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  review of c 7000 August 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
in my opinion after using this camer for 2 years on 4 continents in all conditions , nothing matches it , it is as good as my nikon ,cannon film 35mm -not as fast but one can adjust-
Camera March 23, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
What can I say. I love this camera. Easy to use, takes wonderful pictures.
I have used it for close up's as well as far away shots--I am very happy with this camera. I have had other digital cameras and the pictures were not as clear know matter what setting you had the camera on.
It is small, light weight.
Good camera January 1, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this camera about a year and a half ago. This camera has gret manual features i can't be happier with them. This camera is not for someone who is only gonna take it out to bars or on camping trips just to shoot your friends and maybe some landscape. Every camera can do that well. This one is for people who like to play with manual settings and experiment in photography without paying $1000 for a huge camera with changable lenses, but also want the auto features for regular pictures.
PROS Digital zoom is amazing i took closup of the moon although it's grainy no other digital camera can do that that i've seen. I used this camera to take photos of my 3D senior portfolio and out of 10 students my I was the only one not having trouble shooting great pictures! haha everyone kept asking what kind of camera i have. Panarama is great. Video shooting is great with sound, quality is very good. I even have taken photos with sound which came out amazing when i took a picture of a peacock and the noise it was making recorded as well. The premade Scenes are limited to :Portrait, Sport, Landscape+Portrait, Landscape, and Night Scene. I've used Sport and Portrait and landscape the most. Night Scene is useless to me it just turns the flash on for night shots which i dont like. I've used a trip pod with this camera to take pictures of NYC at night and they came out beautiful. Portraits come out great.
Has features like SEPIA and Black and white shooting as well as rotating your pictures and editing them right on the camera (i dont do that)
ISO goes from 80 to 400 newer cameras go up to 800
Has the burst shooting by holding down the button it takes consecutive pictures until u take your finger off, great for sports so you don't miss a good frame.
Brightness of the flash is adjustable and can be changed to Red eye reduction as well as 1st curtain and 2nd curtain flash (does that make sense?) Has noise reduction feature (on and off) you can turn the AF on and off.
I discovered this recently it has MANUAL FOCUS which is great. sometimes the camera can't focus on what you are trying to shoot (if it's too close and its too dark) and you can manually focus it with your arrows! (takes a little longer though)
White balance features : Light bulb, Clouds, Sun, and 3 manual ones you can set. You can adjust sharpness, saturation and contrast (before you take the pic)
Macra and Super macra is AMAZING!!! i already posted some pics and i've taken lots and it hasn't failed. captures details you CANNOT see with your eyes!
Languages: English, french, spanish, portugese
can change the volume on the camera or set it off. has shortcut buttons you can pick, date, pixel mapping, AE/AF: spot metering and ESP. of course timer to take self photos
has P for auto shooting. M for manual. S for just manual shutter speed. A for just manual Apeture. My Scenes you can set 4 of your own manual settings and it will remember them, Scene, Video, and playback.
also has AEL dont know what that is yet lol.
Cons:
-This camera did not come with a case of any sort and they didn't even sell any separately. I had to buy a canon one!
-It's bigger than most digital cameras out there, so i dont take it out much with me, its a hassle to carry around on a daily basis. But it's smaller than the big manual cameras which is great.
-When shooting with limited light or indoors the autofocus focuses for upto 5 seconds just to pick up a focus. it's really annoying and takes too much time. Canon focuses REALLY fast even in low light and quality is better but i'd still pick this camera it's way more advanced.
-Pictures with no flash indoors come out grainy.
The Flash button pops UP when you turn it on which is kinda funny looking
I will be posting more pictures so look out for those :)
Excellent Camera November 27, 2005
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the Olympus C-7000 after an exhaustive search and I am very happy with this camera. I have worked as a professional filmmaker for over 28 years and have shot extensively with my full manual 35mm Pentax MX but this is my first foray into the digital still camera world. This camera makes me glad I made the move.
Some other online reviews I read during my search made me apprehensive about the speed of the autofocus and the lag time in browsing through photos stored in-camera but, as I suspected, I think the other reviewers were being ultra-picky. What little effect I noticed, I found to be minor issues particularly when weighed against the many, many excellent qualities of the camera.
The camera is responsive, intuitive and just plain takes great pictures with outstanding resolution and tremendous detail. The basic point and shoot setup is easy to use and very accurate but the camera also has the flexibility to satisfy my pro desires to tinker with the settings for variations in the end result.
Some additional features I really like:
1. The macro (closeup)capabilities are excellent and easy to use.
2. The flash is always off unless you manually pop it up, then it can be adjusted from there. I dislike having a flash pop off whenever it feels like it and it's a pain to go through a menu to shut the flash off every time you power up.
3. The viewing screen is big, bright and clear but the manual viewfinder is very helpful in composing a shot under sunny conditions.
4. Most of the fequently used controls, including viewing and deleting photos, have dedicated buttons on the back of the camera which means you don't have to hunt through lots of menus to do the repetitive work.
5. The camera feels well balanced in my hands and the controls are thoughtfully laid out.
The only downsides I've noticed so far are:
1. A relatively short battery life which I solved by simply buying another battery for about $35. I also purchased a 1GB chip which gives me lots of room to work with.
2. I would like to have a little wider zoom on the short end (maybe a 28mm equiv. instead of the 38mm equiv. provided) and a little faster lens on both the short and telephoto ends but cameras that included these features seemed to cost quite a bit more money so I can live comfortably with this camera for the price.
I am not an expert (yet) in digital photography but I highly recommend the Olympus C-7000 as a solid, well-made, easy to use camera. It is exactly what I was looking for.
 great pictures when it works November 9, 2005
12 out of 20 found this review helpful
bought this camera to replace a DX series Kodak.
My thoughts:
- I was excited, at first, by the manual controls, but disappointed by the difficulty of using the pre-set modes when in a hurry (who wants manual all the time?). The option for pre-setting 4 "my mode" settings is great, though.
- The color results are not impressive, I frequently find myself changing saturation and reshooting.
- Battery life is not great and the battery is very expensive. You will need at least one extra at $35 a shot. Also inconventient for international travel.
- Finally, On two trips I have lost pictures when the camera has malfunctioned. Refuses to turn on and/or erases the XD card.
- Did I mention the good picture quality? When the camera works and the saturation is controlled, the pictures are great.
I have had the camera for 2 months now and it is on its way back to the store. Good thing membership warehouses have generous return policies.
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