Olympus CAMEDIA C 220Zoom

...this camera as an experienced Olympus user, owning several OM system bodies and interchangable lenses. I was looking for a semi-serious camera for two reasons; taking photographs for my Ebay auctions, and a handy compact for 'snapping'. I found to my surprise that it works as a perfectly respectable workhorse, and whilst two megapixels can't compete with 'proper' analogue cameras, provides sufficiant functionallity to hold it's own for general purpose ...
...of an outfit including an Olympus 8Mb memory card (giving special functions such as panorama) a 64Mb memory card, four NiMH batteries, charger, camera case, instruction booklet, USB and Analogue Video cables and the Camedia software. The menuing system gets a little complicated, a different set of functions are available depending on whether the lens window is open or closed. The instruction manual is easy enough to follow. After a while it all ...

dobieg 25.03.2003 (07.02.2004) · Read full review
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Just got this camera for my little brother for his birthday. I was essentially after a point and shoot camera for under £100 that took decent pictures and came with video capture and a 3x optical zoom. Well the C-220 fits right into this category and in my view has to be the best digi cam for under £100. I wasn't expecting much for the quality, but the 2megapixel imaging actually came up with some fantastic pictures, even in low light conditions. ...
...on, if a little dark. So I was very happy with the automatic shooting and the flash. The three times optical zoom is also fantastic on a sub-£100 camera. Optical zooms simply magnify the image coming into the camera, like that on a standard camera zoom or telescope. Because of this there is no loss of image quality, unlike digital zooming which zooms in on the captured picture itself, like using a magnifying glass on a photo - image quality ends ...

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...bracket. Hence we ordered the Olympus Camedia C220-Zoom. I have been surprised at the leap in quality over recent months with sub-£200 digital cameras and the Olympus oozes quality. It is only a little larger than the Olympus APS camera we have but quite a bit heavier. The camera's basic features include the usual set of features you'd now expect from anything costing more than £150. This includes a colour LCD display with on-screen menu display, ...
...pull back the front lens cover) and 2.5 x digital zoom. However, what makes this camera such good value for money is the 3 x optical zoom, autofocus and a 2.0 mega pixel rating. Most cameras at this price range are fixed focus and digital zoom only. Optical zoom offers improved image quality over digital. I've tried both on this camera and even someone such as myself, with no photographic experience, can tell the difference. The one thing that did ...

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...it. My father has an Olympus digital camera, and the C-220 was the cheapest camera with the highest optical zoom at the time (February 2004). Ordered it online, thrilled when it came and used it lots. It's good value for money. If you love taking pictures, especially just for the sake of taking pictures that are just going to end up on your computer anyway, it's brilliant. Even the lowest quality setting provides you with a 200-ish kb image file ...
...good quality the pictures are if you get them printed out to proper photos, because I never did that. If you want a camera that's easy to use, this is it. You just open the lid covering the lens, the lens pops out and you can take pictures. Close the lens "cap" to shut it off. Press the button to see the images you've taken. Plug in the USB cord to transfer the images to your computer, or plug in the cord to the TV to see the pictures there. Easy ...

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...served with this camera. Olympus are good manufacturers, and the build quality is brilliant, as are the cables that come with the camera. You get Olympus Camedia software to allow you to get the pictures off of the media card, and some limited editing functions, but as the camera is USB compliant, and 98SE machine and upwards will recognise this and mount the camera as a removable drive. You can get better software packages free on magazine covers ...
...get 66 seconds. As Olympus say, this is " the ideal solution for price-conscious newcomers to the world of digital photography. Of course, it is also of interest to hobby ph" It is not a professionals camera, but is perfectly adequate for holiday snaps, etc, or as an entry camera for new digital users. The monitor is nice and clear, but having the display on means that you will eat batteries at a rate of knots! Invest in rechargeable ones...I would ...

AdamGale 06.07.2004 (07.07.2004) · Read full review
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...a zoom. I think the Olympus C-220 Zoom was about the second or third zoom-equipped camera that I saw. The looks of it appealed to me, a bit of style and very much minimalist in terms of buttons, so as not to crowd the product and cause the least confusion possible. It is sturdy and robust, as I've dropped it on more than one occasion, but it does scar - the plastic casing easily chips and gets dented. It's 2.0 megapixel resolution is ideal for ...
...show to friends and family. However, this is in bright conditions. In dark places, the flash seems incredibly bright at short range, but anything greater than 2 metres and it is very hard to define objects in photos. The zoom operates just fine at 3x, and the addition of digital zoom is a great bonus. Problems with digital zoom arise with moving objects - the camera makes a lot of adjustments to the picture before taking it, and if you have to follow ...

vikingpimp 22.08.2003 · Read full review
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...and why I chose the Olympus in the end: Optical zoom: nearly all digital cameras have DIGITAL ZOOM which just blows up an image by enlarging the pixels, so the quality is worse. The C-220 has a 3x optical zoom which is good enough for the use I will be putting it to. "Removable storage media": like using a disk on a computer because the camera can only store about 15 photos, depending on the resolution. A memory stick can be used with this camera ...
...the back so you can see the frame before you take the picture, this is an advantage over point and shoot cameras I also like the fact that I can get rid of pictures which I don't want, whereas before I was paying to develop films where lots were black or out of focus Looking around on the internet and in catalogues, this camera ordinarily sells for around £150. I first saw it on sale in Argos for £108.99, but the managed to find it on Amazon, for ...

