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z850 still shooting after all these years. .
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harry
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Great pictures and good for you! Between me and my sister, we dropped 3 Z850's and broke all three.
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harry
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I fully agree. That's why I bought it three times, and broke all three. Taking a pause now and wonder if I should get the EX-100 for $399 (new from Japan, free shipping)?
Broke 3? Wow.
That is why I always use a wrist strap. But for the super small Z850, I use a super small finger strap instead. Never drop it that way.
Thanks for viewing and commenting.
Cyril Catt
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Thanks for posting those interesting examples, Rube. Many of the early digicams, some with unusual or unique formats, can certainly still serve a useful purpose.
The Z850 closely matches the size of my Canon TX1, which is almost the same size, though heavier - and apparently more robust, having been labelled a 'tough little turtle' by several owners, who presumably failed to use its wrist strap! A year younger than the Z850, its 39-390 mm (equivalent) zoom reach, 720p 16:9 video with stereo sound, swivel screen, and useful sound recorder capability, made it a versatile constant companion. Its extremely close macro focus (down to zero mm!) still comes in useful....
Spider and fly on blossom
Notodontid moth larvae, each about 20mm long
Computer screen from 0 mm
The Giza pyramids from our hotel roof 5 km away
Grandson's hockey match (Shot with lens through mesh of fencing
...But my Casio ZR800, with greater general versatility and capability, though slightly bigger, has relegated the TX1 to a backup role.
My first 35 mm camera, a Kodak Retinette, though now retired, still works after 61 years. My first Digicam, a Kodak DC290, died after 7 years. Which makes me wonder how long my other digital cameras will last :-(
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The Z850 closely matches the size of my Canon TX1, which is almost the same size, though heavier - and apparently more robust, having been labelled a 'tough little turtle' by several owners, who presumably failed to use its wrist strap! A year younger than the Z850, its 39-390 mm (equivalent) zoom reach, 720p 16:9 video with stereo sound, swivel screen, and useful sound recorder capability, made it a versatile constant companion. Its extremely close macro focus (down to zero mm!) still comes in useful....
Spider and fly on blossom
Notodontid moth larvae, each about 20mm long
Computer screen from 0 mm
The Giza pyramids from our hotel roof 5 km away
Grandson's hockey match (Shot with lens through mesh of fencing
...But my Casio ZR800, with greater general versatility and capability, though slightly bigger, has relegated the TX1 to a backup role.
My first 35 mm camera, a Kodak Retinette, though now retired, still works after 61 years. My first Digicam, a Kodak DC290, died after 7 years. Which makes me wonder how long my other digital cameras will last :-(
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davesurrey
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Rube, please excuse my ignorance but why does the Exif data say EX-Z1080 and not EX-Z850?
Incidentally I owned an EX-Z750 some years ago and was very happy with it for its day. Super compact and truly pocketable too.
And I can beat Cyril's DC290 in that I still have my Kodak DC200 working (although just about never use it now.)
Cheers
Dave
Incidentally I owned an EX-Z750 some years ago and was very happy with it for its day. Super compact and truly pocketable too.
And I can beat Cyril's DC290 in that I still have my Kodak DC200 working (although just about never use it now.)
Cheers
Dave
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Dave, you are right! It is the z1080, which I mistakenly took for the z850, but there was no intentions to deceive on my part. The z1080 is from 2007, so is 9 years old now. One of the best small P&S machines ever built. The z850 was built a year earlier. My mistake.
davesurrey
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Hi Rube,
No problem at all. Thanks for clarifying things. They really were great cameras and a shame that Casio is no longer marketing cameras in Europe/ USA.
Cheers
Dave
No problem at all. Thanks for clarifying things. They really were great cameras and a shame that Casio is no longer marketing cameras in Europe/ USA.
Cheers
Dave
Dave,
The real problem is that they don't seem to be making the great, small cameras that the use to. I still use my z1080 on rainy days (see below, all taken today), and the Z8000 travel super zoom, but they don't seems to want to compete much with the 'big boys' anymore, even in Japan, where they have/had market share and historically have been very popular.
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The real problem is that they don't seem to be making the great, small cameras that the use to. I still use my z1080 on rainy days (see below, all taken today), and the Z8000 travel super zoom, but they don't seems to want to compete much with the 'big boys' anymore, even in Japan, where they have/had market share and historically have been very popular.
