Olympus D-390 2 MP Digital Camera
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List Price: $179.99
Features
• 2.0-megapixel sensor creates 1,600 x 1,200 images for sharp prints at sizes up to 8 x 10 inches
• 2.5x digital zoom
• Large 1.8-inch LCD; up to 60 seconds of video
• 16 MB XD memory card included
• Powered by 2 AA batteries (alkalines included); connects to PCs and Macs via USB 1.1 |
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Olympus D-390 2 MP Digital Camera description
Olympus D-Series cameras are renowned for combining easy-to-use features with high-quality optics for great-looking results, and the Camedia D-390 lives up to that tradition. Featuring a compact body and 2-megapixel resolution, the D-390 is the most affordable digital camera from Olympus, making an ideal choice for beginners in digital photography. The D-390 has a durable plastic body with a sliding clamshell lens barrier. Its small size is due, in part, to the use of the miniature XD memory card--the D-390 is 15% smaller than its predecessor the D-380--making it easy to slip into your pocket. The 2-megapixel resolution will produce images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels for print enlargements up to 8 x 10 inches. The D-390 features a high-quality, all-glass Olympus lens that's specially designed for digital cameras. It also offers a 2.5x digital zoom to help you get in closer to your subjects. The included 16 MB XD memory card will store approximately 32 images captured at 1600 x 1200 pixels in HQ mode. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB connectivity, which means it can be connected to any USB-based Windows Me/2000/XP and Mac OS 8.6 or later computer without installing any software. Other features include: - 1.8-inch color TFT (transreflective) LCD screen for reviewing and editing images.
- Built-in flash with auto, red-eye reduction, fill in, and slow synch modes.
- Four scene program modes including Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene, and Self-Portrait.
- Movie mode (with no sound) for video at 320 x 240 (up to 15 seconds) or 160 x 120 (up to 60 seconds)
The camera is powered by two AA batteries (included); rechargeable AA-size NiMH batteries are. It measures 4.2 x 2.3 x 1.6 inches and weighs 5.8 ounces. This package includes the Camedia D-390 digital camera, 16 MB XD memory card, batteries, USB and A/V cables, wrist strap, and CD-ROM with Camedia Master imaging software and USB drivers for Windows and Mac. |
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Olympus D-390 2 MP Digital Camera Customer Reviews
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If you are a beginner (as in a teenager who has only used a cell phone camera before) this could be for you. It is straightforward enough: slide open the cover and it turns on. Aim, zoom if needed, and shoot. But it can't be quite that simple. No, half the time it "spazzes" out mid-click, leaving you in the dark (literally: the screen goes black for around seven seconds before getting back on track). And I hope you don't want it to take one shot right after another: it takes three to five seconds to write the picture to the memory card.
If you are headed anywhere that you intend to take a large quantity of pictures be sure and take an eight-pack of double-A's. This camera eats batteries for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
If you use the movie option you will need even more. But there's a bit of a disadvantage to movie mode: there's no sound.
The camera does have a nice wide angle when zoomed out, but it doesn't zoom in very far. It does have a macro option, but it takes a dig through the menu to switch it on and off. Same goes for changing the size of the image. I dug through the menu and figured out how to change the dimensions. Once I bumped it up I had a fairly decent quality picture, as long as I had good light. Once it got to where a flash was necessary, the image became noisy. I have had this camera for almost three years and it finally died ("finally" meaning that it went through a year of spazzing, accelerated battery-eating, and increasingly slow response).
Essentials:
Pros: cheap; decent enough picture when you set the image size to a larger setting; simple, easy to use at any age or experience level; lasted a long time; simple upload from camera to computer.
Cons: noisy in low light; slow response; slow to write information to memory; camera mechanics noisy when taking the picture; stunted zoom; difficult to change modes (normal, macro, movie); often uncooperative (spastic).
So, final verdict:
If you haven't used a camera before, great! Go with it.
If you have used a camera before, don't.
If you're looking for a camera to give a child (tween and under) this is cheap, simple to use, etc., sure. Go with it. |
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