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Elza Meyers
member since: 6/28/2006
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
A bit bulky but very clear pictures.
6/28/2006 7:04:31 AM
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Robert Vanderbrugen
member since: 6/11/2006
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
Great shots, however the disks fail too often.
6/11/2006 7:01:33 PM
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Todd A. Nielsen
member since: 4/26/2006
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
Moo.
4/26/2006 6:04:17 AM
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Miland Noyes
member since: 4/4/2006
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Rating:
3
out of 5
I got this for taken closeup of texture for my 3D programs, It's good for that but slow in recording.
I think it's best uses is still shots with a tripod. Memory is too small in tiff mode, 9 picture max.at 5mp My next camera Canon Mark 1ds II
4/6/2006 5:06:49 AM
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Allison M. Wavercak
member since: 4/1/2006
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Rating:
4
out of 5
Its A Great Camera But Mines Been Messing Up My Pictures Latley
4/1/2006 12:23:28 AM
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Jennifer L. Chastain
member since: 3/10/2006
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Rating:
4
out of 5
I love the fact that my camera burns images directly to a mini-cd. I simply finalize the disk and store it! I also have all manual/partially manual settings, but I would prefer an SLR because of convenience of changing lenses and accessories. For the most part, I love my camera!
3/10/2006 8:03:29 PM
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Jacob D. Stone
member since: 3/10/2006
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
Good Camera but Cd makes it slow. and pictures canot be removed.
3/10/2006 6:13:48 AM
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Vickie Skellenger
member since: 12/4/2005
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
Good for storage purposes and not having to deal with a memory card /stick. However, its big and bulky and does not have interchangable lenses.
The photo quality is pretty good, but being 3 yrs old, there is some shutter delay...overall I like it for general photography stuff and love the fact that I can just pop a disk in the computer.
12/4/2005 2:30:55 PM
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Kay E. Mahoney
Contact Kay
Kay's Gallery
member since: 4/23/2003
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Rating:
5
out of 5
I love this camera. I like it for the little mini disc and lots of other features. I have the Sony Mavica cd400 and just got this one. It has some different features than the other one does.
11/11/2005 2:50:47 PM
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Angela Garibay
member since: 11/13/2001
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Rating:
5
out of 5
Great camera! I enjoy the fact that rather than buying expensive cards, this camera uses small compact disks. Its 5 megapixels and has a the option for an external flash.
11/10/2005 9:22:57 PM
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Judy A. Kytta
member since: 10/4/2005
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Rating:
4
out of 5
Ease of use and great photos. I like the cd, makes it easy to use with my computer.
10/4/2005 9:30:16 PM
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Linda B
member since: 9/17/2005
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Rating:
4
out of 5
Great Photos just slow recording them.
9/18/2005 9:41:49 AM
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Dean R. Fledderjohann
Contact Dean
Dean's Gallery
member since: 9/5/2005
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
I like the storage on mini CD's and that it focuses in total darkness.
9/5/2005 9:21:59 AM
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Harry D. Morton
member since: 8/24/2005
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
This is a great single lens camera. It is a little slow on the draw but if you have time you can get a good shot. I find the direct write to the CD to be a great way to store the photos, I can put the photos I like on the computer and store ALL of the m on the disk . The battery life is exceptional, sometimes I forget that I have batteries in it.
8/24/2005 11:45:21 AM
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Kathy Libby
member since: 8/24/2005
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
This point and shoot camera saves files to a mini CD which is great for storage reasons. It has many modes that are comparable to a regular SLR. It does not allow RAW photos, and the 5mp are becoming outdated.
8/24/2005 5:02:28 AM
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Roger D. Warren
member since: 7/16/2005
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Rating:
2
out of 5
Creates nice photos
Too slow
Got rid of it
7/16/2005 1:10:16 PM
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Claudia Romero
member since: 7/4/2005
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Rating:
3
out of 5
Nice camera, really practicle being able to capture images directly to a mini cd, 5 mega pixels come in handy for lager format prints. Downside, it's bulky, slow and very limited in the usage and adapting lenses...oh, and one has to be extra careful with it's usage and handling.
7/5/2005 9:56:18 AM
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Chris Dees
member since: 5/23/2005
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Rating:
3
out of 5
The camera is overall a good camera. It is very easy to use. However I would prefer something that is a lil easier to function on the manual side.
6/17/2005 5:13:46 AM
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Rachel Shreckengast
member since: 5/23/2005
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Rating:
4
out of 5
Like - 5 megapixels, clear photos, nice macro function, feels like a "real" camera in your hands, takes a cheap media, long battery life, nice selection of accessories, customization of functions, fairly intuitive interface (similiar, but more advanced than the earlier Mavica FD series slightly less advanced than the DSC F828). A good camera for the amateur professional, but will be getting the F828 for more professional results and better cropping options in the future.
