Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

Jan 01, 2004 - By Alex Burack
The Casio Exilim EX-Z850 was released earlier this year at PMA 2006 and while not the most appealing model in terms of innovative styling, this camera does have some impressive specifications. Housed inside of a metal shell, this 8 MP camera has a 3x optical zoom lens, thirty-four preset scene modes, a full movie mode with editing in playback and both shutter and aperture priority modes.  This camera will certainly appeal to beginning users looking for a camera to grow into with manual control over focus, white balance, exposure and ISO.  The camera has a 2.5 inch LCD with 115,200 pixels and a real image optical viewfinder..  The Casio Exilim EX-Z850 has an MSRP of $399.99.
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Manual Control Options
The manual control options for the Casio Exilim EX-Z850 are impressive considering the sub-$400 price tag and novice-friendly layout.  Users can easily transition from full auto mode to partial or complete manual control at their own pace.  When shooting in auto mode the user can still control focus, white balance, exposure compensation, metering and ISO.  Switching to the full manual mode will enable further access to both shutter speed and aperture simultaneously while shutter and aperture priority modes will allow control over only one of these two parameters. 

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