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Comment on Olympus Stylus 5010 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Titanium) by S. J. Bennett

S. J. Bennett — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:13:36 +0000

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Good results for a fair price, December 25, 2010

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This review is from: Olympus Stylus 5010 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Titanium) (Camera)

This camera takes mainly good photos straight out of the box. There's no real need to play with the settings which I like. My main use for this camera is photographing people, and I preferred using the standard Auto setting as opposed to the portrait scene setting - in portrait, the pictures were mostly a little too pink. The standard auto setting reproduces skin tones nicely. It does seem to be a little soft on detail indoors though - you can't really tell it's 14mp unless you're outdoors on a sunny day.

One gripe is the processing speed - even with a quick card, after you take a photo it takes a good 8 seconds before the camera is ready to take another one. That's annoying if you just missed 'the' shot, and then the next opportunity happens while you're waiting for the camera to sort itself out.

The video quality could also be better - especially on the sound front, and it suffers badly from over exposure in sunny outdoor settings. So don't buy this camera if you're looking for the best of both worlds, but if you just want good pictures for a reasonable price this is a contender.

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Comment on Olympus Stylus 5010 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Titanium) by Old Jim in TX

Old Jim in TX — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:55:18 +0000

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Near perfect, April 17, 2011

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I have used cameras of one type or another for close to 50 years. Had my own darkroom back in the days of film. Have had digital models since 1M was as big as they got. Wanted a small one to carry around. Cell phone cam is just too much trouble and too limited.

Read all the reviews for all the small Olympus, Cannon, Panasonic, et al. Used my girlfriend's Cannon. Decided that since an old Olympus E100RS Sports Photographers model was the best I have EVER used I would stay with the brand.

I love this little thing! It is hard to hold still on long tele shots and I doubt I will ever get used to not having a viewfinder but I still love it. Have used it in Program mode mostly and played with some programed Scene shooting. Love the Super Macro best of all. Have some great close ups of my honeybees.

Does everything it is supposed to and does it well. People who have had problems using it just didn't Read The F****** Manual. I downloaded the manual from Olympus's web page as soon as I ordered the camera. I enjoyed reading about it while I waited for it. Didn't wait long. Amazon got it to me in record time. Ordered late Monday, used free delivery, still had it on Friday. Thanks Amazon!

I don't like the software that came with it. Uninstalled it on day two.

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Comment on Olympus Stylus 5010 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Titanium) by J Sae

J Sae — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:02:11 +0000

163 of 163 people found the following review helpful:

Great camera for value, October 13, 2010

J Sae -

This review is from: Olympus Stylus 5010 14 MP Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Dual Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD (Titanium) (Camera)

I own 2 other cameras a Nikon Coolpix point and shoot 12MP and a 15.1 Rebel T2i DSLR.

For a 200 dollar camera, it really isn't all too bad. 14MP and 5x optical zoom. Lens[ 4.7-23.5mm 1:2.8-6.5 ]

OVERALL feeling: (4.8 of 5)
It has pretty clear picture taking capabilites and is very USER FRIENDLY. Panaramic function works amazingly well. The camera itself is a great size and looks pretty slick, it doesn't look like a cheap camera. I think anyone would be happy with this purchase. It has a HDMI port and can take SDHC memory cards. You charge the camera battery with the battery in the camera, and the power cord is plugged into the camera itself, that is a nice feature, to not have to pull the battery out all the time to charge(like the coolpix i have). The buttons light up when touched momentarily and the camera has a nice power save option; all nice features.

HD VIDEO: (4.8 of 5) Not too shabby, volume is a little low, but im pretty sure there is a speaker option. I noticed it today. It definitely is always a nice feature to be able to capture video, in High Def no less. Only downside is that you can't take pictures while video recording, i like that option on my DSLR.

Lighting: (4.3 of 5) you have a few different options depending on location: sunny, cloudy, what type of indoor lighting i.e 3 different flourescent settings and 1 incandescent. Weird thing is cloudy works better indoors under flourescent light better than all the flourescent settings. Very slight exageration of the yellow hue. Cloudy whittens things up and makes the room look as if it were under regular incandescent bulb lights. All in all, you can place it on WB auto, and the setting the camera auto selects works better than fine.

I am quite satisfied and feel anyone else would be as well..and i spent 250 buying from an overpriced Postal Exchange lol.

