Olympus C-2

Opinion: i have both canon s20 and olympicc-2
i think the quality of s30 is much better
3mpixels should be the basic requirement
for 2mpixels , this one is suitable for beginner

Opinion: overall is ok
indoor photo quality is not good
not clear

Opinion: exelent. best value for money. it´s in my pocket every day. sanyo 1850mah and 128mb olympus smartmedia are best choice for me.

Opinion: I've had the camera since July 2002 and its excellent, many people comment about poor battery life but with this not being my first digital camera it really is NOT the big deal people make it out to be.
The point to realise is that walking around not taking shots with the camera in record mode is not how you use a digital camera. At my sister's wedding I must have taken 120 shots and I didn't even need my spare rechargeables I had in my pocket all day. The key to this is that I was probably in record mode for less than 120 seconds.

Something I don't understand is why the camera was seemingly discontinued by Olympus in UK so soon. I'm guessing its because everyone other than me seems to want an optical zoom.

Opinion: just purchased the c2 but mines is called (olympus brio d-230)it has the same features and is identical in every way as the c2, i cant find it on olympus web site, so we will call it c2.
i purchased it on boxing day for £99.99 on a one day only offer price from p.c.world.
So far so good, smart little camera, nice features,only had the camera for 6 hours, still to put it through it to the test.
I will get back with my results soon.

Opinion: This camera is an excellent value for the money! The pics are consistently good. I wouldn't recommend using the zoom whenever possible. Just move in a close as you can. I am looking to the 730 as an optical zoom compliment to this camera.

Opinion: I bought this camera as a digital replacement for my Mju-2 35mm point and shoot to take with me when not carying a backpack full of SLR cameras and lenses and am very pleased. Image quality is great thanks to the fast f/2.8 lens.

Operation is simple but the first things you need to do is turn off the friggin' bleeps and set it to keep it's settings after a power cycle. Otherwise you will keep finding it in HQ mode instead of SHQ mode after you turn it on and off.

HQ and SHQ both give 1600x1200, but SHQ with less compression and gives a file size of 600-1200KB, depending on the contents of the image. This is perfect for some light editing and then resizing to something like 600x450 to put on a web page. The small filesize means you can get about 72 pictures on a 64Mb SmartMedia card, which is more than enough for most people. Please note that the camera comes with only a 16Mb card, though.

It is power hungry, so invest in 4 2000mA Ni-Mh rechargables to keep it happy. The C-2 takes 2 batteries at a time, so 4 will give you some spares that you should always have with you.

If you are looking for a great point and shoot to always have with you and don't want to spend too much, this is a great choice. More expensive ones with slow zoom lenses will often give lesser results and require you to use flash a lot more. The resolution is more than enough for putting the images on a website, or even to make some 7x5" size prints. A4 size (8x12) might be pushing it.

If this is you, you won't be dissapointed by this camera.

Opinion: Very good camera, it gives best image quality.
I tried Canon, Casio , Nikon, Minolta, SIpix and Olympus, but i think Olympus C-2 Zoom is the best (Picture Qualities). Features are so so, Classic Olympus Design, Good flash, Normal Material, Perfect lense, Value for Money? Yes!

Opinion: OK.....Its a point and shoot. and a damned fine one at that!

However, most functions can be overridden to more or less reach the functionality of a traditional basic SLR.

BUT!....each time you open and close the lens cover (also doubles as the on/off) the camera defaults back to the fully auto mode. This is a feature I like.

I did a foundation course that included photography and I also owned a nice 35mmSLR which my dog ate in 1997. David Baily'izms aside I have always intended to try out the manual overides of the C-2 but....hey! lifes too short! and the auto pics have all came out admirably. :)

I bought this from digitaldepot.co.uk as a refurbished unit (probably a catalogue return or something) and it was in mint condition fully warrented as new for £120 and that included a spare 64mb smart media card. over the past year camera prices have actually gone up! so expect to pay arround £160 new today.

Its 2megapixel at an affordable price. but I find that the autofocus is a bit clunky, slow and possibly slightly out at times. This is easily zapped up by using 'irfanview' (do a search for it). The macro mode by contrast is FANTASTIC !

It came with no case :( but I found that the thermos coke can soft case at fifty pence from poundstretcher the worlds best bargain as its waterproof, insulated, padded and has a section that holds two spare batteries perfectly! hurrah! c-2 also fits very snug into it

The lcd screen is excellent quality and I find the transfer software plain, simple and void of hassle. you just treat the camera as a new disk drive to the PC.

If you want a respectable quality image at a great price, can make do without an optical zoom this is the camera to go for. Thats what I searched for and was pleased to find!

Battery power. hmm. You NEED to buy 4 rechargeble bateries. I 'think' Olympus miscalculated the alarm time before the battery time appears to run out (red). ie. After the camera 'locks up' apparently out of power, this is not the case. This is simply a safeguard as much power is still available to upload your images from camera to PC. Time before lockup seems to overcompensate for this scenario.

Which is Good!

This is the cheaper camera that your friend bought that provides better pictures than your own camera and is quicker to use. unless you own it yourself that is.

Its really compact, the flash dosnt stick out and you'll never loose the lens cover.

Get it while its still in production