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Summary: Horrible compared to the CANON, MINOLTA, & PENTAX!
Review: A lot of my pictures were blurry, slow for focusing, no audio!#
The only thing I liked is that it's compact, cute looking, water proofish, & uses XD card.
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Summary: The D-565 is simple to use & doesn't eat batteries!
Review: As a hardcore 35mm user, this was my first experience owning a digital camera. I have to say, I'm impressed with this little number! It's a no-brainer to learn how it works and, compared to other makes and models, its AA battery useage ranks as "better than most!" Pictures download quickly and easily, too. I am so pleased!
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Summary: Best bet for your buck on 4 MPs !!!!
Review: At first, I was pretty disappointed with the picture quality.
3-4 pictures out of every 10, came out blurry! So make sure you read that manual before you get started! D-565 is just a bit more than a "point & shoot" camera and if you learn how to use it, you will love the crisp picture quality and it's ease of use! Alkaline batteries are totally out of question as this camera has really been designed to use rechargeable NiMH or CR-V3 Batteries. My rechargeable Kodak NiMH batteries can take a good 150 pictures before they run out of juice. The only two negative things about this camera in my opinion are:
-The auto focus is relatively slow.
-The Low Battery warning will start flashing too early when the batteries are still almost half way full.
Aside from the minor things above, I think this camera is probably the best bet for your buck on 4MPs.
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Summary: Great little camera for price
Review: Bought the olympus d565 camera with an epson 5400 all in one printer from office max for $299.99 . So in reality this camera cost me $150 or so. Thats a great price for a 4 megapixel camera and its an olympus camera too!
There weren't too many reviews on this camera, but I'm very impressed with the results so far. I've taken very nice pictures in alot of different settings and the camera produced real nice images. Take the previous reviewers advice and turn off the flash if you want a better white background in your picture.
This camera is small enough to fit in your pocket, it uses 2 batteries (aa) - buy rechargeable batteries, they last so much longer. I got rayovac( radio shack brand ) ic3-15 minute rechargeables with a charger and I took about 60 high quality pictures with them and the batteries still have juice in them. The aa's included with the camera were used up after 9 shots .The only problem ( solved) with this camera is opening the front cover to turn the camera on. If you gently slide the slide over, sometimes the camera won't start up. After practice I learned that you have to slide it over while gently pushing down on it. Pushing down gently on the cover will sliding it over starts the camera.
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Summary: Good photos but look at the Manual before buying
Review: First, the bulleted description in Amazon is incorrect; the LCD monitor is fixed to the back and is not adjustable in any way. The photos of from this camera are good though I did not take that many before returning it. There are only 6 buttons on the back of the camera so most of the controls for this camera need to be chosen from menus on the screen, ie, changing from video to stills, flash options ect. The lens cover does not open all that smoothly but does seem sturdy. The flash is very bright for a camera this size and as other reviews have pointed out you should try taking pics without it. Besides AA batteries this camera can use CR-V3 lithium battery packs. Using new AA Duracell alkaline batteries this camera took about 30 seconds of video and 20 medium res photos about half with flash before running out of juice though I did mess around with the controls for about 15 minutes while I wasn't taking photos. I'd recommend rechargeables or the CR-V3 packs. The included 16 Mb xD picture card is woefully inadequate but this is a complaint about most (all) digital cameras. It can take 5 4Meg pics and its done. Though the xD format is new it is a lot smaller and faster than Compact Flash but it is more expensive. There wasn't a noticeable shutter lag that some digital cameras seem to have though taking multiple photos when not in continuos mode took about 1.5-2 seconds between each take. I would rate the pics and form factor for this camera both 4 stars. But for me the menu driven controls was a big downside. The expense of additional xD cards as well as the battery life were also negatives. The LCD screen seems like it would be easy to scratch so get a case for it. I strongly suggest looking at the manual (from the link on the product description page) to see if you're going to like this camera. The strongest plus is that it takes great pictures at 4 Mega-pixels for the price.
