Olympus Camedia C-3030 Zoom Digital Camera

Pros: good pictures. easy to use
Cons: none

I got my digital camera a couple of years ago when I went overseas to teach. When I returned, it was to find my mother trying to decide if she wanted a digital camera of her own. I cheered and jeered and begged and pleaded for her to get one. Finally,...

Pros: Good resolution, and features
Cons: Poor interface

The Olympus 3030 is a nice example of a camera that is feature friendly, but not user friendly. What do I mean? Well, if you were to flip this camera around and give it the "once-over" you would notice a one touch dial and several...

Pros: great pictures, feature rich
Cons: can be intimidating

Most reviews of this camera seem to be looking at it from the perspective ofthe accomplished photographer who is looking for another tool. I'm reviewing the Olympus C-3030 Zoom camera from the other angle; the not very accomplished amateur learning to...

Pros: Great image quality, 3.34 Megapixels, good color accuracy.
Cons: Poor user interface, macro mode isn't all that "macro"

I am an avid photographer, and I had been using film exclusively up until a few months ago, when I decided high-end "prosumer" digital cameras had attained respectable image quality for use in printing images up to 8 by 10. I set out on my...

Pros: sound, movie, 3.34 megapixels, manual over ride, small, lightweight and easy to handle.
Cons: Macro mode rather unimpressive.

I read that Olympus was going to be releasing the 3030 a month or so before they came on the market. From everything I'd read about it I just couldn't wait to get one. My husband and I had gotten a nice refund in April and I decided to spend some of it...

Pros: Tremendous performance, very accurate, high quality results
Cons: Flimsy ... looks like a prize out of a Cracker jack box

Take an old pro who has used most of the world's best cameras ( Leica, Contax, Linhof, Nikon, Canon and Olympus) and buy him his first digital camera, and this is what you get.

First look, new and right out of its package... first impression:...

Pros: Beautiful photos all the time
Cons: Lens cover is not attached

I have had a Canon Sure Shot that has taken hundreds of beautiful photos for the past 10+ years but everything gets old. It has been having a few problems here and there and recently the focus was starting to look like it could use a pair of bifocals!...

Pros: Amazing picture quality, easy to use
Cons: Olympus' "stinginess" in included extras, included manual not up to expectations

My aim at writing this review was not to provide you with a technical specification summary, but to give potential buyers a good idea of what to expect if they finally purchase the Olympus Camedia 3030 Zoom _in Europe_.

Buying a high-quality...

Pros: Lightweight, High Resolution & Short Movies
Cons: Pricey, Poor Manual and Poorly Designed Lens Cap

I bought the Olympus C-3030 Zoom digital camera in anticipation of a long planned trip to the American Southwest.

The Good:

1) The best thing about this camera is HIGH RESOLUTION up to 3.34 megapixels. Photos can be saved in JPG...

Pros: High quality glass lens system, aluminum body, many image compression options
Cons: no firewire port, no photoshop plug in, poor download software

The C-3030 is my first high quality digital camera. The previous digital camera I used was a 1 megapixel Olympus. Most of my output is printed. By the time the photos were resized to 144 ppi, there wasn't much left of them. The 3.4 megapixel output of...

Pros: captures great images
Cons: poor mechanical design

i just recently acquired this device and i think it's the bomb-diggy. i'm impressed. it takes excellent shots and performs quite well in low light conditions while capturing at a pretty fast rate. however, the design/usability factor is not so hot.
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Pros: sound, movie, 3.34 megapixels, manual over ride, small, lightweight and easy to handle.
Cons: Macro mode is rather unimpressive.

I read that Olympus was going to be releasing the 3030 a month or so before they came on the market. From everything I'd read about it I just couldn't wait to get one. My husband and I had gotten a nice refund in April and I decided to spend some of it...

Pros: Nice Feel, Very easy to use.
Cons: Hard to give back to the salesperson after you play with it.

The latest addition to Olympuses digital camera lineup is the C-3030. The C-3030 is a 3.3-megapixel camera which will produce very nice looking 8x10's. Although the C-3030 Zoom's black body looks like its predecessor's, the grip side of it is made of a...

Pros: High resolution, compact, versatile, many features
Cons: limited to existing lens

I previously owned an Olympus 2020 and was very happy with that product. If it wasn't stolen on my Honeymoon in the UK (June 2000), I would still be using it. Since the camera was stolen, we needed a replacement and purchased the 3030 while in London....

Pros: Flexibility, light weight, sturdy.
Cons: Grinding lens mechanism, lens cap, menu system a little cryptic

I bought this camera a month ago, and have had the chance to get to know it pretty well. I am a novice photographer, but hope to learn.

Some thoughts :

o since this camera has shutter and aperture priority modes, as well as manual,...