QV-4000

The QV-4000 is Casio's flagship digital camera featuring a 1/1.8" 4.13-million pixel primary color CCD imager and a large-diameter f2-2.5 3x Canon zoom lens (34-102mm in 35mm format.) It also features a full compliment of exposure modes (Automatic, Program AE, Shutter speed priority, Aperture priority and full Manual) plus Casio's unique "Best Shot" feature that lets you select an icon that best reflects your imaging situation. The camera will automatically select the best combination of aperture and shutter speed for you. There are five Best Shot Scenes built into the camera and another 100 scenes that can be loaded onto the flash card from the supplied software CD-ROM.

As you would expect from a "top of the line camera," the QV-4000 has a full range of metering options (matrix, center-weighted and spot), white balance settings (5 presets plus custom), recording modes (single, continuous, AE bracketing, panorama, movie, Best Shot and selftimer) and focus modes (multi-area AF, Spot AF [with 9 selectable areas], manual, infinity, focus lock) with a low-light focus-assist illuminator. It also has high-end features like a histogram display in both the recording and playback modes, an external flash sync PC type connector, automatic image orientation for portrait mode exposures and an enlarged focusing area on the LCD display.

QV-4000 Main Features

• Sony Super HAD 1/1.8" square primary color CCD (4.13Mpixels total)
• F2-2.5 Canon 3x zoom lens (34-102mm in 35mm equiv.)
• Image Sizes: 2240 x 1680, 2256 x 1504 (3:2), 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 640 x 480
• Three JPEG quality levels and TIFF uncompressed formats
• 320x240 AVI movie clips, max. 30 seconds
• Shutter Speeds: 60 - 1/1000 sec. plus Bulb
• Aperture: F2 - F8 Auto (6 steps) and manual selection
• 3.2X seamless digital zoom
• Multi-area AF, Spot AF w/9 selectable points, Digital soft focus in Best Shot mode, Manual Focus, Infinity and Focus Lock

• Focus assist illuminator and focus area expansion on LCD display.
• Metering Modes: Multi, Center-Weighted, Spot
• Exposure Modes: Full Auto, Programmed AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Shutter-Priority AE and Manual
• Exposure Compensation: 2EV to +2EV in 1/3EV step
• White Balance: 5 presets and custom set
• Recording Modes: Single Image, Continuous, Panorama Mode, AE Bracketing, Movie, Macro, Best Shot and Self Timer
• RealTime Histogram in record and playback modes

• Standard PC type external flash terminal
• Epson PRINT Image Matching compatible
• Image Orientation Detection - The camera automatically rotates portrait images during playback
• CompactFlash Type II card slot compatible with IBM Microdrives
• High-speed USB port and software for easy image downloading
• Powered by 4 standard AA cells, NiMH batteries and charger included.

Bundled Software

Photohands for Windows 2000, Me, 98, NT4.0 offers easy image printing and editing software. Simply click a button in the screen of Photo Loader 2.0 and Photohands starts up automatically. Then you just need to specify the paper size and you are ready to print. Photohands includes useful tools for retouching images, including contrast, brightness, tint, sharpness, noise filtering, effect filters, resizing, rotation, and more. This means you can modify recorded images to create exactly the result you need.

Physical Views

4-Megapixel, black and compact, the Casio QV-4000 and
Olympus C-4040 Zoom for comparison.