camarogt1's Review of Olympus C-740
23rd Sep 2004
Overall Rating
- Value for money
- Image Quality
- Features
- Time Digital Camera Owned1 - 4 Weeks
- Battery Life
- Ease of Use
Great picture quality, lightweight, compact, function filled and reasonably priced.
Bad Points
No sound with video mode. No image stabilization. Manuals are written so the engineer who designed the camera is comfortable reading it. Customers were forgotten or considered as really just people who like the challenge of using a sophisticated digital camera without aid of easy-to-read manual. The BASIC manual (43 pages) refers to the CD-ROM for in-depth information. The in-depth reference manual is a whopping 226 pages to keep you busy on a cold winter night.
General Comments
Quite a value! I bought one of the first generation of Olympus digital cameras when they first came out years ago (i.e, a D500L) and it would take great pictures but it was bulky, only 3X zoom and took forever to focus and take a picture. Great for still life but useless for action shots. This camera has a multitude of shooting modes and takes pictures quickly and sequentially. The 10X zoom is excellent although you should use a tripod to steady the camera.
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