10/10 Any horror stories/raves about the Olympus D-580? I'm looking for a
regular everyday camera for work and play under $300. Consumer Reports
gave it high marks. -- ulysses
\- if i were you, i'd use the canon models in your price range
as a reference and see what more/less you are getting in
various other cameras within a price band [i assume your
price range is really $250-$350 say]. also, you should specify
a few more criteria than $price to narrow down to say ~5 models
to pick from. for example do you want a pocket-sized camera or a
camera pouch sized camera or a ~.75-1lb size camera. etc.
once you have narrowed down to ~5 models, you really should
try them out. interface makes a huge difference ... like if
one camera has an oft-used feature buried in a menu 2 deep
vs another has a button for it, that can make a much bigger
difference than a 105mm vs 120 zoom or 10% or 20% pixel differnce
on a modern sensor. canon is the standard.
\_ http://www.dpreview.com -John
\_ I know 3 people with this model, all love it. I have the 550 (580
didn't exist at the time) and I love mine (wish I had a 580).
-emarkp
\_ Oh, hey, I think that's the one I have. It's a pretty nice
camera. Color, picture, and video are all fine. I only have
2 complaints, I think the UI is a little clunky, and I wish
they used a different memory card. (They use some Olympus
propietary kind, rather than compact flash or some such.)
-jrleek
\_ Yes, you're one of the 3 people I referred to. I believe it uses
xD cards, doesn't it? -emarkp
\_ Yes. I don't have anything else that uses them. -jrleek
\_ Okay, but xD isn't proprietary AFAIK. -emarkp |
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