Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom

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Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom

Main Features of the Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom:

• 10x Ultra Zoom (equivalent to 38-380mm) and 1-3x digital zoom, 30 x seamless zoom when combined (equivalent to 38-1140mm)
  
• 3.18 million pixels for image processing
  
• Bright zoom lens F2.8/3.7
  
• Electronic Viewfinder (180.000 pixels), displaying full photographic info
  
• P/ A/ S and Manual exposure modes
  
• Histogram in shooting and playback mode
  
• S-macro (from as close as 3cm)
  
• xD-Picture Card compatible
  
• QuickTime motion JPEG
  
• USB AutoConnect
  
• Video interface

  Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom reviews

  Average rating from 2 reviews:

  Reviewed by steve schofield from england on 19th May 2006
  Now on my third digital camera and got to say the best by far (got to be honest the first two were naff one's given with a computer package).O.K the effective pixels is only 3.1 million but the piture quality is great and the macro setting is brilliant, not to mention the 10x zoom , however the digital zoom will spoil a distant shot (don't they all).Portrait shots are excellent and the camera is programmable to whatever conditions you wish to shoot.The auto feature is excellent for beginners and pro's alike, I would recommend this camera for its ease of use, even if it is a bit weighty. Excellent product. Only down side (and this maybe just me) is that in low ambient light it cannot take a good photo...guess that is just me then.
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  Reviewed by Dave S. from America on 2005/03/18
  This is my second digital camera from Olympus and I am very pleased with it. My 8x10 prints came out great. All the enthusiast features ( minus hotshoe and sound recording) are included. The one thing I miss is an AF light. If the light is low I use a small flashlight to achieve focus. What is not often mentioned is the sensor size and number of megapixels ratio-- which makes for a high-quality, low noise image. This camera has it! Also, I might add that 64 ISO is available using auto iso setting in good light ie. daytime. Portrait mode and night scene mode favor low auto iso readings as well. Contrast and sharpness controls should be experimented with-- at 100 iso, for example, a minus 2 sharpness setting will produce a very clean photo. Almost forgot, that 10x zoom with ED glass-Wow! The price is right too.
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