Dislike - The green colors of nature (trees, grasses, etc) are difficult to capture accurately with the CD500 unless you are in macro mode. It tends to either wash the colors out or turn them "neon" and does not differentiate variations of greens very easily. While this is easily fixed in Photoshop (most times by simply using the Auto Color function), I would personally prefer the minimum of interventions in most of my photographs. No other major dislikes as it has been a wonderful camera otherwise.
5/23/2005 9:01:31 PM
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CHERIE M. WILCOX
member since: 5/16/2005
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Rating:
5
out of 5
I love it because it's ready at the press of a botton. I also love the still picture w/sounds feature!!!!
5/16/2005 8:40:44 AM
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Kim L. Jones
photographybykimjones.com
member since: 4/8/2005
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
5 megapixels, great pictures, records directly to CD-R
4/8/2005 2:37:35 PM
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Faye E. Stormer
member since: 4/2/2005
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Rating:
4
out of 5
My first digital camera was the Sony Mavica CD500. In my opinion, it is a very good "beginner" digital camera and I liked the CD feature, but its capacities were limited. Since buying the Nikon D70, I would never go back to the Sony, however.
4/5/2005 2:50:20 PM
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Craig R. Kern
member since: 3/22/2005
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
This camera is fantastic for documentation. a digital image can be married to narration for each picture. This works great for engineering or project managers wishing to document field conditions. For family and hobby photos it lacks adequate zoom but this can be remedied by adding a telephoto which can be had for as little as about $90. I grabs nice MPEG clips but video quality in low light is a problem. Its not a video camera but in good light takes very good video. Maybe more features than the average hobbyist or family photographer will ever use but is a very useful camera for some types of users.
3/22/2005 1:34:12 PM
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Roger A. Hallau
member since: 3/6/2005
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Rating:
3
out of 5
I am overall pleased with the performance of my camera.Having a mini disc with 210mb of storage comes in handy and is quite economical.
The only negative i have is a long start up time and a long wait between taking a picture and
trying to get the next shot.
3/19/2005 9:21:03 PM
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Roger A. Hallau
member since: 3/6/2005
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Rating:
3
out of 5
I am overall pleased with the performance of my camera.Having a mini disc with 210mb of storage comes in handy and is quite economical.
The only negative i have is a long start up time and a long wait between taking a picture and
trying to get the next shot.
3/19/2005 9:20:53 PM
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Catherine McLoud
member since: 3/6/2005
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Rating:
3
out of 5
its the only camera I have ever really used and I love it but I would like to learn how to use other cameras and more zoom than i have
3/6/2005 8:10:49 AM
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Roger L. Kinney
member since: 4/11/2002
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Rating:
1.5
out of 5
I liked everything about the camera, just not enough pixels
3/3/2005 11:49:07 PM
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Kenneth Piercy
member since: 2/23/2005
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Rating:
4
out of 5
I love my sony Mavica CD500. The pictures are great and it is easy to use. The mini CD storage is fantastic. I wish it had a bit more zoom.
2/23/2005 6:23:01 PM
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Toni Beck
member since: 1/17/2005
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Rating:
4
out of 5
i dont like a memory card i take way too many photos for that to be feasible for me but the one thing i dont like is that you have to finalize cd to view it on pc so if i want to take one or two photos after if finalize so i can view that cd can no longer be used or if its a rewritable cd when i reformat to reuse it clears whats on there .my only other complaint with this cam is there is a bit of delay between the snap of shutter and the actual pic taken. other than that ( both minor to me at this time) it is a great camera
1/17/2005 8:23:52 PM
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Heather Thrash
member since: 5/7/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
This camera has superb picture quality. It has all the bells and whistles you could ask for. I purchased this camera because both previous diital camera and film camera broke. I purchased it because of the disk storage instead of a memory card. I can take more photos on the disk then I could with my film camera. At 3MB/best picture quality, at least 100 pictures per disk. I can view all the pictures on the LCD and determine how many more I need to get that great shot and don't have to worry about changing memory cards. It has a light histogram on the LCD screen that can be turned on/off. It has a macro setting, 6 different scene controls,3 different focus controls, 7 different white balance controls, 2 picture quality controls,6 different image record modes (email, burst 3, voice, tiff...),3 flash levels, and 3 picture effects-sepia, solarize, neg. art. right on the camera. You can take a picture and then change any one of the settings right on the camera and save the image to the disk. It has so many functions.
