Olympus D-340R

Opinion: My long years of taking pictures with film came to an end 10 years ago, when I purchase of this camera in 1999. Only 1.2 Mp, no zoom, but auto focus, autoexposure point and shoot. I used it as a digital notebook, shooting thousands of wonderful candid shots on travel all over the world. The 4 AA batteries lasted for close to 1000 shots (optical viewfinder) and the pictures were always well exposed and in focus. The ratings above are for what was available in 1999. By current standards the camera size is chunky (4 AA), but with the sliding door very rugged. The speed by 2009 standards would be snails pace. The SM cards and the card reader for them are now hard to find. This makes using a D340R a problem, even if you can find a clean on for less than $10.

Opinion: I had the camera for a year and a half, worked great until one day it showed low battery. I replaced battery and the camera never came back on. I paid $499 cdn for it, my Loss.

Opinion: I got this camera in 99. Payed over $500 for it here in Canada but I guess everything is expensive up here. It has been a great camera and takes amazing pictures. I wish it had a zoom though. I have dropped it a few times so it's a bit beat up but still works great. I have posted some of the pics I took on it to webshots. Check them out
http://community.webshots.com/user/lonewolf813

Opinion: I bought this camera in June 1999, and in those almost 3 years I have taken almost 5,000 pictures with it. Most of the pictures were taken in 640x480 resolution, but others were done at 1280x960. I must say the quality of the pictures is absolutely amazing! Check out my website and click on "photo album" to see some examples (http://www.crhoads.com). For the last few days I've been shopping around to get a new digital camera (that has more features like optical zoom and higher resolution), but I am starting to think that I might just stick with my 340R. This has been everywhere with me (Disneyworld trip, honeymoon in Florida, Door County in Wisconsin, etc.). So, for the time being I might just stick with my 340R and save the money I'd blow on a new camera. Out of every single thing I have ever bought in my entire life, this digital camera is #1 on my chart for being the most valuable purchase ever made.

Opinion: Great camera. Easy to use. Produces sharp/clear pics. Sturdy. Love this puppy!

Opinion: Had it for nearly three years without any problems. Sometimes forget how to set flash but that's minor.
If I buy another digital, I'll look at Olympus first.

Opinion: I had this camera for couple of months before my kid dropped it in the water (sea water). It took great picture, much better than my previous Sony Floppy Disk 640x480. Focus and lighting are both much better than my previous Sony.

Opinion: I use to take a lot of photos with a SLR but focusing problems due to my astigmatism caused me to get disappointing results. At least not up to my standards. Decided to leap back into the photo stuff with the birth of my daughter. I read the reviews and the quick and dirty little camera that delivers quality photos was the Olympus D series -- without paying close to a thousand dollars. I broke my D-340L and my brother-in-laws chipped into buy me the D-340R as a replacement. (I had bought them one each for their 50th birthday.) The problem that i havae had is that I have occasionally dropped the camera. Not good. I am looking for an upgrade since I shoot so much for civic groups and need the ability to take wide ange and zoom shots.

Opinion: I bought this camera on the chance of perhaps being dissapointed and putting it away or selling it.
I have had all good things to say about it ...I use it quite a bit on the job if I have to e-mail photos of accidents or damage at work in the airline industry. Quite simple to use just small and ruged enough to carry every where.