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Olympus C-770 Ultra Zoom 4MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
Experience photography without limitations with this advanced, 4 megapixel digital camera. The C-770 is designed with an impressive 10x optical/40x total zoom, MPEG4 Movie mode with audio, the ultra fast TruePic TURBO image processor, and the freedom to add on wide angle or telephoto conversion lenses, as well as an external flash via its dedicated hot shoe, so there's no photographic situation you won't be fully prepared for.
Manufacturer: Olympus
Price: $429.99
 Olympus C-770 Ultra Zoom 4MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
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| User Reviews |  | Professional Camera in amateur prices
rating: 5
I bought this camera around three years ago and later on moved to a digital SLR. This is what my experience has been with this camera.
First of all, this camera was one of the first of the long range zoom and semi professional series of camera in market. The strength of Olympus always has been in innovation. They were the first to launch 10x Zoom, the first to launch sensor cleaner, the first to have live preview in a SLR, first to launch 18-20x zoom camera, first to launch lenses specifically for DSLRs and so on. Their only weakness is probably in marketing and bulk sales once other manufacturers catch up.
Now for this camera, this is a truly professional camera allowing users to set up shutter speed and aperture manually, this camera can beat any other camera in its +20% price range hands on. A super macro mode allows you to take pictures as close as a couple of centimetres and a 10x optical zoom makes sure that your target is never too far from you.
It also features a sports mode that allows you to take pictures without motion blur and three algorithms of light adjustments makes sure that you can adjust the lighting depending on the surroundings. Also it allows taking pictures in TIFF format and even the default format of JPEG also creates very small photographs (Less than half in size to same sized pictures from a sony cam).
In addition to these, some features also exist that usually arent mentioned on the reviews. A remote control that allows you to take self photographs at ease and not run to your position to beat the timer (although it features a timer too). It also features an external 5 pin flash connectivity that can be programmed to fire depending on the shooting conditions. It also allows lenses to be added to the existing ones so in case you need a wide view lens, that can be mounted on top of the existing lens. The flip side is that these lenses will be available only from olympus.
More important, this comes with two flashes, one for bright close-up shots and other, focussed for telephoto shots. The range of camera always pose a challange for flash makers as they need to make flashes that light up sorroundings properly for close shots and still is focussed enough for telephoto shots. Olympus has solved this long known problem with a very simple mechanism of two flash lights that automatically fire depending on the focus distance. I regret to see that other manufacturers haven't followed suit with this approach.
The only drawbacks that this camera suffers from are its weight and construction. Although you cannot complain about weight as I have seen many others that are far worst than this, the construction does leave scope of improvement.
Overall, this is a kill at its price. Over three years of usage, the only problem I ever saw in this camera was the high noise on high ISO values. Apart from the image noise on high ISO, this is the best product you could get your hands on.
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Nice camera, great photos once you learn it's quirks
rating: 4
I purchased this camera after much research in 2005, it was my first digital camera purchase. Many of the features were way beyond my expertise, so I just used the pre-set auto or sports mode most of the time. The delay between pressing the button and the actual photo was a bit too long and a real pain when you have active children that you are trying to capture on film. I ended up with lots of "back of the head" shots or blurs. The batteries did run down way too quickly, especially when flash was used. I discovered that you have to use the flash for nearly all indoor photos or you'd end up with a blurry mess. I realized this after nearly all of my daughter's birthday photos were ruined, I wasn't too happy with the camera at that point. The hotshoe cover did not lock into place like it should, very flimsy. The extensive 10x zoom sounded great but once I tried using it at a zoo I found that it could usually only be extended about half-way in order to get a clear shot, so what's the point? I must admit that I did manage to get quite a few amazingly clear photos with this camera over the past two years, they were usually outdoor shots. After finally making peace with all my camera's quirks, I now find myself in the market to upgrade since this camera was recently stolen by some idiot who probably thought they could make some money off of it. I hope it breaks for them.
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LOVE the shots, hate the machine
rating: 3
I bought this camera in November 2005 and have taken some of the most incredible shots of my life with it. However, it died 6 months after purchase, so I sent it in for repair thinking the warranty would cover it-not so much. I spent the dough to get it fixed and now (6 months later) it has died again. I am so disappointed I could scream.
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Olympus cameras have a tendency to break after the warranty expires.
rating: 1
Buyer be ware! Olympus cameras have a tendency to break after the warranty expires. This is the second camera I have purchased from Olympus that has broken down soon after the warranty expired. The camera itself is great with it's 10x zoom and 4 megapixels. Yet, it saddens me to see the quality of this once great company deteriorate to the point that their products seize to work a few weeks/months after their warranty expires... Yes, there are lemons out there, but two cameras? What are the chanses of that? The first Olympus camera that failed on me was the C4000, when a week after the warranty expired the flash died on me. At least I got a good year more with that model (even if I was confined to day shots)... now, the 770 has totally died on me... it seems like the microchip/bar controlling the off-playback-auto-movie modes has malfunctioned on me as it is only turning off and into playback mode (even on camera/video mode)... no use sending it back to the factory as I don't have any warranty and y'all know how much they charge for repairs on digital cameras.
Nothing left to use but upgrate... this time i'm getting the darn extended warranty... oh, and yes, I went for the Sony Alpha 100.... first dive into dSLR... can't wait to get the lenses this week to test it all out... more on that later.
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Powerful 10x Optical Zoom - one of the earliest camera's
rating: 4
Have seen camera's priced at the same level that of the Olympus C770 UZ, & yet they have a poor Optical/Digital Zoom. This model being one of the earliest amongst all having a Zoom as high as 10x & yet being priced under $500US.That itself was a steal price,considering the next best were the D-SLRs which were soon released in the same time when this model was released.
Have used this camera for a year almost.What it lacks is a Stabilized Zoom. For the body of the camera being heavy (thats the price u pay for a lens that has a 10x power),yet u can ignore the weight of the camera if u see the picture output that it can deliver. Have shot pictures in San Francisco,Monterey,Las Vegas & Seattle.And the images yet do blow me away.
For someone who is not sure which camera to buy - If u are a beginner,go for the usual 3x/4x Optical Zooms & feather weight camera's from Canon,Olympus or Sony.
For the serious photographers who would enjoy outdoor shoots & harness the power of the zoom - Go for the 10x & up series of camera's from Olympus or Canon. The image clarity is awesome - of course u have to know how to capture the subject on camera.
For the not cost conscious & serious photographers - go for a Digital SLR or the normal Nikon's,Canon EOS Rebels - nothing beats normal photography compared to digital. Of course, u need to find time off to send your films for a laundry wash at the Kodak's or Ritz camera's - else settle for a digital world that has made photography easy to store & print off a small memory card - be it the xD's for a Fuji,Olympus, SD's CF for Canon's Nikons or the Memory sticks for a Sony.
Make your choice - but take my word.For the price, this camera is a beauty.
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Olympus C-770 Ultra Zoom 4MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom
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