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Summary: Do not buy this camera.
Review: I bought this camera a little over a year ago after having used an Olympus camera of supposedly comparable picture quality at my work. I loved that camera, but what a dissapointment the D-565 has been! I often have grainy photos; the flash is shallow--harsh in the foreground and inefective on even close background items; it is a poor camera for use in taking photos of children, as it has a big red-eye problem, yet the red-eye reduction flash is terribly slow and kids don't sit still that long; the focus is slow, and even when it signals that it is in focus, I can get blurry pictures; the optical zoom control is jerky and hard to control. I have been through the manual and the online help and cannot rectify the extensive problems with this camera. I have talked with a company technician about the problems, and she was not able to provide me any more suggestions or options. My sister bought the same camera at about the same time I did, and she has the same problems. I was expecting much more from this camera. To make matters worse, I bought it at a national office supply store during its early availability, and paid a lot more for it than Amazon charges now. I bought the camera primarily to take photos of my new daughter, and I am so dissapointed!
The D-565 does take better photos outside than indoors. It is, in general, easy to use, but the poor comparative picture quality makes these factors of little consolation.
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Summary: Great 8 x 10 prints from Ofoto
Review: I had an older 2 mega pixel Olympus and it was fine but larger 8x10 prints were just OK. You could see the difference from film. This new Olympus I have had for a month is AWESOME. You can not tell the larger 8x10 from film. As always the Olympus construction of this camera is top notch. nothing cheap abput the construction.
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Summary: Simple to use but too many pictures are out of focus
Review: I had an Olympus 490 for 3 years. I loved it until I dunked it in the water. I replaced it with a Canon G-3. This camera was incredible. However, it was a little more complex/sophisticated and bulky than we wanted. We wanted a camera as simple as the 490. So, we sold the G-2 and bought the Olympus D-565. More than half of all indoor photos are out of focus. About a third of outdoor photos are not in focus. Even in-focus photos are not as crisp as those from the 490 (only 2 mp). Go figure! Anyway, if all you want is primarily outdoor snapshots, the 565 is compact and simple to use. After taking photos at two very important events and being thoroughly disappointed I have replaced this camera with a Canon PowerShoot S50. It's 'focus success rate' is about 19 out of 20. It is compact like the D-565 and is simpler to use than the G-3. I'd recommending dropping an extra hundred bucks on the Canon S50 vs. the Olympus D-565.
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Summary: Great 4mp camera!!!!!!!
Review: I have this Olympus D565 for about a month. I love this camera. It is easy to use, small, fits anywhere. I bought this camera for $299.99 at OfficeMax AND it came with a Espon 5400 all in one printer!
I do recommend getting a higher XD-Picture Card for this camera, It comes with a 16MB card, you only take 5 pictures at high res. I got a 128MB card with that you can take 44 high res pictures.
This camera can take AA batteries which you can get anywhere.It has a strong flash for this size camera.
The pictures came out great, easy to download to your computer.
Great software with this camera. You cant beat this price for a 4MP camera.
You can download the manual and see if it fits your needs. This is a great 4MP camera!!!!
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Summary: Awesome Camera!
Review: I just bought this camera last week and have no regrets! This camera takes great pictures in all types of lighting. The flash is nice and powerful. If you are taking pictures with white or reflective background you might want to turn off the flash. You'd be amazed at how bright the picture looks without flash. When reviewing the pictures on the LCD, they look so crisp. The supplied AA's ran out pretty quickly but the fresh batteries I just put in seem to be lasting quite long. I picked up some rechargeable batteries too. The nice thing about a camera that uses AA is...you can get them anywhere! My old Cannon used the CR5 battery but those were about $10-13 each! My friends who have cameras with proprietary batteries are stuck with buying more rechargeable batteries from the manufacturer. Not ideal for long trips or hikes where you dont have access to outlets. I picked up a 256mb xD card. At the highest quality I could store around 85 pictures. Great camera!!
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