On that note: I just bought a waterproof case for the Z850 so we’ll be plumbing new depths as well.

We’ll keep you posted on these Poseidon adventures…

Aerial Shot of Albany, Western Australia

 

 

 

Exilim Zoom EX-Z850 specifications

Sensor

• 1/1.8 " Type CCD
• 8.32 million pixels total
• 8.1 million effective pixels

Image sizes

• 3264 x 2448
• 3264 x 2176 (3:2)
• 2816 x 2112
• 2304 x 1728
• 1600 x 1200
• 640 x 480

Movie clips

• 640 x 480
• 320 x 240
• With audio WAV

File formats

• Still: JPEG (Exif 2.2)
• Movie: AVI (MPEG-4)

Lens

• 38-114mm equiv
• F2.8-5.1
• 3x optical zoom

Image stabilization

Anti Shake DSP

Digital zoom

up to 8x

Focus

• Contrast type AF (selectable between spot, multi)
• 9-point Multi AF
• Program AE
• Shutter Priority AE
• Aperture Priority AE
• Macro mode
• Infinity mode
• Pan focus
• Manual focus

AF assist lamp

Yes

Focus distance

• Normal: 40cm to infinity
• Macro: 10 to 50cm
• Manual: 10cm to infinity

Metering

• Multi-pattern
• Center weighted
• Spot

ISO sensitivity

• Auto (Max ISO 1600 when using 'Anti-Shake' or' High Sensitivity' BEST SHOT modes)
• ISO 50
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400

Exposure compensation

• +/-2EV
• in 1/3 EV steps

Shutter speed

• Program AE: 1/2 to 1/1600 sec
• Shutter Speed Priority and Manual Exposure AE: 60 to 1/1600 sec
• Aperture Priority AE: 1 to 1/1600 sec

Aperture

• Program and Shutter Speed Priority AE: F2.8-8.0 (Auto switching)
• Manual Exposure and Aperture Priority AE: F2.8/4.0 (Auto switching)

Modes

• Still
• Still with audio
• Continuous shutter (normal speed, high speed, flash continuous, zoom, multi)
• BEST SHOT

Scene modes

34 BEST SHOTS

White balance

• Auto
• 6 modes
• Manual

Self timer

• 2 or 10 secs
• Triple self-timer

Flash

• Built-in
• Range: 0.1-4.3m (wide) 0.5-2.4m (tele)
• Auto
• On
• Off
• Soft Flash
• Red eye reduction

Viewfinder

Yes

LCD monitor

• 2.5-inch TFT
• 115,200 pixels

Connectivity

• USB 2.0
• Microphone

Print compliance

DPOF

Storage

• 8MB internal memory
• SD / MMC compatible

Power

• NP-40 Lithium-ion rechargeable battery

Weight (no batt)

130 g

Dimensions

89 x 58.5 x 23.7 mm

 

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Review by: Martin Regtien