Olympus D-340L

Opinion: Have had the camera for about a year. It is now considered a "beginner's" camera but at the time it was the state of the art in consumer cameras. I have been very satisfied with it other than it offers no optical zoom (which has probably made me a better photographer. Have never had a single problem with the camera. But it is time to move on (the kids can have this one).

Opinion: I have had this little camra for 3 years now and it has served me well. It was an excellent way to get into digital
photography. I just purchased the Olympus 3040 becuase I have been so satisfied with Olympus

Opinion: When I first bought this camera 3 years ago, it cost almost
$1000. It was the best of bunch back then. It fits in my pocket
and is ready to go. I live in southeast asia and have exposed it
to the damp, heat, ect. Have dropped it several times. It still
works as good as new.

The ONLY thing that makes me want to up grade is that it has
no "portrait" mode. Take a shot of a person up close, or
example, and the knees become gigantic! With a fixed 35
mm. it's great for group shots, buildings and landscapes but
bad for intimate portaraits.

Still, a great camera.

Opinion: 3 years on and still going strong. Known as the 840L in the UK, this was my first DC and I still love it. Good colour balance, detail and sharpness for a 1.3 MP camera with a smallish lense. Particularly impressive in low light (dusk) - will happily auto focus and still produce good pics.

The SHQ (1280x960) mode produces bright and appealing 400k images. HQ (also 1280x960) is superfluous - there isn't enough detail for the large image size. SQ (640x480) shots are ideal for web/email - they seem to have less artifacts (compression?) than other low res 640x480's I have seen.

After a year I upgraded to an Olympus C-1400XL SLR (D-620L in USA), intending to sell the 840L. But I find that I still use this little camera more, even without a zoom, because it will live in my pocket/glovebox and produces consistently good results.