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Summary: Beautiful little camera
Review: Thinking to get Canon S40 but ended up with D40 due to many good reviews of this camera.
I like the panorama mode that is built in this little camera. Software is top notch, you can print different pictures on a photo paper instead of printing one at a time. I had this camera for 2 weeks now, still using the battery that comes with it.
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Summary: An excellent compact camera
Review: This camera is fabulous for us. We live in Bermuda so we take lots of outside pictures - beach scenes, foliage, macro shots of exotic flowers etc. The colours on the photos are clear and rich, and our pictures cannot be distinguished from real film shots. We print on an HP960c printer and use Kodak photo printer paper. The results are remarkable.For indoor shots the subject needs to be close - typically with digital cameras the flash could do to be a little stronger. When I first started with the camera, the lag between depressing the shutter button and taking the photo was a bit perplexing. However, I understand this typical of digital cameras (but not a problem on my previous Toshiba digital). BUT - I learned to set a manual focal distance to take quick shots. Also the burst function which takes several shots in rapid succession helped alot. We purchased a rechargable battery kit with 1700 model batteries.
Using the optical viewfinder and occasionally using the LCD to alter commands, I have been able to shoot and download 180 pictures at high quality level. Since the camera takes only 2 batteries, it's easy to keep two spare charged batteries in the case. I did go through the original lithium battery very fast because when I first got the camera I tried out every function, including shootin several movies and used the LCD alot. Re-chargeables are definately the answer. I recommend to get the camera case designed for the camera - it is compact and has a special compartment for the spare batteries. Also a 128 mb Smart Media Card - it will hold 130 pictures at High Quality. All in all, we are thrilled. We had also considered the later model Canon cameras but read reviews about poor autofocus. I have had yet to have an out of focus picture on this camera! The manual could be a bit more explicit, but Olympus on-line is very helpful. Next time however, I would like a larger optical zoom. We use Windows XP and everything works fine with it. Good Luck!
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This camera is great. With the addition of a 128mb, you can stores countless pictures. FOr myself I dont really need the high quality pictures, but you could probably make them poster size with the size of the high quality settings. Many special affects. The movie feature, is great , it also captures audio. You can also play back the movies on the camera. Battery life is great. The only minus for myslef is the movies are recoreded/stores as .mov's. I would much rather mpeg, that way you can view them with downloaded quicktime. Anyways, great product.
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Summary: Great Camera. Overall very pleased
Review: This is a great camera. Tiny for all that you get. The battery life is a limiting factor but it is managable. Just be sure to pick up the latest 2300mAh Ni MH rechargables.
I have only 2 complaints so far.
Most disapointing is while shooting movie clip with sound you will record the cameras internal noise. I believe it is the sound of the motor from the auto focus.
Also being that I have the C40zoom (the Japanese equivalent), since it does have a quite complex menu system mine is tough to navigate due to my poor japanese ability.
Also after 2.5 years with this camera, aparently a tightly pack internal ribbon cable is beginging to split, The price of the new shutter module, $25 from Olympus, its just a tiny ribbon cable..
anyway, this was a great camera in its day.
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Summary: MAC USERS- powerful little camera that works great!
Review: This is my 2nd digital camera and i wanted something really small because my first one was too bulky to carry around. I looked at a lot of cameras and was torn between the Canon Elph and this one. These are the only two mini cameras that I found that record sound in the video clips. I am very happy I went with the Olympus. My main reason for choosing it is its ability to run on AA batteries. With the Canon, you are stuck with their battery and if it runs out when you are out on the beach, or whatever- too bad! This camera is easy to use and easy to play back on the tv too! For mac users- i was very cautious about finding a camera that would work without problems on my powerbook. It works beautifully!!! The only reason i gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is that the batteries drain fast!!! I knew this would happen and i thought i knew how it would be (my Kodak went through batteries quickly too), but it is MUCH worse than i thought! Also, it sometimes doesn't work with certain aa's. It works great with the type of battery it comes with. The best part is all the little features. It gives you all kinds of control over color, size, and much more! And the images are so large that you can blow them up and re-touch them.
