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Summary: False advertising!
Review: BEWARE!! On the outside of the box and in the advertising it says the camera is compatible with Windows 95/98/2000. When you look inside the owners manual it says that it is not compatible with Windows 95, nor Windows 95 that has been upgraded to Windows 98. It must be a fully installed 98 or 2000 program, not just an upgrade. We called the company and this was verified. We have the correct ports on our computer, just not the correct program. Now we are deciding if it is worth installing a new computer system just to use a camera!
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Summary: A Great Camera
Review: Loads of functionality with plenty of options from fully automatic (a snap to use) to completely manual (impossible to use for all but the experts). Takes sharp pictures but you will need plenty of memory to hold them; don't bother with anything less than 32mb. I only get about 12 shots using alkaline batteries, rechargable NiMH last far longer. My only complaint is the 1-2 second delay between the time that I push the shoot button to when the picture actually get taken. Makes timing fast action shots troublesome.
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Summary: Absolutely brilliant
Review: I bought this camera in the Christmas Sale (£540) I also managed to get tham to provide 32 mb card free of charge.It snowed shortly after I got the camera giving me opportunity to try winter shots.....I was absolutely gobsmacked by the results....resolution even in HQ mode brilliant....I even had one of the pics printed to 12"x 10" with no loss of quality. The facility to overide all the automatic settings makes it a photographers camera. My niggles....the camedia software took some fiddling with to set up.....and that blooming lens cap. These aside I love my camera....I've even sold my cherished Nikon FE SLR...as I know I would never use it again
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Summary: Great Camera
Review: All the features seem a bit overwhelming at first but with a little patience and help from the easy to use manuel it truely is a breeze. This camera makes picture taking a snap. Very high quality pictures. Just make sure to purchase additional flash memory. You will need it if you plan on taking high quality pictures.
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Summary: A Fantastic Camera for the Price
Review: I shopped for months trying to find the right digital camera. This is it. The Olympus C3000 is simply the best camera with the most features for the price. It remains compact (similar cameras from other manufacturers are bulky in comparison), is loaded with features, and is easy to use. I use this camera for web page images, printable family photos, and for more artistic shots. I even use it to record remarkably high quality Quicktime movies for my web site (with sound!). You will be snapping photos minutes after opening the box, and with a little practice you will master the advanced features of this camera. Be sure to buy a 32 or 64 MB card with it, though. The 8MB card that comes standard is too small for much of anything. And be sure to keep track of the lens cap. For some reason Olympus decided not to tether the thing to the housing.
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Summary: Another Quality Olumpus Product
Review: I have been very pleased with my C-3000 since I bought it in October. Its images are very sharp and the colors are very good compared to other cameras I have used. The only complaints that I have are: - Battery Life Is Pretty Bad - The included 8MB Smart Media card is way too small. It was a bad idea to package this camera with anything smaller than a 32MB card. It is my third Olympus Digital Camera since 1996, (The others were the D-200L and the D-400Z.), and I suspect that it will not be my last Olympus.
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Summary: You can't get a better bargain right now.
Review: After having a great time with a cheaper digital camera - a Sony DSC-S30 1.3 Megapixel - I decided to trade up to one of the 3+ megapixel cameras. I did extensive research comparing the top cameras, read countless reviews on photo websites, consumer reviews, etc. The other cameras that I was seriously considering was the coolpix 990 and the Sony DSC-S70. I finally decided on the C3000 because it was such a bargain. If you want to have the flexibility of being creative with your photography, the C3000 has almost as much as the 990. It has manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual focus, and exposure bracketing to name a few. But it takes damn nice auto-exposure pictures as well. You get a rapid fire mode, which, though not blazingly fast, is still respectable and even increases quite a bit with focus set to manual. Another great feature lets you annotate pictures with a 4-second audio clip, kind of an audio labeling. There other cameras out there, notably the Cannon Powershot G1, which has more features including one I really would have loved - a flexible LCD which is invaluable for taking candid shots. But the G1 has image problems(Chromatic Aberations and noise), as does the 990(redeye). All these cameras have plusses and minuses, but with one of the top-rated images and top-rated feature-set with a price that's a couple hundred lower than most of the top cameras, the C3000 really stands out!
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Summary: Windows ME - Read this before you panic!
Review: Another reviewer wrote: ""Warning to Windows ME users November 6, 2000 I have not used this camera, rather the D360L. However, when I upgraded to Windows ME (to take advantage of "My Pictures" and the built-in digital camera stuff), my camera wouldn't work. It wasn't in the driver list, so I contacted Olympus. This was my response (read - "doesn't work - we're not doing anything abount it")"" My answer for Windows ME Users: DO NOT ATTACH THE CAMERA TO THE USB PORT UNTIL YOU INSTALL THE SOFTWARE. After the software has been installed, shut down the computer and connect the camera. Turn the camera on to the "display Pictures" setting and then start up the computer. Windows will detect new hardware and attempt to install the driver. Choose the Windows 2000 Professional driver (Not Windows 98). Once the driver has been installed, each time the camera is connected and turned on the system communicates just fine through the Camedia program. Enjoy. I received one of these cameras on Dec 8th and WHAT A CAMERA. Pics are sharp and clear plus very easy to use. After reading all the way through the 200 page manual I realized that I learned enough in the basic functions section to let the camera handle most situations automatically.
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Summary: Warning to Windows ME users
Review: I have not used this camera, rather the D360L. However, when I upgraded to Windows ME (to take advantage of "My Pictures" and the built-in digital camera stuff), my camera wouldn't work. It wasn't in the driver list, so I contacted Olympus. This was my response (read - "doesn't work - we're not doing anything abount it") "The newer Olympus digital camera models -- D360L, D400Z, D450Z, D460Z, D490Z, C2000Z, C2020Z, C211Z, C2500L, C3000Z, C3030Z, and the C21 -- are not designed to use twain drivers, plug-ins, or the mini-apps to communicate with the computer. The Olympus Camedia utility software communicates with these camera models to download (copy) your picture files into a folder on your computer harddrive where they can be accessed by any software program that can use jpeg or tiff formatted graphic files. Only the following Olympus digital cameras are twain compliant: D200L, D220L, D300L, D320L, D340L, D340R, D500L, D600L, and D620L. Only the D200L and the D300L can not communicate using Camedia. "
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Summary: 180 pictures can't all be wrong!
Review: Initially, I bought 5 other digital cameras, starting off with a real cheapie; working my way up the expense ladder and returning all until I discovered this jewel! After filling a 64 megabyte chip with vacation pictures, was very apprehensive when downloading to my computer since I had not tried my camera before the trip (which could have been disasterous!). All that worrying in vain! Each picture looked better than the last. The resolution is so good I was able to zoom in to the smallest part of a picture and clearly see as well as if I had used a high power lens. Second most important to the high quality pictures is how easy the camera is to use. One read through the manual and I was on my way--with absolutely no problems! And, it is so small, I am able to pack it in a little case and slip into my purse. 5 Stars is not enough!
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