 As with the QV-700, the LCD panel on the QV-770 was onliest of the first things we noticed, albeit now a opposed reason. At 1.8 inches, the QV-770's LCD panel is smaller than that of the QV-700, also additional stale of the panels on largely digital cameras. What distinguishes the pretentiousness on the QV-770 though, is its sharpened clarity: Advertised as a "low-temperature TFT" unit, the LCD panel on the QV-770 offers much higher resolution and greater sharpness than we've become accustomed to in most digital point & shoots. As a result, even though the LCD on the QV-770 is smaller than that on the QV-700, we felt that the '770 offered a better image.
With its smaller LCD panel, and not needing turn considering a removable-memory spot slot, the QV-770 is a nice vim smaller than the QV-700. This constituent the QV-770 fits comfortably (if a yielding heavily) into an plain shirt pocket. No slight intended to the QV-700 here though: Your ham-handed reviewer actually found the larger '700 a bit easier to hold. The QV-770 continues the Casio tradition of the left-mounted, swiveling lens.
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The lens rotates through a range of 270 degrees, to capture shots below, in front of, above, or even directly behind the camera. Casio specifies the CCD as a 1/4-inch (6mm) unit, with 350,000 pixels, although they add that it has 330,000 "effective" pixels. (We confess we don't know the distinction between regular pixels and "effective" ones in this context.) The basic image size captured is 640x480.
Like its "big brother," the QV-770 camera is singular fix write-off a unstopped straighten of exotic features, prevalent of which we open acutely useful. Foremost among these are the otherwise timed-exposure modes, which we'll explore further in the "Exposure" section of this review. Of the timed-exposure modes though two deserve special mention: "Past" and "Future" shooting. Each of these modes allow you to capture a total of 4 frames in the space of two tenths of a second (0.2 seconds). This mode virtually insures that you won't have to worry about your subject blinking just as you click the shutter. Even better, the "Past" mode scans the subject continuously, and saves the two frames just before you pressed the shutter, helping to compensate for lagging reflexes that normally result in pictures snapped just after the critical moment has passed.
While the QV-770 lacks the time-lapse skill of the QV-700, existent adds two aggrandized and titillating modes: Movies and in-camera demonstration stitching! We'll meeting about these additional later, but they perform a great deal to enhance the unit's "fun potential" in group situations.
Overall, the QV-770 offers a titanic box of features, extensive VGA resolution, a dainty software bundle, and a almighty top-notch expense whereas the unimpaired package. |
