Olympus Infinity Zoom 80 QD Date 35mm Camera

by Olympus

Product Details

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• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000063CWQ
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,363 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
  • #81 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Film Cameras > Point & Shoot Film Cameras
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 25, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This sleek, compact camera is a perfect blend of powerful features and simple functions. The Infinity Zoom 80 QD comes with the same high-quality lens that is used in all Olympus cameras. The high-accuracy 464-step autofocus will help you capture sharp, crisp pictures in any situation and all types of light. Six flash modes with red-eye reduction come standard, along with a 2.1x zoom lens. The real-image zoom viewfinder displays an autofocus mark, close-up correction mark, and autofocus indicator

Along with its metallic silver case and its compact design and shape, features such as auto film loading and a 12-second electronic self-timer are included. There is even a sliding cover for the lens to protect and to contribute to the overall style of the camera. A quartz-dating feature lets you imprint photos with one of four date formats, including time of day, or none at all.

Manufacturer Product Description

High-quality optics and a powerful 38 - 80mm aspherical zoom lens. Fully-automatic operation including an accurate 464-step autofocus system. A built-in flash system with six easy-to-use flash modes including Red-Eye Reduction and Night Scene. These are the features you need to provide memorable photos of the kids, the sights, or simply the moment. And they're all right here in the Infinity Zoom 80 QD - an affordable camera that makes it easy to capture beautiful pictures.

An Olympus 2x zoom lens puts fuller, more detailed pictures right at your fingertips. And two aspherical lens elements ensure distortion-free imaging. A new active-type autofocus system with more than 450 steps ensures crisp detail and beautiful photos.

Built-in multi-mode flash system with six flash modes including Auto Flash, Red-Eye Reduction, Red-Eye Reduction Night, Flash Off, Fill-In Flash, and Night Scene. Imprint your photos with one of four date formats including time of day, or choose no data at all.

Along with other features such as auto film loading and rewinding and an electronic self-timer, the Infinity Zoom 80 QD also sports a great new design. The camera is colored in a rich metallic silver and its compact shape and light weight lets it fit comfortably in the user's hands. There's even a neat sliding lens barrier that helps protect the camera's lens, contributing even more style to the camera's impressive design.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

68 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great basic camera, April 21, 2004

By 

Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus Infinity Zoom 80 QD Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

Even though digital cameras are all the rage these days -- and I myself have three of them! -- sometimes you do want to use a film camera, especially when you can't carry an AC adapter with you, or don't want to shell out lots of money for extra batteries, to power your digital camera. Also, ISO/ASA 100 film or slower still gives you the best clarity outside of the negative and professional realms.

This Olympus camera is a great basic film camera -- and it's a terrific value at less than sixty bux. It has the following features that I consider essential on every camera:

-- auto focus. Some very low-end cameras (but this is not a low-end camera!) only have "focus free", which means there's no focus in the lens. Olympus' auto-focus and auto-exposure systems work very well.

-- zoom. Of course, this being a film camera means the zoom is optical. It's only 2x, but if you want more zoom you'll have to pay for it. (The Pentax IQ 145M does provide 4x zoom for under 100 bux, but that camera is also bigger in size.)

-- date imprint. I'm one of those anal types who must document every picture I take. Being able to print the date, while irksome to some people, is a must for me. With a digital camera the photo file has a digital stamp which Windows XP can read (date, time, camera used, size, resolution, image quality, etc.). With a film camera, "quartz date" comes closest to having some extra info on the picture.

-- lens cover. Some cameras don't even come with this!

This camera is also pretty compact and feels right in my hands. The buttons are laid out just right. I find the lens a bit slow in moving in and out but not detrimental to picture-taking in most situations. (I don't shoot sports.) Red-eye reduction works ok but I rarely use it. Flash range is good, but you have to remember that a built-in flash can never do a good job at doing soft lighting.

Picture quality is good with this camera. Assuming you use brandname film like Kodak and Fuji, you'll get pleasing pictures. (If you use a generic brand you got for free at the street corner from a guy in a funny hat, you may be disappointed in the prints... with any camera.) This is really a basic consumer camera, so don't expect lots of fine controls as you can with SLR's.

Some reviewers complain about reliability problems, but from my experience Olympus cameras are some of the most reliable on the market. I haven't had mine long enough to know for sure, but the body seems sturdy and should last a long time.

63 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So simple to use...., May 24, 2002

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Junji "airhootie" (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus Infinity Zoom 80 QD Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

Quite a gem, Olympus has continued on with its tradition of providing great cameras matched with style and simplicity. I have taken this camera with me in both hot and cold weather, bright and dark conditions, dry and humid areas. It just works wonderfully. The only glitch is that the date printing somehow doesn't quite stand out at times. It also has taken its toll on getting wet, dropping it from 10 ft (slid from my hands while coming down the stairs), and eating dust but still worked great.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressed, March 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Olympus Infinity Zoom 80 QD Date 35mm Camera (Electronics)

I originally purchased this camera because I liked the small size, although I wasn't sure it was going to have enough zoom for me. I took it on vacation with me and I'm very happy with the pictures. I have since purchased a camera similar in size with more zoom (nikon lite touch 120) and it doesn't compare to the olympus. The pictures are noticibly off center and it often delays or won't take simple candid photos. Needless to say, I will be replacing the Nikon with an Olympus Stylus Epic 80.