Concord Eye-Q 4360Z

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David D. Busch

on 02/11/2005

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Digital camera type: Compact
Resolution: 4 megapixels
Optical zoom: 3 x
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The good: Value priced; easy operation; compact size; solid macro capabilities.

The bad: Mediocre image quality; sluggish performance; few manual settings; low-resolution burst mode.

The bottom line: If you want 4 megapixels for less than $200, the so-so picture quality and sluggish performance of this compact snapshooter may be acceptable compromises.

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CNET editors' rating: 2.5 stars OK
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Reviewed by:
David D. Busch
Edited by:
Aimee Baldridge
Reviewed on: 02/11/2005
Released on: 01/15/2004

There are things to like about the value-priced Concord Eye-Q 4360Z, but stellar image quality and blazing performance are not on the list. If you're patient enough to wait awhile between shots, don't plan on making large prints, and can live without full-resolution burst mode, Concord can put you behind the viewfinder of an acceptable 4-megapixel snapshot camera for a reasonably low price.

The good news is good indeed: your two Benjamins gets you a compact shooter with a 3X all-glass zoom lens, 16MB of internal memory, batteries, a charger, decent macro capabilities, lots of scene modes, and easy operation. The downside extends beyond mediocre image quality and performance figures that might tax the patience of Gandhi. For example, there are few manual settings other than exposure compensation--which is buried on the second page of the menu system--and white balance. Burst mode operates at only the 2-megapixel, 1,600x1,200-resolution setting using maximum compression, and that still gives you just seven shots per sequence.

This Eye-Q does offer a good selection of scene modes, including Fireworks, Night Landscape, Party/Indoor, Beach/Snow, Sunset, and Night Portrait. There's neither a sports nor an action scene option, even though the automatic shutter speeds operate at 4 seconds to 1/2,500 second. ISO is set automatically at values of 100 to 400.

Performance was nothing to e-mail home about. The Concord Eye-Q 4360Z's 5-second-plus start-up time to first picture discourages impulse shooting, and once you're under way, you can expect to wait about 6 seconds between photographs. Lack of shutter lag was the 4360Z's strongest suit, with an acceptable 0.8 second measured under contrasty lighting conditions and 1.3 seconds under low-contrast lighting that taxed the autofocus system.

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"Canon Powershot A85 far better"

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Editors' rating: 79

Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 85 reviews of Concord Eye-Q 4360z from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 58/100 and users 59/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 79/100 = Good.

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pcmag.com

Editors' rating: 60

Summary: This isn't the best 4MP camera on the market. But at around $200, it's an interesting alternative to a $400 model for those who don't need optional settings and don't demand very high image quality or speed.

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