Pixel Peepers

In early March of 2004 I published a review of theOlympus C-80808 Megapixel digital camera. This was the first review of this camera to appear either on the Net or in print. As a consequence there was quite a bit of on-line interest, especially — as one might expect — from fans of the Olympus brand.
If you haven't read the review let me spare you the chore for the moment. Briefly, I discussed at some length the design of the camera's controls and how I found them to be poorly placed and configured. As a consequence, and by comparison with theSony F828I found that I was frequently pressing the wrong buttons, turning the camera on or off in error, changing which card would receive images, and other finger fumbles, even though I have relatively small hands. I mentioned in my review in a couple of places that it was particularly difficult to use this camera in winter when wearing gloves.
This was just one aspect of my critique of the C-8080's design. I found numerous other thi...