Olympus CAMEDIA C 765 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Currently the worlds smallest digital camera with a 10x Optical Zoom - This is a 4MP digital camera with a 10x Optical zoom (6.3-63mm 1:2.8 - 3.7 equivelant to 38 - 380mm on a 35mm camera), the camera comes with a 16mb XD card and a rechargable ...

Pros: 10x Optical Zoom Lens ; Excellent image quality - great colour and detail in pictures ; Great screen - clear, smooth, good size ; Good movie mode (unfortunately the zoom can not be used when recording sound) ; Low noise levels ; Easy to use ; Very ...

Cons: No Case ; Purple Fringing ; No Image stabilisation ; No built in speaker for movie playback - for that you will need the more expensive Olympus C-770 ; No AF-Assist Lamp

Verdict: This 4mp digital camera has a large 10x Optical zoom lens packed into a small stylish body, currently the world's smallest digital camera with a 10x optical zoom lens. The camera produces excellent images, with great colour and low noise levels, ...

Review summary: The Olympus C-765 Ultra Zoom is the latest in an ongoing line of long-zoom digicams from Olympus. While the long-zoom market is getting more crowded these days, Olympus really pioneered it with their excellent C-2100, and still retains a commanding ...

Review summary: Today's review is somewhat unique in that I'm covering two cameras in one review -- and why not, as the two cameras have much in common. And, since the cameras share the same lens and CCD (thus photo quality will be the same), I will use one of the ...

Pros: Excellent photo quality ; Compact metal bodies (considering the size of the lens) ; Many manual controls ; My Mode feature lets you store favorite settings to spot on mode dial ; Conversion lenses supported ; Remote control included [C-770 only ; Hot ...

Cons: Poor low light focusing, no AF-assist lamp ; LCD/EVF too dark to be useable in low light ; Full shutter speed range only available in "M" mode ; Full manual only on CD ; Image stabilization would be nice

Verdict: On their 2004 Ultra Zooms, Olympus made the switch from AA to lithium-ion batteries. I was a bit surprised to see this battery being used, instead of the higher capacity LI-12B that the C-60Z uses. The included LI-10B has 4.0 Wh of energy, versus 4.5 ...

Review summary: The CAMEDIA C-765 Ultra Zoom is the world's smallest 10X optical zoom, 4.0 megapixel digital camera (as of April 2004). It's an all-in-one camera solution for photographers who want the widest focal length range plus manual and automatic controls in a ...

Verdict: Overall, the Olympus C-765UZ is an excellent camera. It produces sharp, well exposed images. The camera is both stylish and durable thanks to its metal body. Controls are well placed and easy to use. With a wide variety of exposure modes, the C-765UZ ...