Olympus C-2040 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA

Olympus Camedia C-2040 Zoom

C-2040 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA Review, by Carla Thornton October 25, 2001

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• Reviewed by: Bollenator

  Strengths: Great picture quality; lots of options for different picture qualities, exposures, etc.; adjustable flash (factory setting was kinda bright); AA batteries are lasting forever; good value

  Weaknesses: almost too many picture options; menu system is a little more complicated than it needed to be; included lithium batteries didn't last long and cost a ton to replace

  Overall: I was not exactly sure of what to look for when I decided to buy a digital camera. After doing a little bit of straight spec comparison, the Camedia 2040-Z seemed a great choice for the money, though I knew I'd want a larger memory card than the included 8 MB SmartMedia card. I had originally ordered it to go along with me on my family vacation; it arrived just in time so I was able to test it's abilities right away. I came back from San Francisco with nearly 80 high-quality (1024x768) pictures that will let me remember that vacation for a long time to come. Another reason that I chose this camera instead of a higher-resolution model was because I knew I'd be doing less printing and more electronic proliferation of my pictures so it works well that I can take so many great looking pictures in a usable resolution for web-work and emailing. It's a great camera and I have little doubt that I will stick with Olympus in the future.

• Reviewed by: *glacier*

  Strengths: excellent lens quality. f/1.8 aperture for low light. accurate flash for indoor shots. good color balance.

  Weaknesses: menu system not so convinient, especially for manual mode.

  Overall: Overall, a fantastic digicam for the money. It features a f/1.8 large aperture high quality aspheric 3X zoom lens which produces sharp pictures with good color balance both indoor and outdoor. Exposure with built-in flash is very accurate. Lightweight. Good for upto 8x10 size. My only complaint goes with the menu system which takes sometime to get used to, if you are more than a point-and-shooter and want to use manual mode to take more control.

• Reviewed by: corrigan

  Strengths: Great photo quality for up to 8 x 10 photos. Easy to operate, but the menu system takes a little getting used to. Overall, a great camera for under $ 350. I'm very pleased with this camera.

  Weaknesses: Lens cover is cheesy, and has a tendency to fall off. Auto focus is a little slow. Had to buy NiMH batteries for it.

  Overall: A great entry level camera, but with some fairly "professional" features. A good, bright, fast lens. Easy to use in "auto" mode. The included photo editing software is adequate.

• Reviewed by: 796985

  Strengths: Good in low light. Great Value!

  Weaknesses: Battery drainer. No audio on movies. Only 8mb smart media card.

  Overall: I found if you buy rechargable batteries and 128mb smart media card, this is the best valued camera I have found! Great quality pictures at a low price. Read the reviews at cnet.com and zdnet.com and you'll see.

• Reviewed by: tinnman

  Strengths: Very versatile -- you can use the program-auto-everything mode for good snapshots, or take over with manual control of apertures, shutter speed, etc. Also the ability to hook up an external flash.

  Weaknesses: lens is basic point-and-shoot quality -- not bad, not great. Autofocus is kinda slow; not the best choice for action photos.

  Overall: For the price, a very competitive camera. I've gotten some excellent 8x10 and 8x12 enlargements (done through an online photo provider) that were pretty much identical in look to 35mm photos -- along with a few that looked pretty poor when blown up. Overall, I'm well pleased with it, although I'm looking to move up to a 3000-series Olympus real soon.