Why no full-manual mode on the C-2000 Zoom?
This is one of the top questions we’ve been asked by our readers relative to the highly-capable C-2000 Zoom. With the range of creative features it offers, and its precise exposure control, many of us were surprised by the lack of a full-manual exposure mode on it. Certainly, the capability exists within the camera hardware to control aperture and shutter times independently, so why weren’t we given the opportunity to do so via the user interface? Olympus’ answer to this was quite surprising, and we think reflected a misunderstanding of how their products are actually being received and used by the market: Their position is that the C-2000 Zoom is part of their “Compact” product line, which they see as targeted toward the more-casual user. In their perception, this class of user isn’t interested in full-manual control, and providing it would have resulted in a more complicated product that some users would have found difficult to use. While they wouldn’t comment specifically on the fea
