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Olympus C-750 Ultra Zoom 4 to 5 Megapixel

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  • Image Sensor TypeCCD
    Resolution4.22 Megapixel
    Optical Zoom10x
    Camera TypeStandard Point and Shoot
    Interchangeable LensNot Interchangeable Lenses
    35mm Zoom Lens38 - 380 mm
    Digital Zoom4x
    Focus TypeAutofocus & Manual Focus
    Focus Range24 in. to Infinity (w) / 78.74 in. to Infinity (t)
    Macro Focus Range2.8 - 24 in. (w) / 1.2 - 2.8 in. (t)
    Focal Length6.3 - 63 mm
    Camera Resolution4.22 Megapixel
    Image Resolutions640 x 480 • 3200 x 2400 (Interpolated) • 2288 x 1712 • 2288 x 1520 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 1024 x 768
    Video Resolutions320 x 240 (QVGA) • 160 x 120
    Video Speed15 fps
    Max Movie Length30 Seconds
    Video FormatQuickTime
    Aperture Rangef8/f8 (w/t) - f2.8/f3.7 (w/t)
    Shutter Speed16 - 1/1000 sec
    White BalanceAuto • Manual
    Frames Per Second2.6 Frames
    Memory TypexD Picture Card
    Compression ModesFine • SuperFine • Uncompressed
    Compression TypeJPEG • TIFF
    File Size (High Res.)16 MB (8 images on 128MB card)
    File Size (Low Res.)0.1 MB (about 1,280 images on 128MB card)
    ISO SpeedsAuto • 50 • 100 • 200 • 400
    Flash TypeBuilt-In & External
    Flash FunctionsFlash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
    ViewfinderDigital
    LCD PanelWith LCD Panel
    LCD Panel Size1.5 in.
    LCD Screen Resolution110,000 pixels
    LCD Protected PositionWithout LCD Protected Position
    Interface TypeUSB
    Video InterfaceVideo Out
    Battery Type4 x AA Batteries
    Mp3 Built In
    Built-in MicrophoneWith Built-in Microphone
    Built-in SpeakerWith Built-in Speaker
    Tripod MountWith Tripod Mount
    Operating SystemApple Mac OS 8 • Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP
    Width4.2 in.
    Depth2.7 in.
    Height2.6 in.
    Weight0.65 lb.
    Warranty6 Months
    Included AccessoriesSoftware • USB Cable • Video Cable • Hand Strap • 16 MB Memory Card • 4 x AA Rechargeable Batteries • Battery Charger • Remote Control
    MPN2fcbdtdabs
    Product ID20700855

Product Description

  • Sensor: 4-megapixel CCD
  • Max resolution: 2288 x 1712 pixels
  • Lens: f/2.8-3.7 6.3-63mm (35mm equiv: 38-380mm) w. 4x digital zoom
  • Exposure: Program Auto w. AE lock and spot meter
  • Flash hot-shoe
  • File types: JPEG, TIFF, RAW
  • 10 frames stitchable panorama mode
  • Up to 8 frames per second advance
  • ISO 100/200/400
  • White balance: Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten & 3 Fluorescent settings, One Touch, Fine WB adjustment in 14 steps
  • Storage media: XD-Picture Card
  • USB interface


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    Overall Rating:2
    Value Rating:1
    Submitted by accorddude a Intermediate

    Date Reviewed: November 21, 2005

    Strengths:    Good camera if your looking for one to start with.

    Weaknesses:    Noise
    Price
    Slow AF
    No AFC mode
    Flash
    Lense distortion
    i could go on for days

    Bottom Line:   
    This is a camera that was bought for me as a gift. The camera is one that has a 10X zoom and "manuel features" but over all the camera is a plastic toy. The image quality has never been acceptable from this camera for one that is 4mp. I have alot of noise and artifacting visiable in my pictures. The camera is slow to focous if it will focus at all. Also the camera is just really slow.

