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VALUE FOR MONEY:
I think the camera was around £120, which compared to the other cameras in the same category it could be seen as good value for money, especially with a name like Olympus.
SIZE/WEIGHT:
The camera is a good enough size and weight that you could carry it easily ... Read review
Advantages: compact, simple to use, and light weight. Disadvantages: poor quality and slow at saving the pictures
ERGONOMICS:
The camera feels good to hold, as it is nicely rounded, and fits perfectly in the hands when taking the photo’s, which in-turn help you steady the camera, for a better focused picture. The buttons are positioned on the camera to fit the right hand index finger and the thumb, where there is a thumb pad, with 6 buttons for the menu’s and the zoom control.
AESTHETICS:
The Camera looks good, and compact, ... ...camera off and on. The camera has a metallic silver finish, and all the buttons are grey/silver to match.
CAMERA FRATURES:
The camera has zoom lens AF 5mm 1:2.8, and a built in flash which can be switched to auto/on/off and red eye. It also has a mini movie/video option, and a panorama option. The Photos can either be SHQ super high quality, or a choice of 3 other levels, with the normal being HQ high quality. The camera ... more
ERGONOMICS: The camera feels good to hold, as it is nicely rounded, and fits perfectly in the hands when taking the photo’s, which in-turn help you steady the camera, for a better focused picture. The buttons are positioned on the camera to fit the right hand index finger and the thumb, where there is a thumb pad, with 6 buttons for the menu’s and the zoom control.
AESTHETICS: The Camera looks good, and compact, with a sliding cover over the lens, which turns the camera off and on. The camera has a metallic silver finish, and all the buttons are grey/silver to match.
CAMERA FRATURES: The camera has zoom lens AF 5mm 1:2.8, and a built in flash which can be switched to auto/on/off and red eye. It also has a mini movie/video option, and a panorama option. The Photos can either be SHQ super high quality, or a choice of 3 other levels, with the normal being HQ high quality. The camera also has a timer built in for those group photo’s with no one around to take them. The on screen writing can be changed between languages: English, French, German and Spanish. And once you have taken the photo you can then go in to a menu where you can edit the picture, and make it black and white, or sepia, or reduce the size, rotate or duplicate the picture. The good thing about digital cameras is that you can view the pictures and delete the bad ones…. before anyone else sees them!
EASE OF USE: For a right handed person, this camera is fine, but a left-handed person would find it harder to use due to the buttons being designed around the right hand. The manual was easy to understand, but I don’t tend to read them, I just click away and learn. I found it easy to teach myself how to use it, and quickly found my way around the on screen menus.
VALUE FOR MONEY: I think the camera was around £120, which compared to the other cameras in the same category it could be seen as good value for money, especially with a name like Olympus.
SIZE/WEIGHT: The camera is a good enough size and weight that you could carry it easily in a handbag, or just in your hand. (Minding thefts!)
PROBLEMS I FOUND: I thought the picture quality was low and very grainy. And the camera was very slow in between saving the photo and allowing you to take another, I found it really annoying when you see something you want to capture, but the camera I just not ready in time! Please read my personal experience with this camera below for more information on these problems.
OVERVIEW: I tend not to use this camera, after all, you take pictures to keep, so why skimp on the quality? It Is a good camera for using to putting on the internet quickly, i.e. on eBay, or in an email.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAMERA: I am a keen photographer, and have the big SLR camera with all the lenses and extras. My fiancé decided that I would be nice to get me a small point and shoot camera for when we're on the go, instead of caring around the baggage of the SLR. So he brought me one for Christmas.
At first it seamed a nice idea, because we were snap-happy and photographing everything. The pictures looked good on the camera screen, but when we plugged the camera into the TV for a quick view of the pictures I became very disappointed with the camera, as the pictures were very grainy. I decided that this was due to the fact that It was being stretched to fit the TV screen, so I plugged it into the PC. Again the picture quality was appalling, especially with what I was use to with the SLR camera.
We had expected a little more from a camera with 2 mega-pixels, as it mad me think about the camera with less mega-pixels than this. What was their quality like?
This wasn’t the only problem, the camera didn’t like photographing things with white in the foreground, as this just fuzzes out, like it couldn’t cope. I took a really nice picture of my big ginger cat, but when it came to viewing the image, it was totally ruined, due to the white stripes hazing the picture out when the camera couldn’t cope!
The second problem I have with this camera, is that compared to all my friend’s digi-cameras, the speed it takes to save the picture and get ready for taking another is ridiculously slow, I find it really annoying when you see something you want to capture, but the camera I just not ready in time!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope my review helps. Emma x
In my opinion this Olympus Camera is not very good for its purpose as it crashes most of the time, i have to keep changing the batteries every day and it is also quite heavy than execpt for me. If you are looking for a camera to take out with your self in the day then I would personaly not reccommend this camera, I think that this camera is to be used at night with the flash on, as the pictures would come out much clearer than they would in the day. ... ...you could go for this Olympus Camedia D 390, because in my opinion I think it wont last or work that much after you have used it a little bit. I was dissappionted with this camera as I was willing for this camera to be much better and reliable. I am not too into the looks either, I am a person who likes creativity, and this camera is too plain and is not up to my standards in looks. ...