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Comment on Canon PowerShot A495 10.0 MP Digital Camera with 3.3x Optical Zoom and 2.5-Inch LCD (Blue) by CAMPJEEP

CAMPJEEP — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:20:36 +0000

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

A good value, that takes great pictures, June 22, 2010

CAMPJEEP (COLUMBUS,OHIO) -

This review is from: Canon PowerShot A495 10.0 MP Digital Camera with 3.3x Optical Zoom and 2.5-Inch LCD (Red) (Electronics)

Simple, easy to use, feels good in the hands and it does take great pictures.
A great choice for a first digital camera.
It's the perfect camera to have if you're on a budget but want to capture great quality pictures.

A 2.5 sec delay between shots with out the flash, ( with the flash on the avg is around. 3 TO 6 secs ), and start up time is 1.6 sec.

*The camera does not have optical image stabilization.

*No memory card included with this camera*.

I use a 2gig san disk sd card ultra II(you do not get one with the camera) that gives you about 750 pictures.

I use 2 AA energizer (lithium batterys)(or 2650-2900 mAH rechargables) and that gets about 500-550 pictures . You would not be happy with just standerd AA battery life.
Walmarts, Meijers stores have a 8 pack of AA energizer lithium batterys for about $16.80,they seem to last for ever. I just use these like for vacation or a hloidays, for just every day shooting I use (good) rechargeables.

The AA batterys are probably the reason the LCD screen takes so long to recharge after the flash goes off (and to take the next picture) even with the good batterys it is recharging the flash up to 8sec on a (full flash) recharge and the times that are stated above...

I set the disp overlay to grid lines to help take a straighter picture, You may use it for the 1/3 rule also).

Cons: None for this price point.

No camera is perfect

Some are having trouble with the shutter button trying to push it half way down trying to compose there picture, on this camera, you only have to touch the shutter button and the weight of your finger will do the trick, if you try to push it half way like the canon A480 or your old camera it will take the picture...
(Update)> It seems to free up the more you use it but still not like the cameras before it...

Other Thoughts:
* The A495 takes great pictures but you will not be able to tell it by the low resolution lcd screen, you will have to wait and look at them on the computer to realy see how good they are.
It is sometimes hard to compose your shot in very bright sun light also.

* I just realy like the colors in the pictures that the canon cameras produce, again thats just me thinking out loud.

I know this all sounds bad but for the price this camera does take great pictures and is easy and fun to use.
It is on par for this price point.
I have bought these for my 4 and 6 year old grand kids ( The canon A 480s) and have had no trouble for a year now.

The next step up is a canon SD 1300 that I know anything about and you can get a upgrade on this stuff if you just can't live with the A495 (I have never used a A3100)so I can not speak for it.

I am no expert and I am trying to be honest here and help out if I can, these are just my thoughts, look at some of the pictures that I and others have posted on this site if that would be helpfull and check out the other reviews on the A495 and good luck on your next camera. I have these cameras (SD 1300,A480 A 495) I really like them.

I mostly take pictures of bear in the Smokey Mountians (CADES COVE) and love chaseing the grand kids around taking their pictures. ( And this year I fell in love with the Outter Banks in NC ).

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Comment on Canon PowerShot A495 10.0 MP Digital Camera with 3.3x Optical Zoom and 2.5-Inch LCD (Blue) by John A. Alsoszatai-Petheo "donquay"

John A. Alsoszatai-Petheo "donquay" — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:46:44 +0000

126 of 135 people found the following review helpful:

Save up and buy something slightly more expensive, August 18, 2010

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The overall quality of this camera is good, however, I have had nothing but frustration since I began using this. First of all, with nearly every picture that you take using the flash, following the actual picture taking, the LCD display goes black for several seconds and gives you a message that it is charging the flash.

Second, the camera will take its time focusing in and finding the right levels of focus and clarity for the picture that you are trying to take. When it does allow you to take your photo, a review of the photo on both the LCD and later on a PC will often reveal that the picture you just took is blurry and out of focus.

In conclusion, this camera is too much high maintenance for a simple point-and-shoot camera. I have two small kids, and when I want to catch them at a particular moment to take a picture, every second is essential. Between waiting for the flash to charge and then the camera to focus, and then followed by pictures that come out with little quality, the money spent on this camera is not an investment in memories as it should be, but rather an investment in frustration.

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