Olympus Stylus Epic Camera, Black (USA)

by Olympus

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• ASIN: B00009R9AM
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,041 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Precision-crafted and styled for success, the Infinity Stylus Epic has an ultra-compact, all-weather body, and a simple high-resolution 35mm f2.8 lens. Fully automatic operation, intelligent variable-power flash, and advanced technology have made our Stylus cameras famous worldwide.

Autofocus system measures camera-to-subject distance in three locations, so focusing is easy even with off-center subjects.
Bright 0.45X real-image viewfinder makes framing your shots a snap.
Shoot from as close as 14" with autofocus.
Self-timer (with optional remote control) lets you activate the shutter from distances of up to 16'.
Variable-power flash (with auto color-balancing for natural color & correct exposure) fires automatically when your subject is backlit or under artificial light for more natural color tones.
Redeye reduction flash, Nigthttime flash, Fill-in flash & Flash-off modes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

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

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Burple (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus Stylus Epic Camera, Black (USA) (Electronics)

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Buy, December 9, 2011

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Seminole1967 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Olympus Stylus Epic Camera, Black (USA) (Electronics)

This is an excellent camera and you can't beat the price.Item arrived on time and I have used it numerous time.Would purchase from this buyer again.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great camera, January 22, 2011

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Terry Crock (Massillon, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus Stylus Epic Camera, Black (USA) (Electronics)

This is a great camera. I have had one for years (well, HAD one). I dropped it, banged it, rolled it. It still works. It is small and fits easily in a pocket. Mine was silver/gold colored, however.

But best of all, the lens is great. It takes wonderful, clear pictures.

However, it really is too good of a camera. After having it for about ten years, I sat it on a table in a restaurant, walked away for a minute, and came back only to find someone stole it. So I guess thieves like the camera also.

But really, I have never had a better "pocket" camera. This particular camera with this lens is the best compact camera I have ever owned.