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Monday, 04 September 2006

 

The CAMEDIA C-4000ZOOM has exactly the qualities ambitious amateur photographers are looking for: innovative yet easy-to-use technology and a high-quality, bright 3x zoom lens able to draw in distant objects for a more detailed view. Even the price is right. No matter whether using the auto program mode or adjusting the settings manually, the images not only impress on the monitor but - thanks to the CCD's four million pixel power - even when printed in A3 format.

Specifications

Product Features
4.0 megapixel sensor captures 2,288 x 1,712 images for prints at 11 x 14 inches and beyond
3x optical plus 3.3x digital zoom lens (for 10x total) with autofocus
Stores photos on 16 MB SmartMedia card--16 images at high-quality setting
Movie mode captures up to 2 minutes of video with no audio; connects to Macs and PCs via USB port
Includes 2 CR-V3 lithium-ion batteries (model LB-01); also accepts NiMH rechargeable batteries

Technical Details
Megapixel Gross : 4.1
Megapixel Effective CCD : 4.0
Included Memory : 16MB
LCD Screen Size : 1.8 Inches
Zoom Range : 3x Optical/3.3x Digital
Flash Features : Auto Flash for low and backlight, Red-Eye Reduction Flash, Fill-in Flash, Slow Shutter Synchronized Flash (first curtain, second curtain, and first with red-eye reduction, Flash Off (built-in or external flash)
Self Timer : YES - 12 Second Countdown
Direct to TV or VCR : Yes
USB Output : Yes
Batteries Required : 2 x LB-01 (CR-V3) Lithium batteries (included), 4 x AA Alkaline batteries, 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable batteries, 4 x AA Lithium batteries, 4 x AA NiCd rechargeable batteries (Manganese batteries cannot be used), or C-7AU 6 Volt AC adapter (optional)
Included Software : CAMEDIA Master Software for photo manipulation and management, User Reference manual
Included Accessories : 16MB SmartMedia removable memory card, USB Computer Connection Cable, NTSC Video Cable, Carrying Strap, 2 LB-01/CR-V3 batteries
PC System Requirements : Windows 98 rev2/Me/2000 Pro/XP
MAC System Requirements : MAC OS 8.6/9.01/OSX
Warranty Parts : 12 Months
Warranty Labor : 12 Months 

 

Review

Pros:
Great picture quality
Good battery life
Durable (I've dropped it several times with no ill-effects)
Good manual controls once you figure out how to set them

Cons:
Big & bulky
Horrible delay. From the time you hit the button and the time the picture is captured is at times up to 2 seconds. This is unacceptable. I've missed way too many shots because of this. This alone is reason enough to consider other options.
Menus are not intuitive at all and require lots of trial & error or actually reading the manual ;) Other cameras I've played with make the controls more intuitive.
After you finish downloading pics to your computer and then turn it off the darn thing insists on cycling through a full lens extention before shutting down. You can hear the lens grinding away against the lens cap until you remove it to let it do it's thing...

Source:
http://www.amazon.com

 

 

 
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