Olympus Camedia C-4000 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom Electronics

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Average Rating: Rating: - Excellent, Powerful and Not Expensive This is my second digital camera, the other being a Sony Mavica 1.6MP. That camera was pretty good under ideal conditions, but the Olympus 4000 blows it away in terms of image quality and flexibility. With the Sony, I would have to color-balance nearly every photo in Photoshop to get a proper tonal range, but the Olympus automatically does everything for perfect images every time (even offering to show you the histograms as proof!). The range of settings available, as well as the flexibility of the menu system, makes this camera a pleasure to use. Even with extremely low-light conditions, using a fixed camera and subject, excellent images are possible, with up to 16-second exposure time! If I could change one thing it would be to add a more powerful optical zoom, and perhaps to include at least 32M of storage out of the box. Sometimes it's difficult to take indoor shots of moving subjects (namely, 15-month-old toddler), but that's typical of any camera. I've noticed that some people have complained about the manual being poor... the truth is that the paper manual is only a reference guide for the massive 260-page electronic manual which comes supplied as a PDF file on the CD. This manual goes over every function in minute detail with many, many charts to show what functions can and cannot be used together. Do yourself a favor if you own the camera and read it--there are lots of things you will learn about how use your new toy. Of course, something cheaper and better will come along eventually, but if you're considering this one, it's a great buy! Rating: - Excellent features/price ratio. This is a very full featured camera for not a lot of money compared to other similarly equipped cameras out there. Relatively compact size with a nice comfy handgrip. Menu features are easy to access, although this sometimes makes it difficult to quickly customize your shot (such as setting f-stop, shutter speed, ISO, etc). Fortunately, the automatic mode takes very good pictures and does a good job adapting to lighting conditions. One of the buttons can be set to access a feature you commonly want to change, such as picture resolution or ISO. Two of the menu items can also be customized for quicker access to shot settings. It does a much better job at focusing in low light conditions and seems to be a little easier on batteries than older Olympus C model cameras I've used. The flash is adequate, although if you want to light things up more than 5 meters away, you'll probably need something with a little more oomf. The viewfinder is reasonably accurate (actual photo is a little bit larger than what's seen in the viewfinder), but for close-up shots you'll want to use the LCD. One nice feature I have been taking advantage of is the ability to take panorama shots using panorama-compatible Olympus SM cards (the cards will indicate this compatibility). Switch to Panorama mode and you get two boxes on either side of the LCD that you can use to help with registration. Overall, an excellent camera with tons of features for the price. Rating: - Excellent Camera, Unbelieveable Price I upgraded to the Olympus C-4000 from a 2 MPix camera about a month ago and have taken about 400 photos since. I am very impressed with the results. First the plusses: Photos are extremely sharp. Very high quality output - no comparison to my old 2 MPix model. The pre-programmed modes are convenient and work great. Automatic mode is a decent default setting if you're in a hurry or don't have a pre-programmed setting for some shot (not as common as you'd think). Really very easy to switch from mode to mode. Camera is also very comfortable to hold and use. Everything is adjustable on this thing. If I find something I don't like (too much lag between pushing the button and taking the picture), there is usually a remedy (change to contiouous focus mode which makes the camera focus change wherever you point it without pushing 1/2 way - burns up batteries that way). Only negative is that in manual mode, it is a major pain to jump from menu to menu adjusting apeture, exposure, etc. I recommend this camera for anyone looking to upgrade.

Olympus Camedia C-4000 4MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom Electronics

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