Casio QV-3500EXCF 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

by Casio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.2 x 5.3 x 3.2 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005NANV
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,814 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Customer Reviews

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great combination of features and value, August 16, 2001

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Carl H. Starrett II (El Cajon, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio QV-3500EXCF 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I wrestled long and hard before I purchased this camera. This is my first every purchase of a digital camera. The film cameras that I have owned in the past have been mainly very simple "point-and-shoot" cameras, either 35mm or low end APS cameras. I wouldn't know an f-stop from a hole in the ground, so I wanted advanced features that I could learn to use as well as have a camera that was useable as a point-and-shoot camera.

One of the biggest features about this camera for me was the support for the IBM Microdrive. I purchase this camera witht a 340 MB Microdrive. At full resolution, it will hold about 245 pictures. A 3 megapixel pictures takes up about 1.4 mb in a jpeg format, so I wanted the extra storage space without buying a bunch of memory cares. The software packaged with the camera makes transferring the picture to my computer very easy.

The camera comes with 64 "Bestshot" macros that have automatic settings for many different types of shots that you want to take. The macros can be used to set pictures for different scenes such as sunsets, low light photos, etc. Given my lack of photographic sophistication, it has a number of settings that allow me to take very nice pictures.

In my opinion, the quality of pictures from this camera is comparable to other high end 3 megapixel cameras such as the Nikon 995. The big difference though is that for about the same price, you can get this camera with a 340 MB microdrive vs. a 16mb memory card for other 3 megapixel cameras. I am very happy with my purchase.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent camera-Excellent Value, August 23, 2001

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Paul H Levesque (Madison, CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio QV-3500EXCF 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I am not a professional photographer, but I wanted top end image quality. This may not be the camera for the serious photography professional, but an excellent camera for the rest of us. The image quality may not be the ultimate best, but it is very, very good and the camera does not cost $5000+. A major reason for purchase was the bundled 340MB IBM Microdrive which is a must for shooting a lot of images at the fine setting. I recently went on a vacation/college visiting trip. I fired off over 200 images at fine setting and came home after two weeks on road with 80-90 images to spare on the drive-excellent, excellent feature for the price. This camera eats batteries, the included AA batteries are a joke, they were gone in 5 minutes. Advise buying two sets of NiMH and/or a set of Lithium Ion batteries and keep one set charged to alternate with-that gives you all the battery capacity you need (until fuel cells are available). Also a must is the AC adapter. Two minor complaints: 1)If you turn the camera on with the lens cap on, it shuts off automatically and the manual warns this can cause damage to the camera. Guess how many times this tends to happen?! 2) The camera should have a watch battery to keep the time and date current, it doesn't. If it goes without power it loses that info which has to re-entered at each shooting session if there are long time lapses between sessions. All in all I am very satisfied with the performance, features and storage capacity of the camera. Great value for your money!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The unexpected extra, August 19, 2001

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Lyle Tanner (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casio QV-3500EXCF 3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

Casio's new solgan - the unexpected extra. Boy do they have that right! I read a ton of reviews for 3.3 megapixel cameras trying to find what I wanted. I bought the casio because it uses AA batteries, supports microdrives, 3.3 megapixel, and has a Canon lens.

Then I got the thing and can't believe all the other features. The "BestShot" modes are FABULOUS, basicly macros that sets everything on the camera for the picture you are taking. "Candlelight portrait, water stopped in motion, sports, landscape, etc..." The Panaromic mode is the coolest, lets you "see" the edge of each of the previous pictures so you can take truely panaromic pictures. The camera even has a sensor to detect if the camera is turned sideways so your pictures will be orientated correctly when you download them to the computer.

This is a GREAT camera!