I've read that the 7070 'boots up' and is ready to shoot in 1 second.
John Hermanson
Camtech Photo Services, Inc.
21 South Lane, Huntington, NY, 11743-4714,
631-424-2121, www.zuiko.com
Olympus OM Service since 1977
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Winsor Crosby" <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 8:51 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Compact / Subcompact pocket digital
>
> If I could make a couple of suggestions, look for a camera with the
> largest sensor you can get. It makes a big difference in the
> flexibility of using it as well as the quality of the image. The
> smaller sensors generate more noise even at lower ISO settings and the
> the aggressive noise reduction that gets built in to deal with it
> frequently smears fine detail resulting in a plastic look at greater
> enlargments. 1 1/8" is the best size sensor being put into a small
> camera currently. They range between about 4MP up to 7MP. The 7MP seems
> to be a major breakthrough in handling noise, dynamic range and
> resisting blowouts for small sensors, performing better than their 5MP
> predecessors.
>
> Handling these cameras is paramount before buying one. Some have really
> worked on the speed and shutter lag issue, but not always across the
> whole line. The top of the line Olys like the C-8080 and C-7070 are
> very good, but they are not small. Some of the small Sonys are very
> good speedwise, and a couple of the small Coolpixes are not bad
> especially if you turn off their little start up movie. The new Canon
> SD500 is supposed to be very quick unlike the prior models. You have to
> check to see what settings you may think are essential have been left
> off to make it small and simple. I like to just see if I can use it
> after picking it up without reading a manual.
>
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, California, USA
> http://homepage.mac.com/wincros/PhotoAlbum3.html
>
>
> On Apr 26, 2005, at 5:07 PM, Lawrence Woods wrote:
>
>>
>> While researching P&S cameras, I also looked into what was out
>> there that I might want for myself even though I'm not getting
>> anything yet. Among "advanced digital" models, compared to
>> the Panasonic Lumix FZ models, the Olympus UZ models don't
>> even look like they are in the same league. One caveat is
>> that this comparison was made on-screen, without actually
>> handling any of these "advanced digital" models. I'm not
>> making the digital plunge yet, but I hope that Olympus catches
>> up before I do.
>>
>
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