Customer Reviews

Olympus Camedia D-370 1.2MP Digital Camera Value Package

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Although some reviewers complain that this camera should have a larger flash memory card, that really goes without saying on nearly ALL cameras. I got a 64MB card, and it works wonderfully. Can't believe the amount of pictures it can take!

Following the advice of other reviewers, I found that the camera can take good pictures or bad ones. It's ALL up to the user to read the manual and understand how to change the settings to match the light conditions. If you just expect to point and click, the color of the photos will probably not be what you want, especially when indoors.

But, once I learned how to get the settings right, they imported with extreme ease into Windows 98, and opening the photos in a paint program was just like accessing a zip drive. The photos were very very clear and crisp, even when zooming in 2x. The camera has four different resolutions, and the top two produce very good results. I didn't try the other two resolutions, but they probably look good too.

This camera beats my expectations so much that we're buying a second one as a gift for my mother-in-law. Try it... you'll be very surprised.

Just LEARN the features, and you'll enjoy this camera for a long time.

If you are going to buy a Olympus Camedia D-370 Digital Camera Value Package, only bonus is the case nothing fancy apart from that but the camera wonderful, i highy recommend you buy a32Mb smart media card with which i took about 137 pics.

(...) It has enough features as a budget camera to be useful, but it could be better.

The included instructions didn't explain that the included software is useless (just connect to USB, install software, and it appears as "Removable drive", so the download manager IS useles). Had to visit the Olympus website to find updated instructions.

Quality of camera is good. The pictures are a wee bit fuzzy overall, but reasonable. The LCD is quite bright and useful as preview tool. The flash is good and quite powerful. Took many pictures and never noticed any red-eye, both indoor and outdoors, day and night.

The USB port connection is fast, virtually HD speed, and be actly like a removable drive (with only a few megs of memory, of course).

One odd feature: it eats battery like CRAZY when connected to the USB port (even with PC off!) If you left it connected, it can eat 4 AA Duracells in just one day even without using it! Disconnect it when you're not using it and the batteries will last a while.

The flash doesn't charge quite as quickly as one would want to. There's a 1-2 second wait for the flash to charge up, and that means you may not be able to catch that picture immediately. The camera also has a tendency to go into "power-save" and takes a second or two to "wake up", making you miss some shots.

The menus aren't as intuitive as one would expect to. Instead of a "mode" dial like on most cameras, there's only the "shutter" button on top, with all other options controlled by the rear panel arrow/trigger buttons. The result is you need to scroll through multiple menu choices to choose things like turn flash on/off, use panoramic view, take QT movie, and so on.

There is no optical zoom in this camera, and the digital zoom (only 2X) is a bit fuzzy. The built-in 2 megs of memory is useless. You REALLY need at LEAST a 16-meg SmartMedia card to go with it (enough to take 45 pics).

The camera needs 4 AA batteries, which can be a bit expensive, but if you don't leave it plugged in all the time, or get the optional AC adapter, the batteries can last a while. Rechargeable batteries also help.

All in all, this is one of the best cameras in this price range, and definitely worth considering.

I bought the camera on the recommendation of my sister, who owns a D-460 and was well pleased with it. I'm 73 and supposedly too old to learn something new but this is one of the easiest cameras I have ever used.I was able to take my first pictures within an hour of unpacking it. I received it in late Nov 01 and I'm still using the same batteries that I got with it. I've taken 45 pictures so far and downloaded them to my computer and printed them. The clarity and color is top of the line.I've e-mailed them to a number of friends and all of them commented on how good the pictures were. For the price this is one of the best cameras I've ever owned. Thanks for the ease of ordering and the service the people at Amazon provide.

You will not regret it, buy it. I guarantee it. The Internet allows a wealth of information, and when I set out to buy a digital camera for web photos, I found the Olympus Camedia D-360L. It had the most features in the cheapest of models. The D-370 extends those features at a much cheaper price! Everything is self contained all in one package, and a self timer ... Most digital cameras in this price range don't even have a self timer. This camera adds the ability of QuickTime movies as well ... At this price it cannot be beat. Olympus makes excellent cameras. My D-360L has taken over 9,000 pictures in the last year and is still going strong. I'm considering buying the D-370 simply for the added features. I also use it in its lowest resolution. If you're taking pictures for the web, your visitors won't be able to tell if the image was taken with an inexpensive camera or a top of the line camera. Even the images printed out on a color printer look great at the lowest resolution, so I can only imagine that they will be even more enhanced at higher resolutions. I definitely recommend the purchase of an Olympus SmartMedia card as well to store many pictures on one outing. In order to get the camera's Panoramic feature, they state that you should use only Olympus SmartMedia cards. If you've never used a digital camera before, this is a great way to test the waters with an inexpensive digital camera that has all the best features. Again, you will not regret this purchase.

