Olympus C-211 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

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Summary: A Bit of the Digital World and the Polaroid World !
Review: The camera ia a lot of Fun. It is very easy to use. The instruction book is extremely clear - this helps make every aspect of the camera come to life in a enjoyable fashion. This aspect is oftem overlooked by many manfactures. It has full USB capability ! The software is easy to use and works on Windows 2000 Professional. The Polaroid printer is the nicest part of all. You can crop and improve your photos of the LCD before you print them. It uses Polaroid 500 Film which is widely available i.e. the same film for the Joy Cam and Captiva models. The color and picture quality is beautiful. The Digital camera is a gem as well! Polaroid's lastest color films are vibrant in color and clear. It is a real hit with my family!

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Summary: OLYMPUS C 211 ZOOM
Review: THIS IS A FABULOUS CAMERA EASY TO USE HIGHLY RECOMEND A++

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Summary: Good camera but software problems.
Review: This is a very good camera and it is easy to use and takes great pictures. The problem I have with it is that it won't communicate with my PC. I have installed all the software that came with the camera as instructed but when I try to install the USB Driver it says that it can't be found. I am operating with Windows 98, 30 gigs hard-drive, 128 megs RAM at 800Mhz. Has any one else had similar problems?

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Summary: Good camera but software problems.
Review: This is a very good camera and it is easy to use and takes great pictures. The problem I have with it is that it won't communicate with my PC. I have installed all the software that came with the camera as instructed but when I try to install the USB Driver it says that it can't be found. I am operating with Windows 98, 30 gigs hard-drive, 128 megs RAM at 800Mhz. Has any one else had similar problems?

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Summary: Love it and it will love you back
Review: This was my first digital camera purchase, two and a half years ago and I have hardly put it down since. Yes, it looks like a suitcase, and just try whipping one out now next to a guy with a digital camera the size of a microchip, but the heck with them! This camera is a modest little workhorse, and has been churning out crisp and beautiful photos for me since the moment I picked it up. Considering it's age, it even has a few bells and whistles, including a nice little zoom, a short movie mode, a neat white board and black board effect, and a decent macro mode for it's class. And most excellently, though I had had precious little experience with digital cameras before, I did not even have to glance at the manual to figure it all out.


The polaroid pictures are not of the best quality (it's the digital pictures that show the c-211 to it's best advantage), but it's a handy feature, especially if your job requires documentation, and immediate hardcopies of documentation. Or just to impress your friends and justify the fact that your camera is the size of a lunchbox.

As point and shoots go, particularly ones that were introduced so long ago, this kid was all I wanted, up until I dropped it, and it skidded across some concrete for a while--which I don't recommend. It's a great choice for a beginner with a limited amount of money to spend who wants to make sure they have decent quality photos. A used or refurbished camera (mine was) won't set you back very much (mine was @160.00 almost 3 years ago). Yes, it's a little on the heavy side, and people may laugh, but the C-211 will work it's little heart out for you.

Until you drop it...