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Barry Margolius
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I agree with you Gail. A while ago, I bought a Fuji F30, and two out of three xD cards had corruption problems. I've never had a corrupted file on SD or CF cards.
Also, I'm just getting tired of having so many memory cards of different formats around. It almost becomes an inventory management issue to keep track of which cards are for which cameras.
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Erik Stiegler
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Intervalometer is listed in the specifications on the Olympus America page, under "sequential shooting".
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1289&fl=4
But G7 is a pro camera, because it has 10MP in a large 1/1.8" sensor and it looks good, almost like a real rangefinder camera. I wonder what are you going to say when Canon announces their own 1/2.5" sensor ultra zoom camera with 7MP. I bet it as serious tool especially without RAW.
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If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it away from him. An investment of knowledge always pays the best interest.
I haven't bothered to read the whole thread so this has likely been mentioned - Olympus like to over-state things, to put it mildly.
Stabilization won't be able to contend with an 18x zoom. The results will be unprintble at more than 5x7. It sounds good but wait for the reviews.
Does it come with a tripod?
And it uses xD cards...
Can it sing and dance too?
It's entertaining anyway. I'm sure it will impress some people.
Ah the new trend - advertise stabilization (makes no difference how misleading) and long zooms - replaces escalating megapixels anyway - which is worse?
Stabilization won't be able to contend with an 18x zoom. The results will be unprintble at more than 5x7. It sounds good but wait for the reviews.
Does it come with a tripod?
And it uses xD cards...
Can it sing and dance too?
It's entertaining anyway. I'm sure it will impress some people.
Ah the new trend - advertise stabilization (makes no difference how misleading) and long zooms - replaces escalating megapixels anyway - which is worse?
mamallama
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Undoubtably, there are situations where the full twist/turn LCD is invaluable. But I agree they are time-consuming to set up and frustrating in many quick reaction need. A good compromise is the tilt up/down LCD on some Olympus cameras like the C-8080. It's as good except when you want to do a self portrait but it's fast to set up. Next and almost as good is a high resolution LCD that has a wide viewing angle like some recent ones.
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mamallama
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What about a third possibility that Olympus is willing to put more engineering and manufacturing efforts into a breakthrough prosumer digicam than the others to establish a reputation and marketing position? This third possibility would be a benefit to consumers. I would not bet against this (so soon).
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mamallama
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Memory cards MUST be reliable otherwise the camera is worthless. But is there real documentation that xD cards are less reliable that the others? In a search, I've found problems reported with CF and SD cards and one with a xD card purchased on eBay. Also one post on this thread.
I would like documentation of xD cards inherently being less reliable that the others. Anyone?
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sir_bazz
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How so ?
I've never seen the two technologies compared head-to-head. Infact I was informed that there's a current German photography magazine that tested IS, VR, and two methods of sensor stabilisation and the result was rather surprising.
VR was the most consistent followed by the two methods of sensor stabilisation and Canon's IS was the least consistent.
bazz.
David Hamilton
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As a keen photographer who understands the laws of physics, I fully understand all the criticisms and doubts expressed in this forum about a zoom that goes from 28-500 and all the image problems that is likely to create. However a point has been missed by most of the critics and doubters (who are a little premature, anyway, because they haven't seen any of the images yet!).
This forum is full of pixel peepers (myself included), who are seeking dslr quality in a camera weighing 200g and costing diddly squat. We all know it won't happen.
The majority of the market that Olympus are targeting don't fall in to this category. They want as much zoom as possible because it impresses them and they want a wizzy looking piece of kit to impress others. They know nothing about CA, barrel distortion or vignetting, nor do they care. The bottom line is that the images they get will be perfectly acceptable to the overwhelming majority of folks. My wife can't understand why I bother with my 400D, because as far as she is concerned, the images from my S3IS are just as good as those from the 400D and I don't need a bag of lenses with me. A lot of the time (the majority) she is right.
This forum is full of pixel peepers (myself included), who are seeking dslr quality in a camera weighing 200g and costing diddly squat. We all know it won't happen.
The majority of the market that Olympus are targeting don't fall in to this category. They want as much zoom as possible because it impresses them and they want a wizzy looking piece of kit to impress others. They know nothing about CA, barrel distortion or vignetting, nor do they care. The bottom line is that the images they get will be perfectly acceptable to the overwhelming majority of folks. My wife can't understand why I bother with my 400D, because as far as she is concerned, the images from my S3IS are just as good as those from the 400D and I don't need a bag of lenses with me. A lot of the time (the majority) she is right.
Not that simple for them .. imagine .. anyone can manufacture SD cards ! Creepy, right ? 
xD was created so they have their own card (well, together with Fuji) so people HAVE TO BUY IT. Same as Sony MS.
I'm not going to buy that. Since such 'business practices' are not fair. For no other reason. Price and reader is no big trouble.
xD was created so they have their own card (well, together with Fuji) so people HAVE TO BUY IT. Same as Sony MS.
I'm not going to buy that. Since such 'business practices' are not fair. For no other reason. Price and reader is no big trouble.
I wonder why. I realize that, with a lens based stabilization, the OVF will be more stable and the auto-focus might work better, are there other big advantages?
Frank
In my experience, this is only true with new NiMh batteries. As it gets older, the warning comes earlier and it allows me 20 shots or more while avoiding movies or flash.
A metering would be vastly superior of course. I wonder if it is a property of Lithium-Ion. Are there any cameras with NiMh that have a metering of battery capacity?
Frank
mamallama
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Well put, my man. But that's not going to stop the doubters on the Canon and Sony forums. Contrast that with the faithful believers on the Olympus forum. This would make a real psychological case study.
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mamallama
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How's that different from propriety Li-ion batteries? Or does the fairness rule only apply to memory cards?Not that simple for them .. imagine .. anyone can manufacture SD
cards ! Creepy, right ?
xD was created so they have their own card (well, together with
Fuji) so people HAVE TO BUY IT. Same as Sony MS.
I'm not going to buy that. Since such 'business practices' are not
fair. For no other reason. Price and reader is no big trouble.
FWIW, xD cards as well as propriety Li-ion batteries are available from third party sources.
--mamallama
tjdean01
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Doesn't it have sensor shift IS on it?
Virvatulet
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So do I.
The large majority of digicam buyers would benefit tremendously more from better image quality, especially in low light shooting situations. And many would stop wondering why the sky in the picture is white…
The trade-off is essentially made between more pixels and better IQ. Ordinary Joes seldom print larger than A5 (210mm x 148.5mm) for which 4 megapixels is more than enough.
The major advantage of DSLRs should be increased resolution as is needed for more demanding applications and flexibility of lenses, not the basic image quality at pixel level.
-Virvatulet
John NA87
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Yes, that's the 'real' stabilization that it has. Their ads refer to it as having 'sensor shift stabilization' as well as 'digital image stabilization'. The first is a good thing. The second is only marketing-speak for using higher ISO and shutter speed. There is no actual technology being employed in the latter claim. I take umbrance with their web site statement of "Dual Image Stabilization eliminates blur." Eliminates is a pretty strong claim.
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