Energy Sistem Imagenn 8000

Advantages: complete variety
Disadvantages: uses a lot of energy

...I have owned the camera since October 1999 and then spent ca. DM 1400.- . I have since updated the camera with a 48MB memory card ( starts at around £ 100 ). I can now take about 100 pictures with the highest possible quality. This really is a camera for people who like to experiment. Out of the non-professional cameras this one has the largest zoom, which is similar to a 35mm’s 40 to 320mm range. The exposure times are between 1/200 to 64 (!) seconds. This is an excellent feature and so far I’ve taken many pictures at night, particularly of the stars. If you are not totally daft, you will find the 8000SX easy to use, most of it will be intuitive anyway. This was a bit of a surprise for me at first, given the many functions. It also has a continuous mode function and can shoot sequences of up to about 10 secs. These sequences can later... Read review

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Advantages: LCD Screen, Moveable view finder, and zoom
Disadvantages: Battery life

...When you first use the Casio QV-8000 you think 'wow, what a great camera'. But when you actually start to use it, you get carried away with the LCD screen, good as it is, it eats batteries like you wouldn't beleive, and with no alternative, you must use re-chargeable batteries. With an 8x zoom, USB, and a 8MB compact flash card, it's really great. The menu is easy to use, and all the on-screen features are useful. On some recent occasions, heres how it went: --Trip to France: It picked up some great detail on statues, and was brilliant with the way it zoomed quickly. --Production: Not so good, as the flash wasn't being much help. This made the LCD screen virtually useless, and with the camera being on for a total of 15 minutes, the batteries were dead. This meant missing the 2nd half of Bugsy Malone. However, when the camera... Read review

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Advantages: I can't think of any......
Disadvantages: Very, very, expensive.

...If you are buying a JVC entry level camcorder - eg GR-D240/245/247/270/290, or GR-DF series, don't be fooled into handing over good money for this starter kit. The normal retail price is around £80.00, and you get just 3 things: 1 - A battery - of the same capacity (around 1 hour) that comes with the camcorder. 2 - A single tape 3 - A carrying case You'll probably be better off with a longer life battery - a generic copy on ebay will cost around £15. A carrying case should be around £10. A tape, say, £3. So, you get around £30 quids worth of stuff. So very hard to see why this is sold at £80.00, and it's only worth having if it's thrown in as a freebie............... By the way, I think that anywhere that stocks both of these products will also sell batteries, tapes and cases individually. So if you're in a hurry, buy the camera... Read review

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