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Reviews of the Casio Exilim EX-Z850

  • 7.6

    CNET Review

    April 24, 2006

    The Good: Ultracompact size; manual focus and exposure adjustments; 35 scene modes; excellent movie capabilities; versatile burst modes.

    The Bad: Limited zoom range; some JPEG artifacts and fringing in photos.

    The Bottom Line: With its broad feature set and tunable performance, the Casio Exilim EX-Z850 is well suited for snapshooters and photo enthusiasts looking an ultracompact camera.

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Manufacturer: Casio Inc.

Part number: EX-Z850

General

  • Product Type Digital camera
  • Point-and-shoot highlights A slim profile makes this camera easy to carry. Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
  • Width 3.5 in
  • Depth 0.9 in
  • Height 2.3 in
  • Weight 4.6 oz
  • Enclosure Color Silver
  • Body Material Metal

Main Features

  • Resolution 8.1 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 8,320,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 8,100,000 pixels
  • Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
  • Digital Zoom 8 x
  • Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
  • Shooting Programs Pet, Food, Soft, Text, Flower, Scenery, Sundown, Children, Pre-shot, Fireworks, Collection, Night scene, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Coupling shot, ID photo mode, Natural green, Portrait mode, Twilight mode, Night portrait, Splashing water, Soft flowing water, Candlelight portrait, Portrait with scenery, Business cards and documents
  • Special Effects Sepia, Black & White
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
  • Auto Exposure Bracketing 2 steps in 1/3 EV step
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • Digital Video Format AVI, MPEG-4
  • Still Image Format JPEG
  • Remote Control None
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 31 sec - With 8MB built-in memory, AVI - 320 x 240 - 87 sec - With 8MB built-in memory

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory 8.0 MB Flash - Integrated (soldered memory - 8 MB )
  • Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 1 - With 8MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 2 - With 8MB built-in memory, Economy JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 4 - With 8MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 1 - With 8MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 2 - With 8MB built-in memory, Economy JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 5 - With 8MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 2 - With 8MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 3 - With 8MB built-in memory, Economy JPEG 2816 x 2112 : 6 - With 8MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 2304 x 1728 : 3 - With 8MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2304 x 1728 : 4 - With 8MB built-in memory, Economy JPEG 2304 x 1728 : 8 - With 8MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 6 - With 8MB built-in memory, Standard JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 9 - With 8MB built-in memory, Economy JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 17 - With 8MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 : 20 - With 8MB built-in memory, Standard JPEG 640 x 480 : 30 - With 8MB built-in memory, Economy JPEG 640 x 480 : 57 - With 8MB built-in memory

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Soft, Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 4 in - 14 ft
  • Features AF illuminator

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 7.9 mm - 23.7 mm - F/2.8-5.1
  • Focal Length 7.9 mm - 23.7 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • Min Focus Range 15.7 in
  • Macro Focus Range 10-50cm
  • Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.1
  • Optical Zoom 3 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Additional Features DPOF support, MOTION PRINT, Anti-Shake DSP, Audio recording, Auto video light, Built-in speaker, Cropping an image, Histogram display, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, In-camera movie editing, Display brightness control, Digital image stabilization (video mode)

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical
  • Viewfinder Color Support Color

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 115,200 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in
  • Microphone Operation Mode Mono

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x DC power input, 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Drivers & Utilities

Miscellaneous

  • Carrying Case None
  • Included Accessories Hand strap, Docking station
  • Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, 1 x A/V cable

Power

  • Power Device Power adapter - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery Casio NP-40
  • Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery ( Included )

Manufacturer Warranty

  • Service & Support Limited warranty

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

  • Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
  • CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 2.9
  • CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.7
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
  • CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 0.8
  • CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.0
  • CNET Labs Wake up time 2.1

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