Written: 11/4/99
Written by:
MidwestMike®
Price: $299
For the money, the D-340R's photo quality is
outstanding! Give credit not only to the top-end resolution of 1,280 by 960
pixels, but also to the fact that the camera can capture a more dynamic range of
color with less light than most bargain cameras and with 1.3M/Pixels to boot!
The D-340R is great for capturing action
sequences: it can snap a series of ten burst shots at half-second intervals.(At
low resolution only without flash L)
It also includes a 2X digital zoom, four flash modes, automatic exposure, TV-out
(for viewing pics and could be used as a camcorder in a pinch), and a cool 3X
magnifier (for zooming in and reviewing shots already taken). Also has the
ability to 'thumbnail' on the view-screen to quickly decide which ones you wanna
keep and which ones you want to dump.
The pocket-sized D-340R's features are as
impressive as its picture-taking quality. The 1.8 inch LCD is bright and
responsive, and there's no time lapse when you use it as a viewfinder. (But I
recommend not keeping it on all the time…sucks the batteries quick). The
controls are easy to reach along the top of the case. Also, the D-340R came with
one 8MB SmartMedia cards, doubling your capacity to as much as 122 frames of low
quality (640x480), 36 high Quality (1280 x 960), 18 Super High Quality (1280 x
960 larger file size) and 2 uncompressed TIFF (why would you want them anyway?).
The software bundle is exceptional. You get
the Adobe PhotoDeluxe 3.0 editor, a tool for stitching photos into a panoramic
montage, and a drag-and-drop transfer tool for pulling pictures out of the
camera. Considering the size (higher resolution makes larger pictures), photos
make it to the PC in good time: heck even finds the right COM port OR even PS/2.
The camera comes with a PS/2 to Serial adapter. You can get the optional
FlashPath adapter that the SmartMedia plugs into to allow transfer via the
floppy drive!
Battery life is what I would consider normal.
Personally, I installed 4 NiMH batteries and prolonged 'play-time', lasted a
tad over 2 days. I imagine it would have been longer, but you know when you get
a new toy, you just gotta run the crap out of it!J
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