Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom Digital Camera

Pros: Price, 10X zoom, manual settings, great battery life, compact size
Cons: No image stabilization

The new Olympus C 740 is a digital camera to be reckoned with, it provides consumers with a dazzling ...

Pros: Color, Sharpness, Price, Quality, Features
Cons: Some noise, Auto Focus is slow

For a brief overview I'll give my biased and semi-unsupported view, then I'll get to what's good and bad. I love this camera. I've had this camera since the 17th of December 2004. The shear amount of features for $200, the 10x optics, and beautiful ...

Pros: GREAT pictures, many different modes, big zoom, reliable.
Cons: pop-up flash, no sound in movies

My first digital camera was an Olympus Camedia C-3000 Zoom and I completely loved it. So when I was looking around for another camera I looked at all the brands ... Canon,Minolta,Sony,Nikon, and so forth .. but I kept my prior experience with Olympus as ...

Pros: Versatility, zoom, options, weight, size.
Cons: Price, power button small (minor), small memory

I looked for months before buying the Olympus C740 camera. I wanted a camera with a great zoom lens, one that would give me many options, but not too complicated. I also wanted one that I knew my husband would want/could use if need be. This meant ...

Pros: Easy to use
Cons: shutter lag time, uses XD cards

Last week, my Wife and I ran out of 35mm film, and decided it was time to bite the bullet, and purch ...

Pros: LCD viewfinder display, great photo quality, great zoom. Uses common AA batteries. Pixel mapping.
Cons: Supplied XD card too small. Size. Battery life. Useless "movie" mode. Poor tech support.

The C-740 is now (8/2005) an older model so those that are available should be at a greatly discounted price. For most people, a 3 MP camera is just fine and paying more for a 4 or larger MP type is a waste of money. I obtained this camera primarily ...

Pros: Durable, light, great zoom, and magnificent outdoor photos
Cons: Indoor pictures are often tricky.

After experimenting with various digital cameras with school and my job I finally decided it was time to buy my own and I took great pains to make a good selection. The Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom Digital Camera is what I finally decided on because ...

Pros: Great images, long zoom, lightweight and small size, fast autofocus, overall ease of use, PRICE
Cons: Manual on CDROM, shutter "lag time," small LCD display

This is my first digital camera, although I have been deeply involved in photography for decades, including darkroom work. I have always been interested in having a digital darkroom, and have scanned printed photos for years and used Photoshop for things ...

Pros: 10x/30x zoom. Fabulous lens! Lots of settings Tons of capacity.
Cons: Hard to master for an ex-Mavica user. Blurry close-ups. CD-Manual a bit of a pain.

I just purchased this camera after 5 years of using my "idiot-proof" Sony Mavica FD-73 to take photos of my auction items. A friend of mine uses only Olympus digital cameras and swears by them, so I did some research. I was attracted to this model ...

Pros: Long zoom, manual settings, size, versatility
Cons: Cost of accessories, no hot shoe

This is just the camera that I wanted because of its long zoom and manual settings. Even though the ...

Pros: Incredible zoom, nice sharp photos, relatively easy to operate
Cons: Difficulty taking low light shots, video quality poor and no sound

Ok, here it goes. I am not nearly as good of a reviewer as some of the folks here, but would like to add my two cents of opinion on this camera. Pardon me for not quoting specifications but those are usually covered already. Like most I researched my p ...

Pros: Awesome Zoom, Great Clarity, Great User Settings
Cons: Uses batteries fast(no surprise!) Olympus customer service stinks!

The Olympus C-740 is my first digital camera and I absolutely love it! My main reason for purchasin ...

Pros: Zoom, Zoom Zoom!!!! Did I forget to mention the ZOOM!!!
Cons: Can be complicated to find some functions. 16M xD card is too small.

I have had a c-740 for a few days and think it is a great camera. I was looking for a x5 optical zoo ...

Pros: Takes lovely pictures, priced right.
Cons: Slow shutter-speed, no sound on videos, bulky

The Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom Digital Camera is by no means a worthless purchase. It does the trick, just like all cameras do. However, I have had my fair share of issues with it. This camera is among the bulkiest I have ever seen. For ...

Pros: 10x Zoom, Most options on dial, uses AA batteries
Cons: 2-3 second startup time, too big for a pocket, xD media

Features The 740UZ had the largest zoom for any camera smaller than a SLR. Camera was easy to hold and take pictures with. Features and functions were easy to use and adjust. It is easy to switch between the viewfinder and the LCD. ...