I love everything about this camera except I must say to use a tripod. This camera is just awful if you have a shaky hand. You can't take any "real time" shots.

First, the bad things. Too much noise shooting under low light conditions. Also in low light conditions you'll find some green and white little points of light on the image.
The camera has an almost useless flash.
The good things: Video option is very useful. Output to see pictures and clips in TV's. Also you can use it if you want a larger view than the LCD display, just plug it to your TV, VCR etc. Great resolution for high quality printing.
If you have some experience in photography you'll find great all the manual options.

I spent a lot of time researching digital cameras on the internet and found this one to be a good value. It's fairly compact, and it's lived up to its reputation. The Camedia software makes downloading the photos pretty easy. I just leave the cable hooked up to my computer and attach the camera when I need to download. No need for docking stations. As a digital camera neophite, I'm pleased with my purchase. I leave the 35mm camera at home now.

I purchased this camera because I needed to be able to send Photos by E-Mail. I have been a 35mm photgrapher for 20 years, so I needed a camera that would allow me to be in control of my creations if I wanted to be. This camera suprised me with its excellence.
When all is said and done, all that you have is a lens and a subject, and, of course, the film plane. I was not disappointed by the range and versatility of the Olympus design. It even feels good in my hands!
I am very happy with this camera and hope to use it for many years to come.

I have had this camera for over a year and although it has a somewhat complex menu, the control it gives you over your pictures is wonderful. I now really appreciate all the thought that went into the design of the menus.

Mechanically it is great after a year with no problems. I use it with rechargable batteries and keep it set for 2 megapixel pictures and great great battery life and it allows me to take 80 pictures on a memory card.

I often use this with external lights and after a day of messing around with settings (the manual doesn't help much) found I needed to buy a special flash cabel to connect to my studio lights. The cable allows me to override the internal flash and take very good pictures of kids. I had to go to a professional photo store in Palo Alto to get the cable (could not find it on the Web) for about $30.

I rarely use my 35 mm cameras anymore and use this one almost exclusively. I would certainly buy this camera again.

Full featured and easy to use, this camera takes fantastic images. As a provider of professional imaging services, we depend on our 3030s daily. They are still used after 4 years even though we have 8 megapixel DSLRs. The entire line of Olympus imaging products gets 5 stars from us.