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Summary: addition to first reveiw..
Review: I was, and still am very impressed with the Epson 3100Z. I am adding this to my original review as a cautionary note. It seems all digital cameras suffer from the same inherent problem: difficulty in getting the white balance correct- some of them have more accurate white balance than others. Why is this important?- If the white balance is not correct, all colors in the photo are "off". I took a lot more samples - the Epson 3100Z against the Nikon coolpix 990, and the Nikon was better in this area- often, the white balance setting on the Epson 3100Z was close, but not correct. Manual white balance on the Epson works well, but is a hassle to constantly set- just be aware this is a potential problem. It still does not change my original reveiw- I am keeping the Epson as my camera of choice- it has so many user-freindly features over the Nikon, it is a no-brainer. The Epson is much easier to use in every day situations. And the Epson has a hot shoe for flash, which I believe all digital cameras seem to need- I had given up taking pictures with the Nikon built in flash- too weak. Hope this helps!
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Summary: I'm finally trading in my film camera!
Review: I've been a traditional film photographer for years, and have been looking for the right digital camera. My parents have the Sony Mavica, which has not impressed me because of the crummy picture quality. A friend had the older Epson, and the picture quality was surprisingly sharp. I never would have considered Epson, and was actually interested in the Canon Digital Elph. I had no idea how great this camera would be. I was surprised to find that it has aperture settings and allows me to adjust exposure on the fly, just like my film camera. But you can see the results in the LCD display, and erase it if it's not right. I also take a lot of flower pictures, so the built-in macro and digital zoom are great...take a picture from a couple of inches away? Unheard of! I also do the QuickTime Virtual Reality movies, and have found that this camera does a wonderful job for QTVR. It has a setting to allow "overlap" while taking pictures in sequence for "stitching" to make panoramic pictures. Epson's stitching software even works on a Mac. (But I use Apple's QuickTime VR toolkit for movies...) I highly recommend a 160MB CompactFlash Card, but that allows 974 pictures in a low resolution (I prefer the "two star" resolution...still 500+ pictures with better picture quality). Also get the PCMCIA adapter card (Lexar Media's PC Card Adapter), so you can simply plug it into your computer to transfer pictures and save battery life (I don't have USB on my computer, so the PC card option works well...it was only $10). Outstanding camera!!! I haven't picked up my film camera for weeks...it's a little more expensive than some of the others, but well worth it. I'll save more than this in film and developing costs in a year.
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Summary: Finally settled on the best one!
Review: It took me forever to finally settle on a digital camera. I wanted one I wouldn't regreat buying months down the line. And I found it! The 3100Z is a fantastic camera. Simple to use (complex if you want) with great image quality. I had an 8x10 printed by photoaccess.com (I prefer letting online services print my photos), and the quality was superb. The next test is an 11x14. We'll see how that goes. My only complaint is that Epson didn't include the AC adaptor, but that's a minor issue. The battery life is good enough that I haven't even needed it. I can't speak for the software, though. On my Mac (OSX) I just plugged it into the USB port and the OS handled the rest.I won't write more detail; all the other reviews are fairly dead-on about its features. If you can get this camera, do it. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Great lens and camera
Review: The lens that Epson uses on the 3100Z is a Carl Zeiss lens(F2-8). This is one of the reasons that the Epson is such a great camera. The menus are easily used, so advanced photographers can do their work and neophites can just point and shoot. The media card needs to be upgraded to at least a 64 card, I prefer a 128. The camera can easily handle a 256, so if you are going on a long trip it can take several hundred mid grade pictures. The panorama feature is really neat, as is the pixel computer shift to over 4mgs. It is a very well made camera, by a very service orientated manufacturer. Great camera Epson!
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Summary: great digital camera
Review: This is my first digital camera. I did some research involving other 3 megapixel cameras including the highly advertised Nikon Coolpix. I found that this camera was just as good and very easy to use. I highly reccommend the 3100z!
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Summary: great digital camera
Review: This is my first digital camera. I did some research involving other 3 megapixel cameras including the highly advertised Nikon Coolpix. I found that this camera was just as good and very easy to use. I highly reccommend the 3100z!
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Summary: Great Camera!
Review: This is truly a wonderful little camera.
I do a lot of web design where I aquire all my own images as well as family photos and other such nonsense. This camera offers excellent manual control and also delivers great results using the fully automatic features. Do yourself a favor and use an Epson Photo printer for the best printing results, and get familiar with an image editor like photoshop and the sky is the limit. Appearently the product has been discontinued and I am having a hard time finding optical accessories for it. Awesome!
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