Olympus Camedia C 740 Ultra Zoom - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The CAMEDIA C-740 Ultra Zoom is a compact, 10X optical zoom, 3.2 megapixel digital camera. It's ideal for the budget-conscious family photographer who wants the flexibility of a wide focal length range, automatic controls for basic point-and-shoot ...

Verdict: The bottom line: Excellent camera, good price, very long focal length zoom, all the exposure and finished image size options you could ever want. It has the "better than average" image quality that we have come to expect from Olympus cameras. The ...

Review summary: A 10x zoom lens adds some kick to an otherwise average camera.

Pros: Wide zoom range ; solid image quality ; reasonably broad set of shooting features

Cons: Occasionally sluggish zoom response ; no sound capture ; nonrechargeable batteries yield the fastest performance

Review summary: With its very successful line of Camedia digital cameras, Olympus has long been a dominant player in the digicam marketplace. They currently boast one of the broadest digital camera lineups in the industry, with numerous models ranging from pure entry ...

Award: Best Buy!

Verdict: be a problem, too - if you get within five inches of your subject, the lens can cast a large shadow in the bottom of your shot

Review summary: The Olympus Camedia C-740 Ultra Zoom is a 3.2 Megapixel professional digital camera with magnificent zoom and powerful user controls. It is aesthetically designed to capture shot from safe distance with buttons and menus well-laid for easy access and ...

Pros: Features, quality, zoom, price

Cons: Some ingae noise, shutter lag, battery