Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 QD CG Date 35mm Camera
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $237.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 4.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Olympus
Features
- 35mm compact point-and-shoot
- 38-80mm 2x zoom lens with autofocus
- Multi-mode flash features red-eye reduction
- Automatic film loading, advance, and rewind
- Features date imprinting and self-timer
Description
Stylus Epic Zoom 80 combines the best in portability and performance in one world-class camera. A flowing, contour design fits comfortably in your hand. Lightweight construction, a full range of features, and a 38-80mm autofocus zoom lens make this an impressive addition to the award-winning Stylus series. Unique clamshell design protects the lens, enhancing its portability, durability and aesthetic appeal. Special all-weather construction protects the camera against sand, dust and water. Quartz date feature in Stylus Epic Zoom 80 QD model offers convenient date/time imprinting.
The Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 QD CG offers advanced features and a zoom in a compact package, allowing you to get the close-up shots you want with the portability you need.
While the Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 is one of the smallest zoom cameras available, it is heavy on styling and great features. Its miniature version of Olympus's signature clamshell sliding case makes it easy to turn the camera on and off, while offering protection against lens scratches. It comes in a good-looking and durable brushed champagne gold case that is splash-proof, so you can shoot pictures in all kinds of weather. The 38-80mm zoom lens is perfect for framing portraits, getting in on the action, and capturing faraway subjects.
The Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 offers the advanced features of Olympus's larger camera lines, including quartz date and time imprinting and a self timer. The Olympus Stylus Epic also has a whopping six flash modes, including automatic, red-eye reduction, and night scene. It also has a useful Infinity mode, which sets the focus to let you take shots of distant landscapes and other subjects.
The Olympus Stylus Epic is a pleasure to use--it is as small as or smaller than many of the new Advanced Photo System (APS) cameras, but still uses standard 35mm film.
Its tapered design made it easy to slip in a pocket, and since it is little larger than a deck of cards, we found ourselves carrying it everywhere. It's especially nice to have the zoom in such a compact camera. --Walt Opie
Pros:
- Extremely lightweight and compact
- Durable construction
- Wide range of flash options
- Includes zoom
- Battery compartment is hard to open
Spotlight customer reviews
Dated but good
[ Posted: 2008-06-22 ]
Maybe this camera is too dated. It's quite large, it can barely be called a compact camera. Also, the maximum aperture is a mere F4.5, so it's a good idea to use high-speed film.
On the other hand, the picture quality is excellent, with SLR-type quality. Genuinely much better than the results I can get from a similarly-sized digital camera, especially at the shorter end of the zoom. And the flash does a pretty good job. There's some red-eye, but in general it doesn't over-light scenes, the way most flashes do on small cameras.
I had this camera for a number of years, and my friend still uses it. Over the years it's developed a few problems: it makes a grinding sound as the zoom extends (it hasn't broken yet, but I expect it will someday), and it can be a little tricky to open the door enough to activate the camera.
Maybe the still-in-production Stylus Epic 2.8 lens is a better choice - there's no zoom but it has a faster lens, a smaller body, and slightly better picture quality.
It very cool
[ Posted: 2004-12-01 ]
This is a very cool overall camera! The zoom is average, but the picture quality is AMAZING!!! I use the cheapest film around and my brother is a camera freak and my camera still takes better pictures than his! I have had it for 5 years and I LOVE IT!!!
If you want a nice camera with great quality
GET IT :>)
Sliding door failed after minimal usage, otherwise great
[ Posted: 2004-06-16 ]
I really loved this camera, but the sliding "door" broke and wouldn't close after only a few months of minimal usage. I don't know if I got a lemon, or what. The camera was never dropped or otherwise abused. I had had another Olympus for years with the same design, that worked great--it's really easy to get quick shots when you can slide off the lens cover and turn on the camera all in one quick motion ; I will most likely try another one even after my bad experience with this one. I hope that they have solved this issue, if it was widespread--at least one other reviewer mentioned the same problem...
perfect point and click camera
[ Posted: 2003-10-22 ]
The size and design of this camera make it ideal for what it is designed for. It takes great pictures in light and dark (though it's better at outdoor pictures) and it fits easily into your pocket. It opens quickly with one hand; no fumbling around with a lens cap. It focuses quickly so you can take a shot from a closed position very quickly.
The only thing worth noting is that this is a point and click camera. If you want to control exposure, shutter speed, etc. or play with macro, this is not your camera.
Handy Dandy Camera
[ Posted: 2003-08-16 ]
We purchased this camera to take on a European vacation. It is very easy to use and the pictures, for the most part, turned out well. I only wish I had taken along an old 35mm SLR I've had for 20 years so I could have used a wider variety of lenses. This camera, for all of its capabilities, did a very good job.