Casio QV-R4 digital Camera infornation

Casio QV R4 camera is easy to use when downloading photo's to the PC, and the quality of the photo's are good 'if' the camera decides to perform well,longer battery life(casio np-30 battery) .which was something that mine did not do very often.

The camera developed a lens fault and was returned to Casio under guarantee. Although this was 'supposed' to have been fixed, the camera never seemed to perform very well after the repair. Also, the metal case was damaged during the repair work. A few months after receiving the camera back again, the same fault developed, but this time Casio claimed that it was out of guarantee, even though three months of the guarantee time was lost during the time it took for them to deal with the repair.

The QV-R4 has a good bundle. Inside the box, you'll find:

• The 4.0 (effective) Mpixel Casio QV-R4 camera


• NP-30 rechargeable Li-ion battery


• Battery charger


• Wrist strap


• USB cable


• CD-ROMs featuring Casio Photo Loader


• 143 page camera manual (printed)

Casio has joined the "no bundled memory card club". What they've done instead is hardwire a tiny 11MB of memory into the camera. What that means for you is that you'll want to buy a memory card as soon as possible. The QV-R4 supports both Secure Digital (SD) and MultiMedia (MMC) cards. I suggest buying a 64MB card at the very minimum.

The NP-30 Li-ion battery used by the QV-R4 is very familiar. The NP-30 has 3.7 Watt/hours of power. Many other manufacturers use this battery in their cameras -- I knew it looked familiar. Casio estimates that the battery will last for about 110 minutes in the R4, which is about average for a small camera. As longtime readers of this site know, I don't like these proprietary batteries (another one will cost you $30), but there's not much you can do to avoid them on these tiny cameras.

Charging the battery is very easy, thanks to the handy included charger. You just pop the battery in the charger, and plug the charger directly into the wall -- no cords necessary. It takes two hours to recharge the battery.

Look and Feel

The QV-R3 is an attractive, small camera with an all-metal body. The metal body means its durable, but it also scratches quite easily. The build quality of this camera is excellent.The camera is easy to hold, with controls placed so you can quickly reach them. The R4 fits in any pocket with ease.

The QV-R4 has an F2.6, 3X optical zoom lens made by Pentax. The lens has a focal range of 7.6 - 22.8 mm, which is equivalent to 37.5 - 112.5 mm. The lens is not threaded.

At the top right of the photo, you can see the built-in flash. This flash has a working range of 0.4 - 2.8 m. No external flash options are available.

Just below the flash is a great feature: an AF-assist lamp! This lamp puts out a bright white light, which the camera uses to focus in lower light levels. I wish all cameras had these.

In a word, the photo quality on the QV-R4 was very good. Images were sharp, and colors were accurate,casio np-30 battery is longer battery. At the same time, the quality isn't as good as the class-leading 4 Megapixel cameras from Canon and Nikon. Images are a bit noisy at times, and things seem a little over-processed at times (check out the Crissy Field house in the gallery for an example). For an ultra-small camera, though, the quality is good.