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Summary: Best for the bucks in 3 MegaPixels......
Review: I've owned this camera for 3 years and it's just great.
I paid almost $1000 for the camera and several accessories. But well worth it at that time. Now you can get it for under $500 new or under $300 used (just the camera). I've already sold the camera to move to a digital SLR but I still recommend this camera to friends and family.
I've printed 10x15'' photos with excellent quality, but I'm sure I can print even larger than that.
Night photos are great and the automatic exposure feature with its 1.8 lens would make you look like a professional photographer at nightlight.
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Summary: Olympus 3040
Review: Very seldom do I purchase an item that meets expectations based on manufacturers specifications and claims. This camera has done just that. The only conceren is that the the view finder is off slightly relative to actual picture. I have been very pleased with this camera.
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Summary: Now's The Time To Buy
Review: Normally I don't take the time to write a review on any product but this is an exception. I just bought this camera ... (factory refurbished). I've owned Sony FD88, FD91, and Nikon 950 and without a doubt, this is the absolute BEST camera I've ever owned! The shots it takes are phenomenal! These shots coupled with a photo quality printer (I use an Epson 820) are as good or better than film. I'm no phoographer...I consider myself a point-and-shoot kind of guy but the pictures I've taken with this camera have all turned out great. I think the users guide is well written. It's not as difficult as one would think being that it's over 200 pages. The menu is easy to navigate as well. Battery life is fine but I recommend purchase of rechargable batteries because once you find out how easy this puppy is to use, you're gonna take a lot of pictures! The fact that the camera has quicktime movies makes it that much better. I use a card reader to transfer my pictures to the PC and it's done almost instantly. The only bad thing I would say about this camera is that the Zoom isn't long enough. Maybe I'm spoiled because I'm used to those huge lenses on the Sony products but the Sony camera's take poor action shots and you have to use Photoshop extensively to blow-up the shots to get decent 8 X 10 pictures. The type and quality of the shots taken with this camera more than make up for the lack of zoom. Plus, I've already ordered a 2X zoom to partially make up this deficiency. All and all a super camera and now with the prices so low...you gotta get one. There can't be too many cameras out there for [price amount] that can match this outstanding piece of electronics!
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Summary: Mauibear
Review: I have had the 3040 for about 6 months now, and am very pleased. I find it easy to use and it takes fantastic pictures. I am not an experienced photographer, but am finding the size and versatility of this camera to be great. I am glad I did not buy a point-and-shoot. While the 3040 is as easy to use as a point-and-shoot, the ability to add lenses and external flash will allow it to grow with me. My only complaint is that many of the features are buried in the 2nd and 3rd levels of a menu, making them less convenient to access.
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