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Summary: Great bang for the buck
Review: I have owned this camera for about a year now. It takes excellent pictures and is well-suited for producing photo-quality prints. It writes the pictures to memory at a decent speed, and has a rapid sequential mode at the lowest resolution. There is a slight delay for autofocus when you take the picture, but if you depress the button halfway while you're setting up the shot, pressing the button the rest of the way will take the picture instantly (much the same as in many autofocus 35mm cameras).Battery life with the included lithium batteries is excellent, but beware--they cost about [price]each (you need two). I have had a lot of success using rechargeable NiMH batteries; the battery life with NiMH is still decent, and it doesn't cost much more to get started with them than it does to buy a replacement lithium set. Picture quality leaves nothing to be desired. You even have the option of taking pictures in a lossless format (TIFF as opposed to JPEG). This is great for pictures that you need to enlarge. Note, though, that one or two uncompressed pictures can fill up the average-sized memory card. The special features work well and can be useful, although the default settings are good enough that the average point-and-shoot user will never need to change them. The lighting and macro features are particularly well-done; you can take close-up shots in macro mode that would typically require an SLR camera in the world of film. The camera's weakest point is in its serial link. It works fine, but you can spend a long time waiting for the pictures to transfer to your computer. It would be wise to figure the cost of a USB smartmedia reader into the total price for the camera--with my Lexar reader, the images transfer in a matter of seconds. I did a lot of research before buying this camera and can say that I was not in the least disappointed with the results. You would be hard-pressed to find a worthy competitor in this price range.
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Summary: update from my feb 21 review - perfection has been achieved
Review: When I reviewed this camera back in February I was thrilled with its quality and functionality but I was frustrated by the ordeal of getting my PC interface up and running. Thanks to a few helpful people in the ... community I was able to fix the problem, ( I'll repeat the tip I got which was to deactivate any Palm synchronization routines - really easy to do) I have been using the camera constantly since then. It was especially useful when our baby was born recently. We live in New York and have no familly here so I took a lot of pictures that were emailed to family and friends around the world. We received many compliments on the quality of the pictures. So I am now very very happy with the camera and rate it 5 stars plus. It is simple to use and easy to pop into a small bag and carry around with you. In the past few months it has travelled with me constantly. Although I bought this camera for my wife I found that I also used it a lot...so I bought another one! My poor Nikon SLR system hasn't seen the light of day for months! A great camera!
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Summary: Still a good camera, but showing its age.
Review: I bought my D-460 in Sept last year. I would have given it a 4-star rating then, but now it warrants only 3 stars from me. After 10 months of steady use, I can now point out its deficiencies: 1. The lack of USB connection which makes it horribly slow to download pictures. It can take up to 10 minutes to download a full card! I had to buy a SM card reader to save time, which meant more $$ required. 2. A very noticeable shutter lag, i.e. there is a delay of about .5 to .75 sec between the time you press the shutter release, and when the camera actually captures the shot. This camera is definitely not suitable for capturing "the decisive moment". If you've previously used an anolog SLR camera (like I did), this delay is unacceptable. 3. There is also noticeable barrel distortion from the lens. Basically it means the lens makes people look fat and straight lines bulge outwards. To be fair, this is a fairly common problem in consumer digicams, and you can fix the problem with good photo-editing software. 4. The "guillotine" lens cover. It is quite easy to bash the lens when trying to close the retractable lens cover. You're supposed to slide the cover forward SLIGHTLY (but not touch the lens), wait for the lens to completely retract into the camera, then slide the cover completely shut. Whose bright idea was that?! Don't get me wrong though. This camera still serves me well (I work for a newspaper). The D-460 has many plus points which others have covered previously, so I won't repeat them. But before you decide to buy it, consider the four drawbacks I mentioned above.
