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Olympus C-3040 Zoom

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Olympus C-3040 Zoom Features and Controls The C-3040 Zoom sports an incredibly fast F1.8 - F2.6 lens with a 35mm equivalent of 35-105mm focal length. It is an all-glass, aspherical lens constructed of 10 elements in 7 groups. Further enhanced by a digital zoom function with 1 -Read more
Olympus C 3040 Zoom 3 Megapixels and Smaller user reviews : 2.6 out of 5 - 23 reviews - photographyreview.comRead more
Olympus surprised us all when they announced the C-3040Z back in November last year, the camera, almost identical to it's sibling the C-3030Z is distinguished mainly by the super fast F1.8 - F2.6 zoom lens, spot AF and one-touch white balance otherwise features are almost the same:Read more
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Pros

  • excellent design
  • great exposure capability
  • good image quality

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/800 to 16 seconds for still images
  • No rechargable battery pack (go buy NiMH batteries and charger from radio shack
  • The lens cap issue is definitely annoying

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 3 Mpx
  • 2048, 1536 px
  • 10
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Olympus C-3040 Zoom - Pros & Cons

Olympus C-3040 Zoom

Pros

  • excellent design
  • great exposure capability
  • good image quality
  • and excellent low-light performance
  • improved color rendition and better low-light performance
  • Compact and fairly lightweight
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • picture quality is great after getting used to the camera
  • Highly automated
  • which is good for most situations

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/800 to 16 seconds for still images
  • No rechargable battery pack (go buy NiMH batteries and charger from radio shack
  • The lens cap issue is definitely annoying
  • The lens cap does not attach to the telescoping lens

Olympus C-3040 Zoom - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
3 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2048 x 1536 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus C-3040 Zoom - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom2.5 x
Minimum aperture1.8
Maximum aperture10
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range31.5 in
Macro focus range7.87 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed16.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Slow Sync
  • Forced Flash
  • External
External flashyes
Continuous drive3.5 fps
Self-timeryes
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Design
Body typeCompact
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage typesSmartMedia
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
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Dimensions
Weight14.82 oz
Width4.29 in
Height2.6 in
Depth2.99 in
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Power
Battery technologyAlkaline
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno

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