I have been using the Casio QV 11 for over two years now and it has proved excellent value for money (it cost under £100). I have over 200 photos in albums on my PC but I have never bought a film or paid for developments.
The Good Points: It is light and compact, and comes complete with ... Read review
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A review by colinlivingstone on Casio QV-11 Digital Camera February 25th, 2001
Author's product rating:
Picture Quality
Satisfactory
Range & Quality of Features
Average
Ease of Use
Very Easy
Durability
Excellent
Overall Look & Design
Good
Value for Money
Excellent
Advantages:
cheap, light, reasonable capacity
Disadvantages:
no plug in memory or flash, quality of photos is prettty average
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
I have been using the Casio QV 11 for over two years now and it has proved excellent value for money (it cost under £100). I have over 200 photos in albums on my PC but I have never bought a film or paid for developments.
The Good Points: It is light and compact, and comes complete with a carry strap and a fabric case. There is a colour viewfinder which shows exactly what you will be taking. It holds 96 photos and you can delete from the camera to make room for more. You can download your photos to a PC or onto a TV (where you could put them onto a video). You can also print them direct through a special printer, but I haven't tried this. There is also a rotating lens but frankly this is just a gimmick. The photos look great on webpages when they are small.
The Bad Points: There is no flash and although it works in dull conditions the quality suffers. It eats batteries at a fairly quick rate so you always need to have a spare set of 4 AA batteries with you. The software for downloading is slow and not very user friendly. It saves in a cam format which means you need to change each picture into a jpg or similar so that you can work with it in other programs. The picture quality is pretty average - if you attemt to enlarge a photo it quickly becomes grainy. There is no plug in memory to icrease your capacity when away from your PC.
The Verdict: As a handy cheap camera for snaps it is ideal but for photos of any artistic merit it is hopeless. Stick it in your pocket when you go on your hols but don't expect Lord Lichfield to ask for a shot.
