Kyocera Finecam M410R

Opinion: This was my first advanced digital camera, at first glance a very interesting little gun with 3.3 fps, and a 10X optical zoom.
This camera is very easy and all the buttons and the menus are well placed.
The picture quality is a kind of very natural even if noisy some times.
I bought it in the end of 2005 just a little time before the Kyocera goes out of camera’s market. At that time for me was a great camera.
The big problem with the M410R is the unstabilized superzoom lens, and the noise some times is serious.
I think that this was a half finished camera from Kyocera, but don’t forget that in truth the M410R is a 2004 model. Finally what this camera teaches me is how important is the main processor of the camera to be very fast, and the RTUNE technology from Kyocera is working great.
So my second superzoom, what I have now, is Panasonic Lumix FZ 7, which seems to be a totally finished Kyocera M410R.
At this time I have this camera as a collector’s item, maybe in the future has a value or else I’ll find someone beginner to make him a present…
My M410R to start with…

Opinion: this is a great little camera if you looking for an outdoor day time camera.

Opinion: This camera may have poor manufacturing.

I purchased a Kyocera s3r camera. I started getting problems within the warranty period which the dealer in this country failed to removed and gave me another second hand s3r camera probably returned by some other customer. This camera, after a couple of months when the warranty was expired, turned in to a piece of stone.

Its lens jammed and when I contacted the repair market, I saw a lot of other cameras with the same problem and no spare parts are available. So be aware of the manufacturer when buying cameras from this company.

Opinion: I bought this model a year ago after having lost a Kyocera S5 digicam. Until Kyocera stepped out of the camera business, that's all I'd bought for 25 years (Yashica or Contax). I like the power source best for this model, good old AA batteries, no rechargeable maker specific rechargeable. I usually keep the camera(s) on and ready, so I do tend to go through batteries. AAs are everywhere. The SD memory cards are also interchangeable with my Pentax *istDL (and batteries) so one could back up the other. But as others have noted, the optical zoom and digi zoom features are huge advantages, I have noted a lot of "noise" when zoomed out, it really becomes apparent and the images in the LCD also become less sharp. I usually shoot with it with the LCD off, only the EVF functioning to extend battery life. I wish Kyocera/Yashica/Contax were with us still, I always found them of good value for the money, and not being as common as Nikon and Canon, etc. they would always start up a conversation. An added plus for my purchase, being able to use filters with an adapter to reduce UV, etc. I use a UV and polarizer at all times.

Opinion: Nothing but praise for this camera. Took a chance with a "non mainstream brand", but am pleasantly pleased. Great pictures- very crisp! 10x optical zoom is awesome! The mutli-shot is great too. I have two young kids and taking action photos couldn't be easier. Navigating the menu is easy and simple. I'm using a high-speed SD 512MB memory card. I'll take tons of picts and very rarely find one that isn't clear. Great camera for the money and options. Kyocera bought out Yashica, who has made cameras for many years. So far, this camera meets all my needs.

Opinion: I purchased this camera for use at work. Have only had the camera a few days but already it impresses as excellent value for money ($499 aus with card, bag and battery pack with charger) and very useful in all situations.

I noticed that the flyers on this camera has manual focus but it doesn't (not that its a problem) - start up time , shutter lag and response is all excellent and very impressed. It has more than enough features for the average user and produces very good images. The video quality is also very good and has ability to zoom whilst taking video which is great. Don't expect too much from the flash but its adequate - The evf is brilliant and very clear - one of the best I have seen.

May not be a mainstream supplier (like Canon etc.) but have a look at this camera and consider............Its almost a secret.

Pros:

. Compact
. 10x optical
. very good image quality, especially outdoor
. very good video quality (zoom up capability)
. quick start up time
. quick auto focus
. macro photos very good
Cons:

. No manual focus despite the specs on line saying so
. No image stabilisation (but at this price I understand)
. Need an adaptor for filters (why no screwed lens)
. focus assist light would be good
. having to enter menus for some basic options

Opinion: I've only had this camera for 2 months. I needed a camera that would take pictures very quickly and with a good zoom. This one works great. I purchased a 512 MB SD Ultra High Speed memory card and 2200 mAhr recharagable batteries. The results are better than I expected. I take pictures at Sporting events, high school wrestling, and this camera really excells at getting not only a good picture or two but the whole sequence of moves. I can actually take still shots of the entire match. I had almost 400 photos of one match. This lends itself to some real good analysis of the moves. With the zoom I don't have to be so close to the mat. A tripod is necessary to get good photos while in a long zoom or there can be a lot of blurring. It also works well in various lighting conditions, with and without the flash. The battery life is excellent even with the LCD display on. I have used three other digital cameras, an HP, a Canon and a Nikon. This one seems far superior to any of them in most every way. The only thing it lacks is picture stabalization, but then you can't have everything.

Opinion: Not bad camera, but colors...

Opinion: After consideerindg alot of cameras in this catagory I got down to choosing between the highly responsive kyocera M410r and the Olympus c-765 (which according to some reviewers it produces sharper images). After a look at both I dicided on the m410r after really being impressed by its fast operation and excellent EVF and lcd (its really good in daylight),I also found the menus more user friendly.
While probably its true that the c-765 has slghtly better sharpness than the m470r when set in auto mode (from demo pics I saw on the net) this can be rectified by using the camera in the EXT mode where you can increase sharnpness to +3 giving visible improvment in picture sharpnes. Also you can increase the colour saturation in this mode if you prefer.These settings are memorised there and only need put the camera to EXT instead of auto.