Olympus Stylus 740 (silver)
Starting at: $329.99
CNET Editors' Review
CNET Editors' Rating
- Reviewed by: Will Greenwald
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The good: Decent image quality; comfortable design.
The bad: Few manual controls; sluggish performance.
The bottom line: It's a bit slow, and control freaks will be disappointed, but the Olympus Stylus 740 is still a very nice snapshot camera.
Both cameras performed nearly identically in our lab tests, save for one quirk: the Stylus 740 is slightly faster
... Expand full reviewBoth cameras performed nearly identically in our lab tests, save for one quirk: the Stylus 740 is slightly faster than the 750 in shot-to-shot time when the onboard flash is enabled. The 740 registered a 3.3-second flash recycle time, while the 750 took 4.5 seconds to accomplish that feat. Image quality between the two cameras was also similar; both produced very attractive photos with little distortion.
For more information on the Olympus Stylus 740's design, features, and other details, please read our review of the Olympus Stylus 750.
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
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User Reviews
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"Design Flaw" By Disneylandnut
Pros: The Macro Mode is better than most cameras and the video had better sound than other cameras
Cons: The Olympus Stylus Cameras has one major design flaw which is the battery cover. A piece of cheap plastic is screwed onto a metal hinge and when you push the hinge closed the plastic is what keeps the door closed. It eventually breaks w/normal use
Summary: This would be a good camera for everyday use, but I will not buy another Olympus until they make the battery cover stronger that it will not break from just opening and closing the battery cover. Their warranty is worthless as they will claim that you have dropped it when ... Expand full review
"Stylish and Poor" By aden06
Pros: small and compact
Cons: useless outside
Summary: On a sunny day the LCD screen is useless. You just have to guess what you are shooting. Indoor flash photos are blurry if your subjects move (ie children). The controls are not intuitive. Well not worth $209.
Specifications
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- Digital camera type: Ultracompact
- Product Type: Digital camera - Compact
- Resolution: 7.1 megapixels
