Olympus Stylus 120 35mm Camera w/ Zoom

Olympus Stylus 120 35mm Camera w/ Zoom
Manufacturer: Olympus
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Get closer to getting the pictures you want with the compact Stylus 120. Its impressive 38 - 120mm zoom lens lets you perfectly frame your subject or zoom in closer from far away. Your photos will come out crisp and clear, too, thanks to Olympus' advanced optics. And with a host of automatic features, a new camera shake indicator, and all-weather reliability, the Stylus 120 makes delivering these appealing results easier than ever before. Nothing's impossible.You would think a big, powerful zoom would be cause for a big, bulky camera. But not with the Stylus 120. Thanks to an ultra-compact and stylish design, this feature-rich camera and its 38 - 120mm zoom fits comfortably in your hand or pocket so it can accompany you anywhere you want it to.

Average customer rating:

Too Sensitive
PIECE OF JUNK!
Great little camera, packs quite a punch
Best value in its class
Film will not load!

Olympus Stylus 120 35mm Camera w/ Zoom

Manufacturer: Olympus
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Kodak High Definition 400 Speed 24 Exposure Film (3-Pack)
FujiFilm Super HQ 200 Speed 48 exp Film (2 Pack)
FujiFilm Superia 110 200 Speed Film (2 Pack)

Product Features:

Perfectly frame your subject or move in even closer with a 38-120mm zoom lens
A rugged, splash-proof design lets you capture great pictures under almost any weather condition
New 11-point multi-wide autofocus system recognized off-center subjects and adjusts accordingly
Pop-up flash features red-eye reduction and auto color balancing
Automatic features: auto film load, advance and rewind

ASIN: B00008O2YQ

Product Description

Get closer to getting the pictures you want with the compact Stylus 120. Its impressive 38 - 120mm zoom lens lets you perfectly frame your subject or zoom in closer from far away. Your photos will come out crisp and clear, too, thanks to Olympus' advanced optics. And with a host of automatic features, a new camera shake indicator, and all-weather reliability, the Stylus 120 makes delivering these appealing results easier than ever before. Nothing's impossible.You would think a big, powerful zoom would be cause for a big, bulky camera. But not with the Stylus 120. Thanks to an ultra-compact and stylish design, this feature-rich camera and its 38 - 120mm zoom fits comfortably in your hand or pocket so it can accompany you anywhere you want it to.

Customer Reviews:

Too Sensitive.......2007-03-23

This camera has it's good points and bad points as do all things in this world, but the bad points outweigh the good ones.

First the few good points: The pictures turn out nicely (focus kept in center) and the automatic features are great (the film loading and rewinding).

Now for the bad points: It's too sensitive -- mine got jostled once and now it only takes pictures every now and then (I have to press the shutter release a ton of times before it'll take a picture -- and sometimes it just wont take a picture) The focus is difficult to use since the viewfinder is blurry so it makes it extremely difficult to tell if you're getting a clean shot. (focus is best if kept in the center)

All in all, I do not recommend this camera I personally don't think it's worth the time, effort, frustration, or money.

PIECE OF JUNK!.......2006-08-12

I bought this camera recently for a party I was throwing (after my other camera died and I was in a hurry to get something else) and it was an absolute piece of JUNK! The viewfinder was totally blurry so you couldn't even focus the camera to take a picture! We tried cleaning the lenses (even though that shouldn't have been necessary, because the camera was brand new; it came like that!) but nothing worked and I finally just returned it. Also, the stupid flash pops up and sticks way out which is not a good design. Stay away from this camera and go digital!!

Great little camera, packs quite a punch.......2004-12-22

I bought the Stylus 120 right before taking a month long trip to Europe over the summer, and I have yet to see a single thing wrong with it. It takes GREAT pictures, and it is quite resilient. I dropped it a couple of times,it was constantly banged around, and yet it always functioned faithfully. The only thing that I can complain about was completly my fault: the manual focus got knocked around when I wasn't paying attention, and so a couple of pictures were out of focus. I would HIGHLY recommend this camera to both amateurs (I never even read the directions, the camera is that simple) and pros alike.

Best value in its class.......2004-06-23

I'm an experienced hobby photographer who's spent many years helping people select the best camera for their needs.
This is an unusually good one for most people's needs.
The difference between a great camera and merely a very good one is versatility -
and versatility is achieved by striking a good balance between capability (features), ease of use (automation) and choice
(manual overrides for when the automation makes a bad decision, which they all do from time to time).
This model strikes a very good balance, and offers an unusually good lens - key to great picture quality - in this price class .

Pro's - 1) Unusually high quality lens, both in terms of construction (aspheric lens elements) and materials (ED glass),
makes for very high quality pictures across the entire zoom range. 2) Stepless zoom - most cameras in this class "step",
that is, they restrict you to a handfull of pre-determined points in the zoom range. So instead of, say, a "38-120" lens

as advertised, you actually have a "38, 50, 70, 90, 120" on these other cameras (Canon, Minolta, and many others).
The Stylus lets you zoom to any point in its range, which makes it easier to frame your picture accurately. 3) Multi-zone
metering detects and automatically corrects for backlight (putting the sun in the picture won't ruin your shot). 4) Spot
metering option let's you tell the camera that you want to concentrate on a small area (your friend's face) under difficult

lighting conditions. 5) Focus lock let's you focus on your subject and then reframe (your friend's face again, next to the
small tree in the foreground - you want your friend in focus, not the tree). 6) Flash modes for just about every conceivable
need in a point and shoot camera. 7) Relatively high shutter speeds for a lens-shutter camera (1/630 second vs 1/400 or so on
some other makes) 8) Advanced flash control adds the right amount of flash when needed, not too much, not too little
9) Small, lightweight, reasonably rugged, weather-resistant, clearly laid out controls, clamshell design protects lens when
closed.

Cons - 1) Zoom range doesn't go truly wide - you won't get a large group in without backing up. This is common to almost all
point and shoot cameras - most people will buy a longer lens rather than a wider one, thinking that "bigger is better". For
people who would rather get the group shot, or that shoot indoors a lot, try the Stylus 100 Wide, which has a true wide
angle lens in it (28-100mm instead of 38-120mm). 2) Clamshell design can develop problems with the electrical contacts (but
other designs can develop problems with their lens covers, so
you're trading one for another here, in my experience). 3) Red-eye reduction is oversold - they all have it, but it's more
annoying than effective. To avoid red-eye, have your subject look just to the side, not right at the camera.

In short, as a "second" camera for the enthusiast, or a "main" camera for the mainstream user, this one's hard to beat.
For the record, I have no relationship with any company or person in the industry.

Film will not load!.......2004-05-17

We registered for this camera on our bridal registry and we actually received two cameras at my bridal shower. However, after spending over an hour trying to load the film, I gave up and went to Target to get help. The electronics clerk also could not get the film loaded for the longest time and finally he did something (he doesn't know what) and it loaded. We followed the directions over and over again but the film was so tricky to load that it isn't worth the hassle! We even opened up the other camera I had received in case the first one was defective, and that one would also not load the film. I still don't know how to do it and we returned both cameras and chose a different one. We were taking this camera on our honeymoon and we didn't want to risk getting stuck on the cruise with a camera that would only load film at random. For a brand new item, this was not high quality. Shop carefully!

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