Casio Z850
The Casio z850 is an ultra-compact camera that attempts to satisfy both snapshooters and photography enthusiasts with its extensive features and do-everything design. The Casio z850 camera case is small enough to fit in your pocket, measuring 3.5 by 2.3 by 0.9 inches, and weighing 5.7 pounds. The camera is small enough to be comfortably operated with one hand. Its small size not withstanding, the LCD display is still the industry standard at 2.5 inches. The Casio z850 is easy to use with buttons, levers and dials serving for the quickest access.

Problems And Solutions With The Casio Z850 Camera For Sale
Unfortunately, there are some problems with the Casio z850. The lens of the device is only a 3X zoom that brings noticeable artifacts onto otherwise excellent pictures. The Casio z850 has a whole host of features for enthusiasts. Among some noteworthy features are: a cursor pad macro button which allows you to switch between autofocus, infinity focus and manual focus. You can even select from spot auto focus, multipoint autofocus, and free focus. The advanced focusing features are impressive, all the more so on a compact camera.

In exposure modes, you have the option of choosing matrix, center-weighted and spot metering, along with automatic, aperture priority, shutter priority and manual exposure modes. Like other advanced amateur cameras, the Casio z850 allows you to choose many different scene modes, eliminating the need for manual controls if you don't want to think it out. These scenes include conventional presets like potrait, scenery, sports, fireworks, and some unique scenes like soft water flowing, natural green and autumn leaves. Another handy feature is the Casio z850 digital camera's ability to save custom scene modes that affect the EV, ISO, white balance, intensity and sharpness settings. These personalized settings are saved in the camera's internal memory—a whole whopping 8.3 MB. So you might want to buy a memory card to operate this miracle.

Among the Casio z850 camera accessories is the video camera feature is also enviable, as it gives users the ability to record movie clips at low compression/high quality or a lower quality option that allows for longer movies. Look for the “Best Shot” movie mode with nine predefined scenes.

How The Casio Z850 Digital Camera Tested
The Casio z850 tested well with flash features, and continuous shooting modes, though the camera did lack a slow-sync mode. Performance wise, the Casio z850 camera is a good buy; it performs fast even on default settings, which can be tweaked for further improvement. Power up takes 2.1 seconds and then 2.7 seconds therafter, or 2.9 seconds with a flash. Shutter lag tested excellent, taking only 0.4 seconds under high contrast lighting and 0.5 seconds with low contrast lighting. Problems with the device, such as ghosting and low internal memory, were not enough to merit a bad review. For a relatively cheap price at less than $300.00, the Casio z850 camera packs in many great features in a small package.