Olympus C765 4MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom

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Summary: great camera but...
Review: just like the rave reviews given, this is a very good camera to have. the best feature for me is the 10x zoom which just blows away the 3x zoom which other similar priced cameras have.

now for the sad part. if you happen to upgrade to a 512 mb xD card, your battery just won't be able to keep up. according to olympus the battery can only average 175 shots per charge for typical use. if you're a typical user then you have no problem. a 512 mb card can manage around 500 shots. the battery will be dead before you can fill up the memory card. you'd better buy an extra battery or two especially if you're going on long trips where there are no electrical outlets available.

* if the C765 uses typical AA batteries all you have to do is stock up on those but unfortunately it uses special ones which are expensive.

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Summary: Great first camera
Review: Other than a cheap point and shoot camera, this is the first real camera that I have owned. I decided to go with a digital camera that way I would practice my photography skills without wasting a whole lot of money on film. Overall, I have been very impressed with this camera. I recently got back from a trip to London and everyone was very impressed with the pictures that I got. For the beginner, you can set the camera on Auto Mode on and get great shots. For the more advanced photographer, the camera offers enough creative control over things such as aperature and shutter speed. I experimented with the camera in the Sport Mode and was able to freeze an acrobat in the middle of a flip. This camera is not for a professional, but for the beginner to an intermediately advanced photographer, it makes a great camera. My only real complaint with the camera is shooting pictures at night or extremely low light situations is somewhat difficult. I recommend using a tripod or some other way to stabilize it for best results. It is possible that there is something that I haven't figured out yet since I feel like I am still learning a lot about this camera. Other than this though, I highly recommend this camera to anyone looking for a solid, reliable camera that takes excellent photos.

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Summary: it's everything you heard about and more
Review: this is a high quality camera with the zoom you need to get those great shots that may not be close enough with a regular digi cam. i don't know that much about cameras nor am i good w/electronics, but this camera is pretty easy to learn - just put in the time to go thru the brief manual and you'll be taking amazing pics immediately thereafter.

i haven't been able to learn what aperture is yet or do many of the other features like the camcorder part, but my pictures are absolutely amazing - i've impressed my friends when we went on vacation to jamaica and all my co-workers when i returned home with my "artistic" pictures which are just scenic pictures, plain and simple. i needed an easy to use camera (a no brainer) that would take great pictures for me, but that also had incredible zoom for my scenic picture taking compulsion.

i've read that the 4 mp is just right for taking pics for the size 8"x10" or less which is fine cuz i rarely print pictures - i just send them over the internet to friends and family to share my memories - and of course the file size (2 MBs per pic for quality shots) is perfect for that. the clarity and color richness is stunning to say the least.

of course there are much better cameras out there, but there's no need to spend too much $ on something i won't use too much. i felt that if i was going to spend $200-$300 anyhow on a digi cam, might as well get one with the zoom that i want for a lil bit more ($350). this digicam also takes the night pics that i want for a new york nightlife too which gets rid of the red eye, background disappearing, problem i get with a normal 35 mm camera.

for the problems that others listed on this review website, they're all workable/recoverable kind of problems. i think there's another review that offers solutions to some of those problems.

hope this is of help. good luck w/finding the right one

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Summary: Excellent Camera for Beginners & Enthusiastics
Review: This is my second digital camera, first one was Olympus C-750 (which I used for abt 1.5 yrs) and after i lost it, I was determined to buy its next version C-765. This camera is simply awesome. It has all the things anyone would want in a camera: Optical Zoom, Small Compact Size, Great quality pictures & movies with sound, lots of modes & easily customizable, ease of menu and fast pictures.

Olympus has decreased the size (compared to C-750 which has same features) mainly by changing from standard 4 AA batteries to small Li battery. They have removed the hot-shoe , which usually slips & fall down. Turbo PicPro helps to take real fast pictures like in football game. (That was my first photo session with this new camera). I have compared my results with other comparable cameras and found this one better than others.

sometimes there could be some problem of focussing at higher zoom, but it can be dealt with easily by waiting for sometime once you increase the zoom before taking picture. It gives time for enough light to enter. For better pictures, its aperture and shutter speed can be adjusted as well. Night mode picture quality is good and panoramic quality is really great. For self-timet photos, it gives you about 12 seconds before taking the picture.

Overall, I will recommend this to everyone, be it a beginner in digital photography or an enthusiastic like me.

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Summary: G-g-g-g-g-great
Review: This is the first digi cam ive owned and its great. The picture have good color and clarity. It works good for nature or scenery pictures. I am very satisfied with it, seems worth the money. This is probably going to be your best bet if you are looking at a superzoom camera. It is the smallest superzoom out there. And really Id only consider gettin a Olympus or Canon. Despite what I say below Id highly recomend this camera. These are the only quirks that i see that may deter someone from gettin this camera
For low light pictures like dusk or dawn the pictures have some noise or graininess. I also recomend buying a back up battery, the battery that comes with the camera can last up to around 250 pictures, depending on whether you use the lcd. I have a 512 xd card which works great you can take around 230 pictures if you set the camera to 4 mega pixels. The size is considerably less than the c-750 and its lighter weight too. This is probably not the camera for some one who doesnt need high resolution pictures or 10x zoom. There is no image stabalizer so it can be hard to take pictures at 10x. Action shots can be tricky too and blurry. I usally use the custom settings for taking pictures of moving objects. I love this camera Ive alerady taken tons of pictures with it. A very good option for if you are looking for 10x optical lens