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| Casio QV7000 SX - My first Casio (1998), well long in the tooth now, but was responsible for some of the earlier photographs in my Travel section. Its tilting lens section is not a gimmick it can be very useful. A bit big by today's standards but I find smaller cameras too fiddly and subject to bounce. Its served me well and despite the plastic body has resisted destruction (so far). 1.3mp | ||
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Links to Other Sites | ||
| Steves-digicams.com | Still the best reviews (most cameras) found here | |
| Imaging Resource | Another comprehensive review | |
| Casio.com | Manual | |
| Casio.com | Firmware upgrade | |
| The QV-7000SX's standout feature relative to prior Casio models (at least those prior to the QV-5000SX) is its 1.3 megapixels resolution. Casio lists the
CCD sensor as being a 1/3 inch unit with 1,310,000 pixels, but only 1,250,000 "effective" pixels. We've seen this more conservative "effective" pixel rating on other cameras, but have to admit we
don't really know what it means. It's possible that some pixels at the extreme periphery of the array may be masked-off by the camera's optical system. Regardless of how the sensor pixels are
counted, the camera captures images with pixel dimensions of 1280 x 960 or 640 x 480, depending on the image quality setting selected. Once images are captured, they can be viewed on the rear-panel LCD screen, a 2.5-inch "TFT" unit, specified as having 122,100 pixels in a 555 x 220 array. (This is a noticeable increase in screen size over the 1.8-inch unit on the QV-5000.) While it will still wash out in direct sun, we found the anti-glare coating on the LCD screen of the '7000 to be much more effective than that of many digital cameras, and the screen more useful in bright light than those of many cameras we've tested. The QV-7000 also includes a flash, which now appears to be a standard feature on Casio's cameras. The auto focus lens mentioned earlier also has a macro mode (selectable from the top-panel controls), as well as a manual-focus mode. This last is a feature missing from many top-end digital cameras, and particularly welcome when shooting under dim conditions, where the auto focus may not work. The QV-7000's Movie Mode allows you to capture "movies", with successive frames captured every 1/10th of a second, and a duration of 3.2, 6.4, or 12.8 seconds. (Up to twice as long as the QV-5000.) "Movie" mode works by cleverly changing the clocking of the CCD sensor elements to read out portions of the array independently of each other, creating 16 movie frames from each conventional frame stored. This of course, greatly reduces the resolution of resulting images, but the small 160x120 pixel image size makes for quite compact final files, well-suited to casual inclusion in an email or in the corner of a web page. Other innovative functions retained from earlier models include in-camera panorama stitching, and the ability to capture high-contrast images and apply them to other shots as titles. |
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| DATA SHEET | |
| General | |
| Model Name: | Casio QV-7000SX |
| Model Number: | QV7000SX |
| Camera Format: | Swivel |
| Currently Manufactured: | No |
| Retail Price: | $599.00 approx £50 second hand |
| Street Price: | n/a |
| Price Update Date: | 2004-04-15 |
| Date Available: | n/a (eBay?) |
| Remote Control: | No |
| Remote Control Type: | n/a |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Tripod Mount Material: | n/a |
| Operating System: | n/a |
| Weight: | 320 g / 1.2 oz |
| Weight With Batteries? | With |
| Size: | 141 x 75 x 53 mm / 5.6 x 3.0 x 2.1 in |
| Warranty in Months: | n/a |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 1280x960, 640x480 |
| Movie Resolution: | 320x240, 160x120 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| CCD Sensor (Megapixels): | 1.20 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/3" |
| CCD Filter Type: | RGBG |
| CCD Manufacturer: | |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | |
| Movie Audio: | No |
| Quality Levels: | |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 32 - 64 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 2.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | 2x, 4x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Type: | |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | |
| Auto Focus Min Illum: | |
| Auto Focus Step: | |
| Manual Focus: | Yes |
| Manual Focus Steps: | |
| Normal Focus Range: | 25 cm to Infinity 10.2 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 10 - 25 cm / 4.1 - 10.2 in |
| Min Macro Area: | 58 x 43 mm / 2.3 x 1.7 in |
| Min Aperture: | f/11.0 |
| Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
| Aperture Range Description: | f/2.8 - f/5.6 - f/11 (three settings) |
| Aperture Step Size: | |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | No |
| Optical VF Type: | n/a |
| Optical VF Accuracy: | n/a |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD VF Accuracy: | |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.5 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels): | 122000 |
| Max Playback Zoom: | |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | |
| ISO Rating Max: | |
| Number of White Balance Settings: | 4 |
| White Balance Settings: | |
| Manual White Balance: | No |
| Longest Shutter Time: | 1/4 |
| Shortest Shutter Time: | 1/1000 |
| Exp Adj Range: | 2.0 EV |
| Exp Adj Step Size: | 0.25 EV |
| Metering Modes: | Center Weighted, Spot |
| Spot Metering: | Yes |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | No |
| Full Manual Exposure: | No |
| Self Timer: | 2, 10 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| No of Flash Modes: | 4 |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, On, Red-Eye reduction, Off |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | |
| Flash Range Default ISO (meters): | 3.0 |
| Flash Range Description: | 2.3 feet (0.7 m) to 6.6 feet (2.0 m) |
| No of Flash "Pops": | |
| Ext Flash: | No |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | CompactFlash Type 1 |
| Other Memory Types: | |
| Memory Included (MB): | 8.0 |
| Uncompressed Format: | |
| CCD Raw Format: | No |
| Compressed Format: | JPEG |
| Movie File Format: | QuickTime |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode Switchable: | |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | Serial |
| Other Connection: | |
| Included Software: | Casio QV-Link (Mac & PC), Adobe PhotoDeluxe Home Edition, v3.0 (PC), ISR Ixla Digital Camera Suite (PC), PictureWorks Spin Panorama & Spin Object (Mac & PC), and PictureFun Photo (PC) |
| OS Compatibility: | Win95, WinNT, MacOS 7.1.1 or greater |
| Performance Timing | |
| Startup Time: | |
| Shutdown Time: | |
| Play -> Record: | |
| Record -> Play (max res): | |
| Record -> Play (min res): | |
| Shutter Lag, Full AF: | |
| Shutter Lag, Man. Focus: | |
| Shutter Lag, Prefocus: | |
| Cycle Time Uncompressed Format: | |
| Cycle Time Max Res: | 9.0 seconds |
| Cycle Time Min Res: | 7.0 seconds |
| Buffer Frames, Max Res: | |
| Continuous Mode Rate (fps): | 1.0 |
| Movie Mode Rate (Frames/Sec): | 10.0 |
| Movie Sec @ Max Res: | 3 |
| Movie Sec @ Min Res: | 13 |
| Download speed, KB/second: | |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | AA |
| Usable Battery Types: | Alkaline, Lithium, NiMH, NiCd (NiMH recommended) |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Battery Charger Included: | No |
| More Information | |
| Notes & Features: | Mini-movie recording mode includes past recording ability, to capture up to 12.8 seconds of motion *before* you press the shutter button. Other modes include panorama-assist, panorama viewing in-camera. |
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