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Summary: Great camera!
Review: First, let me qualify this by saying that I am not a photographer, I just enjoy taking pictures (especially action shots) and working with them on the PC. I've had the C700 for about a month now. Took about 500 pictures so far and I love it! The 10x zoom is fantastic. My son is on the other side of the soccer field (width) and I take shots that make it look like he's right next to me. I've used it primarily for action shots and I'm really impressed. The ball and players are frozen in time and in very clear focus (and that's without a tripod). Battery life appears to be quite good; although I try not to use the LCD much. Software for transferring to PC is very easy to use.Two minor complaints:
1. When the battery finally died, the camera just shut down. It didn't even retract the lens. There was probably some indicator on the LCD telling me that the battery was near-dead, but I wasn''t looking for it; nevertheless, the lens should automatically retract before dying.
2. It appears that there is no way to delete individual pictures from the flash card while in the camera. I've only been able to delete the entire set of pictures. If there is a way to do this, then it is certainly not obvious. Note that to be fair about this comment, be aware that I have not exhaustively studied the on-line documentation, so there may be a way to do it and I just haven't figured it out yet. Overall, an outstanding package. Took it with me skiing last weekend and got shots that make it look like I'm right next to the person skiing (~75 feet behind the boat).
Thanks Olympus!!
Rating: 
Summary: honestly........
Review: This is my first digital cam, and I did research trying to narrow down my choice as I tried to stay in a budget. I was very much leaning towards the c700 because of the great reviews. When the price came down a 100 dollars I couldn't pass the deal up. I have read so many good reviews and now I truly wonder how many were being honest to their word. The camera is nice, great for outdoors!! But as for shots in lower light or indoors.....poor quality shots. Very disappointed since I wanted to capture the right moment at anytime or any place. I dont like being limited or having to sacrifice quality. I also find the camera too slow to capture things in a quick amount of time, lags ....unless you have it on the sport's option and I find it not to be the best quality on this mode, however it still does fairly good. The movie mode is cool,(you can take a small video clip), but again the quality isn't there, but I haven't tried this mode outdoors yet....but regardless that shouldn't matter. The zoom is ok, my sister has olympus 1 pix with 3x optical zoom and we compared the two with shots of the same picture to discover that there's only a slight difference. I am being truthful to what I have experience with my camera.
It's not a terrible camera but I was disappointed after reading the reviews than receiving mine. Good point....the camera is easy to use. No matter which digital camera you purchase two things that will make your life easier
1.) you must have a memory card of 128mb! It holds a lot of pictures which is what you want. Its always there and ready even if you didnt get time to download your last set on the computer.....plenty of space. The 128mb was the best choice and couldn't imagne having anything less. 2.) Memory card reader. No waiting time and easy to do. good luck,
Kathy
Rating:
Summary: Awsome
Review: The camera is perfect. Only downside is battery consumption.
Rating:
Summary: The Best Buy
Review: When I was looking at a new camera I looked at all of them. Read the reviews and rateings for 100s of digital cameras. I wanted one not cheep looking with a variety of options but still in my price range. I am a professional videographer and needed something more pro looking and pro acting. This was the only one that met all I wanted. It can go full auto or full manual and in between. It has a good Optical zoom not a digital zoom that will cut down the qulity of the photo when zoomed. And it looks and feels like a good camera, and it is. You cant better camera and a better price.
Rating: 
Summary: Almost Famous
Review: Pros:
- 10x Optical zoom, 27x total (not all good).
- Portrait, Scenic, Sports, etc., presets for speedy setup changes on the fly.
- Full use of manual setting.
- All the obvious: 2.1megapix, macro, different flash modes, 16 second shutter, 12 second timer, etc. Cons:
- Manual flash release -- I sometimes still forget to press this!
- Digital viewfinder, slight lag (similar to display window, about 15fps, but easy to get used to), very jumpy once you get close to full zoom, must have very steady hands doctor.
- Could have used more than 1.5 frames per second.
Rating:
Summary: Superb Digital Camera
Review: I purchased an Olympus C-700 almost a year ago and I have been very happy with it. The 10X optical zoom is higher than most other digital cameras and comes in handy. The LCD viewfinder gives you a SLR type accuracy for composing pictures. I have found that battery life is very good if I use AA lithiums and avoid use of the LCD screen. It's amazing how good indoor pictures can be WITHOUT a flash as long as you keep a really steady hand. The 1600 x 1200 pixel images produced by this camera is more than enough for personal use.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent camera, brilliant pictures
Review: I love this camera. The zoom is what makes it great. I would like better than 2.1 megapixels, but with the flash, I have literally thousands of great shots. We have a new baby, and I have taken lots! I only gave it 4 stars because the focusing could be a little faster. Buy a smart media reader, so you don't use up battery life formatting, and copying images. NM-Hi batteries last a long time in this camera, even when you use the screen on the back for viewing. Use the SHQ quality (1600x1200), you don't need the TIFF format, it is not that much better.
Rating:
Summary: Great camera - could be alittle faster
Review: I bought this camera about 10 months ago, as we were expecting a baby. We have used it repeatedly for pictures of the little guy, and it is great to know if you "got the shot." Several weeks ago, we tried to take a picture of the three of us using a self-timer...and couldn't find that feature. I never asked anyone, but rather assumed that a camera with all the other capabilities of this camera would have a self timer. Perhaps it does and we just haven't figured it out yet. Anyway, my only wishes for improvement of this camera would be a self=-timer and a faster shot cycle. Often I am waiting for the camera to get ready before I can take the next shot. For the money, we are very pleased with this camera. Go buy one for yourself and see what great pictures you can take.
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Summary: Great pictures, but the digital viewfinder is cumbersome.
Review: I love the pictures this camera produces and I've always found it to be a great camera, however, I find the optical viewfinder very cumbersome in low light situations. There's no way to see your subject in night shots. So if that's not an issue, go for it, but to keep with the Olympus line, you give up the additional zoom on an optical viewfinder.
Rating:
Summary: Great Zoom!
Review: This camera has the best zoom capabilities of any camera in it's class!
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