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'glacially slow performance'

'ISO 800 images are quite noisy'

'Shutter lag measured an unimpressive 1.3 seconds in our high-contrast test, meant to mimic bright shooting conditions,'

'since pictures at ISO 800 are quite noisy, you might be disappointed with the results even if your shots are in focus.'

'Boot time is slow'

'It's big and heavy'

'it uses a beam splitter that makes the viewfinder extremely difficult to see clearly in low light.'

'Unfortunately, with only 1MB of built-in RAM, the camera can capture a maximum of just 15 VGA (640 by 480 pixel) images.'

'Unfortunately, with only 1MB of built-in RAM, the camera can capture a maximum of just 15 VGA (640 by 480 pixel) images.'

'Although it's well priced, the Kodak DC3400 Zoom doesn't quite stack up to the competition.'

'Although it's well priced, the Kodak DC3400 Zoom doesn't quite stack up to the competition.'

'Navigating through all the menu choices can be frustrating.'

'The movies are sharp and clear but unfortunately you can't use the optical zoom.'

'In appearance the Olympus Camedia is rather ordinary'

'At first glance, the Coolpix looks like a large point-and-shoot camera that's been cut in half and put back together incorrectly.'

'At first glance, the Coolpix looks like a large point-and-shoot camera that's been cut in half and put back together incorrectly.'

'Replaying TIFFs was equally laborious.'

'One loud complaint: Olympus offers only a serial port connection for downloading shots from the camera to the PC, which makes the process very, very slow.'

'the C-2500L, unlike most other digital cameras, does not allow you to use the 1.8in TFT LCD screen as an alternate viewfinder, keeping it strictly as a means to access the menu settings and playing back your shots.'