Olympus C-350 Review

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Olympus C-350
4.3 stars
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citizen edge's Review of Olympus C-350

23rd May 2004

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Image Quality
    4.5 stars
  • Features
    3.5 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    6 - 12 Months
  • Battery Life
    3 stars
  • Ease of Use
    5 stars
Good Points

Excelent image quality
Big LCD
Very easy to work with
Light


Bad Points

Fully auto with no manual adjustments
Flash (red eye reduction)
Contrast on the pics doesn't match the one on the LCD
Drains batteries very quickly


General Comments

Bought this Olympus C-350 digital camera a year ago for use in all kinds of situations. Very easy to use, it adjusts to the light quality and focuses in just a second, has many and good shot types and the quality of the pictures is exceptional in outdoor use (I use it to take pics of buildings and architectural details). But the interior pics are not so good, specialy because of the flash and some noise in dark areas. Used it in an auto show and the focus was bad in dark cars, I think that the reflection of the lights on the paint confused the camera. In lighter colours it did great. The contrast is difficult to obtain, most pictures look good in the LCD and in reality are dark (has contrast adjust). A bit more precision in that area would be good.
The Red Eye Reduction isn't very effective, too, and battery life of rechargeable batteries isn't fantastic with LCD and flash use, but without them, it's very good.

I may seem to be pointing many bad aspects to the camera, but it is very good in everyday use. Exterior pics are excelent, interior ones must be taken with a little more care, macro is good, zoom is very good and the quality of the lenses is what makes Olympus a reference. It's an excelent "point'n'click", but it becomes limited for semi professional shots because it is almost 100% automatic.

I'm very happy with it and would buy it again.

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