Olympus Camedia D-550 3MP Digital Camera w/ 2.8x Optical Zoom

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Summary: Great Camera, Great Pictures, but bad Software
Review: I just received my camera about a week ago and I love it. It takes great pictures and perfect size. I would have to agree with some of the others on the fact that, yes if you purchase this you should purchase a camera bag, and rechargable batteries.

The part that I am disapointed in is the software that they give you with the camera, yes granted you can down load your pictures from the camera, but you can not save the picture in a formate(btm, pdf,jpeg). Or send them by email. What good is it if you can not email your pictures. Isn't that one of the main things a person wants to do with a digital camera. They do give you the option though, you can upgrade your software to the Pro version for [PRICE] more. I think that is a terribly tricky thing for Olympia to do. Just one more thing to try and get a few extra bucks out of you. Just for that, I am going to purchase a different software than their brand. I do not appreciate being tricked into spending more money.

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Summary: great buy - olympus 550
Review: I just received this camera a few days ago. Pictures come out just fine. I'm not really sure of what I'm doing yet and still it's great. I'm printing on an HP 7350 and you can't see any pixels, even in an 8 x 10. I'll let you know more once I really get going with all the camera can do.

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Summary: A fine little camera!
Review: I just received this camera yesterday and really like it except that it will not save your choice of picture resolution and format. It always defaults to SF mode. Other than that, it will make a fine addition to my collection.

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Summary: Best Digital Camera!!!
Review: I LOVE this camera!! It is very easy to use, and photos printed from it are very crisp and clean. The focus is very good, and there are many different types of flashes. My only complaint is it takes too long to reset itself after you take a picture. But, as far as quality of pictures and user-friendliness, this is the camera for you!

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Summary: A Satisfied Customer
Review: I owned a Olympus D-340R prior to this. It was only 1.3 megapixels, but I always got fabulous photos with it. This one is even better!! I enjoy experimenting with the various features
I'm puzzled by some of the other reviews..Mine came with the complete manual for the cameria..The photosoftware manual is on disk..but Camedia Master is lousy. Use PhotoSuite.

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Summary: Worse camera ever owned
Review: I purchased a D550 based on my satisfaction with 35mm Olympus cameras, but what a disappointment. The quality of pictures was poor. Nearly every photo I took was distorted and Olympus Repair could not fix the problem. I returned the camera and have since purchased another manufacture's camera with which I am delighted.

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Summary: Excellent photos
Review: I purchased the Olympus D-550 from Amazon last year. Since then I have taken plenty of excellent photos with this camera. I haven't looked into adjusting any of the settings- I simply just point and shoot. After returning from trips and sharing photos with friends with different cameras, the photos from the Olympus D-550 have always been of better quality than my friends' pictures. My friends have mostly Canon digital cameras, which are smaller, more popular and trendier, but the quality is nowhere near that of the Olympus D-550. It also takes good photos in low light situations. You do need to buy rechargable batteries with this camera, as the batteries will run down probably after 2 full days of taking pictures. But I think this is a problem with all digital cameras and should be expected. If you are interested in excellent quality photos and are okay with having a camera that is slightly larger than the current Canons on the market, I would highly recommend this camera.

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Summary: Love this camera
Review: I received this camera as a birthday gift. The pictures turned out so well and the camera was so easy to use everyone in my family eventually bought one. However, after one year of use the camera started malfunctioning. (Naturally after the warranty expired) Pictures taken indoors in low light were fine. Anything with window light or light from a light fixture became streaky. Additionally, pictures taken outdoors in any kind of sunlight looked completely overexposed. These problems have rendered the camera completely worthless. My brother, who also owns this model as well, is just starting to encounter the same problem. His camera is also approximately one year old.

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Summary: Strange Problem
Review: I received this camera as a birthday gift. The pictures turned out so well and the camera was so easy to use everyone in my family eventually bought one. However, after one year of use the camera started malfunctioning. (Naturally after the warranty expired) Pictures taken indoors in low light were fine. Anything with window light or light from a light fixture became streaky. Additionally, pictures taken outdoors in any kind of sunlight looked completely overexposed. These problems have rendered the camera completely worthless. My brother, who also owns this model as well, is just starting to encounter the same problem. His camera is also approximately one year old.

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Summary: Excessive noise in image under low light conditions
Review: I shall say that overall this camera performs well. My main complaint is that the pictures taken in low light (with or without flash) tend to have excessive noises, i.e. tiny color dots all over. However, under ample sunlight, the problem does not seem to exist. Also, I noticed that the camera does not produce as sharp pictures as my brother's Nikon digital does. It does not degrade to the extent of defectiveness, but there certainly is more to be desired.