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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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Summary: Olympus Rulz!
Review: This is great Camera I really don't understand stupid reviews out there, yes it eat bateries fast but picture quality are very great.
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Summary: Outstanding first camera!
Review: The Camedia D-360L was my first digital camera and I purchased it right before I went on a two week trip to Italy. I take tons of pictures and I must say that it you are a beginner here are some things I think are great.
Its easy to use.
It has a timer on it. Which is great for taking your own picture on a trip.
The lens is protected.
The lens cover turns the camera on.
If you leave it open it has auto shut off.
You can use the view finder (like your old 35mm camera) or the LCD screen to take pictures.
Using the viewfinder saves your battery life.
You can check the picture after you take it to see if its a good one.
If you don't like the picture you can erase it right away.
The pictures look great when printed (but not over 5x7)
The pictures look even better on the net.
The software that comes with the camera is easy to use and great for editing.
The accessories you get are great. We even used the TV cord to display our pictures from our trip. (but note when you turn the camera on the side to take a picture it will view on the TV on the side.)
Here are the things I wish the camera could do for me now.
I wish the camera took much better pictures at night.
I wish the camera took better pictures at longer distances of specific objects (like kids swimming in a lake) It does great when taking mountains and countryside.
the batteries could be rechargable.
Hope this was helpful and I would strongly recommend this camera.
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Summary: The Olympus D-360L is a Direct Hit! Excellent!
Review: Alright, I've got to say... this is perhaps the best camera that I've ever owned. A major step up from my first digital camera (a Mustek VDC-3500-which I'd highly recommend against), and even better than my Sony DCR-TRV130 Digital8 Camcorder (which isn't focused on taking photographs anyway), the Olympus D-360L is a dream come true. From the 1.8" LCD screen to the sixty-four (64) megabyte (no, that's not a typo; the D-360L that I bought came packaged with a 64Mb SmartMedia chip in addition to the 8Mb chip packaged originally with the camera ... The photo quality of images taken with the camera is hardly anything to scoff at, and if you've got advanced image-editing software (i.e., Adobe Photoshop), then you can make an excellent image look even better!
The only downside that I've managed to find to the camera, is the same problem that countless others have pointed out: the low battery life. But, as people have recommended, this problem can be overcome with nothing more than either a large pack of AA batteries, or just by buying a dozen or so rechargeable batteries and switching out between them. There are additional quirks that I've got against the camera, but nothing that can't be overcome by spending a couple dollars or so. First, it's the fact that the D-360L camera uses a serial connection for uploading images to your computer. This means that you're in for somewhat of a wait, unless you buy a SmartMedia memory reader. But no worries! You can buy an extremely affordable SmartMedia reader ...for [very little]! ... When I plugged the SmartMedia reader into my computer, it immediately picked up on what it was, and installed the drivers automatically, without any necessary disc (although a drivers disc does come with the reader), as I'm running the Windows 2000 Professional operating system. But what I found to be the most interesting thing about the reader is this: it doesn't transfer the images through a TWAIN interface, but instead, shows up as a drive in My Computer, where you can just copy, paste, and delete the file(s) right there! Now isn't that convenient?As a matter of fact, if you're a Mac user, I'd really recommend that you purchase a SmartMedia reader, because it's only an added twenty dollars, and the investment is well worth it in the long run. ... In addition to rechargeable batteries and the SmartMedia reader though, I'd recommend that you also purchase an AC adapter for the camera to save battery-life while you're transferring the images (this is of course, unnecessary if you purchase a SmartMedia reader). All in all, I'd say that the Olympus D-360L digital camera was the best [money] that I've ever spent on a computer-related gadget, and I know that, if you can see past it's few (small) flaws, you'll really love this, as it's a great product, entrance level or not. My final verdict is five out of five for the camera, and I'd encourage EVERYONE to buy one of these. Here's a bit of an update (August 04, 2002). Recently, I went on vacation with my dad to Philadelphia. Well, I went to visit Hershey Park to check out the Dolphin show, starring Clovis and Wee Tee. The show was excellent, albeit rather short'weighing in at fifteen minutes, plus fifteen minutes of sea lions. In any event, I took a LOT of pictures while I was there, and I began to notice that the camera was a bit slow with taking the pictures. It took around perhaps two to three seconds to process each image in high-quality mode. Although it might not seem like a lot of time in between pictures, it's an aeon, when your subjects are fast-paced Dolphins! However, even though there is this little problem that I have with it, my review still holds at five stars.
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Summary: Support and replacement parts
Review: ...anyone...who needs parts: Go to [Olympus' website]
Click on Emporium/shopping. You can order parts there and there is also a 1-800 number to contact Olympus
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Summary: Great Value, Good Camera
Review: I think that this camera is excellent for its value. The only thing is that when I download the pictures onto my computer, sometimes spots show up a little bit grainy. Despite what some other people had said, you can delete bad pictures off the camera,although by doing that the camera eats up even more batteries. My dad got me this camera last year, and I have been to California, Alaska, and Japan since then. My pictures turned out wonderful!! I showed them off to all of my friends, and they asked me what kind of camera I used. And although downloading the pictures onto your PC is very slow, I t is still a great camera. If money is no object, I would suggest buying a more expensive Olympus, because that is a great brand.
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Summary: Olympus D-360L 1.3 megapixels
Review: I love my camera. It is easy to use. I am looking for cables to buy to attach to camera and my computer so that I can download. Some how mine have got lost or thrown out. I could not find any other way to contact the company. If someone could help.
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Summary: good value
Review: For a small amount you receive your monies worth. Picture is above average to good inside and out. A good point and shoot camera, have owned 3 and given 2 away to get people started.
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Summary: Point & Shoot
Review: With no commputor, I have a webtv and vcr. I connect the video cable to the vcr, record the photos, then deleat the image on the smart card. I send photos by email to friends and to my photos album.Epson.com. ( photopoint in closed ). A great camera for begineers, not for the advanced. Easy to understand information in the manual. Very poor help when you contact Oympus by phone or email, just forget trying to obtain and information from them, better to read reviews. A good camera to start with... Forget about memory card readers,scaners and printers that use the usb cables. For use with a comptor and a good photo formate, buy a Olympus Digital...
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