[Chris A]

I am in the market to purchase a new digital camera. In the latest Costco coupon book they have a Olympus C-755 Ultra Zoom 4MP Camera. They will have it listed for $379.99 after the coupon.

I have been having a hard time finding a review of this one and was wondering if it is a good deal.

My old Olympus C-2020 burned out the power supply so I am not to sure about trusting another Olympus camera. I had thoughts of just heading down to Walmart and picking up a sub $200. camera that is on clearance..

Any thoughts on this camera? Sorry no link I couldnt find a good one..

[slipe]

Oly doesn’t list a C-755: http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_se...al_cseries.asp

[Chris A]

It is in the News section

There is not much info out there.. I bet it is close to the 750 model


found This info though.

[acraftylady]

Most of the info I found on this model said Olympus Japan and the sites were all in Japaneese. Here is a link I found but it connects to Olympus of Japan so unless you can read their language LOL. I have had my Olympus 3yrs and I have not had one bit of trouble with it.

http://www.photographyblog.com/comme...id=939_0_1_0_C

[Mulderator]

Personally, I think Canon makes the best camcorder and digital cameras. here is an articel that will help you:

http://www.pcworld.com/resource/brow...rtIdx,1,00.asp

[slipe]

That is evidently not a US model – I don’t think most of the cameras listed on the news page sell in the US under the same designation. From the size it appears to be a 750 in the US and not the 765, which is more compact. Just make sure it comes with a US warranty.

For camera reviews go somewhere that specializes in testing cameras. Steve’s and Imaging Resource have a list of preferred cameras in various catagories. Phil at dpreview just lists the better cameras as “highly recommended” in the conclusion. The 750 reviews would probably be the same as the 755.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/MFR1.HTM
http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html
http://dpreview.com/
http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/cameraList.php

Personally, I think Canon makes the best camcorder and digital cameras.

I currently own 4 digital cameras. I researched them thoroughly including downloading full sized images and blowing up sections. That generally confirmed there wasn’t much difference in image quality between quality brands with the same sensor. Sometimes there was but it was easy to eliminate those. Once I determined the quality was adequate I bought based on features and controls. I did not end up with a single Canon. They make nice cameras but so do Minolta, Pentax, Olympus, Nikon etc.

In Chris A’s case I would recommend he look at the Canon S1 IS. Butterfly is reliable and has it for $408 delivered, which is probably cheaper than the Oly after paying the sales tax. It is only 3Mp but has stabilization. With a long reach telephoto lens you pretty much need a tripod to get sharp shots except on very bright days with the subject not in the shadows. Stabilization gives at least another two f stops and the S1 lens is faster at full tele to boot. I am a “the more Mp the merrier” guy, but for a long telephoto camera I would personally take the stabilization over the Mp. I got both and bought a FZ10, but it is almost a hundred bucks more and bulkier. I will never again own a large camera without stabilization – large meaning it won’t fit in my pocket.

Edit: I forgot to add that the Canon uses CF cards which are universal and you can find very inexpensively. The Oly uses xD which is pricey and will probably never be used in anything but Olympus and Fuji cameras. Amazon had a 512Mb CF card for something like $60 after rebate with free shipping. The Canon also uses NiMH AA batteries so it is very inexpensive to carry spares so you can use a large card. A spare proprietary battery is expensive for the Oly. Your after-purchase price is much lower with the Canon.

[Chris A]

Excellent responses from all. I appreciate all the links and am reading them now..

Thanks..