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Summary: Tiny camera, many features
Review: This is the second Olympus camera I've owned, and I bought it specifically for travel. It fits easily in a jacket pocket (or shirt pocket without the case) or a briefcase, so there's no excuse to leave it behind. Like all Olympus digital cameras, the D40 optics are excellent, and the resulting pictures have good color fidelity and saturation. The extra pixels also make a big difference in enlargements. 8x10 prints from the D40 are noticeably better than the 8x10s from my two-year old, 1.3 megapixel D620. Even subtle scenes like sunsets are captured with excellent fidelity - almost as good as film. The camera has a dial that lets you select from several pre-programmed modes for scenes like landscapes, portraits, etc. One really cool pre-programmed mode is a night setting that allows long exposures by cancelling the noise that normally builds up in digital pictures. Of course, there is also an "auto" mode for us lazy folks, but if you're ambitious, you can navigate the menus, set everything manually, and save it as a user-defined, custom mode. It also shoots QuickTime/MPEG movies (with sound). While I like the portability, the camera does have a few drawbacks. It uses a LOT of battery power, so the two AA cells run down very fast. Olympus ships the camera with a disposable 3V lithium battery, but get this, it costs about $10 to replace! I use rechargeable NiMh AA cells, and while they only last 1/3 as long as the throw-away lithium battery, over time they will save $$$. Be sure to get the newer 1600 or 1800 ma-hr AA cells, and pack four of them in the camera case. Another potential drawback is the complexity of this camera. I enjoy learning how to operate stuff like this, but if you are intimidated by options and menus, you might want to look at a different model.
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Summary: Terrific, easy to use camera.
Review: This was my first digital camera, which I used constantly for the three years I owned it. I loved it and I shouldn't have been so eager to "upgrade" (I recently, and foolishly, switched to the Sony T1). This is a fantastically easy to use point-and-shoot camera that takes fabulous photos, up to and probably even beyond 8x10. It's friendly in low light conditions, at the beach, in the bright white snow, and just about anywhere a person would want to take their camera. Action pictures turn out great. The flash is strong. It is light, compact, and very sturdy. The picture taker's hands don't have to be deathly still to take a killer shot. The lense stays closed. The batteries are AAs--YAY! (I'm amazed at these features I took for granted because my T1 lacks in ALL these areas, much to my chagrin.) For the price this camera is being offered at on Amazon, you can't go wrong, even if they are used. You won't be disappointed with the D40.
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Summary: Battery issue
Review: Using Kodak 1850-mAh AA batteries, I've had no problems, even using the lcd screen often. As for the inability to attach Tiffen filters and the like, I don't see the need. It is a digital camera and PhotoShop can correct nearly anything. The optical zoom is fine, and the digital zoom can sometimes be helpful.
The TIFF resolution and color saturation are comparable to that of a Nikon 35 SLR I use for professional work. I put a 128-mb card in the D-40, but in retrospect, a 64 would have been sufficient. The great feature is the size and weight. The D-40 fits in a pocket and is one-half the weight of my Nikon--8 ounces versus 16.
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Summary: Worked well while it lasted...
Review: We bought this camera (actually the European version C-40 Zoom) after doing lots of research, and loved it. It was easy to use, had awesome picture quality, and even made short mpeg movies. However, when it was about 10 months old, we had a problem where it wiped one of our smartmedia cards, so we lost a few photos. We sent it away for checking, as it was still under warranty, but they found nothing wrong, and we didn't have the problem again. However, when the camera was 15 months old, it failed completely. It was no longer covered by warranty. We spent a LOT of money on this camera, believing you get what you pay for (and I guess it was great while it worked), and were very unhappy that this occurred. At the time of writing this review, we have yet to send it away to see how much repair would cost, but have been told by Olympus that we'd probably be better off buying a new camera. If that's the case, it won't be an Olympus!
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Summary: GREAT DIGITAL CAMERA!
Review: WHAT CAN I SAY!!!!! IT'S A GREAT LITTLE CAMERA. THAT FITS ON YOUR PALM... HIGHLY RECOMMEND...
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