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Cyril Catt
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Clear, crisp, and colourful, Rube. Thanks for posting. I enjoy your photos of everyday Japan.
I'm quite satisfied with postcard sized photos, and once we get to about 8 or 10 MP, there seems little advantage in going to higher resolutions.
I'm quite satisfied with postcard sized photos, and once we get to about 8 or 10 MP, there seems little advantage in going to higher resolutions.
I don't know if these qualify as 'everyday Japan,' but they are still everyday, and you are right about them being good enough for every day use. The good Casios never cease to amaze me.
davesurrey
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That's a great shame if they are slowly pulling out of the camera market because to my mind they seem quite an innovative company.
I'm very happy with my EX-ZR850 which I had to get off ebay.
BTW I used to work for a Japanese company and loved my trips there. A really fascinating country.
Dave
I'm very happy with my EX-ZR850 which I had to get off ebay.
BTW I used to work for a Japanese company and loved my trips there. A really fascinating country.
Dave
Cyril Catt
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The constant presence of little islands of carefully tended vegetation in the cities; the juxtaposition of old and new buildings, fashions, and artifacts; people wearing clinical/smog masks; the general cleanliness and lack of litter; the general politeness and caring. All are in stark contrast to many 'western' cities. Casio follows the pattern: It neatly does more with less.
Does anyone remember the huge spike in traffic this forum had with the Z750 and Z850? My Z750 came towards the end of its cycle, and I loved how a such a small camera was capable of great images, unlimited 640x480 video, and audio recording. It was on my belt every day for years, until the Ricoh GRD III came in 2008.
My Z750 is still in my Hall of Legends (a box inside a cabinet, haha) and I haven't used it for years. These days, a decent phone camera can take comparable photos and much better video, but the thrill of having a very small all in one camera is still there.
I've just taken it out to have a look at it, and I'm surprised to find that it has a charging cradle! Surely I had a separate battery charger as well? I don't really remember using the cradle to charge the batteries.
It's even smaller than I remember; it has a third-party silicone skin in a fetching shade of dark tan. There are even some files in the card that I don't appear to have downloaded, so this is a bit like the digital equivalent of finding undeveloped film.
Has it really been ten or eleven years since I bought this camera? Time really flies.
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My Z750 is still in my Hall of Legends (a box inside a cabinet, haha) and I haven't used it for years. These days, a decent phone camera can take comparable photos and much better video, but the thrill of having a very small all in one camera is still there.
I've just taken it out to have a look at it, and I'm surprised to find that it has a charging cradle! Surely I had a separate battery charger as well? I don't really remember using the cradle to charge the batteries.
It's even smaller than I remember; it has a third-party silicone skin in a fetching shade of dark tan. There are even some files in the card that I don't appear to have downloaded, so this is a bit like the digital equivalent of finding undeveloped film.
Has it really been ten or eleven years since I bought this camera? Time really flies.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/archiver/
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Sranang Boi
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I dug mine up after reading this thread, and it still works. Haven't used it for many years after I started using my old Nokia 808 as a camera instead. The battery in that lasts for ages when used as a camera only, and it shoots RAW. But I'll play about with the Z850 for a while for old times sake now that I have charged the battery.
Cyril Catt
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My first digicam, a bulky 1999 Kodak DC290, stopped working after 7 years.:-(
Both my Canon 2007 TX1s are still working
I was so pleased with such versatility in a small robust package, I bought a second one a few months after the first, as a standby. They are still my go-to for really close-up macros (zero mm from front lens!); could also be used as a stereo sound recorder (though not exactly hi-fi, useful for lectures; and a curious lens shift altered the zoom from 39-390mm to 74-741mm, with acceptable IS - at the time a fantastic range for such a small device.
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Cyril
Both my Canon 2007 TX1s are still working
I was so pleased with such versatility in a small robust package, I bought a second one a few months after the first, as a standby. They are still my go-to for really close-up macros (zero mm from front lens!); could also be used as a stereo sound recorder (though not exactly hi-fi, useful for lectures; and a curious lens shift altered the zoom from 39-390mm to 74-741mm, with acceptable IS - at the time a fantastic range for such a small device.--
Cyril
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