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I was bought my Olympus digicam for my birthday, having received great help from Dixon's (for a change!). For the first few months I used it on family snaps etc because I was practising for holidays etc. I had always used SLR's and found them to be reliable, but I got fed up of waiting for the prints to be developed and sometimes lost or spoilt by poor workmanship. So the digicam was eagerly awaited. I first used it abroad in June 2003 when I took ...
...island, poor inhabitants). By selecting the size of the pixels I found that even when using the SQ2 mode, the quality of the pictures were brilliant. I also like the mini videocamera facility that brought some interesting responses from unaware victims (tee hee!!). I could manage 100 shots on one disc in SQ2 and as the quality increases, they improve dramatically. For an example,log onto www.dnconsult.com/thassos, for my views of this wonderful Greek ...

tgs3497 15.09.2003 · Read full review
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a sylish camera which needs the user to slide the cover back and then the excitement will start... The lens will come out and the flash will pop up from the top. If the flash is not required then all the user would have to do is press on the flash down inside the camera. To view the pictures there is a little screen on the back. the screen is a resonable quality and the menu is easy to learn. If you are someone who takes a lot of pictures you would ...

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...the store was offering... Olympus C-220 Zoom Leather Olympus case Olympus battery charger 4 Olympus rechargeable batteries pitiful 8MB smartmedia card and a much more useful 64MB This was a great mix which let me protect the camera have two sets of batteries on the go ,so nonstop snapping and plenty memory The simple paper manual was back up by a superb cd manual and in use this camera is easy. I put around 40 photos to my local processing shop ...
...things like aperture ,shutter speed etc and really all you could do with this camera is alter the ev settings up or down to change output brightnes of the shot.No room for playing with depth of field here!! Anyway a great point and press that Olympus has built upon since... ...

lennyduffy 22.11.2005 · Read full review
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...my cam, didn't research about Olympus (C220) yet. Review: I am still quiete satisfied with this Camera, also I am already looking for a new one with 3 MPX, longer Moviestreaming pos. and faster reaction for better snapshots. If you are new to digital cameras than go and get this one - good quality and easy handling + a cheap price will satisfy you. ...

mrsmith78 01.12.2003 · Read full review
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This is my second olympus digital camera and i am very pleased with the c-220. Its light and not bulky like the fuji finepix,it runs off two rechargeable batteries which seem to last a long time.The 2 mega pixels the camera gives you give very good results even printing at a4 size but i put this down to the high quality lenses that Olympus use,this is why in my opinion you should always buy cameras from companies that specialise ie not Goodmans,Toshiba,Samsung,Sharp ...
...3x digital zoom and a 3x optical zoom,the optical zoom means you can zoom in on a subject upto 3 times without losing picture quality this happens if you just have a digital zoom. The camera has several different flash types and also a 15 second video mode,but there is no sound so it looks a bit like cine film when you play it back. The camera menu is quite easy to use,but it probably could be made even easier with a little more thought. To swith ...

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I've had my Olympus 220 for about three years now - I bought it in a Gatwick duty free shop on the way to Italy. It served me very well on that holiday and has continued to do so ever since. I have been very pleased with the picture quality - it's easy to use and small enough to keep in a pocket or handbag. I am sure that higher quality cameras would be useful, but for simple holiday and family snapping I simply cannot fault the Olympus 220. I am ...
...havent used, indeed I dont think I have looked at the instruction manual since the day I bought it - but frankly, I dont need whizzy features in a camera, I need to be able to take photos that I can store on my PC, and play around with if I need them. The camera came with a Camedia Master Pro photo management system which you can use to store, sort email and even paly about with the photos. To get full functinality you have ot pay extra money- which ...

philippephiloppe 04.10.2005 · Read full review
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...sticks out. This has proved to be a worry over nothing. The quality of the pictures and ease of use of the software is great and I would certainly recommend this. If I was to ever buy another digital camera I would go for the Olympus range again. ...

hcafcdan 25.09.2005 · Read full review
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...replaced this camera (With an Olympus camedia C-70). You will need to buy high quality batteries, as otherwise they run out extremely quickly. Also, it takes a long time to take a photo, so its not too good for action shots! These are the only problems if all you want is a regular camera, but I needed one that could take the quality of photos I need for my uni work. I need to be able to blow pictures up to A3 size, which requires more than 2 megapixels. ...
...camera only can take photos as close as 20cm. Basically, unless you have specific requirements of a camera, I would definitely recommend this. You don't need to spend a fortune on high-spec models for holiday snaps! I print from this camera at A4 size and the quality is excellent. ...

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