Olympus Camedia C-160 Digital Camera
Olympus Camedia C-160 Digital Camera
Image by Arty Smokes (deaf mute)
Launched in 2004, the Camedia C-160 is a small compact digital camera at the budget end of the spectrum. It’s ideal for the occasional snapshot and has a reasonably good macro function (20cm) making it ideal for taking photos of products to be sold on eBay. Indeed, that’s what my mum used it for before she upgraded to a Panasonic Lumix.
Although I inherited this camera about a year ago, I never actually took a half decent photo with it and much preferred my mobile phone for street shooting. My main problems with the Olympus were the way it ate batteries like they were Cheerios and a memory card with as much room as a gnat’s chuff.
There’s nothing remotely special about this camera. The sliding lens cover design is one Olympus has been using for compacts since the classic XA, but the case is made from cheap plastic that shows every little abrasion. (My photos make the camera look metallic, but it’s really not that shiny).
Specifications:
1/2.7 inch CCD with 3.2 million pixels.
The 5-element lens has a focal length of just 5mm, but coupled with the tiny sensor it provides a field of vision like a 33mm full-frame. The maximum ISO equivalent is a quite pathetic 150. The aperture is relatively fast and wide, however, at a maximum of f/2.8. Shutter speeds: 2 – 1/800s.
There is a real viewfinder, which is small but usable. The LCD is a modest 1.5" version.
4 scenes modes, TTL autoexposure, various flash modes and autofocus just about round off this distinctly underwhelming piece of kit. Like many old digital cameras, it’s worth less than the batteries it requires.
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De-mystify digital with the Olympus Camedia C-160 (still with its box, which it’s going to be staying in unless I dig it out for a TtV contraption).
How do you carry so many of these cameras around?!
I used one of these before at one of my old jobs. It was the boss’.
There’s something to said for using old digital compacts. All you need is a 1 megapixel one to do an acceptable 6"x4" image.
I had a similar Olympus and I took it apart to remove the infra-red filter thingy so that it would take photos in infra-red.
Then I took some infra-red pics with it and wondered why I’d butchered a perfectly good camera.
You’re right… it could win first place in a battery eating competition but I do remember that it made a rather satisfying "clunk" as you slid the lens cover open and closed.
i have made pretty good shots with my c-160, and even made some decent 30×45 prints from what i made with it..
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