Olympus Camedia C-310 Zoom Digital Camera

Hello,

My first experience of Digital was when work decided that all employees of my grade should have a camera. 90 of these c3-10's turned up!!

I was snowed under at the time so took my box home, it was Friday night! I sat down had a read and decided at the best way to get to use it was have a go. I already had re-chargables.

This little camera turned out to be just great. Simple to use, easy to down load, and good quality pictures at A4 size. Took it on family holiday, brilliant!!

When the Seven year old said can I have a Camera I had no hesitation in looking at one of these -

Shutter lag is anoying as is battery consumption - But don't let that put you off, this is a good buy and a sound little piece of kit

I bought one of these cameras second hand for travelling, it was good value for money and has some nice additional features like a slow shutter speed to create some cool effects. It also fits nicely in to the pocket of jeans of shorts.

I agree with the comments made on the last review. You don't need any more mega pixels than this unless you want to print out a poster. I much prefer something that takes AA batteries too because I can have a spare set charged up and ready to go when I need them.

There are two bad points. Firstly, you need rechargeables, because battery life on normal AAs is poor. Secondly, this camera is slow as hell and I mean really slow. Even at full charge you can wait maybe 4-5 seconds from when you turn it on for it be ready to shoot. As the battery begins to die it gets even slower and you can be waiting and additonal 3 or 4 seconds from when you press the button to when the camera takes the picture. It's not great if you want to catch something that happens very quickly.

Don't be totally point off by this though, it's great value and so simple to use. I often find that with a more expensive and complicated camera you can't trust someone else to take a photo with it because a) You're scared they might steal it and b) You need to tell them what setting to put it on and they never get it right anyway.

got the camera for my mother-in-law and she now as mastered it good all round on videos and photos she is 80yrs so if she can worh it any 1 can.

I purchased this Camera as a replacement for an identical one I have had for 3 years or more. Unfortunatly I droped and damaged the original camera and was looking for a cheep replacement for it. I was delighted to find that the same camera was available through an E Bay (Business) seller. This camera is an ideal every day camera producing good ordinary every day pictures such as family celibrations, outdoor shots of gardens and buildings, close up shots are easy to take as well. Overall I would recomend this camera to anyone who is looking for a good cheep 3mp camera.

I love the practicality of this camera,
its easy to use, and compact yet sturdy

Great value, and smart appearance

as my son was going on his first school trip, we decided to get him a digital camera so as he could take pictures to remember the trip.... We seen alot of cameras online and none stood out as good enough or they were too expensive for a 10 year old (any parent knows how some 10 year olds are with anything that even moves lol)... But this camera stood out as cheap and good enough for a first time camera.... all we have to wait for is the finished result...

fantastic camera, all works well, have put pics on computer. thanks so much, don't really know how to write a review but I am more than happy.

we needed a new camera as we have had a baby and wanted a decient camera to catch all those memorable moments. it was delivered in good condition from the seller and well packaged. the Camera works fine and we are very happy with it. we have no complaints.

I needed a good camera and ebay is the best place to buy - I already own an older Olympus and this has served me well.
The service from the seller was bang on with immediate delivery.
Another good ebay encounter.

MY TRIPLETS EACH HAVE ONE OF THESE CAMERAS AND TWO OF THEM WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO PERU THIS SUMMER. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DATED NOW BUT THE LENS IS EXCELLENT. THE PHOTO'S THAT HEVE BEEN SHARED SO FAR SHOWS THAT THIS MODEST MODEL HOLDS IT OWN WHEN PRODUCING CLEAR WELL EXPOSED PICTURES. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CHEAP BUT GOOD SNAPSHOT CAMERA LOOK NO FURTHER.

From someone who thought that playing with a stick and a hoop was far too technical for me, using this camera makes those two feel as though I've made a space rocket and travelled to Neptune in comparison.

I first bought one of these a couple of years back and have been mightily impressed with it's total ease of use and more importantly...given decent photos in return. Last week that camera fell in a canal and was ruined, despite being able to buy a camera with more 'things to play with' and 'buttons' to press and having the wife and kids wanting a bigger flashier one with go-faster stripes...I still looked for this camera to buy, it's with me everywhere, I use it on a daily basis ( apart from the last week!) due to it's simplicity of use.

That's all I can say really.

A lovely little camera...easy to use...takes great pictures...simples!!

I always have been a fan of olympus cameras having had 2 in the past. I sold mine following the purchase of a digital camcorder and that was a mistake.

The olympus camera i got does have one or two drawbacks though.
First of all is the operating time. This can be up to ten seconds before you see the photo you just took from moment you switched the camera on. Secondly is that it does lag on loading the photos immediately after you took them which can be frustrating for those of you who want to keep the ones you want and delete those which didnt turn out right.

Now for the positive points for there are many. First up is the build quality. Being olympus it is exemplary with a simple design that is realtively fool-proof. A quick fiddle around and you will be able to grasp most functions without the need for the instruction booklet.

The optical zoom and digital zoom are as always clinical in execution and the whole camera oozes an aurora of pick up and play. If you are after somethign with a bit more of a technical spec then this is not a good camera. However if you are after one for your travels on the cheap or want a basic digital camera to get you started then this is IDEAL.

The digital camera equivalent of tetris. Just pick it up and play with it, you'll get the more advanced stuff in time just by playing with it!

The camera as an image taker was not that bad.
The real issue ive had is the battery life. No matter what ive used to power the unit, after only 5 shots taken and the red battery light flashes. Any ideas to rectify this would be welcome.

This camera is small in size, but takes an excellent picture. It is ideal for a person who just wants to take quick pictures, but if needed can be adjusted to suit particular situations. The fact that it can fit into the pocket or handbag makes it particularly useful for travelling. The software is easy to use and to save the pictures, and I would not hesitate to recomend this camera.

Fantastic seller, would highly recommend, item was sent immediately, all emails were responded to asap. Camera is perfect. Thanks Chris.

The make is well known, it has a big screen working but the on/off button is broken, but overall item is fully functioning

not bad decided to buy it because it was cheap only £13 it does the job for me, all i needed is a camera to be able to teke some photos of the items i'm selling on ebay