I wanted a camera small enough to be unobtrusive, yet powerful enough to offer me a myriad of options for picture taking. The automatic and manual options did not disappoint. The dark interiors of churches turned out light enough to see because I could manually set the aperture or speed to cover the situation. Yet when I wanted fast shots the auto features functioned well.

I used the panorama mode often and even when handheld (not recommended) the results were excellent. Even 360 degrees in the Pantheon (handheld) was good enough to impress family and friends.

Close-up, portraits, and scenics were easily managed by the Best Shot modes.

I like the large capacity (I also purchased the IBM Microdrive) so that I could take as many pictures as I wanted without worrying about running out of storage space or downloading. (I had no access to a computer to do so.) And I could instantly view the shots and delete any that did not measure up.

The only slight disappointment was the view screen was nearly impossible to see in the bright sunlight, but I could always use the viewfinder instead.

All in all, an excellent choice and very dependable. I recommend it highly.


Paris via Casio   May 21, 2002
Roy Murphy (Olympia, WA USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Before my Paris trip, I took a few fotos to be sure I knew how to use the many knobs and buttons. I stayed with the Auto mode the whole trip. The colors were super quality and resolution much better than I expected. I took 5 64MB memories and three sets of batteries. I actually used only one set of batteries and 2 64MB memories for the whole trip. My only goofs were to accidently switch to multiple shot mode and fill up my memory. No problem, I just erased them and got my memory back One of the best things was the diopter correction dial for tbe view finder. I didn't need my glasses to see perfect views and check focus (The screen view panel is hard to see in bright sun light). (Another thing I need is the Macro Mode which lets me photo the microcircuit boards and the other little gadgets I design, at just a few inches away from the product}.
Now at home, I have so many fotos to play with. I use ixla software (I have used this before for digital photo editing) to do this and print the final result with an HP 1115 PhotoSmart printer.
My only sadness is to never need all the beautiful German lenses I collected over the years for my SLR camera (Exacta). This QV-4000 does it all!
I am really happy with my purchase, you will be too....


novice and semi-professionals take note   April 17, 2002
John Pope (Great Falls, MT)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful

I purchased the QV-4000 about a month ago. I've used it to take short video clips to send to family in other states... It's a great camera to have around...
The dial is a little hard to turn but, since I've accidentally turned it once or twice, it's good that it's hard to do. Second... Battery Life. I've only been able to get about 70 shots in 60 min with the original set of batteries. ...Now, for anyone concerned about a camera made by casio - don't be concerned. Sony makes the Optics from what I've heard. The camera is pretty good under most conditions. Interior light can be tricky if you forget that it has white balance control. The software is so simple to use... Hmmm... plug in camera. Hit "Okay" in window that pops up... wait a second or two... Then, an HTML page pops up with thumbnails on it. You can right click and then "send to email recipient"... It'll even ask if you want to send a smaller picture to cut down on email size... Great!
Quality of pictures... Well, they are absoblutely gorgeous! They are huge, too. I'd recomend that you get Photoshop to do any editing.. the included editor is kind of off the mark if you get what I mean. The 32 Meg card will hold about 20 pictures at high resolution or about 6 or so 30 second video clips. I've bought a 128M chip since they are so [inexpensive]... All in all, with the camera and the 32 Meg chip, it's the best set up you can get for the price! Good camera. Easy loading. Great Battery Life. Great pictures. Have fun.


Neat Little Camera   March 22, 2002
Peter A. Berryman (Rincon, GA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I am very impressed by this camera. Only a small technical glitch prevents me from giving it 5-stars. I could return it, but it doesn't seem worth the hassle.

The features and photo quality are outstanding. I'm particularly impressed by the ability to set the white balance for artificial lighting conditions and to control exposure via a frequency histogram preview. The Canon optics are a feature that I trust and the image quality speaks for itself. The camera is a nice size although I wish it were a bit smaller. A 32Mb card came with the camera. I bought a 128 MB card to shoot uncompressed TIFFs at 10 MB each.

The one problem I have is the control stick which navigates through menu options sometimes does not work in one direction and I have to go the reverse direction the long way through to the next item.

For the price I paid, this is an outstanding value and I am blown away by it. And at full price it is still an excellent camera. I've used most of the Nikon digital cameras except the 5000 or better series and this one is superior.

Who would ever have thought I'd buy a Casio?