Olympus D545 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

we received the product in a timely manner. However, we noticed that the batteries that came with the camera did not work in the camera. So we purchased two new batteries, and planned to take the camera to our class a few days later to take pictures of everyone. The night before, we tried the camera, just to make sure it was up and ready. But, alas, it still did not work. We ended up having to take our more reliable personal camera for the task. WE FINALLY REALIZED THAT IT IS NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM, BUT A DEFINITE CAMERA PROBLEM THAT IS THE CULPRIT.

We want our money back, and we will not again purchase a refurbished item such as a camera.

We bought this camera for our office and have found it to be good. However, the supplied USB cable and the USB port did not match the standard mini-USB found elsewhere and when we lost our cable, we had to go out and find a replacement... couldn't use the tons I have.

This camera is pretty good. I've updated mine since because I don't think 4 megapixels is enough, but if it's enough for you, good!

The picture quality when I developed them 4 x 6 is good. It's a lightweight camera and very sleek looking. Lots of shooting modes to choose from. Very easy to use. The cd it comes with to play around with your pictures is a nice bonus!

Now on to the bad...no viewfinder so your batteries get eaten up VERY quickly. There also is no sound for the movies, but I never used the movie mode anyway so I didn't care. The main reason I updated from this one is because the lag time when taking pictures is way too long! Mine would take up to 3 seconds, that's pretty slow if you think about it. Just smiling there...waiting for the picture to take...

I like this camera though. If you don't mind the lag time, it's perfect!

I just test-ran this camera all day:

-Although it managed to take some shots well, the metering is not very good overall. The pictures seem overexposed.
-The menu mode is very basic. (Could be a PRO for beginners).
-There is no viewing prism. It can get annoying to always look at the LCD screen.
-When zoomed in, WITH OPTICAL, the images come out pretty grainy. This is strange with an optical zoom. It should really only be a problem with the digital zoom, since digital zoom just crops and magnifies the image itself, thus losing image quality.

If you just want to take snapshots or are a beginner with cameras, you may enjoy this camera. If you are more serious, this camera will probably be a let-down.

My husband bought me this camera recently as he was tired of me always borrowing his. I love it. I didn't want too much camera for beginning and this one is so very user friendly. The display is a good size and very accurate. The pictures from using the zoom are not distorted. Downloading the pictures to my computer is very, very easy. I like the various features, and changing them is a two step process, but not difficult at all. The batteries do go down fairly quickly, but no more than my husband's Kodak. I haven't used the movie mode at this time.
For an easy to use beginner camera, the 545 is a good choice.