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Summary: 4.5 out of 5
Review: One of the best camerias that are super! I say buy it. Yes the amazon prediction is correct. a 4.5. HAve the cash than buy it
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Summary: Good camera, but some noticable drawbacks
Review: I have had this camera for about 4 months. Starting out, I thought wow, this camera has everything: zoom, autofocus, flash, memory cards, the whole bit. But somethings i've noticed about it sometimes get me to worrying about it. First of all, everytime you open the screen, it takes about 3 or 4 seconds for the zoom lens to pop in and/or out. This is bad because it wastes the batteries if you keep doing it for taking different pictures. Next, when taking the picture, you push the button, and it takes about 1 second for the shutter to actually flash. I think this is because of all the focusing and dithering. Also, you can use the viewfinder to see pictures once you take them. But to review them, you have to completely close the lens, wait the 3 or 4 seconds, and then hit a button to turn on the screen and wait for the picture to load. This is not absolutely horrible, but sometimes I am in a hurry. Biggest thing: While taking the biggest quality picture.. the camera will take like an entire minute to load the picture to the disk. This is horrible because in a minute, the thing you may be shooting will be gone, or the group of people will become antzy. The serial port is so slow, its like having a really slow internet download. On the plus side, the camera takes wonderful pictures. It has 2 sizes, the larger size has 3 quality options, and the smaller has 3. The higher quality ones look quite nice. Very clear, very good lighting. Everyone always complains because the pictures are so clear, you can see every blemish. Overall, great camera, but sometimes the lengthiness of the operations can be a bit overcoming.
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Summary: Best mid level digital camera deal.
Review: I had given that honor to the (now sold out) Kodak 280, but the Olympus is now the clear winner. Its classical, Stylus-like design is attractive and functional. It is well made, well-balanced in the hand, and has intuitive controls and menus. It features 'burst mode' shooting (great for sports events, etc), superior optics, a great 3x (plus 2x digital) zoom and USB transfer (though only a memory card reader will make you love the simplicity of digital cameras). The included 8 meg SmartMedia card will handle about 100 480 X 640 pics, and larger cards are easily found and reasonably priced. The 1.2 megapixel resolution is more than adequate for everything from emails to printing 5 x 7s. The flash, battery life and software are acceptable. The price is a real bargain and makes this the #1 mid level digital camera at this time.
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Summary: Olympus D-460 Zoom Digital Camera
Review: This is one fantastic camera. Very easy to use and the pictures come out great. Love all the features it has to take pictures in any kind of light. Took pictures of the Grand Coulee Dam at 10pm and no one could believe how beautiful it came out. Easy to download the pictures with the software and adjust any photos you may want sharpened or adjust. I would suggest buying a USB Reader/Writer to download faster though. Very happy I purchased this camera and highly recommend it.
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Summary: Great camera for beginners
Review: This is definitely an all in 1 solution for a digital camera. Featuring 1.3 MP it definitely gives real professional quality shots. Even in pitch darkness the camera with the flash gives amazing pictures. Further the panoramic feature is also wonderful. The only downside of this camera is the manual lens cover. Anyway this is a must buy for serious starters with digital camera !!
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Summary: Great Camera for the First Timer
Review: This is my first digital camera and I could not be happier. I can't say enough about the camera's performance and the quality of the pictures. This camera is great and the price was terrific.
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Summary: Great Camera, dont belive everything you read.
Review: I've owned a D-460Z for almost a year now and am very happy with it, the camera feels solid, the zoom works well, good battery life. This camera takes 1280x960 shots, plenty big enough for use on the web or printing 5x7 prints. Has advanced features like adjustable ISO and Spot Metering, also has a panoramic mode. Quote from another reviewer "In order to view pictures you've already taken, you need to close the lens cover. This is slow because the zoom needs to retract. Similarly, to switch to photo mode from viewing mode, the camera needs to be reopened." This statement isn't true, you dont have to close the lens cover, just simply press the button twice on the LCD display, will toggle it from shooting mode to viewing mode. Only hole I can find in this camera is the serial connection. save yourself alot of time and buy a $50 USB smartmedia reader, can copy an 8mb card to your computer in seconds., I have the SanDisk ImageMate USB smartmedia reader, use it with my desktop and laptop.
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