Olympus C-2000 Zoom 2.1MP Digital Camera
Olympus C-2000 Zoom 2.1MP Digital Camera
Manufacturer: Olympus
Product Type: Photography
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Product Description
With the C-2000 ZOOM, the focus is on you and what you need to make the most out of every photo opportunity and express your creativity. Do what comes natural. Nothing is more satisfying than the ability to use natural light in a way that's truly photographic. With the C-2000 ZOOM you can use spot metering to isolate the subject - particularly where high contrast is present - and ensure it's properly exposed. You can even adjust exposure compensation and bracket your shots +/- 2 EV steps in 1/3-step increments. The C-2000 ZOOM has manual white balance settings that let you compensate for different lighting conditions - both indoors and out. Most photo enthusiasts know when to use fill flash and red-eye reduction flash or even flash off for dramatic effects. The filmless digital C-2000 ZOOM offers these as well, plus two slow synchronization settings that let you create special lighting effects with motion. It also incorporates a flash sync connector so you can add an external flash or other lighting equipment that make it an excellent choice for portrait photography or studio work. With the familiar look and feel of a film camera, the C-2000 ZOOM offers options you can use for photography with a flair that's distinctly your own. Select shutter speed or specify aperture to capture motion or change depth of field. Magnify subject size using the digital telephoto feature. Add accessory lenses or external lighting equipment. You can even change ISO setting and select from five recording modes that include an uncompressed mode for the highest picture quality possible. The choices are infinite, but the constant is you. Your vision. And the camera that lets you express it.
Amazon.com Review
Olympus puts a professional-quality digital camera in a small, beautiful package with the C-2000 Zoom. With amazing 1600 x 1200 uncompressed image capability, a 3x zoom, and a wide variety of manual settings, this tiny wonder is a great choice for everyone from travelers and families to graphics professionals.
The first thing that impressed us was the Olympus C-2000 Zoom's compactness; it's one of the smallest digital cameras we've seen. Its unique styling makes it look like a miniature SLR. Its 1.8-inch LCD, while smaller than those of most digital cameras by necessity, was very bright and sharp and was fine for all our picture-taking needs. The Olympus C-2000 Zoom takes four AA batteries; we recommend investing in rechargeable NiMH AAs, since you'll probably go through them rather quickly. (The LCD screen, in particular, takes a lot of power.)
The Olympus C-2000 Zoom has one of the highest resolutions on the consumer market, at 1600 x 1200 dpi. It also lets you take images at 1024 x 768 and 640 x 480. In addition, you can take 1600 x 1200 uncompressed TIFF images--you can only fit one or two on a memory card, but when you need the absolutely best-quality image, you'll want this feature.
The Olympus C-2000 Zoom has a great selection of manual options--it lets you adjust exposure, focus, and even the ISO film-speed equivalent. In addition to manual and auto exposure, it gives you shutter- and aperture-priority options. The C-2000 Zoom provides multiple flash modes (auto, off, fill-flash, slow-shutter synch, and red-eye reduction) and even lets you attach a separate flash unit.
The Olympus C-2000 Zoom comes with an 8 MB removable SmartMedia memory card; you can buy separate memory cards in 16 and 32 MB configurations for plenty of picture storage. The Olympus C-2000 Zoom came with everything we needed to connect to our PC; downloading and manipulating our images was easy. Overall, it was a great-looking little camera with all the features we needed and more.
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Amazon.com Review
Olympus puts a professional-quality digital camera in a small, beautiful package with the C-2000 Zoom. With amazing 1600 x 1200 uncompressed image capability, a 3x zoom, and a wide variety of manual settings, this tiny wonder is a great choice for everyone from travelers and families to graphics professionals.The first thing that impressed us was the Olympus C-2000 Zoom's compactness; it's one of the smallest digital cameras we've seen. Its unique styling makes it look like a miniature SLR. Its 1.8-inch LCD, while smaller than those of most digital cameras by necessity, was very bright and sharp and was fine for all our picture-taking needs. The Olympus C-2000 Zoom takes four AA batteries; we recommend investing in rechargeable NiMH AAs, since you'll probably go through them rather quickly. (The LCD screen, in particular, takes a lot of power.)
The Olympus C-2000 Zoom has one of the highest resolutions on the consumer market, at 1600 x 1200 dpi. It also lets you take images at 1024 x 768 and 640 x 480. In addition, you can take 1600 x 1200 uncompressed TIFF images--you can only fit one or two on a memory card, but when you need the absolutely best-quality image, you'll want this feature.
The Olympus C-2000 Zoom has a great selection of manual options--it lets you adjust exposure, focus, and even the ISO film-speed equivalent. In addition to manual and auto exposure, it gives you shutter- and aperture-priority options. The C-2000 Zoom provides multiple flash modes (auto, off, fill-flash, slow-shutter synch, and red-eye reduction) and even lets you attach a separate flash unit.