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    Duration Product Used:   6-10 years

    Price Paid:    $550.00

    Purchased At:   Electronic Express

    Similar Products Used:   This is the only digital camera i have ever used alot. But film camera wise it does not stack up to a Nikon N80 or a Rolie

    Type of photography:   Outdoor

    Overall Rating:3
    Value Rating:3
    Submitted by JLM a Intermediate

    Date Reviewed: November 29, 2004

    Strengths:    Durable Metal Body
    Has both a viewfinder and LCD screen.
    Compact Size
    Good Zoom (as long as you stay with the optical ... the digital zoom gets too grainy)
    Good Battery Life (AA alkaline or NiMN)

    Weaknesses:    Slow focusing indoors or in other low-light conditions(sometimes won't focus at all). Also, the night scene mode is a joke ... unless you use a tripod, you WILL get blury photos.
    Auto-focus is sluggish (even in good lighting); so blury shot are an all too frequent occurance.
    Not the most user-friendly menu system.
    Poor quality macro shots (This is mainly because of low-light problem. By the time you get the camera close to the object, you've blocked out too much light to focus.)
    Must buy Olympus brand XD Picture Card in order to use the camera's panaramic mode.
    Flash is slow to recharge between pictures (10-15 seconds with new batteries installed)
    The picture quality is good; but not as good as some other camera's I've used.

    Bottom Line:   
    Olympus is a great name in cameras; but I'm VERY disappointed with their Camedia C-750. After reading a few good reviews, I decided to buy this camera when it first hit the market. The advertisements sound great; but after using the camera for over 6 months, I've find it to be a big disappointment. (See strenths and weaknesses below. The strengths are why I bought it ... the weaknesses are why I reget having done so.)

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    Price Paid:    $359.00

    Purchased At:   Internet

    Similar Products Used:   Canon C-50
    Sony Mavica FD-83
    Sony Mavica CD-300


    Overall Rating:5
    Value Rating:4
    Submitted by ah207 a Expert

    Date Reviewed: April 22, 2004

    Strengths:    Metal body
    Manual control
    Manual focus possible
    Long battery life
    Good lens (aspherical, ED glass)
    10x optical zoom, superb macro.
    User fiendly
    Good image quality
    Negligible shutter lag
    Its an Olympus! :o)

    Weaknesses:    Camera body too small!
    Lens rattles a bit
    Not possible to attach filters directly
    Accessories expensive!

    Bottom Line:   
    Well, I waited and waited...and held out to the digital revolution for as longas I could. having been a 35mm SLR user for 16 years, I wasn't in any rush to go out and spend a small fortune on a digital compact! But alas...I did some homework and decided the digital imaging technology could no longer be ignored. After some months of agonising, I plumped for the Olympus C-750 (but could just as well have gone for the Panasonic Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10). I have used Olympus cameras for a few years now - OM10, OM20, OM4, Trip-35 etc. Canon have been so keen to offer the rich-man-poor-man option of "Professional L series lenses" (out of any one's price range)and "consumer lenses" (cheap and nasty). Olympus simply gave quality products without any discrimination and to this day, any of their 25 year old Zuiko lenses would EASILY match one of Canon's Image Stabilised L series electronic marvels for image quality. My only regret is that I used canon EOS cameras for 12 years before I discovered 1970's Olympus cameras! Anyway, back to the C-750. I went for Olympus simply because I like their no-nonsense philosophy and thus bought the C-750 which seemed to get good reviews and had the sort of features I wanted. I put the camera through its paces, trying out all the various options, different settings, apertures, shutter speeds, even new fangled things like contrast and white balance etc. As can be expected from Olympus - the instructions are excellent! The camera is VERY user friendly and you get the hang of it in a very short time. Blissfully, the battery life LONG and things like zoom response, sutter lag etc are all very satisfactory. As for image quality - well, if you simply use the "P" or "Auto" modes, then the images, even when set on HQ still have that "digital" look about them. But as soon as you switch to Manual mode ("A/S/M") and start underexposing by about 0.3-0.5 stops (yep - that's possible!!) and keeping shutter speeds above 1/60, you get a much more natural look. I prefer to get the look right at the photography stage, rather than to tinker things afterwards. No amount of post-photo enhancing is as good as getting the exposure just right WHILE taking the photo. The lens copes well accross the entire zoom range (pity the range isn't numbered) and all the way from f2.8 to f8.

