Olympus CAMEDIA C 770 - Expert Reviews

Pros: Good all rounder- no sacrifice on camera quality, with bonus of videoGood points: Easy to use, high quality mid range digital camera with bonus of MPEG4 capture

Cons: Image quality suffers when using the digital zoom, hard to obtain good sound without an external mic

Verdict: A good all rounder for the snapper who doesn't want to lug around a camcorder too

Pros: Comfortable to shoot. Highly controllable. Good image quality and 10X optical zoom.

Cons: Slow. Lack of manual controls forces users to rely on menus, which are sometimes confusing.

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 Olympus C-770 continues to blur the line between still and video digital cameras. It is a 4 megapixel camera with a 10x optical zoom, but it also allows the user to record full screen quality MPEG4 movies with sound at 30 frames per second. UK ...

Verdict: have a good review of the Olympus C-770

Review summary: he Olympus C-770 is an uncompromising camera that's capable of producing superb still photographs with its four-megapixel CCD. It's also blessed with up to eight minutes of video capture at 30fps. With its tough, black metal body and powerful zoom, ...