The Olympus C-2000 Zoom comes with an 8 MB removable SmartMedia memory card; you can buy separate memory cards in 16 and 32 MB configurations for plenty of picture storage. The Olympus C-2000 Zoom came with everything we needed to connect to our PC; downloading and manipulating our images was easy. Overall, it was a great-looking little camera with all the features we needed and more.
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Amazon.com Product Description
The filmless digital C-2000 ZOOM gives you everything you'd ever want in a camera. As a high-end 3x optical zoom camera, it gives you all the picture you'd ever want with its 1600 x 1200, 2.1 Megapixel resolution. Along with all the controls you'd ever need, including aperture-preferred and shutter-preferred auto exposure and spot metering - plus manual exposure overrides you can use to capture all the subtle nuances of light. But that's not all. Housed in a convenient, compact, aluminum chassis, the C-2000 ZOOM is also the perfect point-and-shoot camera, offering all-automatic focus, exposure and white balance, as well as auto flash in low and back-lit conditions.Product Description
With the C-2000 ZOOM, the focus is on you and what you need to make the most out of every photo opportunity and express your creativity. Do what comes natural. Nothing is more satisfying than the ability to use natural light in a way that's truly photographic. With the C-2000 ZOOM you can use spot metering to isolate the subject - particularly where high contrast is present - and ensure it's properly exposed. You can even adjust exposure compensation and bracket your shots +/- 2 EV steps in 1/3-step increments. The C-2000 ZOOM has manual white balance settings that let you compensate for different lighting conditions - both indoors and out. Most photo enthusiasts know when to use fill flash and red-eye reduction flash or even flash off for dramatic effects. The filmless digital C-2000 ZOOM offers these as well, plus two slow synchronization settings that let you create special lighting effects with motion. It also incorporates a flash sync connector so you can add an external flash or other lighting equipment that make it an excellent choice for portrait photography or studio work. With the familiar look and feel of a film camera, the C-2000 ZOOM offers options you can use for photography with a flair that's distinctly your own. Select shutter speed or specify aperture to capture motion or change depth of field. Magnify subject size using the digital telephoto feature. Add accessory lenses or external lighting equipment. You can even change ISO setting and select from five recording modes that include an uncompressed mode for the highest picture quality possible. The choices are infinite, but the constant is you. Your vision. And the camera that lets you express it.Customer Reviews:
Solid, Reliable, Compact, Hi-Res........2000-06-03
Other than that, it is excellent. Good quality construction and switch feel, solid feeling (no flex in the body), battery life is good (with the free NiMH batteries), the floppy adaptor works well (but low batteries on the adaptor can confuse by manifesting themselves as a malfunction), the 32 MB card is plenty even for auto-show type massive picture-taking. Saved me a bunch in film and developing costs (I work on my car and take lots of pictures all the time).
In short, at this price, I would buy it at once if I did not have access to it at work.
Amazing..........2000-05-24
The quality of the photos is excellent, and the camera includes tons o' features that ease the transition into the world of digital imaging. I've also found that my batteries tend to last 10-15 minutes longer than friends who own different digital cameras (even when I use the LCD display constantly).
The included software is helpful, but I find that I am using Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 in tandem with my camera rather than the included Adobe and Camedia applications.
The only real beef that I have with the C2000 is the location of the power button. The power button is located in the position where you would expect to find the shutter button, which leads to some comedic moments when you line your family up for a picture, tell 'em to smile, and then mistakenly turn off the camera.
It's a small price to pay for a truly amazing piece of technology. I'm almost afraid to ask what will come next...
Get the 2020 Zoom!.......2000-02-09
I also bought a microtek CameraMate smartmedia card reader (USB) to hook up to my PC. Had to upgrade the PC from win95 to 98 though, in order to activate the usb ports.
I bought an additional 32MB smartmedia card and a Flashpath floppy adapter, as well. The flashpath works just fine, but it's slow. Also, you have to install the special flashpath software before using it, which Olympus does not tell you in advance. So you need to keep the software with you if you want to be ready to move files to "any" pc. Other than that, it's OK. I mostly got it for ease of connectivity between my home and work pc's, laptop, etc.
For the price of the C2020Z, the flashpath adapter should be included, as well as the case. expect to shell out another c-note if these are important to you. It would also be nice if Olympus had designed a special one-piece battery for the 2020Z, as many manufacturers do. Transferring the four AA-size batteries in and out each time for recharge is a pain in the neck.
Overall, these are minor gripes. The camera is outstanding in every other way, and I highly recommend it.
Battery Life.......2000-02-04
I have a friend with a C-2000Z and he can EASILY fill his 32MB and his 8MB SmartCards with images without getting a low battery indication.
I think the secret has to be the NiMH batteries. My friend with the C-2000 has tried both rechargables (NiCAD) and conventional alkalines and confirms that his camera does indeed "eat" these battery types.
Near Pro Quality.......2000-01-22
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