Olympus's 3MP Camedia compact — 1/1.8in CCD, 32-96mm equiv 3x zoom, SmartMedia, AA power, 2001.
The Camedia C-3020 Zoom, announced in October 2001, was the last of Olympus's long-running 3-megapixel C-30x0 series, a value-priced descendant of the well-regarded C-3000/C-3040 enthusiast compacts. It offered the family's core imaging package in a simplified, more affordable body for the Christmas 2001 market.
It pairs a 3.2-megapixel (3MP effective) 1/1.8-inch CCD with a 3x optical zoom equivalent to 32-96mm, extendable by a continuous 2.5x digital telephoto. Framing is via a diopter-adjustable optical viewfinder or the 1.8-inch LCD, sensitivity runs ISO 100-400, files save as JPEG or uncompressed TIFF, storage is 3.3V SmartMedia, and power comes from four AA cells or two CR-V3 lithium packs.
The relatively large 1/1.8-inch CCD gives it pleasant, low-noise output by early-2000s standards, and the chunky body with a proper handgrip handles better than the slim compacts that followed. It appeals to collectors of early digital and anyone after the characteristic colour of period CCDs, accepting slow write times and modest resolution.
SmartMedia is the main used-market consideration: cards top out at 128MB, are long out of production and are electrically fragile, so a working card included in the sale adds real value. AA power keeps it easy to run. Check the LCD for bright lines, the lens barrel for smooth extension, and test a TIFF write to prove the card slot.