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Summary: Olympus C700
Review: I love my Olympus C700. While in the Everglades I took pictures of storks, ibises, and alligators. the 10x optical telaphoto gives great resolution. I also took pictures at a night Little League game. Even without a supplementary flash the pictures were very good. Of course I used a tripod. You should see the pictures of my active little grandson!
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Summary: Absolutely amazing!
Review: No word describes how pleased I am with the C-700UZ. I have had it for 3 months, and I am amazed at it's quality, ease of use, and overall options available with it.
I am not a photographer in the least. Best camera I have ever used was a cheap throw away point and shoot. This camera was very easy to start using. Just put the batteries in, put in the smart media (I bought a 128mb card, 8mb won't cut it), and started snapping pictures.
I have used it at parties, at the beach, at a zoo, and at airshows so far. The picture quality is great in any light settings. Great at action shots! The zoom is amazing. You do have to steady your hand when at a full 10x optical zoom, but with a little practice, it's no problem.
The pictures of airplanes flying at the airshow here in Oceana feel as though I'm in the cockpit. Amazing shots of the Blue Angels and the Snowbirds in action. The camera focuses great, with a tiny bit of practice, and with good timing, you can get great action shots! The colors turn out extremely vivid and all things are very detailed!
Zoo pictures are great! the expression on the animals faces is very detailed, especially in zoom.The 2 things I dislike about the camera are...
1) I can't find a proper size bag to carry it in. I kinda wish I had a smaller camera, but I do want the zoom, so it's worth the size to me, even though it isn't very big!
2) The batteries eat up quick. I have ended up buying cheap 20packs of "AA" batteries w/ deals from bestbuy or circuit city, but they still go by fast. I may think of investing in rechargable ones. Overall...I give it 9 stars out of 5!
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Summary: No regrets and no looking back to slides
Review: C700 is my first digital, and I went for the zoom. It did not disappoint. Great pictures inside and out at all zoom levels. For years I've been a 35mm slide-taker with a 35-210 zoom, and the C700 takes it to a new level. So far I've just used the auto setting and the results have been great - far fewer throwaways than on my 35mm. Really handy is hooking the camera to the television to show the pictures. I bought refurbished through Amazon, but note that the camera is about half the total cost which includes extras such as a couple of memory cards, two sets of rechargeable batteries, case, lens cap cord, SmartMedia card reader, and a CD burner to store the pictures. Finally, I saw a number of reviews that complained about the lens cap being a problem. I don't understand these comments as I don't have a problem with turning the camera on or off with the cap on. Perhaps I have a later version that corrected the problem. Having a simple cap cord ... attached is a convenient way to keep track of the cap.
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Summary: Switch the C-700 to 800 Speed Indoors
Review: Several persons have written to me (based upon my earlier 3/30/02 review) asking me how I'm able to get sharp, hand-held pictures using my Olympus C-700 indoors. I neglected to mention in my previous review that, when I'm shooting indoors (for theatrical or sporting events), I'll normally switch to Program mode (indicated by a "P" on the selector dial) and adjust the speed to "800." This will cause the Olympus to select a faster f-stop/shutter speed combination, effectively freezing the action better. As a comparison, if one shoots on "Auto," the camera will select a slower f-stop/shutter speed combination, and the photos may come out blurry. I recently had the opportunity to make a side-by-side comparison of film versus digital photography to dramatize for myself how capable my Olympus C-700 is indoors. My daughter had a two-day dance recital in a darkened auditorium. I shot the first day using my Nikon 35 mm SLR with ultra fast print film, and the second day with my Olympus C-700. There was no contest. The 35 mm shots were blurry and the colors were muddy (due to the incandescent lighting). The digital photos, by comparison, were brighter, more colorful, and much sharper. During a particularly well-lit number, I was even able to capture another dancer mid-stride as she was leaping through the air. This was one of the most difficult lighting situations I've yet encountered -- and the Olympus C-700 did wonderfully! I hope that the above suggestion to adjust the C-700's film speed to its maximum setting when shooting indoors was helpful.
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Summary: The all season camera.
Review: The compact ultra zoom is easy to carry along for your kids special on stage events, and the battery last a long time. I preferred the SHQ highest resolution setting for indoor pictures. Does best outdoors under bright light.
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Summary: Great potential,but
Review: The C-700 is a camera I could really like if I could get it repaired. my C-700 is in the shop For the 2nd time. Can you believe Olympus repair sent it back to me, the first time without checking to see if it was working, it wasn't. I wish I had sent it back to Amazon.com before the time ran out. When I got the camera I rated it 4 stars, now I rate it one.
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Summary: A little disappointed
Review: Base of others review, I gave Olympus a try since they told me the new generation model is much better. I had a first generation model that the can only go up to 1024x960 with fix compression, the picture quality was bad and the flash was inadaquate...hoping getting this one change my mind. No so, yeah, the Zoom was great, a big plus. Yeah SHQ was great, and another plus. But I usually do my take at medium to low light conductions, and boy, too much noise, red dots all over, picture quality suffered. Even if you did your take on Program (P) mode, even with flash, it appeared they automatically set your iso to low light, i.e. maybe iso 800; thus too much red dots (too much grain if it is film). So, not for beginners, I may have to manually set the iso to 100 and hit the flash. If you generally take bright outdoor, yeah this camera is for you, but in medium to low light, without flash, the shutter set to low speed, you got burried picture; with flash and iso higher than 400, too much noise on the picture......not a winner for me. Maybe the 720 is better? I wished I can try before I buy.
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Summary: Excellent Choice
Review: I purchased the C-700 nine months ago. I am very pleased with the results I have obtained with it, including low, and existing light photography. The camera is small, doesn't attract a lot of attention in groups, yet produces excellent pictures. The zoom is very good and easy to use. Battery life has been reasonable. All in all I think it is a great camera. I'm satisfied with my choice.
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Summary: Cristal Clear & Sharp
Review: I have only had this camera for a few days, I have already used just about every mode the camera has to offer and they all worked as advertised. I'm really impressed with the quality of the pictures. They print beautifully, and for the price your not going to find a better camera. Even the short video mode was very easy to use. This camera is great for amatures and Pro's alike. I really believe that you will get more than you bargend for if you purchase this camera. I Have not yet posted any of my photo's yet to the web, but I plane to in the next day or so. Plus i'll add a link to a site where I saw a really nice picture taken with this camera.
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Summary: I went 1st class the 1st time.
Review: My C700 is the first digital camera I have owned. I chose it after seeing a friend's and reading reviews. IT IS AMAZING. As with so many electronic devices these days, it has more features than anyone is likely to use, but they are there,if you should need them. The 10x optical zoom was one of the features which attracted me, and it works like a charm. I particularly like the SLR-like feature of the eye-level screen...I don't like sighting the camera with the little video screen on the back. If it were possible, I'd link you to a couple of the pictures I have taken with this delightful little camera. They range from macro-level studies of flowers to long-distance views of some ducks on a pond. There are a few things which I don't like, but they dont neutralize the good things. Specifically, it is a bit of a battery hog, and one must keep spares available. Also, the silly little lens cap holder they supply is worthless. I bought one with an elastic band and a stick-on holder, which works great. The owner's manual is not exactly informative, and is a bear to navigate through. But, with big enough memory card (and some rechargeable batteries) you can experiment to your heart's delight and learn how to use this camera. All in all, from my perspective, this is a great instrument
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