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Average rating:
4.10
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Casio Exilim EX-Z40012.1 megapixels | 3" screen | 28 – 112 mm (4×)
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Average rating:
4.10
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Opinion: The still photos are very good indeed. I was quite surprised at how good they were; almost as good as my Panasonic LX3. The HD video mode sucks big time and that because the anti shake system doesn't work very well in video mode. The VGA video was quite good on the other hand. Hard to understand why the VGA video was so good and the HD video was not. I particularly enjoyed setting the best shot selector to pick the mode and it generall pick the right mode.
Problems: Other than the less than good HD video, this is an excellent camera. The white balance was usually correct but occasionally it missed it badly. Same with the autoexposeure. Most of the time it was dead on but occasionally it was way off. Letting up on the button and trying again often resulted in the proper exposure. Why it took 2 tries, I don't understand.
Opinion: use it as a true point and shoot - auto best shot - and be pleasantly surprised. many of the photos taken in this mode looked fine when displayed on a 42-inch hdtv screen, even when zoomed 100%. for those living in areas with bright sunlight, iso 64 can be a boon. the reasonably fast lens also helps in low-light situations.
it is possible to zoom in auto best shot movie mode. zoom control is limited, but after all this is a point and shoot.
Opinion: Test Casio Exilim Z-400
The picture quality is reasonable. It is even better than expected. I was surprised
that there was no MACRO setting for close pictures.
The Macro pictures were although reasonable anyway but still not as good as with
my previous Casio Exilim S-770.
Lot of professionals would say that the picture would be unusable with higher ISO
than 400 and I do agree with that. But since I am not a professional photographer I
can live with that idea and try to shoot as much as possible outside, relying on the
daylight and not being too difficult about expectations of miscues pictures I usually
make on my traveling tours where I have to travel light and easy, able to store as
much photos and videos and capture people and places I visit.
Problems: Problem making the videos : Standard and HD mode
The immediate problem is now in making a simple video of my piano playing. I
made first movies outside in the daylight and they looked wonderfully sharp with
good colors. But after I tried a few more videos with my piano students the picture
was fine only the sound stopped after 15-50 seconds.??? WHAT THE HECK?
Strange was that the video continued rolling. I see a big problem that videos have
a 10 minute limits without being able to give you a warning of how much space
there is left on the card.
So I changed a new SDHD card that has the highest speed. Alas, there was no
change what so ever.
Here is a video I made and unfortunately it is a complete DISASTER.
The sound is not synchronized with the picture. Just not acceptable for me.
You can view this test video here ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipb_p-PDbMM
I hope Casio is going to accept this camera going back and send me a decent one
that makes good videos in 28mm wide angle together with a normaly expected
sound and picture!
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