This camera is amazing!! The zoom blows me away
938981
This camera is amazing!! The zoom blows me away! I can get clearer pictures with this camera on its zoom than my 300mm lens that was almost a $1,000 for my DSLR camera! Highly recommended for a point and shoot camera.  Great to take on vacations especially.  Very versatile.
2293965
This camera is incredible for it's size! It shoots amazing pictures and the battery lasts forever! I bought a super fast 16gb memory card for it off Amazon at a steal of a price also. The pictures come out great with the flash ON OR OFF!! Only small complaint, and its minor...Is the videos cut off at like 8 minutes I think and you have to start a new clip. It has an intelligent Auto mode for shooting that actually works right and makes pictures look better instead of worse.
3870583
I have to say when I ordered this camera I was not really ready to accept the digital revolution. I have a Canon Rebel that I love but I figured with the technology the way it is I will probably not be able to get film much longer.  I received my camera and slowly am learning how to use all of the functions. I am amazed how absolutely beautiful the pictures are and the zoom is amazing.  The ability to fix problems with my photos right on the camera just blow me away.  I have to say I love this camera as much if not more than my Rebel. Not to mention how light it is. The only thing that bothers me is not being able to see the screen very well in the bright light much like phone cameras.
Since I bought this camera I have discovered that there are cameras that have the screen and a view finder. But it is okay. I don't think I will be buying another camera anytime in the near future because this one can do everything I need and more. I would recommend this camera and have to anyone who wants a good camera and the price on Amazon was great.
3243317
I bought this Christmas '07 and have been loving it ever since. The picture quality is crisp and clear, and I simply  adore the features like face detection, color accent (let's you take creative shots by choosing the dominant color you like and making everything else black and white), macro mode (I felt like a professional, zooming in on various objects), and you can combine them to take pictures in macro mode plus color accent! I've never had experience with photography and this camera made me feel like a pro. I took off one star, because it still could not lessen the effects of camera shakes and whatnot (but that could have been just my pretty unstable hand!).

The downside is I lost this camera a few weeks ago, and now just ordered another one! I love it so much I'm willing to shed another $150+ for it! Don't hesitate to buy this sleek, powerful camera!
281215
This camera far exceeded my expectations! The underwater pictures and video were amazing!
3015408
I loooooove this camera!  I have had so many cameras its not funny, Im a wanna be professional who doesn't have time to study  or take classes on professional photography, but with this camera I really don't have to!  it takes very clear pictures, I love the setting it has where it takes 5 pics in one second, so there is no blur and no retaking for closed eyes and that sort of thing.  I also have the bigger lense 30mm-60mm and its awesome!  I live on a ranch and have 2 sons.  I mostly take pics of everyday living with silly boys and my husband who works cows, team ropes, and hunts.  so there is a lot of action going on.  this is  very quick and im never frustrated about the pics being blurry or not snapping in time.  it has a great focus also.  ive had this camera about 2 years and I haven't disliked it once! beautiful photos inside and outside! you will not regret buying this camera!
1910030
Wow! This lens is just mind blowing. For the price, the zoom and the sharpness of images are incredible! I've been shooting for a while now and every time I get mesmerized at the photo quality. The zoom is more powerful than the naked eyes. So you can make out the distant birds or animals that the eye cannot.
2966929
How this could be less than five stars I will never understand.  This camera is, in a word, AWESOME!  The unboxing is pretty standard, no surprises or extra cool packaging, but that's because Sony put everything into the design, interface, ease of use, and beauty of this baby!

First, I have to address its size.  This camera fits comfortably into my hand being just thick enough to hold snugly and at the same time small enough to not lose a grip on it.  It also slides well into a pocket (without turning on, very important!) and is light enough that you almost don't know its there.

Second, getting started with it.  Sony is kind enough to ship a FULLY CHARGED battery with the unit so you can (ALMOST!) get started right away!  I say almost, because I couldn't find that onboard storage worked.  Fortunately, I had purchased a 32GB SD card which arrived the same day (Thanks, Amazon!) and it goes right in and works great.  I can't tell you how many times I exclaimed "Oh wow!" as I discovered how much this camera does (to be honest, I bought it to use around the pool and for its price...I didn't really realize how fully featured a camera I was getting)!

