Digital Camera Review

Digital Camera Review

The Olympus D-425 is on the low end of an already affordable D-line of digital cameras. The 4-megapixel camera has a cheap plastic body and no optical zoom. It could be useful for taking pictures that don't need to be high-resolution, such as items to sell on EBay. The camera has a 4x digital zoom lens and will be available in February or March 2005. The D-425 retails for $149, which means it will probably end up under a hundred bucks on the street.
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Conclusion
As Naoki Tai, the product manager at Olympus Imaging America, Inc., put it, “The D-425 was developed with the first time digital camera user in mind. Every feature was designed for simplicity and ease of use.” This simple point-and-shoot is definitely easy to use and has a small price tag on it of $149. However, the cheap plastic construction and lack of optical zoom is disappointing. This is probably the cheapest camera with 4 megapixels currently on the market, so as long as consumers don't use the digital zoom, the pictures should be decent quality and easy to obtain.

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