Bought myself this for Xmas. It's the second digital camera I have owned and for the money is extremely good value.
The battery 'mileage' is miles better that my previous camera (an Apple Quicktake 150) and the range of features seem well-designed, easily accessible and not too complex for the digital neophyte.
For a camera producing a 1.3meg picture size, the images are very nice - the colour seems good and the focus is acceptable. The shots improve no end when I import them into Photoshop and adjust the hue/saturation etc. Some of my nicest images appear when I convert them to a duotone with a sepia bias. Close up work is also easy and powerful with the macro setting.
A few criticisms - large areas in low light seem to suffer from the pixelated look that characterizes cheaper digital cameras, and the movie feature is something of a waste of time as the image is so grainy.
These however, are small gripes when it comes to the pleasure I have had from my great little camera.

Office max advertised that a free 16 MB memory card will come with this camera, but it did not. The camera itself takes only 3 good quality pictures. The camera is small and compact and give a good solid feeling with a nice japanses-shutting door design, however it take 4 batteries at a time (it gets to be annoying if you shoot lots of picture, lots of camera take 2 batteries these days) and the berttery compartment is very hard to open or close. I was very disappointed that is camera does not have a video out put because the TV is much more handy than a computer when I travel.

Now, the things I admire about this camera. The view finder is big and bright. Good preview screen & bright color. Picture quality is supreme compared to the camera with the same price like Kodak, because it has the ISO equivalent of 100-400. I can shoot something far away indoor without difficluties. This qualification is hard to come by for a cheap digital camera (they have ISO 100-200 only). It is nice to not have to depend on the flash anymore. The shot is very quick, and the macro mode is far better than the film camera. Although the human skin tone is kind of radish pink, but It can be adjusted. I can adjust the digital zoom up to 2X not 4X as advertised. The menu is extreamely easy, I did not read manual but can operate the camera without any difficulties. And it does not need a sofware to download, just plug in the USB and the pictures were just pop up in the "my document" folder on the desktop.

I think it would have been very nice if the memory card is really included as advertised. I returned it anyway because I want to see my pictures on TV, but Olympus is the camera if you shoot indoor a lot (if you do not want to pay more for a Sony or a Canon). If you are not annoyed by a pop up flash or a difficult case closing, buy a D-510, I got one.

This is the first digital camera that I bought and for the price the picture quality is good at SHQ setting for 1.3 megapixels. Got it just in time for my new baby, and I will be burning a CD of her first photos soon. Even at lower quality settings, which I use for photos I send over the net, and for applications where I do not need that much detail, I still get good results. Only problem I had, which does not reflect on quality of this product, is that I had to buy a 32 MB memory card to store pictures. Hey, you have to buy film when you buy a camera anyway. I only go as large as 4X6 prints, so with a good printer and photo software (not the included Camedia!), you get very good photos to give away. Battery life is excellent but get some rechargeable Nickel Meta Hydrides. While I will be moving up to a higher resolution camera soon, I will keep this camera for a back-up, to lend, or my wife's use.

Photos are better than expected, very easy to use, easy to learn to use. You can start using it right out of the box, take great pictures. Recommend getting memory - you're limited to a few shots with the internal memory. 128 Meg Card gives you more than enough to get you started!! That's what I got. USB setup is easy - especially if you have XP. Simple and easy to get your photos on your computer.

I bought the camera for a trip to Ireland, and I was not disappointed. Battery life held up from Las Vegas to the Emerald Isle and back again to the West Coast, without ever having to replace the batteries. Impressive.

I also found that having a digital camera was so much easier than toting around a 35mm. Not only can you see the pictures that you just took, you never have to pay for film. And while it's not quite a joy -- I can think of better things to do -- it's easy to hook the camera up to the computer. Buying the Viking 32 MB card also offered me more picture opportunities than I could even take. Or my friends could take, when they stole my camera and took numerous pictures of their feet.

Furthermore, as others have commented, the viewscreen is magnificent. It gives really clear pictures, even in bad lighting conditions, and is extremely simple to connect and demonstratively easy to use.

For the price, you can't go wrong buying this Olympus. Make sure you hook yourself up with rechargable batteries and a Viking memory card as well.