If you want a camera that's easy to use you wont go far wrong with this one (Olympus Camedia C-220 Zoom)

Member Name: philippephiloppe

Product:	Olympus Camedia C-220 Zoom
Date:	07/10/05 (154 review reads)
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Advantages: Compact; easy to use; good photo quality at an excellent price

Disadvantages: Battery life a little disappointing so carry spares

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. I can't remember exaclty how much I paid for it, but it was in the region of £150. 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. A full list of features available is:

- 2 megapixel resolution
- 3x zoom, and a 2.5x digital zoom
- Bright zoom lens f2.8/4.9
- Optical real-image viewfinder
- TFT LCD monitor, 3.8 cm
- QuickTime motion JPEG
- Exposure compensation +/-2EV
- User-friendly menu and easy arrow key operation
- USB AutoConnect and TV interface

Now please dont ask me what all these mean because frankly, I havent a clue; 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 feature on it that I do like is the automatic lens cover mechanism, which pushes the lens back underneath the cover as soon as you nudge it with the sliding cover. That probably sounds confusing, but it gives me hours of fun!

The camera came with a Camedia Master Pro photo management system which you can use to store, sort email and even play about with the photos. To get full functionality you have to pay extra money- which is a bit of a bind - but is well worth the extra few pounds investment.

Like I said - if its a simple digital camera for holiday and family snaps that you are after, you wont go far wrong with this little baby. Happy snapping.

Summary: A nice little camera for a snap happy chappy

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