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Summary: Great camera for beginners and experienced users
Review: I have been using the Olumpus E-10 and wanted a smaller camera, and the 3020 is perfect. It's MUCH less expensive, and when the settings and card are right, can hold many pictures. The only disappointment is the AA battery situation, but it's not too bad. I was very impressed with the clarity of the photos, even when printing out on my junky printer. Super easy to use, the five preset scene features work great, the Quicktime movie feature is a lot of fun (the video looks like circa 1970 home movies!). I love it. Lightweight, the automatic flash is great. If you are looking for a good all around camera for personal use, this is what you want.
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Summary: Great digital camera
Review: Thanks to all earlier reviewers. Your comments were very helpful and I'm very pleased with the camera.
I don't want to repeat much of what others have covered very well already. My lens cap has not been a problem. It stays in place after I click it onto the lens. Maybe they have responded to peoples concerns, lets hope that's the case. Once or twice I have forgotten to remove the lens cover and got a beeping noise to remind me (no apparent harm done). The provided lanyard keeps the lens cap from getting lost.
My camera makes no unusal noise when the lens moves in or out. I can only compare it to another digital camera I have and a 3x lens on a film camera I have. The noise generated is very similiar in all three cameras.
No Photo Elements software provided. The provided image editor was weak in capability and I am not using it. You can download pictures by bringing up "My Computer" (in XP) and when you turn on the camera a removable drive appears. You click on it and on a folder thats follows it and your pictures are available to drag and drop to a folder of your choice.
The printed documentation was not very helpful. The PDF file was very good. If you have not mastered using pdf documentation yet, this might be a good time to start. Very easy to get to any place in the guide. Then go full screen and arrow left and right to move through the information. Very easy On the eyes.
If this camera sounds right for you, I think you will be very happy with your choice.
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Summary: We may retire the Nikon
Review: This is my first digital camera, and I am most pleased. It was purchased to replace a middle grade 35mm point and shoot, but it appears that it will be able to do far more than that. Everyone comments on the battery usage, and the advice to buy two sets of rechargables is good. One must learn to remove the lens cap or suffer the noise, although so far no apparent damage. I do miss having a UV filter and am waiting for Olympus to offer one so I can dispense with the lens cap. Some of the bells and whistles like panorama, macro, and bracket shooting are in reality quite valuable. Red eye prevention is good, but the delay is more than I would like. The manual can be printed from disc, but if you do that, get a good 3-ring notebook to hold it and make yourself a little index everytime you look something up. It's a good value !
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Summary: Nice Camera
Review: My father has a Nikon Coolpix 5000 (5 megapixels), my mom an Olympus C-4040 (4 megapixels). Both of those take awesome, awesome pictures but are very pricey. After reading reviews and searching the internet I settled for this one. According to Megapixel.net it had the best image quality.It certainly is rather easy to use and figure out. The manuals for the camera and software,however, are painfully inadequate. I ended up going to Olympus's website to get better detailed instructions after having problems installing the software into my computer. The different modes all take really nice photos. The sound of the lense as you power on and off is really grating, really sounds like it's sick or something. Batteries don't last too long when you use the LCD. But overall very nice camera that takes beautiful pics.
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Summary: Easy and high quality
Review: I've had the camera for about 4 months now and I love it!! Despite the TERRIBLE manual/directions that come with the camera, I've learned all I need to know. I'm not a pro, I just wanted a camera that I could point and click without having to change settings all the time, and still get quality photos that look good even when printed on 8 x 10. When you hook the camera up to your computer via the USB line (included) and turn the dial to the little green arrow, the camera just shows up as another drive on your computer in Windows Explorer. You just drag the files where you want them on your computer and then delete the files of the camera "drive" to reset the counter to zero. The camera came with 16 MB smart card, but I bought a 64 MB card that holds about 80 high-resolution images. The software that comes with it, Adobe Photoshop Elements, is great. It's got the best (and easiest) features of the real Photoshop but takes less hard drive space and it's free! When shopping, I got all hung up on the "mini-movie" feature of the camera and was very unhappy that you couldn't record sound with it. But I'm over it -- if you want movies, buy a camcorder. This a great digital camera.
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Summary: Great camera for the price
Review: I bought this camera a few weeks ago and absolutely love it. In the interest of full disclosure, I do have to admit that I am not a camera expert. I do, however, have a friend who is a professional photographer and took me out for the day when I bought this to help me learn the ins-and-outs of the features. What I found is that this camera offers a good selection of features for folks that do not aspire to being anything more than amateur photographers. For true hobbyists and professionals, you may want to pay more for a full-featured digital. This camera has some custom settings available, but not to the degree that most enthusiasts are really going to desire. When people complain about these being power-hungry little monsters, they're absolutely correct. My first set of batteries made it through about half of my first day. I thought I was being battery conscience at the time. Now that I've gotten the hang of the camera a bit more though, I found that taking pictures without using the lcd screen makes the batteries last "a lot" longer. So far, I've found that buying the lithium photography batteries are a great investment. As a climber, the batteries are lighter and don't freeze at low temperature. I'm generally happy with the picture quality. Using the highest resolution TIFF setting and printing out to 8X10, you see only very slight pixellation when you hold the photo up at reading distance. I've certainly found them good enough to frame at my house. I cannot begin to tell you how great it is to not have to worry about using film and paying to print all of your photos. Using the USB connection, the picture transfers from my camera are pretty fast. You can pinpoint the ones you want in a matter of moments and pick the best ones to send off for processing, right over the internet. I strongly suggest that you upgrade your SmartMedia card right out of the gate. The 16MB card is not enough to really take many non-compressed images. I bought the 128MB card and that seems to be as good as it gets. I may even buy another card so that I have plenty of room for taking as many photos as I can on a climbing or hiking trip. I also recommend that you purchase some sort of protective case for the camera if you're going to use it much outdoors. As other reviewers have mentioned, due to the quality lens on the camera, the camera body is pretty large, and in need of a bit of protection when packing it.
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Summary: Horrible camera
Review: This camera was horrible. Picture quality was the only good thing about it. Batteries - I burned through 8 AA batteries in the first day! Think about it. It's like getting a laptop and having to plunk 4 D size batteries in it to use it. Any small mobile electronic item that does NOT come with a Lithium Ion battery should be avoided in my opinion. Lens cap - piece of garbage Shape - VERY awkward in you hands And much much more... I returned mine and bought another brand For the same amount of money look to other brands, you'll find that they offer all that this lacks at similar prices
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Summary: A great little camera
Review: The C-3020 was my very first digital camera. I loved it from day one. I was taking pictures as soon as I loaded the batteries practically and I was looking at them on my computer only minutes later. My husband who proudly owns and operates a disposable with free film for life was absolutely wowed by this too. It's simple and does it's job well. Pictures never looked so crisp and clear. I've been using various shots for wallpaper and such on my computer screen and they look beautiful. I did want more zoom and in my ignorance didn't realize I would need more than I was getting. So if zoom is really an important factor to you keep looking. But if not this one will do any job you'd like.
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Summary: Unbelievable!!!!
Review: For those of you who have been waiting for a digital camera that rivals that of an SLR your wait is over! Here's a camera that is easy enough to use for beginners and advanced enough for the shutter bug. Make sure you get a good printer as well and a case to protect your investment. Now go out there and have some fun!!
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Summary: Excellent Camera
Review: ... This camera takes the sharpest pictures, takes around a second for the camera to process them and has such a solid feel. When downloading them to my computer, the Camedia software is great and the photos download fast (I use Win. XP with 512 MB of RAM and a Pentium IV at 1.8 Ghz). This camera is totally worth every penny!
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