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olympus camedia c-770

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Overall

That 's a good image with a terrific depth of field . The C-770 is great camera . Would n't mind seeing the color version if you have it . John

... feeling a little confused about which way to go ! I currently have an Olympus C770 UZ which I 've been really happy with , but miss having wide angle... SP-570 vs FZ18

...0 gives me nice pictures but battery life is horrible , AF unreliable on tele end and in low light . That being said our christmas present this year f... Olympus C770UZ vsSP-510UZ

...slow , taking action sports is doable but requires a lot of skill and practice , you need to know the camera much better than you will manage to know ... Re : What should i buy t ? the sony DSCH7 or olympus SP-560 UZ

...70 which I love . it has taken some wonderful photos , however I really miss having wide angle so have just upgraded to the SP-570 . I 'm still gettin... SP-570 UZ - which batteries are best ?


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Low Light

...sed on my past experience with non image stabilising point and shoot compact digital camera , the Olympus C770 , night shots always turns out very bad... Re : Suggestions for prosumer grade digital camera

...from shooting with a little olympus c770 point and shoot always sharp- day or night always sharp flash or no flash . Now I have an S2 with nikon 28-20... s2 questions


.... I started out here a couple of years ago with the C770 , which I still love as great little travel camera . But I got the E500 with a 14-54 lens ( w... Re : Hi Eric


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Viewfinder

... EVF is superior to that of the C-770 and C-765 - sharper , without the annoying internal reflection of the data inside , and with a rubberised eyepie... Re : Is the SP-560 a significant upgrade from C-765 ? ?


... it needs to be big ! ) . I bought a nice lowepro bag at best buy for about $ 20 . It has several nice pockets to store all the accessories and cords ... Olympus C-770 Is Excelent

...has just got 2 represent ) , it shoots faster than 2 fps , and you can do that for all 200 photos if you want .   I think that alone is worth the pric... The FZ20 takes on Manhattan

...incl . shipping which is a nice price in Germany . You can get several nice camaras cheaper than 500.00 EUR but the ISO , the noise , the speed - that... Olympus C770UZ vsSP-510UZ

...rall after only a few days of use I 'm not sure it 's worth the near $ 600 price tag considering some pretty basic flaws . Oct 2004 : Additional notes... Good choice !

...ld anyone recommend the C-770 at all ? Right now the best price I can find for a FZ20 here in Canada is about $ 700US , almost double the C-770 's pri... I almost became a FZ family member ! !


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Resolution

... 4 hours of fine quality stabilized video! ! ! And with a tiny digital camera that fits in you smallest pocket and also gets excellent 8MPixels photos... MPEG4 and Image Stabilization

...outings . My current 3.2 MP camera takes excellent photo 's but the zoom is extremely lacking to me at 3x optical . I have to use my Pentax SLR for zo... For those of us who have not purchased any camera yet .. .

...ed me from my film SLR . In TIFF or SHQ resolution at 10X one can image a small bird at 8 to 10m with sufficient resolution to see a high level of det... Olympus C-770 Is Excelent


...ne said bad battery may cause strange problems but I am not sure . In fact , I can use PTC Camera Controller to control my camera from my PC without a... Olympus C770 problem

...rned off between uses . Personally , I am happy with one original Olympus battery plus two good replacements . There is no reason for spending the rid... C-770 battery life time ?

...great with it 's special Li-Ion rechargeables , but my Oly C770 for example eats one of these expensive Li-Ion thingies every 2 hours , so I carry 4 o... Pentax , Casio or Kodak ?

...ies , either one-use or rechargeable ...while a proprietary battery is OK , if it can also use standard "hardware store " batteries it can be consider... Camera purchase by battery

...esults to date . The battery has been good and   average 150 - 200 photos per charge depending if I use video or not . http ://www.imagestation.com/al... c770 Sample pic


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Sensor Type

... sensor records very good quality MPEG4 video , and the amazing thing with MPEG4 is that an xD high speed card of 1GB can record up to 1 hour video! !... MPEG4 and Image Stabilization


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Optical Zoom

...love high zoom cameras with IS , so that you can switch between wide angle and zoom in a seconds notice . I have two pictures from last year 's show a... Re : Ultrazoom comparison pics FZ20 , FZ10 , Z3 , C770 .... .

...l but it 's better than any other P&S I know . The zoom is a genuine manual - just like a real camera . It ( believe it or not ) has a pc terminal as ... Little choice

... zoom range is great , BUT if the camera ca n't get focus at the tele end it 's not usable ... and my Oly C770 eats rechargeables like a friend of min... so confused !should i move to a D-SLR or stay with the poin

No IS , but anti-blur mode . Zoom range is just great for me . From Wide to tele . ... C770 S9000

...do hang on to the C770 . For everyday photos on Auto I found it to be a great camera with good zoom . For night or low light photos use a tripod and t... Full Zoom of the Moon , Olympus SP-550 UZ


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Digital Zoom

...acro and super-macro are great for photographing flowers . The 10X zoom and 4X super or digital zoom are great for wildlife and landscape . ... Olympu... Good choice !

... . You have 12 x zoom and even the digital zoom AFTER 12x is not bad . If you can , wait a few months just in case there is a firmware ( software upda... OLY C770 v CAN S1 v FZ20 v KM Z3


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Image Stabilization

... image stabilization sounds great too for zooming out !   I have since seen other cameras mentioned that may come close to fitting the bill in additio... Olympus C 5060 vs. C-770 vs. Panasonic lumix DMC-FZ-10 ? ? ? ? ?


