Childs play (Olympus Camedia C-150)

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Product:	Olympus Camedia C-150
Date:	28/12/03 (542 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Excellent quality pics, Under £100, Simple to use

Disadvantages: Red eye!

I just received this as a Christmas present. The camera itself is compact and lightweight. It comes with two pencil batteries, but I was advised by a veteran digital camera user to buy rechargeable batteries, which I now have done - as the display feature takes alot of power to run. I'd say this is pretty good advice for anyone buying any digital camera (assuming they all take ordinary batteries!)

Anyhow, the camera comes with a "Quick start guide", which does exactly what it says. It gives easy instructions on how to get your camera up and running straight away. More detailed function guides can be found in the main booklet.

The pictures are excellent quality, I have already loaded over 40 onto the PC, from the last 3 days, and printed some out. The pictures on the camera can be zoomed in up to 4 times the original. There is an autofocus on the camera, I have even managed to take a couple of photos of myself with the kids! You can change to sepia or monochrome on the camera, though I havent fully worked these functions out yet!

There is also a camcorder type function, though this only runs for a few seconds at a time. But excellent for those moments where the whole point is lost in a still picture!

To say that the camera is simple enough for a child to use is very true. My 5 year old has worked out the basics, and loves it. The beauty with this is I can just delete any strange pictures instead of paying for development to find lots of photos of feet.

The disk contained in the box has Camedia 4 on it, which is very simple to use, and allows you to view your pictures, edit them, create calendars, albums, etc.

The flash is very bright, and I have had a few problems with red-eye, but until I work out how to prevent this, I'll have to invest in one of those pens! I have taken pictures indoors and out, daylight and night, and the quality is always the same.

My only complaint is t
hat after you press the button, it takes a few seconds to take the picture. I'm no expert in digital cameras, so I am not sure if this is unique to my camera. Its fine with adults or children you can explain to, but younger kids have a tendency to move, or the moment might be lost by the time it snaps - but its not a major complaint.

Perhaps more expensive cameras have other exciting features, more pixels, etc - but for a first camera, or for one (just!) under £100 I would highly recommend this one.

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