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Summary: Good camera, but would probably go with Nikon
Review: I'll start with the bad:
1-lens cap is a major problem as I almost lost it 50 times or so as it popped off and rolled, plus if you leave it on and turn on the camera, it makes a horrible grinding noise, not good, it should have been built in
2-its a little big but not huge, its more bulky than anythingGood:
1-lot of features
2-takes pretty good pictures, some examples you can see at
www.angelfire.com/emo/tafish/paskyline.html all of which were taken with the camera I would probably go with the Nikon at the same price level, although the Nikon is a little more $$ and doesnt have all the features the olympus has...but the lens cap thing is a major pain
Rating: 
Summary: Unbelievable
Review: I did a lot of research prior to purchasing this camera. I even bought a different model but exchanged it for the C3000 due to the overwhelming reviews and first hand experience. My first camera was a Canon AE1 so it was important to have flexibility with aperature settings, lighting, focus, etc. The colors of my photos are vibrant and warm. I've even shot some unbelievable b/w photos, which I printed and framed (8x10). Friends can't believe that they were taken by a digital camera. The only downside to this and many of the digital cameras is the shooting range is short. SLR photographers...don't expect to get those great close-ups with this camera unless your subject is right there. And the shutter speed is slow so you won't be taking many action shots with this camera.
I use a 128 mb card and can shoot 70 shots per card with the SHQ setting. Once the card is full, I transfer the shots to a CD, reformat the card and I'm ready to shoot again. Plus, I can then pick and choose the shots I want to print....saving a ton of money on film processing. Overall...for the money and quality....I'm very satisfied with my first digital camera.
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Summary: Great camera
Review: Like many of the other reviewers, I carefully researched dozens of models and felt this one fit my needs for a point-and-shoot as well as an SLR. But the best aspect of this product is that it takes terrific pictures, even in the simplest-to-use modes. One thing I feared about digital was the quality of the photo's composition - digital tends to have a reputation for producing a "cold" picture. The results from this camera, however, were warm with a great color balance and good depth. I have printed quality 5x7s and 8x10s. The camera is easy to understand and simple to use. It would be nice if the lens cap could be tethered somehow.
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Summary: Excellent Camera-easy to use
Review: Camera is easy to use and light weight. The screen is not to small, yet not so large to suck up your batteries if you use it as the view finder. Lots of modes to change your resolutions and quite easy to do. Nice to be able to set your defaults. The only think that I wish this camera had is a better zoom. Great for taking picures 15 ft. or closer, but if you want to take shots that are far away, it is not that good.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I started out in photography on a manual Nikon SLR... a couple of years ago, I would have NEVER considered a digital camera purchase. After months of going over reviews, I decided to pick up the C-3000 back in October of 2001. It has not let me down yet... it's fast, takes wonderful shots, has plenty of manual control and produces true-to-life colors. This little camera has surpassed all of my expectations! I have two Nikon SLR outfits, but I haven't touched them once since owning the Olympus C-3000. I highly recommend this camera and the rest of the C-3XXX and C-4XXX series.
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Summary: Best for the money
Review: This is a great camera for the money...when I bought this one was the best 3.3 meg pix camera under $500.00 now there may be more options out there so shop around. Only defaults unable to use filters and cannot exchange lens...excelent quality of prints though...and many choices for programing or to use manual settings...
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Summary: Impulse Buy Paid Off!
Review: Former owner of the SONY Mavica FD-5 (first dig. camera using floppy disks to store images), then the Panasonic Digital camera FP-2090 which saves images to 120-meg super disk. Went w/the 3000zoom because [another store] had it for 10% off their everyday price ... and the PNY Smart Media 128meg cards were on sale for TWO for ...! They also threw in a PNY USB Smart Media reader for FREE! How could I refuse?
On to the camera - I took about 50 pictures at the second-highest resolution (SHQ) and they were higher resolution than my laptop video card & monitor could handle because they looked oversaturated and had a cross-hatch pattern. Took out the SM card, plugged it into my USB reader, downloaded them to my desktop PC & manipulated the images w/MGI Photosuite 3. This program can resize the images, enhance the image w/a one-button click and do just about anything you want with the pictures.
Love the images, but still NO 35mm comparison yet. My complaints about the camera regard the setups. Kinda time-consuming to bracket the shot and set it up properly. No where near a logical set-up. Guess I'll have the cliff-divers in Acapulco wait in mid-air while I set this ... up. Would be much more beneficial to have pre-programmed buttons to save time. Pretty funky that the extension tube sticks out for EVERYTHING, including picture review. No rechargeable batteries - How come? Even my bottom-of-the-barrel Mavica came w/a charger and NiMH. Smart Media is cheap, that's good. I'll use the 8meg included card as a back-up to my 256 megs of storage. I'll still keep my 35mm, because Olympus doesn't have it right yet.
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Summary: Good value and specification
Review: I bought the C3000, on the strength of having used the c2020 at work, where we've had ten cameras for about six months now with no reported faults or complaints. The C3000 was the natural choice of camera for me, mainly because of the full manual facility that it offers as well as a 9Mb TIFF option.
My only gripe about the camera is that the external flash socket has been changed from the standard two pin pc connector to the dedicated 5 pin type for the Olympus dedicated flashgun ( not even the same fitting as the older T32 type) The C2020 works very well using studio flash equipment and is ideal for checking out lighting st ups for large format photography. No chance with the 3000 however.....anyway I guess that's a small price to pay, and the majority of users wouldn't want to use external flash.
One point about the software, every time the panarama option was chosen on the computer, it bombed out. Full marks to Olympus, 12 hours after e-mailing them with the symptom, they sent a patch to fix the problem.
To round off, a great (not so little) camera for the money, there are smaller lighter ones on the market that fit in the pocket easier, but nothing to match the options offered by the C3000....Just hope I feel the same way about it in six months!
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Summary: Best camera I've had since my Nikon
Review: I purchased my second digital camera since leaving the 35mm life behind. My first was a Sony (pre-Mavica) first generation. It had 640x480 resolution and left a lot to be desired. That's where Olympus comes in. I've never gotten better pictures, digitally, since my Nikon 8080 35mm camera. Regardless of the lighting conditions, I seem to take perfect pictures, through no fault of my own. I put the setting at P for automatic and the pictures at 3.3 megapixel quality make perfect printed photos; even at 8x10 size. I would highly recommend this great product to anyone who wants the ability to use fully automatic or programmable modes. It even records QuickTime movies, although that's probably the only drawback to me as I've not been successful in creating any good ones. For a great value and excellent quallity, with USB capability, I'd recommend the Olympus, hands down.
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Summary: great camera!
Review: After putting in a lot of time researching digital cameras I finally decided on the c-3000 and couldn't be happier. The picture quality is superb and the special features are easy to use and provide incredible flexibility. I've had no problems witht he battery life, and the lens cap doesn't seem to be as much of a nuisance as others have made it out to be. One of my favorite features so far is the quicktime movie recording mode. Although it's not the highest quality, you can also record sound, and a fairly long video clip, I recommend a high capacity smartmedia card, i have a 128mb. The only things I have noticed that aren't fantastic is a small delay when zooming with the optical zoom, and a somewhat confusing setup for choosing the desired picture quality. Overall this camera is a great buy, I highly recommend it to anyone!
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