Customer Reviews

Olympus Accura Zoom XB700 QD Date 35mm Camera

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

The thing I like best about the Olympus Trip XB700 QD is that it won't break your bank..Great for everyday pictures, I like the Quartz date feature, and the large viewfinder..it's simple to use..for those of us who aren't camera experts..My primary use for this camera is snapshots of my kids and I am pleased with the results. We will be going on vacation soon and I'm anxious to see how well the camera does with other subjects..As far as I'm concerned, Great camera, Great price

It's a bulky and noisy camera. Pictures comes out ok- nothing spectacular. I used to think it was me being the bad photographer or I chose the wrong type of film, but after reading the other reviews- it's the camera.

I recently bought this camera from Amazon and I've had nothing but disapointment. It's relatively easy to use, until you get your pictures back, the colors are all wrong, nothing is in focus, a lot of my pictures have come back blury. I've taken family trips and taken many photos of which never develop correctly, you can't take those kind of things back, so I'm left with nothing. It could be the film, it could be the processing but I've never had any trouble with those two factors until I've used this camera. I would not reccommend buying this camera and if anyone has any suggestions as to what type of camera I should try, I would greatly appreciate it!

.... It does take okay photos, but the flash mechanism functions very strangely. Even when fully charged, it sometimes does not go off - even when it should. This meant I had to take two of the same shot in order to guarantee I got it. It seems like if you don't press the button down hard enough, it takes the photo w/o the flash. The flash takes a few seconds to recharge, so you can't take a lot of photos close together. It also takes double A batteries, not a photo battery, and does not have an auto-rewind feature. The lens closing is also strange. In order to turn the camera off, you push the plastic lens cover against the side of the lens, which triggers the lens to retract fully. It seems to me that this is a very "breakable" way for it to work. I ended up returning this and buying a Canon Sure Shot.

This camera is really a mixed bag. I hate absolutely everything about it: too noisy, zoom too slow, unimpressive viewfinder, etc. But even as bad as this camera is, I took some really amazing pictures with it. You know the saying: It is a poor workman who blames his tools...

I'm not saying that those who got bad pictures with it don't know how to take photos but I have to admit that out of the several hundreds of photos I took with it, only a few were really bad, and it's mostly because the setting was too dark (I mostly take outdoor photography and sunsets).

I'm definitely looking for a new camera because this one is just too clunky, noisy, slow and [...] ugly. But it has served me well for a couple of years now and I'm happy with my photos, so in the end, that's what counts.

3 stars.

I enjoy taking lots of pictures, but I have had nothing but frustration after buying this camera. I kept thinking the batteries were dead, and the camera would freeze up and not perform any longer. I cannot tell you how many missed birthday, anniversary, and Christmas pictures since this camera came into my life. What a dog!

This camera is loud and slow. The zoom is slow and jerky. Flash recycle is slow. Bulky
To utilize flash off and landscape mode, you have to use your left hand to hold the button in place while taking the actual picture.
No LCD, no other flash options, red-eye is always on, delay between hitting shutter button and snapping of the picture.
The lens cover, which slides over to the right when camera is on, is in just a spot that if you hold the cam a certain way, your fingers can scoot it over, thereby shutting the cam off in the middle of trying to take a picture.
The tele and wideangle buttons arent easy to feel...you have to look at the camera to be sure you arent hitting the shutter button.
Film rewind is auto, but only after you push the button to set it rewinding. It doesnt automatically pre-wind film to picture 1.
I have a Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 60 (for the past 7 yrs, its kinda outta commission right now, but after having this Olympus, thinking Im going to spend the money to get the Minolta fixed).....WAAAAAAAAAAY better camera. Offers more options, the camera does all the work for you by the touch of buttons. Flash is quick to recharge, zoom is fast, fluid, and quiet....what novel ideas!

This was my first camera (actually, I had an underwater camera and it ruined my film,the shutter release didn't work and hardly any of the pictures came out) and I personally have no problem with it. I just have to push the zoom button way to many times to get maxium-zoomage (and, believe me, maxium-zoomage is not that long), and the shutter release is way too close to the zoom buttons (I'm having night mares of trying to zoom, but then hitting the shutter release and wasting a picture). My pictures don't come out to dark or too light, like most of the other reviewers said. Hmmmm, oh, yea, it makes too much noise when you open the lense and push the shutter release (kind of annoying if I'm trying to take a candid photo). Overall, the miner flaws are not really that bad, and I reccomend this camera for any photographer. PEACE OUT!

This camera is a pain in the butt to use. Like the other reviewers, I also have problems with the lens. With brand new batteries the thing will behave strangely to the point of wanting to throw it away. Then right when I am ready to do just that, it will work again. There is a sliding cover over the lens to protect it, which is great, except when you go to close it again because you have to push it into the lens barrel. Overall this camera feels very cheaply constructed. The image quality is average for a point and shoot, ranging from decent color and sharpness in perfect lighting, to washed out and blurring in every other situation. I recommend looking elsewhere. Even the Nikon FM10 which is an SLR with interchangable Nikkor lenses can be found used for $150.

I have taken four or five rolls of photos and the colors are bad. They are mostly too bright or fogged out. The pics come out a little better with the zoom, zoomed. I sadly gave it to my mom, istead of blowing it up. We bought a Sigma Sa-9 and feel much better on quality.