Camedia C-765 Ultra Zoom Digital Camera

CNET editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
  Detailed editors' rating
  Design : 8.0
  Features : 8.0
  Performance : 7.0
  Image quality : 8.0
  Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  David D. Busch
• Edited by:
  Aimee Baldridge
• Reviewed on: 11/18/2004
• Released on: 05/01/2004

But you still get a versatile, 10X optical zoom with the C-765 Ultra Zoom. It comes up a bit short on the wide end at 38mm (35mm camera equivalent), but it gives you a lot of telephoto power with with a 380mm (equivalent) focal length. You can scope out your scene on a 1.8-inch LCD or through the bright electronic viewfinder (EVF). The EVF makes composing images easy, even in bright light and especially when shooting close-ups down to 2.8 inches (in macro mode) or 0.5 inch (in super macro mode).

While the Olympus's 11 scene modes and flexible automatic-exposure options will appeal to snapshooters, enthusiasts will really appreciate the ability to fine-tune their shots with shutter- and aperture-priority modes, manual exposure (from 1/1,000 second to 15 seconds; f/2.8 to f/8), and manual focus. If you're looking for the best possible image quality, you can save photos in TIFF mode.

The easy-to-use controls include a shutter release and a concentric zoom lever that you can operate with one finger. They also include a knurled mode wheel and a four-way control pad that navigates menus and sets shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, and manual focus. Five other multifunction buttons adjust settings that include exposure lock, self-timer, and flash mode as well as a user-customizable function. Other buttons pop up the built-in flash, switch between the EVF and the rear LCD, adjust the viewfinder diopter, activate the quick-review function, and power the camera on or off.

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Recent user reviews

• Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 31 reviews
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• 1.5 stars

  "Not a very good camera for a rookie"

  by olympus765 on January 5, 2006

• 2.5 stars

  "Great in some things, weak in others"

  by Chazmyn on November 26, 2005

• 0.5 stars

  "Decent zoom but fell apart and is now useless"

  by Sheckie9 on November 24, 2005

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• alaTest.com

  Editors' rating: 84

  Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 418 reviews of Olympus CAMEDIA C 765 Ultra Zoom from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 74/100 and users 86/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 84/100 = Very Good.

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• digicamreview.co.uk

  Editors' rating: 100

  Summary: This 4mp digital camera has a large 10x Optical zoom lens packed into a small stylish body, currently the world's smallest digital camera with a 10x optical zoom lens. The camera produces excellent images, with great colour and low noise levels, ...

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• dcresource.com

  Summary: On their 2004 Ultra Zooms, Olympus made the switch from AA to lithium-ion batteries. I was a bit surprised to see this battery being used, instead of the higher capacity LI-12B that the C-60Z uses. The included LI-10B has 4.0 Wh of energy, versus 4.5 ...

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• cameras.co.uk

  Editors' rating: 77

  Summary: I really liked this camera. As well as the 10x optical zoom it has a great feature set. The build quality is good and it felt right in the hand. Recommended.

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