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Summary: Excellent entry to digital photography
Review: I've been very happy with this camera. I like the overall design and ease of use. Photo quality is excellent, given the 1.3 megapixel resolution. It's perfect for sending or posting photos via the internet and more fun than the old Polaroid cameras for taking photos at the spur of the moment. The quicktime movie feature is especially handy for analyzing your golf swing ;-)Moving photos from the camera to your PC is literally a snap: just plug in the USB cable provided and Windows does the rest for you (just remember to unplug the camera as soon as you're done transferring -- using the USB cable drains the camera batteries). Simple editing software is also included. Battery life seems very good: I probably took over 150 photos before the 4 batteries Olympus provided wore out. I expect my Duracells will last longer. The 370 has only 2 Mb internal memory, so you absolutely have to buy a Smartmedia memory card for it. I recommend at least 32 Mb, which will hold nearly 200 shots at high resolution (even more at lower resolution). Of course, by transferring your photos to your PC, you can use your memory card over and over again, so it's like having an infinite amount of film. Eventually, when prices drop, I'd like to buy a 3+ megapixel camera with optical telephoto, but for now this little Olympus hits the mark. I highly recommend it. I plan to check Olympus first when I'm in the market next time around. 1.3 Megapixel cameras are being phased out as higher resolution cameras drop in price. Consequently, I recommend looking for closeout sales at Amazon and elsewhere. ...
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Summary: Great first digital camera
Review: I originally had an Olympus D-360, the previous model in this line, but it was stolen out of my car (if I ever find the person who did that... grrrr). This camera is quite an improvement over it's predecessor. Smaller, easier to operate, the menu system is 100% improved, and the batteries last A LOT longer. My only gripe is the removal of the small status screen on the top of the camera, it's handy when you don't want to use the LCD screen to save the batteries. Oh well, not a big deal. I do hope to move up to a 2 or 3 mp camera before too long, but this camera takes excellent pictures for it's price/mp range. A good first (or second, grrr) digital camera. And just a note to the reviewer who had "Mixed Feelings About This One": If the store you bought this from advertised it incorrectly, you can hardly blame Olympus, while it would be nice if a memory card came with the camera, it says nothing about that on the box. And, as for the 2x or 4x digital zoom, if you set the picture quality to the lowest setting, it will digitally zoom up to 4x. As it says in the manual (though not very clearly, took me a while to figure it out too). Of course, digital zooms are junk, they degrade picture quality, but it is there.
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Summary: It Was A Love Hate Relationship
Review: I purchased the camera last year and for a number of months it worked great. Now it only takes pictures inside. Anything outside is so over exposed it looks monochrome. Half the time the shutter doesn't click so I have to press it two or three times more until it finally works. When I first purchased the camera I would have given it 4 or 5 stars but now I'm in the market for something more reliable. After reading a number of other reviews where people had the same type of problems I'm convinced this camera is quickly self distructing.
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Summary: I Didn't Know I Was Buying a $150 Disposable Camera
Review: Would be a great little camera if it would last more than 15 months. It took great pictures and was very easy to use. I purchased a 64mb memory card (internal memory was useless) and rechargeable batteries (after going thru MANY sets of 4). Right around 9-12 months the camera starting having problems with the LCD not focusing and the camera wouldn't always take the picture while depressing the shutter button. I had purchased the rechargeable batteries thinking that could be the problem. Didn't use it often enough to notice there was a major problem about to happen. NOW AT JUST 15 MONTHS OLD, THE CAMERA DIED COMPLETELY. Just out of the one-year warranty (plus one month grace period) time frame. I contacted Olympus Tech Support (be prepared to stay on hold a long time on long distance) and was encouraged to send the camera in. I was told they would check it over and let me know what was wrong all for only the charge of insured postage. Then if it needed repairs, it would be a flat $80. I said it wasn't worth the postage sending it in because I wouldn't pay $80 to fix a camera that can be replaced with a newer model for that money. They talked me into sending it when they said it could be defective and the repair would be covered. Another person there said to right a letter and they would possibly do a one time courtesy repair. My letter came yesterday asking for the $80 fee for repair. I called Olympus to ask them what was wrong with it. They said they needed payment first and then they'd hook it to their computers to find out. Big line of BS just to get me to send it in. I should have followed my first instinct and applied my shipping towards a new NON-OLYMPUS brand digital camera. After investigating further, this appears to be a very common problem with their cameras. Either the LCD or the shutter is giving out on these. I WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING WITH THE OLYMPUS NAME ON IT AGAIN!!! PERIOD!!