Everything you need to do with this camera, all of your settings, function through touchscreen menus you access through the very large and clear viewfinder.  And Sony got this right too!  Each setting that appears onscreen can be changed by touching it!  You get its menu of choices, pick one, and back you go instantly ready to take pictures or shoot video.  For more in depth settings, you just access them through the settings icon and you're on your way.

The resolution (as I show in the attached and already cropped picture) is stunning!  The video shot with the camera is exceedingly smooth to the point that you can't tell you're watching video!  The zoom is smooth both in and out, and being an optical zoom with actual moving parts instead of digital means you get the very best possible close ups... and they're GREAT!

I wish I had bought this camera before I took my kids to Disney World last Holiday Season...and what greater praise could there be for a camera than that?

If you're considering this camera, I'd be willing to bet you'll be THRILLED if you get this one.  I know I am!
3964686
This thing takes some amazing shots! I'm still learning the manual features and there are already some Great reviews on here so I will just say, my only regret so far is for about 5 dollars more I could have got the s4500, and I should have. 24x zoom is AMAZING. I was able to get shots of the craters on the moon! The 30x most definitely would require a tripod. 16gb Class 10 stores about 2900 HD shots. Only little over 9 min of vid though. I got Eneloop (White ones, low discharge) and I've shot about 150 pics and no battery warning light yet. BTW, this Camera is pretty small, and fits PERFECT in the Case Logic DCB-304.
1936225
This camera is unreal, i travel a lot for work and i am able to see my house anywhere any time no lag or load time really and the quality is amazing. You can take pictures and record videos onto an sd card all from your phone. Highly recommend!!
1903441
I've owned this camera for about one month and I am beyond impressed.  The dreaded auto mode is fantastic!  Super fast focus.

I just wanted a nice camera to capture my kids and everyday activities.
The manual settings are all there as well.  I love the feel of the camera and the weight is just right.

The pictures are beautiful.  I use raw mode and the colors are just amazing.  I use the mac retina which brings out any blemishes easily.

Great camera for the money.
78049
This camera blows my mind.  It has features and functions I never would have dreamed a camera to have...Now I have to say, I'm "old" (56) so I'm used to more dinosaur like cameras.  But the Canon Rebel XTi is the absolute coolest thing I've ever used in photography.  And, I'm just now learning it.  It is like buying a Ferrari and only going 60!  There is so much more this machine can do.  IT is a dream camera, for me.  I can hardly wait to figure it all out!!!  lol
3758871
I bought this little PalmPix add on for my Palm IIIc.  I didn't expect it to be a super digital high dollar camera but what I did get absolutely shocked me and my family and friends. This little camera is GREAT!!!  I couldn't tell anything until I uploaded it to my PC at home but firstly, it told me I had space to take 45 more pix which was amazing!  Then, I took pictures inside a dimly lit chapel and in offices with flourescent lighting and found this camera to be more than adequate to record.  The manufacturer says that the camera should be used in outdoor lighting which is best but I found it took fine pictures indoors as well.  The convenience of it is awesome  Just take it out and pop it on and that's it!  In addition, there's no cost for camera film development, no cost to send over email to friends and it has alot of other uses.  My sister uses hers to take pictures of real estate properties she has listed for sale.  I think that one of the important keys to the use of this little camera is to be patient when you point and wait very very still before you shoot.  If you do that, it records amazingly well.  I will never be without a camera again because of it.  It's worth every penny!
431745
This camera is amazing. I bought it for my girlfriend who is a technophobe and she took to it like a duck to water. The touch screen is very handy and is very intuative. There is a setting screen where you can litterally select from 30 differnt lighting conditions from "candle lit diner" to "outdoor action shot" and it makes every adjustment you would need to take an amazing photo. The only thing I would say is for the most part leave it in the auto adjustment because if you have the wrong " custom setting" the photos need some adjusting.

The camera is just great. From the way it turns on to the battery life as well as the way that is set up. When you wanna use it just open the lense cover and that turns it on and off. So its only on when you are useing it. This is a great battery saver and we took several hundred photos for several days and as long as we charged the battery over night we never had an issue. I have recomended it too all my friends and will continue to sing its prasies.