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Auto Focus

...t it 's probably something you can live without anyway . The auto-focus seemed pretty good , a hell of a lot better than my Oly . The manual focus is ... Little choice

...s ) but has failed me several times on no-flash indoor shots . 10X zoom is great but auto-focus has difficulties on full zoom ( blurring easily ) . Zo... Good choice !

...=4 Good autofocus , does n't make a sound . The autofocus is quick on widewith ( ? ) pictures , however , on middle and full tele the autofocus is som... Holland FZ20 review translated .

...ick on widewith ( ? ) pictures , however , on middle and full tele the autofocus is somewhat slow . This means that the FZ20 is n't as great as could ... Holland FZ20 review translated .


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Focus Range

...n the camera . The macro and super-macro are great for photographing flowers . The 10X zoom and 4X super or digital zoom are great for wildlife and la... Good choice !

...A super macro mode allows you to take pictures as close as a couple of centimetres and a 10x optical zoom makes sure that your target is never too far... Good choice !

...u have hung on to the C-770 . The C-7xx series cameras ( though a bit slow on performance ) have superior optics and the macro mode is awesome ! :- ) ... Re : C-770 Butterfly pics

Also . The FZ10 has better macro ( at least it has a focus of 5cm verses the 7cm of the C770 ) . A larger LCD . Re : Question for you FZ10ers


...sor size ?…or the lens ?…or a combination of these ?…or/and other obvious factors ?   I figure added aperture capacity is always a good thing . b . No... Help selecting between Olympus models


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Built-In Flash

...from shooting with a little olympus c770 point and shoot always sharp- day or night always sharp flash or no flash . Now I have an S2 with nikon 28-20... s2 questions

..., strong flash , and be able to take action shots ( fast response time ? ? ) .  I realize from the research I have done so far that this camera may no... Olympus C 5060 vs. C-770 vs. Panasonic lumix DMC-FZ-10 ? ? ? ? ?

...ly exposed for the short flash burst duration in most indoor lighting conditions requiring a flash ) . BTW , the internal flash is relatively powerful... K.M. DiMage Z3 or Panasonic DMC-FZ20 or Olympus C770

...tion in the Oly unless you buy an adapter . The flash is poor on the FZ10 .  An inexpensive automatic external flash can improve you pictures with any... Olympus C-770 or Panasonic FZ10

...lky and not necessary for normal family use . The built-in flash on the FZ10 is very weak compared to comparable cameras . I don ?t find the low light... Re : Question for you FZ10ers


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Usability

... not functioning almost the time . Another problem is that the shutter button is not controlled as well . There is no response when it is pressed . ..... Olympus C770 problem

...o carry than the previous lopsided design which spins around easily ( stupid design really ! ) , movie clip ( 640x480 ) at 30fps ( twice faster than 7... goodbye C730... HALLO C770 ! !


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Exposure Program

...he things that really grabs me about the C770 is th fantastic mp4 video mode , which can do 30 minutes of 640x480 video on 512mb , with audio and 12 z... Fuji e550 or Fuji 5100 ?

...00 is very nice as well , and uses AA 's . The video mode is not as nice as the C770 though . You cannot zoom while filming , but you can zoom when yo... Fuji e550 or Fuji 5100 ?

...stinks . Wonderful image quality , great movie mode , solid build , but man that battery . I am still thinking of getting one , regardless of the batt... C770 - the perfect camera ?

...ilt-in flash the 770 flash is much better . The burst mode on the FZ10 is excellent .   You can shoot 5 shots in 1.2 seconds and shoot another burst a... Olympus C-770 or Panasonic FZ10

... as I read in prior reveiws , is battery life . Super easy to use and great pictures . the movie mode is wonderful with the use of an upgraded memory ... Olympus C-770 Is Excelent


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Battery Life

... little feature . Battery life is great and it charges up in 2 hours . I have a 256mb card and using the SHQ & HQ modes I fit over 80 pictures on ther... Good choice !

...0 gives me nice pictures but battery life is horrible , AF unreliable on tele end and in low light . That being said our christmas present this year f... Olympus C770UZ vsSP-510UZ

...ould like a camera which is portable ( small ) , robust , has a good zoom ( so i can take some shots of the critters ) , and has a decent battery life... OLY C770 v CAN S1 v FZ20 v KM Z3


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Image Quality

...els . Like you , I use a C770 and I really like the great image quality in a compact portable body . I have been looking to go for the E400 for the sa... You lucky man !

...ras have identical sensors and lenses and get very good IQ for compacts , partly because the sensor is amongst the biggest in the current crop . They ... Re : What should i buy t ? the sony DSCH7 or olympus SP-560 UZ

The C-7xx cameras had superb optics and good IQ . Keep your 's going for as long as it works . - - ... C-770 Re : my C-770 does not want to retire

I 'm sure you 're going to love the E500 . But do hang on to your C-770 - the image quality from the C-7xx series is exceptional . AH Re : c770 looks at cactae .

...remember to recharge right after shooting ! The picture quality is still good though , so I guess I will keep this sweet litte camera for a while long... Re : C-770 Butterfly pics


...charger and also a new battery . I thought the charger was the problem . The shop have tested with thier C-770 , and it just worked fine with both my ... Help.. ! my C-770 is not working !