Olympus D-510 Zoom -- take it places you never thought a camera could go
Written: May 03 '02
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Pros: Small, 3X Optical/9X digital zoom, Quicktime Movie mode, USB, 2.1 Megapixel
Cons: Eats up batteries.
The Bottom Line: A wonderful camera for the beginner or expert. A great price too.
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| saralombard200's Full Review: Olympus Camedia D-510 Zoom Digital Camera |
2.1 Megapixel
This is so awesome, you wouldnt believe the resolution you can get on this camera. When I upload the pictures onto my computer and view them, they are larger than my screen itself and Im running a very high resolution on my computer. The pictures you take, if done correctly will come out very crisp and professional.
QuickTime Movie Mode
I haven't really gotten too much into this. But this feature allows you to make a movie from either 23 seconds to 193 seconds depending on what size SmartCard you are using (read more about SmartCards below). You can upload these and watch them on your computer or even send them to family and friends. Great for keeping long distant family members in touch.
3x Optical/9x Digital Zoom
This camera is great with zoom. You can zoom in using a button of the top of the camera, take the picture and then view it on your LCD screen 3x's closer.
Features
1600 X 1200 pixel resolution
Optical and electronic LCD viewfinder
Digital "ESP" metering and spot metering
Auto exposure with +/- 2 step exposure compensation
Automatic or 4 manual white balance settings
1/2 - 1/1000 sec. shutter speed
Bright 1.8 inch color TFT monitor with 61k pixels
Built in 6 mode flash (will talk about this next)
Resolution settings: 4 Tiff and 8 JPEG settings
Video out
DPOF direct printing
Auto power shut off
Self Timer (12 seconds)
6 Built in Flash Modes
-Auto low light/backlight
-Forced off "no flash"
-First curtain "slow sync" flash
-First curtain + "red eye" reduction (strobe flash)
-"Red-eye" reduction (strobe flash)
-Fill-in flash
All of these flash modes help you to get the best picture possible. Included with your camera you will get a manual which will help you pick the best flash for the type of picture your taking.
Weight
This camera is so light weight, perfect for anywhere you go. This camera comes with a little strap, good enough to put on your wrist. Personally I like the ones that go around your neck. They are very easy to pick up at any camera store or the internet, and they just slip right on to the camera.
Storage
The camera does not come with any storage, I do recommend buying a small camera case. Soft or hard covered would be fine. I like to keep my camera's safe and without a case surely I would break my camera much faster.
Add-Ons
NI-MH Batteries with Charger - I bought one of these and love it so much. Its an ultra high capacity battery with a very fast charger. Fits right into your normal outlet and holds 4 batteries. All 4 batteries will charge up in 210 minutes. I think this camera sucks up batteries like crazy, so buying this really helped to cut down the cost of me buying batteries all the time.
SmartCards - The camera comes with an 8MB card. Personally that was too small for me. The 8MB only held around 16 pictures, the 16MB holds 31, the 32MB holds 64 and the one I use, the 64MB holds 128 pictures. Depending on how many pictures you want to hold on your camera pick the right smartcard for you. Also the smartcard MB will determine how long your movie can be as well. 8MB will hold a 23second movie, a 16MB will hold a 47 second movie, a 32MB card holds a 96 second movie, and lastly a 64MB card holds a 193 second movie.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 250.00
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