BobstaSinghB 22.11.2009
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Review of Olympus CAMEDIA D 390
Advantages: small and compact with loads of features Disadvantages: like most digital cameras it eats the batteries
Before i had this camera i was totally baffled by digital camera and didnt really understand the difference between megapixels etc. So i decided to let my friend who has a bit of knowledge about them choose me one. And this is the one he chose for me. And its totally great. Its the perfect first digital camera.
The camera comes complete with:
- strap
- 2x AA alkaline batteries
- Master CD Rom
- USB cable
- xD Picture card (16mb)
There is also ... ...£29.99 for from PCWorld which includes a leather carry case, 64mb card(156 pictures), 2 rechargeable batteries a battery charger and a card holder.
Some of the features include:
- 2.0 megapixel CCD sensor (effective)
- 38mm f2.8 lens (35mm equivalent)
- 1.8" colour LCD display
- 4 preset scene program modes
-Quicktime movie mode
- playback facility
- self timer
- digital zoom
- plus many more
This camera also comes with easy to follow ...
sammyjoe 08.02.2004
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Advantages: Excellent picure quality, ability to take small films. Disadvantages: Uses batterys quite quickly.
My family bought this camera about three years ago. Ever since we have used it on every holiday and every special event that we wanted to remember. Although it uses batterys quite quickly I feel that most cameras do and the good points of the camera certainly out weigh the bad points. I have found that the ability to erase pictures that you don't like there and then very handy as you don't have the problem of getting home and getting them processed ... ...go back to the place where you took them. I find the movie function very useful, I always use it to give a fuller view of the place I am at. The programme that you use to download the pictures of the camera is very simple to use and allows you to design special cards etc. for your loved ones with ease. You can easily create folders to keep your photos seperate. Overall an excellent buy! ...
hermoine123 31.10.2004
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Advantages: value for money, ease of use Disadvantages: battery life runs out very quickly
This is a great camera for staters as it works as any other 35mm camera would without you having to use the digital screen! The pictures are easy to brwose through and the navigation around the cameras menu is quite simple.
I have to say the favourite thing about this product is the software 'camedia' that comes with it-there is a great function for changing photos which is extremely simple to use (even my dad can use it!) such as reducing red eye ... ...phots in to seperate 'albums' (that is folders to you and me) and name them all seperatly and then group them if you want to. The software is just fantastic! The other great thing is the ease of downloading the photos to the software-simply insert provided usb cable to computer and camera and camedia will automatically start downloading the photos to the software.
All said and done the quality of the photos i have back from online printers has been ...
frizz69 27.02.2004 (28.02.2004)
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Advantages: Nice Weight Disadvantages: Bad Zoom quality
This camera is a great little camera, i got mine from boots for £89 for my last christmas, it is so useful.
when taking pictures it has the best quality ever. When zooming in i would not advise zooming straight up to the object because it does tend to blur out a bit.
There are so many functions, flash modes and colour modes. Some photos can be taken in black and white. i used this to take photographs of my little brother when he was a baby they ... ...wall.
The camera does not weight much and when brought new it comes with a strap so you can not drop it. one thing that i would have liked to have received with the camera was a camera holder/bag i had to buy one on top of the camera. when i brought my camera it came with a 32mb memory card, which is alright but could be better.
This camera looks nice, takes great pictures, has great features and comes with lots of different software to make sure ...
kimmy8 05.12.2005
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Looking for a fun and easy-to-use point-and-shoot camera? Automatic features. Simple thumb-pad navigation. An impressive macro mode for pictures as close as 8 inches. QuickTime mini movies. A video out port to view and share images or movies on a TV. High-end optics and a 2-megapixel CCD for clear results perfect for e-mailing or printing up to 8" x 10". All in a compact, stylish digital camera you'll love. Nothing's impossible. Point. Shoot. Repeat. The D-390 is packed with features that automatically adjust to give you the best possible shot at the push of a button, so you don 't have to take a break from the action to get great pictures of it. Even the 2.5x digital telephoto is quick and easy. The D-390 features a sleek, contoured body that's impossible to ignore, except in your pocket. Images big enough for sharp, detailed 8"x 10"prints. Small images perfect for e-mail. The D-390 gives you the flexibility to shoot exactly the image you need. Portrait mode for enhanced skin tones. Landscape mode for richer blues and greens. Four easy scene program modes make it easy and fun to take full advantage of every photo opportunity. A guy juggling at a street fair. Race cars zooming by. A freestyle skier catching big air. Sometimes nothing captures the action like video. You can even connect your D-390 to almost any TV and watch your movies on the big screen. Nearly any computer with a USB port will recognize the D-390 and connect automatically. No software. No hassle. Panorama, sequence and 2-in-1 picture modes. Multi-mode flash, auto white balance and an intuitive menu navigation system. The D-390 is packed with features that make it fun, easy and beautiful.
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