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Reviews for Casio QV-R51 5 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

2" LCD - 3x Optical Zoom - 2560 x 1920 Image - 320 x 240 Video - MPN: QVR51

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By member: DotNetos Solutions - Mar 9, 2005

Casio QV-R51 5 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

Strengths: LCD screen is much bigger compared to the other digital cameras. Great quality pics. Charger comes with two cords, one for N.America and another in case u go overseas.

Weakness: Battery cover seems a little weak to me. I hope it doesn't fall off. Other than that, I haven't really found anything to my dislike.

I was very pleased with this model. I haven't seen it in stores YET, but so far this camera has been good to me, especially for the price I paid. The specs are great. I think it's pretty user friendly and so small!
If you have winXP, no need to really install the software that's included.

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By member: somecallmetim - Aug 26, 2004

Casio QV-R51 5 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

Strengths: Large LCD; Best Shot options; Recessed On/Off button; RAPID power up; Extremely short (1/100th of a second!) shutter lag!!! Flash far more powerful than reviews indicate; Aluminum body; Compact body.

Weakness: Movies don't have sound, but that is what digi-cams are for. There is no video out connector for connection to a TV, but you could USB from the camera to your laptop and cable the laptop to your TV.

Simple controls, extremely rapid power up and virtually non-existant shutter lag, the QV-R51 outclasses all other non-professional grade (under $1,000) digital cameras.
In the compact class 3X optical zoom is about the maximum attainable at this time. Bigger body cameras can attain 10 or 12 X zoom, but for a camera that is comfortable in your pocket or purse this is excellent.
The ability of this camera to use regular, inexpensive, easily-available AA Alkaline batteries is great. That way you can have a backup even if you don't have access to a battery charger. The QV-R51 comes with a battery charger and a pair of AA rechargable batteries. Pick up a spare pair so that you always have a charged set for use, or keep a few alkalines on hand. A lot of cameras that use AA rechargables will not run properly on AA alkalines.
If you like to experiment and try special shots you will enjoy the Best Shot options. Quick and easy selections that allow you to match overall camera settings to specific situations, and you can even set up your own special customized setting. I tried the "Candlelight" setting, designed for pictures with low ambient light, taken without flash to capture the visual qualities of the lighting. Except I used it outdoors, in moonlight, to shoot some macro closeups of foliage. The results were amazing.
The flash has been reported as "weak" and "short ranged" in other reviews, so I went outside at night and stood in the middle of my front yard, about 20 yards from my house. With the porch lights and house lights off I shot a flash snapshot of the front of the house. The flash illuminated the entire front of the house and the picture came out clear and sharp.
This is terrific!
The camera comes with a tripod mount, which is very useful for the long exposure stuff like the ambient light settings. It doesn't have a cable-release connection, but I have yet to see a digital camera with one.
There are manual settings available for shutter, flash, etc., but I have not had the time to try them out yet.
It comes with a printed manual and a CD pdf (Acrobat Reader) version, as well as PC software, interestingly enough the PC software is the Kodak Easyshare software. I used it with my daughter's Kodak (I forget the model number, but it was a 3MP camera). It was good, easy software that anybody would like and be comfortable with. It has some amazing automatic fixes and enhancements that made some of my underexposed shots come out perfect with one mouse click!

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By member: gsavella - Jun 9, 2004

Casio QV-R51 5 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

Strengths: Small size allows to fit in pockets or keep well concealed. Huge tft screen on back. Uses AA rechargable batteries (charger included) SD/MMC Media which are not proprietary means $$ saved

Weakness: No sound with video mode, no case included, flash takes too long to recharge in between pictures. Pictures taken with flash look better on other comparable camers under same lighting conditions.

We actually use this camera in our work place and for it's size, it is a pretty decent camera but there are better ones of the same caliber.

I chose this camera because the screen takes up most of the real-estate on the backside of the camera which makes it really easy on the eyes. I also chose this camera because it uses a lot of stuff that are readily available. It akes AA batteries, although alkeline is not recommended, you can still use it for emergency situations. It comes with rechargeable batteries and a battery charger (how cool is that!). Also it uses MMC/Secure digital media which is widespread and will be around for a while (media card not included). The camera is small and not too heavy and has a nice solid feel to it.

I didn't like the fact that the camera takes too long to recharge the flash in between pictures. Sometimes you think you took a picture and it actually didn't because of that. Other cameras I've dealt were quick at taking the next picture. It's a bid deal and somewhat annoying if you are trying to catch the perfect picture of something unpredictable (ie. your 6 mos daughter).

The video mode should not have been included if sound wasn't going to be supported. I'm not sure of any situation I would want to record video without sound, unless I'm doing a silent movie like the olden days. The Canon ELPH can capture sound and is just as small if not smaller so what's the deal here? Not only that but you are limited to just 30 seconds.

The quality of pictures are good but become a little bit (just a little) questionable when the flash is involved. Pictures looked a little pale. I took a picture in the house using this camera and my wife's 4 MP Kodak, did a side by side comparison and the qaulity from this camera was not as good. I'm surprised considering this cost $100 more and is 1 MP more. The menu screen is just fine and not difficult so no complains there

Overall a decent but not exceptional camera. I would recommend it as a second camera for the wife or if you want something small, but I would be hard-pressed to recommend this as your primary camera.

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By member: happy712 - Jun 30, 2004

Casio QV-R51 5 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

Strengths: Small, quick startup time, good picture quality.

Weakness: Good, but not great picture quality indoors, flash takes a LONG time to recharge between shots.

Pictures taken with the flash can be unclear and the digital zoom actually makes pictures fuzzy. The optical zoom by itself is great. My 2.0 MP Fuji Finepix actually takes brighter pictures than this camera. It's decent for the price you pay, but there are a lot of better compact cameras out there. I wish I had read more reviews before purchasing it.

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By member: Samuraishogan - Jan 23, 2005

Casio QV-R51 5 Megapixel Compact Camera - Silver

Strengths: I like it

Weakness: No voice recording

Pros: Compact size, solid feel, big LCD screen. Battery and Charger come with it. 5 Megapixels.
Cons: Super long delay in between taking pictures using flash. No sound on video (guess casio didn't pay attention to feedback on the QVR-40). About the only improvements from its predecessor is a bigger screen (eats up batteries faster) and 1 more megapixel. Overall not worth the price of admission, go with the QVR-40, it is much cheaper and is almost exactly the same. BTW, image quality between the both is the same in my opinion. I rated this camera based on an improvement perspective and really, casio did not do much to make it stand out from its previous model.

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By member: winlam007 - Oct 9, 2005

Good Digi Cam

Strengths: Fast start up time, average to good pictures

Weakness: Flash is too bright

This is a pretty good camera, for it's size and price. I have used this camera for over a year now. Haven't had any problem with it yet. Pictures I have taken with it turned out pretty good. The only thing that could make this thing better is to tone down the intensity of the flash. The flash on this camera is kinda bright. Other than that, I love this camera, with its metal finished casing, and it's small size.

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