brought the d460 to replace a 35mm camera. By the time I figured out how to use it properly, I was steadily getting very dissapointed with the digital zoom. When you are in an auditorium, taking pictures of your children performing, you cannot get a good close-up. Picture quality is great as long as you are taking stills, scenary, and no action. I've had it for about 3 years and I'm making a better choice next time.

Had mine for 3 years now and still works excellent.I ve used it in the woods a lot,broke the front sliding cover off,but still works good without it.Takes excellent photos .A lot of fine tuners on this puppy.

I bought this camera back in 2000 off the internet from www.buy.com. I've since then taken thousands and thousands of pictures with it. Its a wonderful camera but as of times today it is becoming extremely dated. Some of its features have been improved upon in recent years. I have a friend that has an Olympus C-5050 and viewed some of his photos that were taken. The rich color and detail compared to my old camera can be easily seen. The time when digital pictures will meet or exceed the detail on 35mm is almost here! I bought this old camera for 2.5X the price it is today so that goes to show what 3 years can do to prices. But the picture you want to take probably won't wait that long. I would recommend the Olympus line of cameras to anyone! They are a strong performer and reliable too! Take a look at www.consumerreports.com (requires subscription) and see for yourself! My old camera had beer spilled on it and it still takes the best of photos today. For those that want it all check out the new "E-1" model that will soon hit the market. Its bound to set the standard in digital cameras.

While the camera is performing great! There were some accessories that did not work with the camera. I tried repeatedly to contact Olympus and received the runaround on numerous occasions. I will not buy an Olympus product again. Customer service and support is the focal point of any good business. The marketers at Olympus obviously missed that day of instruction when they were going through customer support training.

I purchased this camera about one year ago, and already am having problems with it. First, it won't take any photos in very bright light--the photos come out horribly bleached out and grainy. So, that means no outdoor photos at all. It used to take wonderful close up shots, indoors only, with the flash, but now, on the closest settings, they are blurry. I have tried repeatedly to get Olympus to stand behind their camera and repair it, they refuse, it is almost impossible to get ANY kind of response from their Customer Service people, if you don't believe me, check out other websites where complaints against Olympus are rampant.
Save your money and get a camera with a good company name and customer service department behind it.

I bought this camera in 2000 and is it still kicking today. It's extremely durable. I've dropped it at least a dozen times, and while there are plenty of scuff marks on the exterior case, I've never had any damage to the functionality of the camera.

Back in 2000, this was state of the art. Decent quality, decent zoom, at a good value. Today, I'd recommend spending the extra bucks to get something with a better optical zoom (you can't rely on the digital zoom for quality) and higher megapixels. But as far as delivering what this camera advertises, it is right on.

Based on my experience, I plan to buy another model from Olympus when I upgrade. The durability factor alone makes them worth it.

The Olympus cammedia software that comes for downloading your pictures does leave something to be desired. It's a very slow interface. For transferring pics off your memory card, I recommend investing in a stand-alone memory card reader. It's worth it for the saved time, and you won't be draining your batteries every time you transfer pictures from your camera.

I got this camera several years ago, when it first came out.
I also paid over twice what it is going for now. I tried it
a few times and thought that it was too difficult to print
my own photos (I take lots!) I put it away, and went back
to my Olympus film camera. A few weeks ago, 20 minutes into
my niece's wedding shower, my 35mm camera stopped working! No time to run around hoping the nearest store had a battery.
Panic set in. Then I remembered my digital. I called someone
to bring it to the party. I barely remembered how to use it . .
but the pictures turned out very well. I've managed to lose
the manual, so some things are a mystery to me - I'll just
have to practice with it. But I am pleased with the picture
quality. So pleased, in fact, that I just ordered the Olympus
C5500. The 460-d will be my "back-up". Now that you can go and
print pictures for pennies, I'm going to give digital photography
another try. I think that this would be a good camera for young
adults and for the infrequent photographer. Those who are
the "family photographer" at parties, or who take pictures of
their small children, or enjoy outdoor sceneic photography are
better off spending $75 more for a more advanced camera.
As for Olympus quality . . .I have always gone back to them
when purchasing my cameras. I upgrade every 2 1/2 - 3 years.
Olympus ought to be sending me commissions . . . I've
recommended them to everyone who has asked, "What kind of
camera do you use?" I know that at least 25 people have
purchased Olympus cameras because I have recommended them.
My only complaint: NO NECK STRAP! They only use wrist straps.
Any parent who is trying to wrangle a toddler, a bored 10 year
old and a puppy for a portrait knows that a wrist strap is
not practical. Most events where you take pictures are hectic:
fairs, parties, sporting events. You are more likely to put
down your camera if there is only a wrist strap . . .you
need your hands for other things, like holding onto your
5 year old niece, paying for your beer or clutching onto
your ticket. I recommend getting a small, practical camera
bag that you can attach to a belt loop or has a neckstrap -something that you can access easily.

After four years, I can attest that the D-460Z is a great camera. My 35mm SLR (Minolta SRT201)skills transfer well to this digital for takeoff photos of aircraft. Ignore the "digital zoom" rating for all cameras, as the quality comes with the optical qualities. A couple of professional photographers in 1978 rated Minolta optics a close second to Nikon's first for SLRs, and I would place Olympus third. In coastal Alaska, durability is the thing, as humidity rarely drops below 75%. My D-460Z resides in a LowePro case with enough room for a spare set of NiMH AAs and SmartMedia cards. At the time, Olympus had a special deal for a free Zio USB card reader with purchase, and I have since upgraded to an HP printer with integral card reader. CAUTION: Do not delete photos from the card unless the card is in the camera as other card readers may corrupt the format, rendering the card worthless, until you locate the program (try google search) to reformat the card.

This is the first digital camera I have really gotten to use. I think its great! It may be a bit heavier than other digital cameras, but it takes a good amount of pictures, and a good quality. I reccomend this camera.