Right now, I have an Olympus Stylus 300 Digital camera and I like it but it's a few years old and I'd like to get a new camera with higher megapixels before I go on vacation. I want another Olympus so I can use my same Olympus xD Picture Card but I'm not sure which one to get (under $300). Is the Olympus Stylus 710 any good? Which digital camera would you guys reccomend?
2006-12-25 16:30:56 · 6 answers · asked by Liz 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
Hm, How can I make this easier?
Digital Camera I currently have:
Olympus Stylus 300
What I want:
A camera that will work with a xD Picture Card, priced at about $300, and higher than 3.2 megapixel.
What I want from you:
To reccomend a camera I could get fitting my requirements.
I don't believe that's too difficult for you to understand.
2006-12-25 16:43:35 · update #1
I looked at a review for the Olympus Stylus 710 and here is an excerpt of what a well-known review site thought...
"The image quality could be better and unfortunately it uses the incredibly slow xD memory cards that Olympus and Fujifilm designed (we hope someday they'll switch to SD)".
However, there is a camera that uses xD cards that I am really liking at the moment, and it's the Fujifilm Finepix F30 (which is not too slow at all). It performs extremely well in low light situations and I would definitely consider it, myself.
As the other person said, memory cards are quite cheap now, so buying a different card is also a good option.
I would recommend a 1GB memory card, anyway.
Canon is an excellent brand to consider (SD600 or SD700 IS, or A630 or A640) They use SD memory cards.
P.S. when you buy your new camera, make sure you give yourself plenty of time to familiarise yourself with all its features and controls before you go away on vacation.
2006-12-25 17:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by Petra_au 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't buy one. There are better cameras which have better image quality than Olympus. Many compact digital cameras struggle taking good low-light/night shots. All compact Olympus cameras only use xD picture cards, which are generally a dearer and slower than other cards (SD). However, if you are a bit clumsy, then an Olympus Shockproof/waterproof camera would make a good choice (if you don't mind average image quality).
2016-05-23 07:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you REALLY have to stick to Olympus, spend a few bucks more and get Stylus 800. Although only 3X optical, it's an 8 MP camera and one can get excellent 8X10's from it.
2006-12-26 03:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by Vintage Music 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Sony person and this will be my 3rd sony digital but if i will update mine it will be the HP camera that is currently $250 or less. It does magic that no other camera are able to you can edit the pics, crop, etc on the camera itself Merry xmas
2006-12-25 16:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by trykindness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't even worry about the memory card. You can get a 1gig card for $40. For camera reviews, try http://dpreview.com/
2006-12-25 16:40:45 · answer #5 · answered by Neebler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow that's confusing.
2006-12-25 16:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by Stef 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