Casio QV-2900UXCF 2.1MP Digital Camera

by Casio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 4.8 x 3.2 inches ; 10.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NANW
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,652 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 31, 2001

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent digcam, November 23, 2001

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Dave (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio QV-2900UXCF 2.1MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I just purchased the Casio QV-2900 and have found it to be an
excellent camera. It's my first attempt at digital photography
and was hesitant to spend even this amount of money to enter
the digital medium. However I have been pleasantly surprised
with the 2900. Too bad Jon from Singapore didn't read the
instruction manual, he would have found on page 57 that manual
focus is very much available. As far as image quality, it is
more than satisfactory. The flash is very adequate for indoor

shots, don't know what some of these people have been doing to
get poor results. Works every bit as good as any film camera
that I have used. Software is easy to use (once I figured out
that the USB function in "setup" on Win98 was "disabled" and
corrected that.) Using MS PictureIt! (included in the MS Works
Suite) for photo manipulation and email transfer, works great!
Wouldn't hesitate recommending this camera to anyone.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For a low priced camera, this has the best feature/quality, November 18, 2001

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Troy (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio QV-2900UXCF 2.1MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

As always, before buying I did some research. And all I can say is, this is the BEST (budget) camera you can get in the 2.1 Megapixel category. If you compare this camera feature-by-feature, you will see that you are getting the most out of your money. Just 3 things...

First, this camera has a Type2 compact flash slot, meaning you can have up to 1 Gigabyte of storage, and as far as I know that is the MAX you can have atleast for now, and (no other budget camera) in the 2.1 Megapixel category has a Type2
compact flash slot.

Second, the swiveling lens is absolutely great, for a low cost camera this is a bonus. I wouldnt be suprised if in the future others would use this design in the (...) budget camera.

Third, hey it's 8x OPTICAL ZOOM and 4x DIGITAL ZOOM, and belive me NOTHING COMES CLOSE. You can search the entire planet to look for a (budget) camera with 8x optical and you wont find anything else.

So if you are still confused on what to buy, thats your problem.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good camera at a very good price, February 8, 2002

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"aesantos" (New Orleans, LA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio QV-2900UXCF 2.1MP Digital Camera (Electronics)

I have owned this camera for almost three months now, and while the initial excitement of owning a new toy has waned, in my opinion this is still one of the more impressive cameras in the market today. The picture quality of this 2.1 mpixel camera is just the same as, if not better than, other comparable (and more pricey) brands.

The swivel lens is a great feature in that I can take photos from a variety of angles without positioning myself awkwardly. It features 64 best shot modes, including that's 32 built-in to the camera. Best shot mode automatically sets the camera based on the subject you're going to take picture of, so the result is the best possible scene shot- just select the type of shot (night scene, blue sky, portrait, sunset, etc.) and you're set. This feature has proven very useful in my case. The QV2900ux can store image resolution of 800x600 or of 1600x1200; both can be set to low, medium or high quality. I usually opt for 800x600 high quality which allows me to store about 100 pictures on the 16mb compactflash card which Casio so generously included in the box. Unlike most cameras, this model does not have an optical view finder (that little square hole you usually look through to frame your shot) so you have to get used to framing your picture using the LCD. Then again, unlike most cameras, this one has an 8x optical zoom plus 2x digital. I've only seen one camera that can equal that and it's more than twice the price of this one. Since it uses LCD for framing pictures, it uses more power that it gets from four AA batteries stored from underneath it.

Now certainly this camera has its deficiency. One very obvious flaw is that in low-light condition the results can be very poor in quality - which is a major bummer. Also, the flash is not that good in that its effective range is only about 2 meters. I'm not saying that you cannot use this on nighttime photos. Certainly you can, using the combination of best shot modes and manual inputs. Another issue that they could improve on is the cover for the connectors. I fear that if I'm not careful whenever I open it, the plastic 'hinge' might break. Speaking of plastic, someone said that the body appears to be constructed in cheap plastic. Well, there has to be some trade off for the good features. Even so, what digital camera won't survive if it falls on hard floor?

After photo shoots, I use the Photoloader software to,well, load the photos into my hard drive. This cool tool creates an HTML program that organizes the pictures by dates. They can either be viewed by selecting each manually, or by slide presentation. Btw, this nifty software is included in the package too. The camera drivers available in the CD are only for Win95, Win98 and Windows 2000. If your operating system is not one of these, it would be wise to call Casio first for inquiries.

As an advice to future buyers, I suggest that you get 2-3 sets of NiMH (at least 1600mAh), a battery charger, higher capacity cf card, and, of course, a camera case. If you have a pcmcia card slot in your pc, a pcmcia card reader is nice to have so you don't have to buy an AC adapter (which voids the warranty) nor the expensive Casio brand. Owning a tripod would also prove useful.

Overall, I am happy with this product. Personally, I really think I made a good buy on this. If you're on the market for a digital camera, I recommend that you at least include this in your shortlist of choices.