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Summary: Good Camera/ Bad customer service
Review: Last summer I bought a camera D-340 Olympus and I am truly satisfied with it and I agree with most of the reviews. The problem was when I tried to find service due to an strange condition; the smart media is OK, Batteries are OK. but there is an error condition the led keeps flashing, the manual is not helpful because did not give a way to solve it, I have been triying to find an answer in order to fix the problem an in three month nobody from Olympus service help me to fix the problem or gave an appropiate advise. I am in south america Caracas Venezuela and there is no place to service the Camera. So if you are out of USA and thinkink in buying Olympus be aware that there is no service and there is no answer from Olympus Service Department.Thanks
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Summary: Nice camera
Review: I have only had this camera for two weeks, but found all the features easy to use. It's a great little camera if you are taking pictures for web use. The only drawback is that it takes so long to download to your computer. I'm not sure if that is true with all digital cameras. You most certainly will need an AC adapter. I also find that 8MB is plenty of storage unless you went on a vacation and were not able to download the pictures, but then I really wouldn't recommend using this digital camera for important pictures just quick shots for using on the web media.
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Summary: Easy and affordable
Review: Very easy to use, light and compact. Simple to download pictures to the PC, great resolution for the dollar. Too bad the D340R doesn't have an optical zoom lens, and the AC adapter is not included (battery drain is supposedly a problem during picture download, so it is odd that they do NOT include it--What's the deal Olympus?). Overall I think this camera is a good choice if you don't want to spend a fortune. Given the state of technology, an expensive digital camera will become obsolete in a few months anyway, so why pay top dollar? This camera will do the job for less.
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Summary: A comment on Quality, Batteries and Memory
Review: Without question....buy the camera. Do what I did and check the reviews. Amazon's is slightly off mark. Most rank the D340R at the top of the "Under $300.00" class. 1280X960 TRUE megapixel resolution is hard to beat at $250.00 (what I paid) and the quality is just what others have said....1st rate! Unlike Amazon's review, it IS a battery miser, second only to the HP C30 (1000 photos). The full motion LCD screen is the only credible drain and not using it will give you well over 700 shots on a set of AA's. My camera came with an 8mb card. Amazon is incorrect in stating 8megs give you only 60 standard quality photos. It's 122 640x480 pictures. If you plan on doing a lot of picture posting or emailing, 640x480 size pictures don't overwhelm the servers out there. You get 36 HQ pictures (1280x960)...4x the file size of a standard quality pic. 18 SHQ pictures (1280x960 but with superb crispness and detail) fit on the card. What am I saying? You won't need to buy a spare card if you can hook up to the computer every few days or weekly at the most. I'll buy a couple extra cards for any long road trip! A final comment on downloading. Serial cable connections are inherently slower than USB hookups. However, the Olympus D-340R's download time through it's serial connection is remarkably fast...a lot faster than HP's and Fuji's....about 5-7 secs per 640x480 pic. I hope this helps. This camera truly is fantastic and I've become both a website buff and amateur photographer as a result. Happy New Year!
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Summary: Excellent Digital Camera!
Review: Because of my satisfaction with Olympus 35MM cameras and the ratings of the D-340R on this site, I decided to buy an Olympus D-340R. I am so happy that I made the 340R purchase - the pictures are very good and the camera is small, light, and easy to operate. This is my first digital camera and I highly recommend it. All of the pictures on my home page were made with the D-340R.
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Summary: You Wouldn't Believe This Camera!
Review: I look on amazon frequently and my annual stop is at my D340 digital camera I got for Christmas. This camera is the best digital for the price. You just need to spend five minutes with it to fall in love like I, and alot of others did. It is compact and light. The LCD moniter is rather big for its competetor's. It's battery life is not a significant issue if you have a common battery charger. I've taken about 300 pictures since i got it yesterday and still taking them. This thing is the best for fun and leisure.
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Summary: Completely satisfied
Review: I first heard about this camera from my son-in-law (who had saw it at a local department store) in Nov. The next day I went to the store to check it out and was so impressed that I put two of them on hold for Christmas Gifts (one for him and one for me). An added special was a free 16MB smart media card was included. I took the instruction booklet from my camera box and have been reviewing it off and on up until Christmas.I also located this web site and have been reading/comparing the comments and the more I read the more convinced I was that I made a good choice. My son-in-law and I opened our camera on Christmas Eve. and began taking pictures immediately and it was awesome. I echo the comments of most of the other owners that give this OUTSTANDING camera a high rating. P.S. We both received a small four (4) battery recharger with 4 batteries in it plus the 4 none rechargeable batteries that came with the camera.
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Summary: Buy this before they are all gone!
Review: I have had this camera for 2 weeks and WOW! am I totally impressed. I read tons of reviews before I bought this and was hesitant about the menu not being displayed. After working with this for a short while my fears were put to rest. Easy to use. The battery issue is not even an issue. I have downloaded my pictures twice now ( 30 or so) and still am using the same batteries that came with the camera. I will be purchasing a Lexar SmartMedia card reader within the next week to help the downloads go faster because I can't wait to see my pictures and send them to family across the US. Don't hesitate to grab this one, if you can find one!
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Summary: Beautiful pictures, easy to use!
Review: I have been using the D-340R for 3 months now, and it has performed beautifully. The pictures are clear and sharp, and the camera menu is intuitive. The only problem that I have with it is that it takes a while to download the pictures to my computer. Because it uses a serial connection, downloading the full 8MB from the camera takes up to 10 minutes. Some other cameras have parallel or USB connections, but none can stack up to the quality of the D-340R.
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Summary: This one is the best!
Review: After going through Sony, HP's, and Kodak cameras, this one is definately the best. People that have problems with battery life are obviously keeping the LCD screen on alot. If you turn it on to take a picture, review it, then shut it off till you get to the next picture, it will last for days on hi-capacity Ni-Hi rechargable batteries. In my opinion, DON'T buy the AC adapter. If you are using hi-capacity rechargables, you will not kill the battery life by downloading pics into your computer. Once they are downloaded, turn the camera off. People make the mistake of editing their pictures on their computer and the camera is still left on. Referring to only downloading one picture at a time - use the software available from the Olympus website. The software that comes with the camera is junk. Their new software gives you more simplicity and control over what you download into your computer. In my opinion, this is the best camera around for the price. You will not be dissapointed.
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