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Olympus Camedia C-765 Zoom

4.0 megapixels, a sharp 10x zoom lens, tons of features, and an affordable price!

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Page 11:Video, Power, Software

Review First Posted: 06/16/2004

Video Out

The C-765 has an A/V Out port for reviewing previously captured images and movies, or running slide shows from the camera. It also shows all of the LCD menu screens, as well as the preview display from the LCD viewfinder. (This last means that you could use a TV monitor as a "remote viewfinder" if you wanted to.) Through the Setup menu, you can set the Video Out signal to NTSC or PAL.

Power

The C-765 is powered by a rechargeable LI-10B battery pack or an optional AC adapter that can significantly extend battery life if you're doing a lot of downloads on the computer or working in a studio environment. The table below shows the power drain I measured in various operating modes for the C-765...

Operating Mode
Power
(@6.5 volts on the external power terminal)
Est. Minutes
(3.7v, 1230 mAh LiIon battery pack)
Capture Mode, w/LCD
476 mA
120
Capture Mode, EVF only
447 mA
127
Half-pressed shutter w/LCD
468 mA
122
Half-pressed, EVF only
438 mA
130
Memory Write (transient)
500 mA
N/A
Flash Recharge (transient)
1448 mA
N/A
Image Playback
309 mA
184


Overall, the C-765's battery life is a little better than I've come to expect from digicams with electronic viewfinders, but not up to the level of the earlier C-750 model. Generally, the issue with EVFs is that you can't turn them off, so they continue to draw power whether you need them or not. (You can often save significant battery power on cameras with optical viewfinders, simply by leaving the LCD display turned off.) In its worst-case power-drain mode (capture mode, with the rear panel LCD display active), the C-765's projected run time is almost exactly two hours, a good if not exceptional run time. As always, I strongly recommend that you purchase an extra battery and keep it charged.

 

Included Software

The C-765 comes with a nice complement of software on the supplied CD. Direct camera control and image downloading are provided by Olympus' Camedia Master software package (version 4.2) for both Mac and Windows platforms (Macintosh OS 8.6-9.2/OS X, Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 Pro/XP). USB drivers for both platforms and an Apple QuickTime reader are also included.

Camedia Master lets you download and organize images, as well as perform minor image correction and enhancement functions (such as adjusting contrast, sharpness, and color balance). For panoramic images, Camedia Master supplies a "stitching" utility to piece together shots vertically or horizontally. A complete printing utility works with the DPOF settings and allows you to print images directly to Olympus or other DPOF-compliant photo printers.

 

In the Box

In the US, the C-765 ship with the following items in the box::

  • C-765 Ultra Zoom digital camera.
  • 16MB xD-Picture Card.
  • LI-10B battery pack and charger.
  • USB cable.
  • Video cable.
  • Camedia Master software CD-ROM.
  • Neck strap.
  • Lens cap with strap.
  • User manuals and registration card.

 

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