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Summary: Outstanding pics with every control under the sun
Review: PC World called its picture quality outstanding and I agree after seeing my prints of 8X10's. Pics looked better printed than on screen. One could make out almost every blade of grass in my prints.It has almost every control one can imagine - and a few I hadn't thought of earlier. Exposure control in automatic mode is exceptionally accurate with slight tendency to overexpose. Minimal to no purple fringing..I've almost never noted it. A set of 4 Panasonic NiMh's lasts me a whole day worth of shooting with electrons left over for downloading pics. Supermacro is astounding - capturing details that my 20/20 vision is not able to discern. Nightshots with noise reduction is amazing for their clarity.
Kind to your wallet by being significantly cheaper than its nearest competitor - probably the G2/G3's from Canon
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You can control - Focus/Shutter/Aperture/Flash/Exposure/Bracketing/ISO Speed/White Balance - plus more..and assign your favorite setting for quick recall at one go. I give it 4 stars and not 5 because of a lack of a hotshoe. This should have been included in a camera of this calibre. So - whats not to like?
The push button menu driven interface is cumbersome - the C5050 interface is way better in this regard.
Its easy to get your fingerprints on the lens - since the outer element of the lens sits on the edge of the barrel.
Its easy to switch on the camera with the lens cap in place - and the camera makes grinding noises and beeps away. I assume that this does not damage the camera - I've done it a couple of times.
Requires special cable to use flash and its a very cumbersome solution - lack of hotshoe is the biggest shortcoming and one that almost drove me to purchase the G3 instead.
Move mode does not capture sound (the Canon's do) Summary - the camera to buy if pic quality and cost is of concern to you. Very satisfied inspite of Cons listed. Totally usable if you know nothing about photography and are only into point and shoot. But if you want to use the advanced features - its all there for you.
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Summary: SUPERB PICTURES
Review: I am extremely satisfied with this product. The pictures are
simply outstanding. Still having a little trouble getting used
to the menu, there are so many features. Try it - you'll buy it.
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Summary: Great detail, easy to use, ok software.
Review: I like this camera alot, pretty much because i used it like a mad mofo, while i was making my map(a level for a game). I used it to create the textures, great detail i had it set to maximum excellence. Point and shoot, go on computer, connect it to usb port, and it acts like a seperate drive. The software is pretty handy if you don't already have photo editing software. I myself have photodraw 2000 and Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8, great software for texture editing. I would have photoshop, but i dont for obviou$ reasons. The only complaint i have, is with the camera itself; when you turn it on, eg. picture mode; the camera doesn't seem to notice the lens cap is on, so lens cap pops off, this would be ok if i didn't already know that it doing this would eventually break the mechanism that makes it come out. A little warning from me to you, the customer, make sure the lens cap is off before you turn it on.
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Summary: A Whole New World!
Review: I bought this camera in March 2003, and have convinced 7 of my friends to buy it also! I have no photography experience, but with a little help from a photographer friend, I have taken some near professional pictures. I carry it with me everywhere, it is small enough to fit in my purse if I need to, and packed with features. It will even take a mini movie, sans sound. I took it to Paris and Brazil with a couple extra memory cards and got great shots! The macro and super macro have opened my eyes to the small things that often go unnoticed. For the first time my pictures come out just like what I was photographing. With Photoshop and an Epson printer, I am hooked.
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Summary: WoW!
Review: I wish I had more than a 1,000 word limit to explain my satisfaction with this camera. I have, until recently, been a know-nothing when it comes to cameras, digital or not. I was the poster boy for disposable cameras until one day I just couldn't take it any more. Digital cameras were appearing on the necks of the people all around me and the possibilities seemed outstanding. So I finally took the plunge and bought this camera. Now, I know some readers are eager to read about the dazzling features and whatnot, but not the bulk of readers, because this camera is definitely not for pros. It is clearly for two classes of users: 1) total novices who want to be able to start snapping GREAT photos within 24hrs of receiving it, and look forward to growing into the cameras many great features, and; 2) dabblers, intermediate and amateur photographers who want superclear photos and a decent variety of bells and whistles to play with. You can get extensive technical reviews and specification sheets all over the net, so instead of giving you an amateurish rehash of all the information I gathered, here are two links that will be of great service to you as they were to me. w w w dot dpreview dot com, and
w w w dot photo dot net/digital/cameras/choosing So far, I've taken pictures at day and night and have been very pleased with both. Since this camera has a built-in electronic flash, you must eventually read some articles about lighting or you'll never realize the latitude you can potentially have on making face shots look a lot better than just point-and-shoot. Consumer Reports Nov 2003 included this camera in it's review of 34 cameras and while they made no specific mention of the C4000, it was rated "excellent" for print quality. It's other features were competitive and for the price made them seem like a bargain. Careful of the lens cap. It's easy to forget to remove it before powering on whereby the lens automatically extends. I read the lens gears are plastic so eventually this will grind them down. I've read different opinions of battery life. Consumer reports says a set of rechargeable batteries should result in 130 photos (I haven't taken that many yet). The camera includes a small manual but the real manual is on disc and praised as a worthy read by many reviewers. Don't let the accompanying software get you down. It's meant to be basic and you can find plenty of image editing software online. I personally recommend: - minimum 3yr extended warranty (1yr is standard and can go by fast.)
- Battery Charger and 4 Extra 1800mAh Batteries (supercharger and 2000mAh+ batt if impatient)
- USB media reader to free up your camera while transferring photos
- 128MB Smartmedia (extra digital film) As a first time digital camera enthusiast, I am very happy with this purchase. I rated it a 5, not in comparison to other cameras, but in comparison to my overall experience when making any kind of purchase. I hope this review has been helpful. Happy clicking!
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Summary: Fantastic camera!
Review: This camera is fantastic. I've used it a lot since I bought it in march and you wont be dissapointed when you buy it. The only thing I have to complain about is that when you record a video, there is no sound. I used to borrow an older type of this Olympus Digital and it even recorded sound.
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Summary: Great Camera!
Review: I read a great review for this camera in PC World Magazine which rated it as #2 on their list of the top 10 digital cameras under $500. I bought it here on Amazon & it was better than I expected.
Some of the menus can be a little confusing so reading the instructions is a must. But the results are beautiful & vibrant pictures! :-)
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Summary: Good Digital Camera. But it should not use SmartMedia
Review: I bought this camera for half a year. It's perfect.However, I do think it should not use Smartmedia card as storage. It's hard to find large capacity smartmedia card(128MB at most).A two-week vacation can easily kill 500 pictures, which means you need to prepare at least 4 smartmedia card. Few of us brings a laptop to transfer the pic from camera to laptop, huh? If it uses CF card, it will be much metter. CF card has 256MB, 512MB, 1GB option.
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Summary: It is great!
Review: With a young baby, we decided to purchase this camera to replace our existing 2.3 megapixel one, and boy am I happy. I have close-up shots of my baby's face that I had printed that a friend who is a photographer couldn't believe came from a digital camera. We were able to quickly figure out how to use a number of the camera's features with little background in photography. Over the past four months, we have taken more than 2000 pictures of our baby and I couldn't be happier.
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Summary: Best camera for the money!
Review: If you looking for a great digital camera that won't take you to the bank, this one is it. I upgraded from a Kodak and I can't say enough about this camera. You have so many obtions to choose from and alot of different settings, that the possibilities on picture taking are endless. Everyone I know asks me to bring my camera on outing and family dinners because of the quality of the images. GREAT CAMERA, GREAT PRICE!!!!
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