The two downsides of the camera are that it has no optical viewer. It's all via the LCD screen. It takes a little getting use to, but I wouldn't know the difference now. One can be purchased though to add to it. It has nice zoom for a digital camera, but for far away shots that need to be brought closer a zoom lens can be purchased.
Great camera. Would recommend it to anyone.
1/3/2005 6:52:02 AM
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Cate Keen
member since: 6/5/2004
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Rating:
2.5
out of 5
My first use of a digital borrowed from a friend. Good for first time. Am considering purchasing another with more features.
11/20/2004 7:23:41 PM
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Debbie S. Winchester
member since: 11/12/2004
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Rating:
2.5
out of 5
didn't zoom as much as I want
11/12/2004 1:21:14 PM
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Donna L. Holman
member since: 11/9/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
Great camera for all lighting conditions. Easy to use. Lots of options.
11/9/2004 8:02:59 AM
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ANN VARELIS
member since: 10/5/2004
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Rating:
4
out of 5
PLUS:QUITE PLEASED FOR A FIRST DIGITAL CAMERA.VERY GOOD QUALITY PHOTOS, GOOD MACRO, EXCELLENT BATTERY LIFE, CD FEATURE IS NOT POPULAR BUT FOR APR 500MEG OF SPACE THE COST IS APR.$30 AND THE SMALL CD'S ARE EASY TO CARRY AND EASY TO USE DIRECTLY TO PC. DONT REGRET PURCHASE.
MINUS:SLOW SHUTTER LAG(NOT GOOD FOR SPORTS),SMALL ZOOM LENS(3XOPT)
10/5/2004 6:42:44 AM
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Renee Olsen
member since: 9/8/2004
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Rating:
4
out of 5
Great Shots just be careful of any kind of minor scratch on discs camera will not pick up that there are photos.
9/8/2004 7:44:27 PM
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Arin Brown
member since: 8/13/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
What's not to love about this camera! Very few drawbacks thus far. Granted, it is a bit heavy and bulky, but it takes this to accomadate all the features. It would be nice to have more lens options. Overall, for the price, I don't see how you can go wrong. As far as other feedback I have read about Mac problems, I have not encountered any. I can download directly from the camera using Image Capture or iPhoto. I have not had any luck putting a disk into my Macs though. I use PhotoShop CS and the combination of it and the HiRes pictures is awesome. I believe this to be the best camera in the 5 megapixel class!
8/28/2004 10:27:36 PM
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Elizabeth M. Swearinger
member since: 8/1/2004
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Rating:
5
out of 5
I just love this camera. I especially loved it even more after I took a "How to use your Digital Camera class."
8/19/2004 9:27:02 PM
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Kelly J. Shiver
member since: 7/12/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
The only thing I would change is adding a Black and White setting. Negative and Pastel settings are useless to me.
7/13/2004 7:43:00 AM
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Ryan Horvath
member since: 7/5/2004
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Rating:
5
out of 5
my first digital camera, its great
7/5/2004 12:10:42 PM
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Carl J. Morrison
member since: 1/8/2002
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
Will not download to a Mac, must make a separate CD.
6/26/2004 11:09:02 PM
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Keli N. Medcroft
member since: 6/9/2004
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Rating:
5
out of 5
I like using this camera because of the cds. I can just pop them into my computer and work on them or print them immediately. I can send the entire disc to friends or family. The camera itself is very simple to use as well as fun. The pictures are clear and crisp. I do alot of hand coloring and this camera allows me to enlarge to sizes that remain crisp. I love it.
6/9/2004 3:54:30 PM
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LYNN CLUESS MANZIONE
clickimages.org
member since: 5/31/2004
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Rating:
3
out of 5
Great camera- easy to use- great results. Only drawback- smallest apeture setting is f8.
6/4/2004 2:38:01 PM
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Jessica Yudis
member since: 4/28/2004
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Rating:
4
out of 5
I have only been using this camera for a little over 3 months. It tends to take along time to run programs like formatting the disk or whatnot. Pictures come out crisp and clear and mega huge. Macro is good, and the use of a disk makes uploading pictures to your computer a snap. Not for Mac users though.
4/28/2004 5:13:39 PM
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Sean T. Bogue
member since: 4/16/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
It is one of the most Easier masive digital cameras. Such wonder picture you can create. Big photos that leave you with many options for all kind of projects.
4/17/2004 3:46:16 AM
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Rose Passantino
member since: 2/11/2000
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Rating:
4
out of 5
the ease of use, the Carl Zeiss lens,inexpensive media...that says it all!
