Check out the Olympus 490L Zoom.
I have no idea what kind of problems Clint's friends are having. Maybe they
have a lower end model.
I have no problems whatsoever with the 490LZoom that I have. It has all the
features Clint mentioned plus the ability to buy larger smart cards for more
storage.
It has two zoom options. one mechanical one digital.
I have a 64MB smart card and 16MB card that came with the camera.
With the 64MB card I can store about 130 high resolution pictures( 1600 X
1200 24BPP color)
Many features with this camera. I'm sure you can search the web and get the
run down on it. For the price you'll be hard pressed to beat it.
I have no reservations recommending this camera to any one other than a top
professional photographer( who probably wouldn't use a digital camera any
way other than setting up shots.)
The LED screen is nice but I wouldn't recommend using it very much unless
you have spare batteries as it eats up a lot of juice.
I'll be glad to send some sample pictures under various (lighting)
conditions to use as comparison if you would like.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Clint Hamilton"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 3:24 AM
Subject: Re: PCWorks: Shopping for a digital camera
> Peter from what I have heard, stay away from Olympus. I know
> of several people who purchased them and all had focus
> problems. Strange since they make such good 35mm cams.
>
> Zoom functions are very limited on dig cams now, try and get
> the most powerful zoom that you can, you never know when you
> may need it. The digital zoom part is not of the best
> quality.
>
>
> Also look for override of all automatic functions like
> backlighting, exposure, fill-in flash, etc. If a cam does
> not have these and you are in some unusual lighting
> situations, the pictures won't be that great. Many dig cams
> only have a max shutter speed of 1/250. You want at least
> 1000th of a sec to 'stop' action shots.
>
> An LCD screen is nice..look for one that will also show you
> thumbnails of all images in the camera. One that will save
> images in a native format of bmp is not good, since that will
> really suck up the memory in no time at all.
>
> Some connect via serial cable, some via USB, some via
> dedicated docking station, etc. That's just a matter of
> personal preference.
>
> Some offer several seconds of audio recording as well as
> video recording. This may be useful in your case.
> -Clint
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> Hello listers, I'm shopping for a digital camera presently so
> I'm open to
> anyone else's experiences and insight. I'm aiming for at
> least a 3 mega
> pixel for picture quality and storage options. Any input
> would be so very
> helpful. Thank you.
> Peter Kaulback
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