Customer Reviews

Olympus C-211 2MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

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The camera ia a lot of Fun. It is very easy to use. The instruction book is extremely clear - this helps make every aspect of the camera come to life in a enjoyable fashion. This aspect is oftem overlooked by many manfactures. It has full USB capability ! The software is easy to use and works on Windows 2000 Professional. The Polaroid printer is the nicest part of all. You can crop and improve your photos of the LCD before you print them. It uses Polaroid 500 Film which is widely available i.e. the same film for the Joy Cam and Captiva models. The color and picture quality is beautiful. The Digital camera is a gem as well! Polaroid's lastest color films are vibrant in color and clear. It is a real hit with my family!

One thing for sure this camera does everything they say it will
and more. The only problem I have with it. Is that is bulky and a little awkward and sometimes the polaroid feature will not eject
a photo. For a buisness camera its nice for a family camera it needs a little work one other draw back if you use the polaroid feature alot make sure you have lots of batteries because it is very hard on them. Rechargable one's are the only way to go. It also will take upto 20seconds of video, the digital pic's are very clear and print out on a good photo printer as good as any film camera. J gillespie

I am not the best picture taker, I have used only the basic cameras in the past. The ones that have a simple telephoto built in, auto-exposure, you get the drift, a simple to use, under 100buck one. I started looking for a digital camera because I am a gadget nut, and this went right along with my interest in computers and always having aleast a showing of the newest inovations. I did some reading, not to much, and listened to others as to what to look for, and the price. Well, when all was said and done, I still had no idea what I wanted or needed or could afford.
One day, just by chance, I saw the Olypus C-211 in a store. I started reading the info on the box, well, knowing what little I did know, it sounded easy enough to use and advanced enough to play with. It looked great on the box, and the outside info was enough to convince me that I had done my homework and this was the camera for options and the price.
Ok, the old saying to good to be true, isnt always true. This is the exception. It does a great job for those of us that want good pictures, better than my film camera. It has alot of the bells and whistle you might be looking for, low-to-high resolution pictures, short mpg movies, zoom, flash and a whole lot more that I still am learning.
The one or two draw backs to this camera, or at least the package I got, was the memory-card wasnt really enough, so I bought an extra 128mb card. I also had to buy a hidride battery charger. These two items cost about another 100 dollars, but well worth the investment.
There are two main drawbacks to me, one being not so bad, the other is what I consider a major one. The first being size and weight. It is about 4x7 in. in size and wieghts alittle over one pound, both acceptable, seing as it is also an instant camera for those who want pictures now. These are small, and the film isnt the best, but sufficient for everyday need. The one major drawback to me, is the cost of the film for the instant camera side of the Camera. But, again, you dont use it all that much, but it is convenient to have.
All and all, this is a great camera for all around digital use, not a real high-end, nor a low-end camera. It does a great job at 2.11 megapixels and all the little built-in tricks.
Well, that about does it for this persons opinion, Thanks for reading this and do your homework.

No way around it, this camera is big - about the size of a digital video camera. But the ability to print the Polaroids is really compelling for fun family events and such. You can print a picture of your kids and their friends right there in the park rather than waiting until you are back at your PC.
The c211 is very full featured, and yet you can pick it up and take good pictures right away. Auto-focus (not fixed). Optical and digital zoom.

I own one of these cameras and have to say it takes wonderful pic's.some time the polaroid will miss and not put out a picture which is aggravating but the camera it self does every thing it says it will. I print pictures from it on a lexmark stand alone printer from the chip and they look great . I wish they would have kept the polaroid and made it not so big and bulky. it also is hard on batteries if you use the polaroid alot . J gillespie

For an instant camera, this one is definitely one of the best. But for a digital camera, it is way too bulky. And more serious problem, it does not have a viewfinder! LCD will be on all the time, which drain betteries quickly.

Instant gratification is what I live for. With this camera not only can I edit and veiw my pictures right away I can print them too. Being able to Print on sight lets me take pictures at party's for my friends. Then I can give them a copy on the spot so they can remember the event. This camera is fun and quality of pictures is very decent.

I bought this camera about month ago...and I use it alot. Its so versatile... I love Polaroid 500 pics anyway...so this was neat because it is a digital cam along with the OPTION of polaroid *quick* prints. Yes it IS larger size...BUT ...I still love it.

On the polaroid part... you can take 4 to 9 pics (which you have taken on the camera) ...and put on ONE polaroid print... it's SOOOOOO cool.

One thing I havent been able to do yet is download... for some crazy reason...my computer isn't picking up the cam... BUT... I still love the camera....I RECOMMEND it... Its a fun camera :-)

ITS AWESOME!! Go for it :-)

I have used many digital cameras--mostly high end products. I have never been able to achieve the color clarity as well as the detail that this camera can produce--even in ambient lighting situations that are not so camera-friendly. I have uploaded pics to my pc as well as taken the smartcard to the camera shop to have them printed out. It was really easy and took only a minute for either function. At the camera shop, I selected the views that I wanted and had them printed to CD since I knew their equipment was color calibrated far better than mine! (you can tell I'm obsessive about color--for an amateur). The quality of the print was so excellent that my photographer husband thought that it was taken with a 35 mm. Ya' gotta' love it. I also used the polaroid print function and found the color to be excellent in that respect as well. The nice big preview screen on the back is great and can also be used for framing shots.
Since I prefer a "sturdy" camera, the relative bulk of this camera doesn't bother me a bit! The super light cameras tend to "fly away" on me, and I'm never sure that what I wanted was what I shot.(Guess I'm getting old!) Very nice camera with excellent optics. I sold my other fancy digital camera to buy this one...Good move on my part!!!

This is a very good camera and it is easy to use and takes great pictures. The problem I have with it is that it won't communicate with my PC. I have installed all the software that came with the camera as instructed but when I try to install the USB Driver it says that it can't be found. I am operating with Windows 98, 30 gigs hard-drive, 128 megs RAM at 800Mhz. Has any one else had similar problems?