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Summary: Too good to last.
Review: A feature that often determines the price of a camera (film or digital) is the quality of the lens. Unfortunately, the general public looks at magapixel or zoom numbers. I think this is why Olympus is looking towards competing with those numbers as opposed to continuing to produce 2 megapixel cameras with fast/bright lenses (which I'm sure costs much more for them to make anyway). The 2040 is one of those. Doomed for "close-out", this camera in my opinion is the best combination of a great lens and perfect resolution - by perfect I mean a good balance of clarity and memory used. Bear in mind that many 2 megapixels can take better pictures than some 3 megapixels. From what I see in stores nowadays, Olympus no longer offers 2 megapixel cameras with their F1.8 lenses. None of the other brands offer a lens this fast/bright at any megapixel. Buy one of these now while they still have it if you want a professional level camera at 2 megapixels, a resolution which is much more than what most of us need.
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Summary: TRY Before Buying
Review: After researching Consumer Reports and everything else I could find, I picked the C-2040. Before purchasing one for yourself - get your hands on one and experiment. My job demands documentation of models etc, so I decided to replace my 20-year-old SLR and go digital. Features such as zoom, manual focus and accuracy of the viewfinder (for composition) were important to me. To start off, the 2040's zoom feature is operated by a small lever that zooms very quickly without the precision of a traditional macro lens. The manual focus feature was the most disappointing - you must guess the approximate distance between the camera and the object you wish to photograph from a complex menu. I had an economy Kodak camera in the 1960's that utilized that same guessing concept. The viewfinder was too small to be usefull, especially for close up shots. The LCD screen is also very small, and the picture/color is below par. Plus, the manual advises against using the LCD screen much because it consumes battery power. Overall, the controls and the images are too small (I am 20 yrs old with perfect vision). To transfer your pictures from the camera to a computer, an AC adapter is required, but be aware that it is NOT included with the camera. I returned the camera to the store and am sticking to my old film camera for now.
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Summary: This camera is Awesome!
Review: After several WEEKS of browsing camera websites for reviews and doing research, I finally chose to purchase the Olympus 2040 camera, and I must say, I have been very happy with it. This thing has so many options that it will take you quite a while to figure out everything it can do. Full manual control is great, and the exposure lock is very handy. In terms of batteries, make sure you buy some NiMh rechargeables for it - try thomas distributing .. it seems to last quite a while on these. No complaints!
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Summary: I would have stopped after giving it 5 stars but...
Review: As I said, I would have stopped after giving it 5 stars but decided to write the review as well as to make sure you buy it. No, I do not work for Olympus! You can take pictures with incredibly natural colors under incandescent, fluoroscent and cloudy-sky light conditions - WITHOUT a flash! Something many pros would have trouble with using a film camera and filters. I am also doubling my other reviewer friend's comment that 2.1 and 3.3 megapixel line up eye to eye except if you plan to PRINT larger than 8x10 inch or view full size on a 30 odd inch monitor. The other exception is that a 3.3 or better is useful if you plan to enlarge a relatively small portion of a shot. Otherwise, save your money. Do look at the C-700 though if zoom is a priority.
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Summary: Easy & effective
Review: Being new to the digital world of photography, the word intimidation leaps to mind. This camera offers all the features and functionality that anyone would want, but does so with easy to use technology. The camera produces amazing pictures, extremely fine quality for the images, and does so without requiring a college degree. For the best of all worlds - easy to use, full featured, top quality -- pick this camera.
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Summary: Nice Camera; Awful Software
Review: Couldn't get the software to operate properly on either of two relatively new computers. Good news: The operating system seems to recognize the camera as an ordinary storage device and handle file management just fine, which makes the clunky software from Olympus mostly redundant. Love the camera!
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Summary: Excellent product for the price!
Review: First of all, I do not see any complication to learn how to operate the camera and installing the software. I think the quickstart and the thick detail menus already clear enough to get you started. I came very close to get the canon elph s110 due to its compact design, but the quality is not as good as the c-2040, such as the lens quality and aperture/shutter speed settings, its flash is also weak compare to the c-2040. This camera is really perfect for the price. Its picture quality is really amazing. It also has a lot of settings and allows you to shoot quicktime movie clips as well. If you are looking for a digicam for around 500 dollars, this is your best choice.
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Summary: A Good Buy
Review: I bought the Olympus Camedia 2040 about a month ago. I don't think I've ever been more pleased with a purchase in my life. The C-2040 has everything I could want for a reasonable price. To give you an idea of how much I use this camera, on a two week vacation, I took over 200 pictures. It's wonderful! The lens allows for shots in extremely low light conditions, both zooms allow you to get exactly the shot you want without moving yourself around, and the LCD screen lets you compose the photo before you take it. I love all the options the C-2040 has. It allows you to edit photos after they've been taken, choose all kinds of options for different types of shots, and play around with settings such as getting more blue or red in a photo. I find I can do more "editing" on the camera than on the Camedia software! Finally, I recently ordered prints from a photo place online. Although they're much more expensive than film prints, you only order exactly the photos you want in hardcopy. They turned out beautiful. I never would have known that the prints were digital. Now the downsides. . .Firstly, the C-2040 comes with an 8 megabyte smartmedia card. Ugh! You only get 16 photos with it. As other people did, I went out and bought a 32 megabyte card. This allows you to take 64 pictures at once. Secondly, the batteries that come with the camera are not rechargeable. Practically every two days, more batteries are needed. I bought two sets of NiMH rechargeable batteries and a charger. This works fine. Third, the LCD display shows the picture that will be recorded on the smartmedia card, but the normal viewfinder (the one used on film cameras) is not always accurate. To avoid problems, I use the LCD screen all the time. Fourth, the software that comes with the camera is not very useful. The feature for bringing in photos doesn't seem to work for me. I just use Windows Explorer to put the files where I want them. Also, the software's nice for viewing your photos, but not for doing much editing. As other people have said, a good paint program would do a lot more. Fifth, to protect your camera, you need to get a case. You can get a nice one for $16 in a local camera store. Despite its little quirks, though, I LOVE this camera. It is definitely worth buying.
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Summary: Excellent mid priced camera
Review: I bought this camera as my first digital camera, and I love it. easy to download pictures to PC via usb. Excellent features and settings. Does use batteries up, but get some Lithium rechargeables. Excellent picture quality, works well as point & shoot if you don't want to learn all about the other settings. I mostly store & view images on CD/PC but print quality of pictures is high for smaller sizes ie: 4"x6", if you want to print lots of larger pictures, you may consider a higher pixel camera. Overall great camera.
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Summary: Excellent mid priced camera
Review: I bought this camera as my first digital camera, and I love it. easy to download pictures to PC via usb. Excellent features and settings. Does use batteries up, but get some Lithium rechargeables. Excellent picture quality, works well as point & shoot if you don't want to learn all about the other settings. I mostly store & view images on CD/PC but print quality of pictures is high for smaller sizes ie: 4"x6", if you want to print lots of larger pictures, you may consider a higher pixel camera. Overall great camera.
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