Olympus C-4000 Zoom

Olympus C-4000 Zoom

C-4000 Zoom Review, by Nikki Echler McDonald and Carla Thornton September 25, 2002

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• Reviewed by: tdeholt

  Strengths: The quality of the picture is excellent. There are many many extra features. Lots of things to change for a different picture. Great to start using, easy to learn.

  Weaknesses: I believe the menus are confusing. The size as it's a little on the "Big" side.

  Overall: I have had my camera for about 4 years. I just signed up for a photo class on digital cameras. I dusted off the manual and boy. This camera does more than I could ever ask for. I was going to buy a new one. But I see this will be a great starter camera to learn on. There's so many features I am not sure how I'll remember them all. It takes great pictures. I have over 1000 pictures I have taken. The ones that are bad were my fault. I am very happy with this camera.

• Reviewed by: picturelover

  Strengths: Picture Quality, number of manual controls.

  Weaknesses: Slow, large size, lens cap.

  Overall: This is the fourth digicam I have owned and let me say first that none of the other, more fancy, smaller, cuter, sleeker, faster cameras will match this ones picture quality. I am one of the most fussy people I know when it comes to my pictures and these are stunning every time. The quality for me comes in the detail and true colors. I have owned two kodak digital cameras, one fuji, and one sony and they all overprocess the pictures to look more colorful and more tinted. I like the natural beauty of things and people and do not like things oversaturated. I have two young children and want to capture every moment of their childhoods and how they really are. I also own a very good Nikon SLR camera and this comes very close to those pictures. The lens cap is a little annoying but the larger lenses typically take better photos so I will deal with it. After all you buy a camera for the wonderful pictures it will take and not the size. If you are condisering this camera, buy it and you will not be disappointed.

• Reviewed by: pthor

  Strengths: Picture quality is very high for the price

  Weaknesses: this camera is a little old, and most settings are under a hard to use menu.

  Overall: This camera definitely takes surprisingly good pictures for its price. Especially good is the wide range of contrast it can accept where other cameras tend to overexpose or underexpose. The camera is great for people who know what they are doing, don't have a lot of money, and use photoshop or similar.Biggest complaints: SmartMedia is probably around the worst flash media available right now IMO. Also, I admit the lens barrel seems very weak. In fact, you need to remove the lens cap before turning the cam on, or it obnoxiously beeps at you, and you have to turn it off, remove the cap, and then turn it back on.

• Reviewed by: tomjen99

  Strengths: Lightweight, easy to carry

  Weaknesses: Flash is not enough for interior shots

  Overall: Lens cap is awful, menu is totally out there for the techno types to understand. Olympus support is lacking. exteranal flash and other addons are not explained in manual printed in 4 languages. All in all it is easy to use, on point and shoot .

• Reviewed by: evl3065

  Strengths: Takes great photos. Easy to use. Battery life is long.

  Weaknesses: The lens cap could drive you crazy. Much bigger than other newer cameras that have come out.

  Overall: I find the lense cap always falling off. I wish it was able to fit into my pocket like newer cameras could. It only takes a maximum of 128MB SmartMedia card. Otherwise the camera can do alot more than other cameras I know about. It takes great photos. I would recomend this camera for a beginner.