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Summary: Excellent Digicam
Review: I did a lot of research on lower cost digicams (<$400) and decided on the 360L since it was the update to the overwhelming popular 340R, and am more than happy with it(was considering the Fuji mx1200 too). The pictures are of great quality & the features are very useful. Multiple settings for ISO, flash, spot are great, and if you rather point & shoot it does a great job there too! Extras such as the autofiring action mode (takes rapid shots, one every half a second for up to 10 secs) are good for casual fun as well. The software suits its purpose. I agree the battery life is not the best, but all digicams will drain AA's very quickly, I invested in Ni-metal rechargeables and seem to be doing fine with those. So far I've been using the serial port download, it's fairly slow, but I can live instead of shelling out for a USB adaptor. 8MB can fit lots of standard quality, but I really preferred the super-high quality shots where you'll only be able to squeeze 18 shots onto the 8 MB smart media.
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Summary: my first digicam
Review: I bought mine just before summer 2000, and I haven't used my old 35 mm since then. I immediately purchased a 16 MB smart media card and 4xAA NiMH w/ charger. Downloading pix via the RS232 cable averaged about 30 s each -- painfully slow for a full memory card. An internal card reader helped out a great deal when I upgraded to a new PC.
Image quality is good but not great, as I always have to tweak colors with PhotoShop. You can squeeze out decent 5x7's from the pix if you set up your shots right (can't crop them or you'll lose too much resolution); 4x6's are no problem.
There's a bit of a learning curve to the menu, but since it's digital photography, you can practice lots and delete what you don't want. I use mine constantly, and I even try to fill up both of my memory cards whenever I'm at a family gathering or camping or whatever holiday.
Finally, I take all my pix at the highest JPG setting and ignore the lower resolutions; sort of a waste of time to get 1000 pix if you don't have any detail.
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Summary: My first digital camera a real winner: Olympus D-360L
Review: I was reluctant to enter the digital camera world, as I thought it would be a lot more complicated than just snapping a picture and having the film developed into pictures, so when my youngest son said I really 'needed' to get one (and he recommended the one he had..Olympus D-360L), I balked. Finally, I gave in, and how glad I am that I did. It has been a real winner in terms of ease of use and quality of pictures. Many look like a professional photographer took and developed them. For those who want great pictures and ease of use at a really bargain price, this is the camera for you. Most of us don't want pictures larger then 5 X 7, so why pay for more megapixels that you don't need? I also bought a 64 and a 128MB SmartCard, and have more than enough storage for vacations. Highly recommend.
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Summary: OVER 35,000 PHOTOS
Review: Got my tough little D-360 a year and a half ago and have ended up using it one way or another nearly every day. I'm moving on now to a mega-mega-pix Olympus, but I won't be retiring this utilitarian tool completely; it'll be the "guest camera" and the loaner. Great machine for the money. It all kind of feels like garaging the Civic for the new NS-X. Anyway, the camera shows good versatility and intuitive functionality, once the modest menus are mastered.
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Summary: Very good starter Digital camera
Review: The was my first digital camera and I've owned it for 3 years now. It takes suprisingly good pictures. It helps to understand the weaknesses of digital photography when using any digital camera. Digital cameras will not give great rendition in low light situations. In fact low light settings are often best handled without using the flash to avoid adding contrast to the photo. I've seen a number of reviews where users complained about low lighting performance using the flash. This may indicate a lack of digital camera experience. The average in camera flash is only good within 8 feet. This is very critical with digitals because shadow areas are digitals weak point. Other than that caution you'll find this camera allows you to easily take great pictures. I've often been surprised at how good the photos come out, even with this small number of pixels. I've printed all types of photos from this camera up to 8x10 (not a recommended size). It easily produces very good 3x5, 4x6 and 5x7 prints. Pricing has come down on higher pixel cameras recently so this camera's price is not as attractive as it once was. ...
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Summary: A great camera if you find it at a reasonable price
Review: I've owned this camera for almost three years; it does everything you'd want a digital camera to do: Takes great pictures with reasonable quality, flash works well, settings are useful. Its weaknesses: 1) eats batteries for lunch, 2) serial interface is rather slow, 3) setup requires that you read the manual (and you'll need to read it again when you want to delete all your pictures after you download). Valuable options: The AC-power pack and a 32mb memory card. Do you really need a 3-megapixel zoom for $? Are you an avid shutter bug? No? Then consider this camera in the $ range.
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