Olympus Mju 700 & Mju 740

[AgnesKjaer]

i'm looking for a compact digital camera and have come across some new models of different brands. posted a thread on sony and still waiting for answers.

i saw Olympus Mju 700 and 740 and made a small test and try and thought it is uqite good. but was told that it is made in China. how bad is that? would u pay for a Olympus at $599 for a made in china camera or $699 for a sony made in japan?

if anyone has used or owned these 2 olympus models, please help give me a quick comparison between Olympus and sony (T30) cameras. the reviews i saw in the common cameras review sites have given me much of a headache and thought i shall not trust too much in the reviews.

please, i need ur advise.

thank u!

[MIA]

Originally Posted by AgnesKjaer i'm looking for a compact digital camera and have come across some new models of different brands. posted a thread on sony and still waiting for answers. i saw Olympus Mju 700 and 740 and made a small test and try and thought it is uqite good. but was told that it is made in China. how bad is that? would u pay for a Olympus at $599 for a made in china camera or $699 for a sony made in japan? if anyone has used or owned these 2 olympus models, please help give me a quick comparison between Olympus and sony (T30) cameras. the reviews i saw in the common cameras review sites have given me much of a headache and thought i shall not trust too much in the reviews. please, i need ur advise. thank u!

Hi,

A word of advise, ultimately it boils down which camera seems more suitable for your usage.
Whether it is Made In japan or China. it is the same. till date i own 3 Made in China cameras and i have no issues about it. As long as i like the features and Image quality produce, it is a good camera. At this era of Technology, Made in Japan doesn't proof that it is better then China Made products. Just look at China's Technology advancement now.

Just my 2 cents worth of opinion

[tao]

If you can, try waiting for the Mju 750... it looks like a winner to me, with its 5X zoom lens and CCD-shift image stabilisation system.

[apex]

Originally Posted by tao If you can, try waiting for the Mju 750... it looks like a winner to me, with its 5X zoom lens and CCD-shift image stabilisation system.

From what I understands. Olympus Singapore is not bring this model in. In fact if you notice from their newspaper Ads. They only bring in Mju 1000 and Mju 740 as their new model.

[Singapore21]

darn.. was waitin' to see the 750.

[Blu-By-U]

Originally Posted by MIA ... Made in Japan doesn't proof that it is better...

Like what MIA said...Blu is also an owner of a Battery cell made by a famous japaneese company...had to be recalled. so...where it's made is not
suppose to be the issue but QUALITY counts.

[apex]

Originally Posted by Singapore21 darn.. was waitin' to see the 750.

I believe in the next few month it will not be in Singapore. Else it would crash the sales for Mju 740 since the diff is only Optical IS. I think the marketing guys would push Mju 740 first. Then 3 - 6 months then release a new model in singapore. Telling everybody a new Optical IS.