Do yourself a favor though and order a 16gig memory card with it as the photos are very detailed and large file sizes

ORDER IT AND LOVE IT
853513
Buy this camera, you will not be disappointed. I bought one for myself and my boyfriend for Christmas so I haven't used it much but I took some sunrise pictures on New Year's Day over the Atlantic city skyline and WOW, I never thought a small camera could capture such gorgeous shots, my facebook pages were all a buzz over the pictures. I am by no means a professional photographer but my pictures so far, make me look like I am. I look forward to learning more so that I can maximize the capabilities with this great camera. I can't say enough good things about it, the flash comes up when it needs to and goes back down by itself, it is very user friendly for even the novice photographer. 5 stars all around!!!
3800021
I got this camera as a Christmas gift from my husband, I've only had  it for a few days, and I don't like writing reviews this early in the game, but there are so many positives so far, I just had to because there are things I'm finding with this camera that I hadn't seen reviewed yet. So here it goes!!!

I've only had it 4 days because the first one out of the box on Christmas day was defective. We discussed getting a different model, but this one has so many good reviews (on many different outlets) we decided to try again, I'm so glad we did! I'm not going to go into the toughness or compact features, they have been talked about at great length in other reviews.

First, if you have owned an Olympus digital before, you know how complicated the menu options can be. We had a 3030zoom for about 16 years and it finally died, it took AMAZING pictures even at only 3.3 megapixals because of the lens quality, but the menu options were almost impossible to figure out. We knew  the quality of pictures was probably a no brainer with the TG-2, again, because of Olympus lens quality and I was willing to take on the menu again.

To my surprise the menu, though still pretty involved, has a VERY cool feature!! It has a cheater window at the bottom of each option to tell you EXACTLY what that feature does. (you can turn that off if you want, but who would want to? :-})  With the 3030 I always had to refer back to the owners manual which was also daunting. But with the TG-2 I only have to look at the manual occasionally because of the newness yet. So if you are worried about the reputation Olympus has with the menus fear not, they have listened to the consumer about this one!

Another really cool feature is that you can make "folders" for grouping pictures which is very cool if you are going to be on trips at various locations, you won't have to try and organize once you download to the computer, a lot of the work will already be done for you.

The pictures I have taken so far are AMAZINGLY clear and detailed (even in some not so good lighting) and the colors just pop! It has even out done my Cannon EOS Rebel at only 2 more megapixels. I love all of the special effects features, I'm having a lot of fun playing around with them. (it's in the "magic" menu) I also took a video of my cats playing, very clear and defined. I like that you can just hit the red button to start recording, no more switching modes to do so.

The one and only drawback I have found is that if you zoom during video recording you can hear the motor very clearly in the video itself. So make sure you are zoomed in and out before you start recording. Or a person could possibly cover it with music? Not sure about that yet.

If you are on the fence about this one, I highly recommend giving it a try. If I find other things about it, I will update my review as needed.
1781426
Before I bought this camera I hadn't ever touched a Digital Camera before.  I had read reviews about this camera in 2 different magazines in the same month (March/01) and these magazines did nothing but say great things about this camera.  10 other cameras were reviewd including the new Coolpix and 2 of Sony's, it stated that the Olympus C-2100 was the best and if could only have been 3.1 Megapixels it would've been unbeatable.  So I went out and bought this, and I love it!  I have been taking beautiful pictures with stunnig image quality.  I can't even see why anyone would ever need a 3.1 megapixel camera unless your wanting to blow your picutes up to Poster size or something.  The 10x zoom is of course the greatest feature, and I'm glad it has a smartcard instead of floppy disks like some of Sony's.  Floppy disks are not dependable at all, I am a tech support rep for a computer company and you don't really want to save much on a floppy disk.  I understand that smartcards don't last forever either, but the way floppies are made;  you could lose your pictures at any time.  But this Olympus camera is a beauty, it has so many modes and options that you could take just about any type of picture.  The only thing I don't like is the Panoramic mode, but oh well.  I don't really see using the video and sound function when it only records a few seconds, especially if you have a camcorder already.  But this is an awesome camera that produces stunning images.  I definitely recommend this camera, just read all of the other reviews!!!