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    Price Paid:    $349.00

    Purchased At:   Campkins, in Cambrid

    Similar Products Used:   None - new to digital photography. But have taken into account that this is after all, a 4 MP compact digital.


    Overall Rating:5
    Value Rating:5
    Submitted by Jetmech1 a Casual

    Date Reviewed: January 13, 2004

    Strengths:    10X zoom.
    picture quality.
    price.
    long battery life.
    can use alkaline AA batteries if needed.

    Weaknesses:    Low light focusing.
    No picture stabilization during zoom.

    Bottom Line:   
    This camera has everything I wanted in a digital camera. The 10X zoom is great. You will need a tripod to take full advantage of the zoom without any camera shake. The picture quality is very good also. I shopped around for a few weeks before finally deciding on this camera. The price, features and 10X zoom was what lead me to this camera. This camera had the best price to feature value.

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    Price Paid:    $476.00

    Purchased At:   Newegg.com

    Similar Products Used:   Sony DSC-S50 for 3 years.


    Overall Rating:5
    Value Rating:5
    Submitted by shvedi a Expert

    Date Reviewed: January 11, 2004

    Strengths:    X10 optical zoom. Well built optical system. X4 digatal zoom. Light and handy.
    Long battery life. Full of options. Easy to use. One of the best image quality you can find in digicams today

    Weaknesses:    XD picture card is a bit expensive.

    Bottom Line:   
    Great camera with a good price. A lot of features.

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    • Image Sensor TypeCCD
      Resolution4.22 Megapixel
      Optical Zoom10x
      Camera TypeStandard Point and Shoot
      Interchangeable LensNot Interchangeable Lenses
      35mm Zoom Lens38 - 380 mm
      Digital Zoom4x
      Focus TypeAutofocus & Manual Focus
      Focus Range24 in. to Infinity (w) / 78.74 in. to Infinity (t)
      Macro Focus Range2.8 - 24 in. (w) / 1.2 - 2.8 in. (t)
      Focal Length6.3 - 63 mm
      Camera Resolution4.22 Megapixel
      Image Resolutions640 x 480 • 3200 x 2400 (Interpolated) • 2288 x 1712 • 2288 x 1520 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 1024 x 768
      Video Resolutions320 x 240 (QVGA) • 160 x 120
      Video Speed15 fps
      Max Movie Length30 Seconds
      Video FormatQuickTime
      Aperture Rangef8/f8 (w/t) - f2.8/f3.7 (w/t)
      Shutter Speed16 - 1/1000 sec
      White BalanceAuto • Manual
      Frames Per Second2.6 Frames
      Memory TypexD Picture Card
      Compression ModesFine • SuperFine • Uncompressed
      Compression TypeJPEG • TIFF
      File Size (High Res.)16 MB (8 images on 128MB card)
      File Size (Low Res.)0.1 MB (about 1,280 images on 128MB card)
      ISO SpeedsAuto • 50 • 100 • 200 • 400
      Flash TypeBuilt-In & External
      Flash FunctionsFlash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
      ViewfinderDigital
      LCD PanelWith LCD Panel
      LCD Panel Size1.5 in.
      LCD Screen Resolution110,000 pixels
      LCD Protected PositionWithout LCD Protected Position
      Interface TypeUSB
      Video InterfaceVideo Out
      Battery Type4 x AA Batteries
      Mp3 Built In
      Built-in MicrophoneWith Built-in Microphone
      Built-in SpeakerWith Built-in Speaker
      Tripod MountWith Tripod Mount
      Operating SystemApple Mac OS 8 • Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP
      Width4.2 in.
      Depth2.7 in.
      Height2.6 in.
      Weight0.65 lb.
      Warranty6 Months
      Included AccessoriesSoftware • USB Cable • Video Cable • Hand Strap • 16 MB Memory Card • 4 x AA Rechargeable Batteries • Battery Charger • Remote Control
      MPN2fcbdtdabs
      Product ID20700855
      Release Date6/2/2004


     

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