Sharp VE-CG30U 3.3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom

by Sharp

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 7 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006FXIL
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,640 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 6, 2002

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Sharp's CG30U is equipped with a 3.3-megapixel sensor that captures sharp, brilliant images with a resolution of up to 2,160 by 1,440 pixels. You can change the setting to lower resolutions to save memory space on the included 16 MB SD memory card. The lens has a 3x optical and 3x digital zoom to enhance versatility and give you the necessary range of shooting options.

Easily navigate through menus and preview your shots with the large 1.5-inch CGS high-resolution LCD screen. CG silicon (CGS) is a high-quality enhancement of traditional LCDs that consumes less power with more functionality, versatility, and durability. Frame guides can be superimposed on the display to help you compose the perfect shot.

You can set the camera to different shooting modes such as auto, aperture priority, shutter priority, and manual for ease of use and more creative control of your shots. There are also controls for white balance, digital effects, and a 10-second self-timer. Connect the USB port and just press the one-touch image-transfer button to upload all of your pictures to your PC, or use the video-out jack to view pictures on a TV. Also included are a wrist strap, AC adapter, four AA batteries, and lens cap.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Camera, January 3, 2003

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Rob (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp VE-CG30U 3.3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I purchased this camera over the holidays after extensive research on 3 megapixel cameras. I was hesitant to buy it because of it's 'newness' and lack of reviews, but I purchased it from a place I could easily return it if I was not impressed. I must say, this camera totally blew away all of my expectations! I have had a number of digital cameras over the past few years, but this one is by far the best. I put it up against a friend's Olympus D-550, which got Great reviews in all the PC magazines, and the Sharp far surpassed it (so much so, my friend is contemplating selling his camera and getting this one). It takes great inside and outside pictures, with or without a flash, and where I have had problems in the past taking pictures of people, this one does an unbelievable job. I would HIGHLY recommend this camera to anyone. It even has a TON of features for the 'high end' serious photographer...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Macintosh Compatibility, March 3, 2003

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Harvey Chao (Santa Clara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp VE-CG30U 3.3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

Evaluation of the camera continues. Big point here is that although camera documentation does not indicate Macintosh compatibility, and indeed the provided CD is PC platform only, in OS 10.2 if you simply connect the camera to a Mac USB port and push the green "connect" button on the camera, an icon appears on the Mac desktop that allows access to/download of the images stored on the SD card in the camera. Initial impression of features, performance, and ease of use are very high. Got the camera on sale for $$$ - a real value for the price.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am so delighted..., March 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sharp VE-CG30U 3.3MP Digital Camera w/ 3x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

...with this purchase. Even I was skeptical at first to buy this one bcoz of lack of reviews and few stores & web-sites selling them.

After doing a lot of research online, I had gone to Fry's to buy the Fuji's 3800 (PC World second best). And saw this Sharp one there. Played with it and I liked it. More bcoz of the price.

Since I have had a very good experience with Sharp electronics in the past, hence decided to trust this one..

Over the weekend at a friend's b'day party, compared it with a higher pricedSony 4MP cybershot and a 2MP Nikon and this one was just amazing. My friends were all "Ah" & "Wow" !!

- Far better, brighter and sharper LCD display (CG Silicon developed by Sharp which has 134000 pixels, double the conventional 66000 pixel LCDs on most cameras)

- Pictures were so sharp and bright. Even under their poorly lit room. The best pic quality amongst all the 3 cameras.

-Other features worth noting found only in high end cameras:
- Video Out PAL/NTSC
- Black & White Mode
- Manual Aperture and shutter speed controls
- Canon lens
- AC adapter bundled with the package. Most camera's you have to buy it separately.

- Very easy operation and upload to PC. Like a thumb drive, you will see that the camera takes an available drive (say e:\ or f:\) on your computer. You can then drag and drop files like you do it on your PC from drive C:\ to A:\ etc.

Fianlly I would really recommend this camera to every new user and one who is upgrading from 1 or 2MP.

Infact I would rather advice to go for VE-CG40U 4MegaPixel with audio recording and built in speaker and microphone. It was only 60 more at Frys that day. Now it is selling for over 288 at Frys' outpost.com and for 299 you get a Sakar AC/DC charger with 4 NiMH batteries along.

One thing I cannot comment for sure is the battery life. Maybe in my next review. And only thing I would have desired more from this camera is a Silver body !

Happy clicking !