Casio QV R4

I bought this camera 6 years ago & recently took it on my overseas trip. On my return I began showing people my photos & they all asked "what camera equipment do I use? I told them my camera was an old digital & they didn't believe me. Daytime shots are perfect, although night shots are horrible with this camera. Overall it has been a great camera.

The Casio after service is shocking, and no-one wants to know. As for the helpline - their only reply is "send the Casio QV R4 digital camera back by registered mail, and we will give you an estimate for a repair. Surely when one of their camera's develops the same fault twice they should show some concern?

There are far better camera's around than the Casio QV R4.

The Casio QV R4 digital camera has some useless functions that could have been eliminated (photo montage feature). I've been using this camera for about a year-and-a-half, and every time I have to use it I cringe. It was a gift from family.

After the first week I returned the camera because the batteries were always dying, and frequently the lens closes up in mid-shot. I thought this was an obvious defect so I sent it back to dealer. It was returned after a few weeks, certified by Casio to be in good condition. Problems persisted, so I guess that's how the camera works. I'm sorry that my family members spent hard-earned money to give me this piece of junk.

I think the two best qualities of the Casio QV R4 camera are all the options and the image quality. It has a setting for pretty much anything. There's one for just taking pictures of fireworks, flowers, faces, city life in the night, city life in the day time, taking pictures of text, taking pictures of pictures, I think pets and a lot more than that that I can't remember anymore. I read somewhere that cameras that usually have that many settings don't have very good picture quality. That isn't the case with this camera at all. I took a picture of my dog and you can almost count the hairs on her. (if her hair wasn't so tangled)

Bought my camera on the 28th December 2002 with a 128Mb SDcard. Simply I love this camera, if I could marry it I would. My last Digital camera a Brick (Kodak DC290) in size and weight did not produce images as good as this camera does. Today took a pcture of a woodpecker eating peanuts in my garden today and the finished printed picture is brilliant. My main use for this camera is to assist me in my hobby of metal detecting in the U.K. I use macro photography mainly and this camera brings out all the details on any coin or artefact I care to photograph. The facilities on this camera are second to none. 34 types of BEST SHOT pre set you select what scenery background and the camera does the rest for you. Manual mode you take full control. The memory card brilliant small lightweight depending on resolution selected can hold more than enough images. Downloading is QUICK and SIMPLE stored in folders date stamped for ease of access. I can't complain about anything on this camera. Bought my camera from the High street store Jessops with a 30 day take back if not sattisfied warranty. I will not be going back. Oh yes a camera bag should be included with the camera that all I have to say......

This overall, is a superb camera. If you are reading reviews, wondering wheather or not to buy it, definatly do, it's superb. It's exceptional value to get a 4.0MegaPixel camera for this price.