This is a great entry level camera with good features.I brought this camera six months ago & since then I have?nt stopped clicking.My first choice was Kodak easyshare,but one look at this camera & it was love at first sight.
This is a light & easy to use camera which you can carry anywhere.The picture quality is simply superb.The greatest advantage of digital camera is freedom to experiment & freedom from roll developing.Any number of pictures can be taken & deleted with ease.
Looks:Very stylish & easy to handle.Small enough to carry around in the pocket.
The buttons are are neatly designed & nothing is cluttered.
Battery life: Battery life is resonably good.Recharable batteries last for a day efficiently.Flash consumes more battery supply.
Memory :The memory provided by picture is highly inadequate & only 21 pictures can be taken.A 32MB ? 64 MB card is recommeded for more pictures.Thanks to adjusting resolutions more pictures can be taken & quality of each picture can be decided.
Picture quality:The camera captures vivid & minute details.The colours are also fresh & very natural.Picture performance are at par.There are 5 programmable modes which give good results. The LCD can also be used for taking shots.Pictures taken in zoom reflect good quality .The picture quality of the prints taken from this camera is stunning as compared to film roll camera.
Connectivity:The USB cable easily connects to the computer & software is too easy to use.Transfer speed is high enough.
Bundled contents in camera are strap, camera case, 16MB Picture card,alkaline batteries,USB cable, instrucution manual & software CD-ROM.
The only disadvantage of this camera is its clicking speed.It takes a second to store the picture & if camera is moved before one second, the picture tends to blur a little.
At Rs.10,000 this is a great gizmo with affordable price tag.
Technical specifications of the camera(For the geeks)
CCD Imager 3.2 megapixel effective
3.3 megapixel gross
1/3.7 type (0.4 type) CCD
Lens 7 lenses in 6 groups. 2 aspherical lens with 3 aspherical aspects. 5.8 17.4mm (38 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 7 lenses in 6 groups
Seamless Digital Zoom Seamless to 10x (3x optical and 3.3x digital combined)
Aperture Range f2.9/5.0 f7.0
Shutter Speeds 1 sec. 1/2000 sec. (up to 2 sec. in Night Scene mode)
ISO Auto, 50 400 (equivalent)
Recording Mode(s) Still image: EXIF 2.2 JPEG, DCF (Design rule for Camera File system), PRINT Image Matching II
Movie mode: QuickTime motion JPEG
Adjustable Resolutions 2048 x 1536 JPEG (SHQ, HQ)
1600 x 1200 JPEG (SQ1)
640 x 480 JPEG (SQ2)
QuickTime Movie: 15 frames per second in 320 x 240 HQ mode
15 frames per second in 160 x 120 SQ mode
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) Print reserve (single, all, number of copies), Date
Image Effects Resize
Panorama Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with CAMEDIA Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card
Sequence 1.5 frames per second burst up to 12 frames in SQ2 mode
Viewfinder Optical real-image viewfinder
LCD 1.8'' (4.5cm) TFT color LCD display (approximately 85,000 pixels)
Focusing System Autofocus TTL system (contrast detection)
Focusing Ranges Normal mode: (20cm 50cm)
Macro mode: 8'' 20'' (0.2m 0.5m)
Super Macro Mode: 0.8'' 8'' (0.02m 0.2m)
Exposure Control 2 EV steps in 1/2 EV steps
Metering System Digital ESP multi-pattern, Spot
White Balance System IESP multi-pattern auto TTL, Pre-set manual (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten and Fluorescent)
Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Auto for low and backlight; Red-Eye Reduction; Fill-In; Off
Flash Working Range Wide: 8'' 11.2' (0.2m 3.4 m)
Tele: 8'' 6.6' (0.2m 2.0m)
Flash Charging Time Approx. 6 seconds at normal temperature with fully charged batteries
Removable Media Card 3V (3.3V) xD-Picture Card, 16MB card included
Selftimer/Remote 12-second delay
Setting Memorization On/Off (Hold changes/Reset to default settings)
Date/Time Calendar Simultaneous recording into image data, Automatic up to year 2099
Calendar Automatic up to year 2099
Size 4.0'' W x 2.2'' H x 1.5'' D (102.2mm x 55.5mm x 37.5mm) excluding protrusions
Weight 5.3 oz. (150g) without battery and media card.
