Used Olympus Camedia C-3000 Zoom for Sale — From £12 | UsedLens.co.uk

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Great for: general student portrait

Olympus's 3.3MP enthusiast digicam of 2000 — 32-96mm equiv f/2.8 zoom, P/A/S/M, SmartMedia, AA power

The Olympus Camedia C-3000 Zoom was a 3.3-megapixel enthusiast digital camera announced on 24 April 2000 at $799, reaching shops that May. It was positioned as a more affordable companion to the C-3030 Zoom announced a few months earlier, sharing the same core imaging hardware in Olympus's well-regarded C-series of the early digital era.

It uses a 3.34-megapixel 1/1.8in CCD behind a 3x zoom equivalent to 32-96mm, with apertures from f/2.8 to f/11 and exposure settings spanning 16 seconds to 1/800s. Alongside the automatic P mode it offers aperture-priority, shutter-priority and full manual control. Framing is via optical viewfinder or 1.8in LCD, images record to SmartMedia cards, QuickTime movies run up to 60 seconds at 320x240/15fps, and the camera is powered by AA cells.

With genuine P/A/S/M control, a fast f/2.8 wide end and a sensor that was near the top of the consumer class in 2000, the C-3000 suited keen amateurs then and appeals now to collectors of early digicams and CCD-look experimenters. It is bulky by compact standards and slow to write files, which is part of the period charm rather than a surprise.

SmartMedia is the main practical hurdle: cards ceased production long ago, max out at 128MB and are fragile, so confirm a working card is included and that the camera reads it. AA power is a used-market advantage — modern NiMH cells work — but check the battery-door latch, the mode dial, and the LCD, and run a frame through the lens to confirm zoom and shutter both operate.

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