Page 1 of OPUS 4000 4 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA £49.99- UPDATED TEC INFO

FOUND MORE TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CAMERA FROM TESCO.COM. THIS IS A 3.1 MILLION PIXEL CAMERA WITH 4.1 MILLION MAX OUTPUT. THE LINK OF THIS CAMERA IS:

http://www.tesco.com/electrical/Browse.asp?type=Item&typeid=8011707#


Description


A great way to experience digital imaging with the ultra compact OPUS 3.1MegaPixel digital camera featuring 4 x digital zoom and excellent image quality. Transfer images from your camera to PC and printout excellent quality prints of all your favouritemoments. The compact design means this camera will easily fit into your pocket so you can carry it everywhere with ease.

Main features include ,

File formats JPEG , MJPEG
Built in Flash Strobe featuring Force On , Auto , Off
1.5`` Color TFT LCD screen
Easy to use on screen menus make photography simple
16MB on board flash memory
Secure Digital Memory slot for additional memroy capacity (card not included)
4 x Digital Zoom capability
Video output NTSC or PAL
Image resolutions and quantities based on 16MB on board memory , 2848 x 2136 up to 22 pictures , 2560 x 1920 up to 26 picture , 2048 x 1536 up to 40 pictures , 1280 x 960 up to 95 pictures
Movie Clip QVGA 320 x 240 pixels up to 60 .ces[at]spf03
PC Interface via USB
Power AAA1.5V x 2 included
Bundled Software ArcSoft Photo Impression 4.0 , Video Impression 1.6 , Photo Base 3.0 , Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 and Users Manual
Image Sensor CMOS 2048 x 1536 pixels(over 4.0MPixels output)
Lens SpecificationF 2.8 , Sensor 1 / 2 ``, f = 9.9 mm (43 mm equiv), View angle 52 °
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 98SE / 2000 / ME / XP
White Balance Auto / Manual (day light / shade / tungsten / fluorescent)
Exposure Control Auto

Product dimensions H60mm , W90mm , D28mm.




RECEIVED A FLYER THROUGH THE POST. THE COMPUTER SHOP HAS A SPECIAL OFFER STARTING ON THE 29/04/2004 FOR 5 DAYS WHICH INCLUDES OPUS 4000 4 MEGAPIXEL DIGITAL CAMERA FOR ONLY £49.99. IDEAL FOR A FIRST TIME BUYER.

IF ANYONE HAS ALREADY GOT ONE TELL US HOW GOOD IT IS.

YOU CAN ALSO BUY IT FROM THEIR WEBSITE OR FIND YOUR LOCAL STORE ON WWW.THECOMPUTERSHOP.CO.UK

:) :)

got this from the time computersweb site:


Opus 4000 Camera
Digital Zoom: 4x magnification
1.5" TFT screen
JPEG Compression
Built-in flash strobe
Secure digital memory
self timer

This item was edited on Friday, 23rd April 2004, 21:58

It`s showing as £99.99 on their website (edit: just noticed you said hte reduction isn`t until the 29th). Bear in mind this is Time Computers we`re talking about too (under their new name). They tend to be fairly vague when it comes to quoting specs.

I`ll bet it has an optical resolution (the important bit) of 2 megapixels (MP) or less, and the 4MP quoted is due to interpolation (a bit of jiggery-pokery inside the camera), which won`t give anything like the quality of a true 4 MP camera.

I notice they also fail to quote the optical resolution too, and no optical zoom which throws the alarm bells up too. You`d expect a true 4 MP camera to have one. Not bad for the price, but be aware it won`t be like the top end camera you may be imagining. :)

Just been in our Asda tonight, and they have a nice little Fuji (A06 I think it was) for £99. 2 MP, 3 times optical zoom, movie mode etc. I`ve had a 2mp Fuji for a number of years (when 2mp was about the highest they went), and the pictures from it are very good (3x optical zoom).

I got a Samsung Digimax 101 for some beach sports we do, as I didn`t want to damage the more expensive camera, and that`s good too. 1.3mp, movie mode, but no optical zoom, was £90 when I got it, down to £60 a lot of places now too. Gives good photos, especially for web use.

The Asda Fuji has the best features of both the cameras I have, all in one unit.

This item was edited on Thursday, 22nd April 2004, 21:26

I`m sure most of you have already heard of steves-digicams.com! But for those who haven`t I used this brilliant site when trying to decide what digital camera to get, it doesn`t have the Opus one you`re referring to in this thread but it`s a definite MUST for anyone trying to decide which camera to go for, includes sample pictures of LOADS of cameras so you can check out the quality of the image before you break the bank balance.

I even found that some 4-5 MP camera`s didn`t have the picture quality that perhaps a 2-3 MP would have! Surprised?! Don`t be fooled by the number of pixels because in my experience (and many others!) the image quality can vary drastically!

(Majority of stores wont give refunds on digital camera`s so its definitely worth having a look at this site)

http://www.steves-digicams.com/hardware_reviews.html

This item was edited on Friday, 23rd April 2004, 13:40

Talking of 2mb cameras with optical zooms, the Canon A60 is still around for £100 as is the Minolta X20, both superb (but different) cameras. I`m still in love with my Minolta, it`s the first camera I`ve owned that can go everywher with me (well, almost, going waterbugging and zorbing next weekend, camera may have to stay in car).

got this from the time computersweb site:


Opus 4000 Camera
Digital Zoom: 4x magnification
1.5" TFT screen
JPEG Compression
Built-in flash strobe
Secure digital memory
self timer