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Summary: short-lived
Review: I just threw away a D-370 that I purchased 18 months ago. It worked great until two months ago, then simply died. This is the second Olympus digital camera that I've purchased that has lasted only a little over one year, then inexplicably stopped working. The camera repair shop says it's less expensive to buy a new digital camera than to repair the old one. Think of this as a pricey disposable.
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Summary: Great for the first year but then spirals to disappointment
Review: This camera worked great for the first year I had it -- then it was all downhill. First the card became corrupt so I thought it was just the card and bought a new one-- and the same thing is happening. I lost some pretty special pictures because of this. Now the display screen does not automatically come on when I turn on the camera -- I have to press the button several times when I want to take a picture.
The flash is also goes off like 5 times rapidly *before* the camera actually takes the pictures. So this problem (1) blinds the person before the picture is actually taken (this is really not a good thing for babies) and also (2) deceives the person into thinking the picture has already been taken when in fact, it has not. I'm thinking about writing Olympus and telling them what a crappy camera this turned out to be. It was great for the first year - but now - it's just a pain in the ass. Spend the extra [money] and get something else with a 3MP.
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Summary: Best bang for the buck
Review: I rate this camera 5 stars, not because it's the best camera but it's the best you can get for the money. this is our third digital camera . The first was a cheapo the second was not
but it was not extremely expensive but was high quality with a lot of features.But my wife who takes the pics hated it. She's the point and shoot type. Camera 2 is heavy, has complex controls and eats batteries like mad. I made it worse by buying a power pack that made it heavier and even more inconvenient. Camera 3 is the Olympus D370 and it's a gem. It was inexpensive
even with a 32MB memory card. It's simple to use and takes great pictures. It's only 1.3 MP, but I can print great 8X10s which it isn't supposed to do,and this is done on a BJC-2100 Canon printer, although I have a good Photo printer. We use rechargeable batteries and they last a long time. we are not sophistcated photo people.In fact we're just average senior citzens and it works great for us. On the third try we Highly recomend it for the low budget ,point and shoot crowd.
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Summary: First Digital Camera
Review: As a long time photographer I did not want to spend a great deal for my first digital camera in case my experience was negative. A local office supply had the Olympus D-370 on a close out at ... so I took the plunge. I am amazed at the quality of the pictures. I took a picture of a covered bridge and printed an 8x10 with good results. I have taken a number of close ups of dragon flies and praying mantis and they came out great also. Unfortunately, the software with the camera did not work with my new computer and Windows XP. However this was not a problem (after a phone call to Olympus tech support). Another complaint was no camera port to connect to a tv to view images. I found software for ... that will make digital slide shows on cd's that can be viewed with my TV DVD player. The last complaint is short battery life. I will try improving this by turning off the monitor and using the view finder, something I have neglected to do. I plan to get another similar model Olympus with a higher megapixel rating and optical zoom when there is another "good deal" to make what I consider good quality pictures even better. Staying with a similar camera will enable me to use the same smart cards and chargeable batteries I purchased for the 370.
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Summary: Error -- I should have said 64 Mb
Review: I recommend at least 64 Mb of Smartmedia memory, not 32 Mb as posted. This will provide for nearly 200 photos on a single card.
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Summary: I have no cable, no pictures...
Review: I have taken many pictures with the D-370, as sucessfully as with an analog camera, but can as yet only view them with the tiny monitor screen on the back of the camera. This is because the USB cable has been lost: Olympus is not making them any more, and the Viking Intelliflash card reader (a sort of miniature disk drive) does not play with my versions of Mac OS and OS X. Won't it be great when electronics companies start standardizing this kind of equipment? Great camera, shame about the lack of open systems thinking...
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