The Casio's value line of digital cameras, the QV-R40 ($300 street) compact is significantly thicker and less stylish than Exilim models. It also has a smaller LCD viewfinder than most Exilims and doesn't come with Casio's convenient one-touch cradle/charger. But it is one of the least expensive 4-megapixel units on the market, boots up quickly, and produces very good images. Best of all, it puts fun back into photography.
With nickel trim and a softly rounded aluminum body, the QV-R40 bears a close resemblance to Canon's Digital Elphs. It weighs 7.5 ounces with batteries, and at 2.4 by 3.4 by 1.3 inches (HWD), is still quite compactomically sculpted and strategically placed, and you can easily operate the camera with one hand. Pressing the Power switch on top or the Shoot or Playback buttons on the back turns the camera on. The 1.6-inch no-glare LCD viewfinder is smaller than the 2-inch LCD on the Exilim EX-Z3 but has the same 85K resolution, so images appear slightly sharper. The QV-R40's optical viewfinder lacks a focusable diopter, which would be useful for eyeglass wearers. The unit can run on two double-A batteries and ships with a pair of high-capacity (2,100 mAh) NiMH batteries and an external charger.
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