Olympus Stylus Epic Black Camera with 35mm lens (requires #123 lithium battery)

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• ASIN: B00009R9AM
• Item model number: Epic
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,337 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Product Description
Precision-crafted and styled for success, the Infinity Stylus Epic has an ultra-compact, all-weather body, and a high-resolution 35mm f2.8 lens. Fully automatic operation, intelligent variable-power flash, and lots more of the advanced technology features that have made Stylus cameras famous worldwide.Autofocus system measures camera-to-subject distance in three locations, so focusing is easy even when your subject isn't in the center of the frame. Bright, 0.45X real-image viewfinder makes framing your shots a snap. Shoot from as close as 14 inches with autofocus ease. Self-timer with optional remote control lets you activate the shutter from up to 16 feet away. Variable power flash with exclusive auto color-balancing for natural color and correct exposure.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little camera with two important flaws, June 19, 2008

By	Burple (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

The Olympus Stylus Epic is nearly a perfect point and shoot camera. It has a very sharp, wide-aperture (f2.8) lens, it has a spot meter, it is tiny, it is quiet. With fast film, a handheld light meter (more on this below) and that great lens (which is quite sharp wide open), the camera can be used indoors without a flash with great results.

Here are the two key drawbacks.

1. The camera needs a warning light to let the user know when the shutter speed goes below 1/30. The camera's shutter can open for as long as 4 seconds, which is great -- but the user needs to know if he or she can get away with available light handheld. Without a camera shake warning, you really need a handheld light meter to make sure you're OK before you turn off that flash indoors.

2. The camera's minimum aperture is only f/11. Given the camera's fastest shutter speed of 1/1000, this means that ISO 800 film cannot be used in full sun. You would need one more stop (f/16). Why is this a problem? This creates a dilemma: for indoors you want to use ISO 800 film to take maximum advantage of the fast lens, but if you do that, you now can't take the camera outside on a sunny day. If you put ISO 400 in the camera, you give up a precious stop indoors.

In sum, if the lens aperture went to f/16, and if the camera had a blinking light to warn you when the shutter speed was longer than 1/30, it would be a perfect, go-anywhere camera. You could put ISO 800 film in it and take it with you everywhere you went.