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  | Casio Exilim EX-Z40 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
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 Good camera, just dont drop it | |
| I purchased this camera for my daughter for Christmas. I was drawn by the size, easy enough for a 16 year old to slip in her pocket, the battery life and the included docking station. She loved it, taking hundreds of pictures at a time, yes the battery last a long time. Although display screen is bigger than that of my Kodak, it is grainy and poor quality, however, again she loved the camera. One major dilemma!!! Dont drop this baby. She was taking a picture and was bumped, only to have the lens mechanism stop working and basically leave the camera unusable. I sent the camera in to the service, in N.J. the ONLY service area available apparently, and also found the most of the service people caustic. After waiting through the queue for almost 10 minutes, when I didnt have a repair #, I was promptly disconnected. I do however, appreciate the assistance of Becky, who not only assisted me with a reduction in the cost of repair, but has helped me on several occasions in my attempt to get the camera fixed. But nonetheless, the repair is not covered under warranty and cost about $200, just a bit less than I paid. So here is the dilemma, nice little camera, just make sure not to drop it and be prepared for a bit of work with the service. | |
 Very good camera! | |
| I got this camera off Ebay. Slight hesitant after reading some of the negative comments. Had it for a week now and I can say no regret for getting this gem. Here is my take:
1) Camera is well built and solid. Not too small but very light for carrying it around. I had other cameras that at the end of a outing would feel like brick! I would recommend holding it with both hands to shoot otherwise picture do blur with movement. 2) Menu system is very well designed. Also moving around the menu is speedy. 3) Lots of features like movie taking mode with sound, voice recording, adding sound tags on pictures, 23 scene modes... 4) Battery life. Though I haven't test this yet. It is very important to me. I have run out of battery with other camera before and didn't want it to happen again! I understand the battery will allow 360 shots per charge. 5) Dock is small so is the AC charger. I like the option on it to easily transfer images to my computer by pushing a single button. There is also a picture button to do slideshow while camera is on dock. So all in all I am very happy with the purchase. The only negative I would have is "yes" picture quality can be improve - especially in low light. But my need is primary to have a snapshot camera easy to carry and available at all time so this fits the bill. | |
 Bad Support, Fragile Camera | |
| Pros
Easy to use, good quality pictures Cons had six months, didn't drop, lens locked, not covered under warranty Bought the camera at Sharper Image in August of 2004. Have been very happy with the camera. Wife took the camera and wanted to take pictures one day, turned it on, the lens came out, it beeped a few times, and it never did anything else. Casio support says they'll look at it and see if it's covered under warranty (lens damage isn't, but manufacturing defects are). A week later I get an invoice for $207.95. Even though I called their support number (1.800.706.2534 option 1,1,then 2) several times (while the letter was in the mail) asking for a status they told me nothing and let the letter surprise me. They even said I'd have to pay to have it sent back to me after originally telling me I wouldn't have to. The support people were short and gave the impression they couldn't care less. This was a birthday present for my wife and it lasted 6 months. Be wary of any of these small cameras as they say they have a 1 year warranty but most of the complaints I've read online deal with this same issue (and none are covered). Sharper Image offered a 'no questions asked warranty' for additional $$ that, in hindsight, I should have bought... if you're going to get one of these small cameras, don't make the same mistake. | |
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