4/14/2004 2:42:46 PM
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Mary E. Langus
member since: 3/30/2004
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
I love the camera but it is heavy and big
3/30/2004 11:58:55 AM
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S J. Campbell
member since: 3/24/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
Very usable 5.0MP with excellent quality optics, (needs more tele though). Writes directly to mini CD, -very handy. It'd be nice if extra battery packs were less expensive. Highly recommended for a quality, reliable digital camera.
3/24/2004 11:06:07 AM
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Gayle Kosydar
member since: 3/10/2004
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Rating:
3.5
out of 5
Plus: Manual settings, and all the options available.
Minus: No view finder. Has an removable attachment but still not quite the same as your eye up close and personal.
3/10/2004 8:32:43 PM
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Cathy MS Meehan
member since: 1/24/2004
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Rating:
4
out of 5
The Mavica CD500 is a great piece of equipment but the only thing I was put off by was the digital zoom.
2/7/2004 11:08:18 AM
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Cathy MS Meehan
member since: 1/24/2004
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Rating:
4
out of 5
Although the mavica is a great digital camera. I was dissapointed with the Zoom. Digital zoom is not much use.
2/7/2004 10:46:31 AM
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Angel L. Jimenez
member since: 2/2/2004
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Rating:
5
out of 5
Like I had mentioned earlyer I love this camera.
2/2/2004 9:55:39 AM
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Angel L. Jimenez
member since: 2/2/2004
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Rating:
5
out of 5
I love this camera because due to the quality of it and also as if it was taken by a regular SLR camera ith film. It is an awsome camera and I won't trade for anything unless I am given a higher meg camera then I would think about it it, like an 11.0 meg camera but they cost a lot.
2/2/2004 9:54:19 AM
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Erica J. Kasper
member since: 1/22/2004
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Rating:
4
out of 5
I like the clarity of the pictures. The Carl Zeiss lens is very nice. I don't like that you can't erase a picture off the disk unless it is the last picture you took!
1/22/2004 4:11:46 PM
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Bobby Johnson
member since: 1/20/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
Greate easy to use.
1/20/2004 5:27:01 PM
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Bobby Johnson
member since: 1/20/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
Great and easy to use.
1/20/2004 5:16:06 PM
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Roger C. Walker
member since: 1/16/2004
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
+ Very high resolution (5 megapixel)
+ Very high storage capacity (185 MB mini cd)
+ Versatile shooting options
- Big and bulky
1/16/2004 7:14:24 PM
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Rating:
5
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beter than all the outher cameras at the store.
1/4/2004 8:10:27 AM
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Rating:
5
out of 5
beter then all my cameras!
1/3/2004 8:56:56 PM
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Rating:
5
out of 5
amasing camera photos are very similar to kodac and fugi but it burns it on to a 8cm cd.
1/3/2004 8:50:55 PM
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Matt A. Hickerson
member since: 12/13/2003
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Rating:
5
out of 5
Awesome CAmera. Best part is the mini-cd media.
1/1/2004 11:28:52 AM
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Ingrid Williams
member since: 11/6/2003
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Rating:
4
out of 5
Nice photo quality.
Would like closer focus range - especially for macro shots. Prefer media card to the CD.
11/6/2003 8:13:33 PM
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Lisa Collins
member since: 9/22/2003
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
love it
9/22/2003 6:17:19 PM
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Lisa Collins
member since: 9/22/2003
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
I love it
9/22/2003 6:14:16 PM
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Donna Quarles
member since: 5/2/2003
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Rating:
4.5
out of 5
Great camera, mini-CD's are the best. Only downside is when set at 5.0 megapixels, it doesn't zoom very far. Otherwise, excellent camera and very affordable.
9/17/2003 7:35:35 PM
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Ronnie G. Rutledge
member since: 8/18/2002
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Rating:
4
out of 5
I am very happy with the CD500, it's a slight upgrade from the CD400. I wish it had more opticle zoom. The shutter lag is greatly improved from that of the 400 and it takes a higher quality video. I like the CD feature most of all.
9/9/2003 6:20:47 PM
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Mindy Guidry
member since: 6/23/2003
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Rating:
5
out of 5
My new camera! It's great so far!!!
8/6/2003 5:48:33 PM
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Johnny Carter
member since: 7/7/2003
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Rating:
5
out of 5
I just got this CD500, after using a CD300 for a year and a half. I was amazed at the difference in resolution. I put it through the hoops this last weekend, taking over 400 picture sin different conditions, and I am very well pleased with the results.
8/4/2003 7:57:30 AM
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