http://www.macnn.com/articles/02/05/08/olympus.introduces/
Olympus introduces Camedia C-720 Ultra Zoom
updated 11:20 am EDT, Wed May 8, 2002
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Olympus today introduced the Camedia C-720 Ultra Zoom, which features a 8X optical zoom lens (24X total seamless zoom) in a compact and stylish body. The camera offers 3 megapixel resolution and controls for aperture priority, shutter priority, igital and spot metering; adjustable white balance; multiple flash settings including slow sync flash; and auto bracketing and exposure compensation as well as an Electronic Viewfinder that displays a plethora of information. The $600 digital camera will be available June 2002 with an Auto-Connect USB cable, Video Out cable, carrying strap, lens cap with retainer cord, 2 LB-01 CR-V3 Lithium batteries, a 16MB SmartMedia card, and Olympus Camedia Master Software 4.0.
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Why SmartMedia?
The C-720 looks like a great camera for people who need the greater focal length. If only Olympus would switch to using CompactFlash cards instead of SmartMedia! Olympus makes great cameras, but CF is just so much cheaper than SmartMedia that I've always had to exclude Olypus cams from my options.