Rating: 
Summary: Good Digital Camera, Bad battery Life
Review: I own Argus DC3550 instead of DC3500. The model I have has 3xoptical/2xdigital zoom and can take up to 2.1 Megapixels JPEG picture. This is my first digital camera and so far I am satisfied with its performance.
Pros:
- Price is low if not the lowest. Good for entery level photographer.
- Big 1.8" LCD display.
- build in flash with auto/red eye/night/fill-in options.
- Has Video Output function.
- Comes with a camera bag.- Easy to set up when you first use it.
- User friendly USB PC interface. Just plug in Windows ME/2000/XP and the machine will recognize the camera as a removeable driver.
- The picture taken is clear even in the 640x480 mode. I tried taking pictures outdoor and indoor with 60 Watts light on. The pictures are terrific. Cons
- The batteries drain very fast. I can only take 20 pictures when my 4 AA alkaline batteries died. I have to use NiMH rechargeable batteries instead.
- Can only take 12 seconds movie.
- You have to take off the len cap before you start the camera. Otherwise it will shut off automatically.
- The power button seems not functioning properly sometimes.
- No AC adapter. Considering the price of this camera and the features it provides, I rate this camera as 4 star. If you are a beginner and your budget is tight, this camera is absolutely a choice.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Bang for the Buck
Review: It would be hard to beat this camera for the price. It has a small LCD display but that is to be expected at the small price you pay for it. Most 2.1 megapixel cameras cost at least $200 so it is hard to go wrong with the Argus. I have only used it a few times (just got it a couple of days ago,) but I love it. Takes great pictures, which print out fantastically on my new Canon S750, which I highly recommend. Why pay for features you don't need??? Need a small digital camera for quick pictures? Get this camera! One small error though. The description states it uses 2 AA batteries, when in fact it uses 4 AAA's, which incidentally comes with the camera (alkaline.) I have ordered some NiMH batteries to use with this camera, along with the SanDisk 128MB CompactFlash card. Get one of these!
Rating:
Summary: Excellent for the price
Review: This camera is the best digital camera you're going to find for the price. Yes, there are some draw backs to it but compared to the other sub one hundred dollar cameras, this one is awesome. After reading the other reviews, I bought a charger and 8 AAA NiMH batteries. I'm glad I did. They weren't kidding, this thing ate up the alkaline batteries in less than 10 pictures. But, the NiMH batteries are great. I've taken over 30 pictures on my first set and it's still going. I was going to find an AC adapter but now I think that two sets of NiMH batteries make this a very useable camera (it just isn't useable with alkaline). Another draw back is that both the optical view finder and the lcd screen don't reflect the true picture framing. I can understand the optical view finder being off but why would the lcd display be off? It's best to use the lcd since it errs on the small side and while the optical view finder makes you think you're getting everything in the picture when you're not. Also, the small size and light weight of the camera make it a little hard to hold steady while shooting causing some blurred images. This is not too big of a deal, I'm already learning to make special effort to hold it steady. The buttons on the back of the camera are really hard to push. Sometimes you can push them, feel the click, but it hasn't actually been pushed. This is kind of annoying but, once again, you get used to it. Finally, an optical zoom would be nice but for the price you can't expect everything. That's the bad side. The good side is that you get a 2 megapixel camera for half the price of any other one on the market. The pictures come out very well. There are a lot of nice adjustments like +/-EV and several different white balance settings. It also comes with a soft case which is a nice bonus. Other things you'll need with this camera:
-8 AAA NiMH batteries and a charger
-digital imaging software - it comes with PhotoSuiteIIISE which is too stripped down to do anything but give you a taste of what a full blown program can do
-A compact flash card - the price of these is plummeting so grab 128Mb Once again, for the price, you absolutely can't go wrong.
Rating:
Summary: Best Value For The Dollar
Review: Paid just over a $100.00 for this 2.1 megapixel camera and its terrific.Very easy to use,great features for this price range.
Like all digital cameras,make sure you purchase some rechargeable batteries.
Rating: 
Summary: Nice pictures.. battery life is short among other things
Review: I wanted to upgrade to a newer camera, but can't afford to pay [$] or more for a better camera. So, I figure I'd try Argus' DC3500... It takes nice pictures even in low light. That is about the only thing I liked on it. Batteries lasted only a couple of days. They give you 4 AAA Kodak batteries. You'd probably have better luck with rechargeables. When you want to download the pictures to your computer, you have to plug it in with the USB and go into a temporary folder, that pops up, to get them. Then you have to save them to another folder on your computer or in MGI PhotoSuite to be able to do anything with them. REASON: when you disconnect the camera, the folder disappears. (They tell you this in the manual) Overall, I liked my Kodak DC3200 1.2 MP digital camera better. It didn't have good resolution, but was more user friendly.
Rating:
Summary: Good Value in Small Package
Review: I got this camera with an Amazon.com Gift Certificate. This is a great starter camera. Easy to use. Easy to download pictures. The software that comes with it makes all pictures look clear and focused. Uses 4-AAA batteries, that you will be buying a lot of. Overall, a great buy for any digital camera looker. If you are looking for a nice camera, at a low price, look no further.
Rating: 
Summary: Bad warranty
Review: Check the warranty on this camera. Argus demands $$$$ be included when you return a defective camera in the fine print under the warranty. When you go to return a defective camera they increase the return to $$$. Not a good way to run a company. I would never buy an Argus product again.
Rating:
Summary: Argus 3550 ...Excellent Buy
Review: I picked up an Argus 3550, which is the zoom version of the 2 megapixel camera, .... It was on sale ... I figured at this price I'd surely be dissapointed as the quality surely was not any good. But was I wrong. I've owned several digital cameras including the two Olympus, two Cannon's one Nikon and my current Canon D-60. This camera really surprised me, especially for the value and surprising reasonable picture quality. Battery life with 4-AA rechargeable Ni-mh batteries has been as good as my Nikon 950. Picture quality is good; surprisingly good. ...The downloads from the camera to my PC have gone very easily as the camera was instantly recognized by my XP machine at home. I've not bothered using the onboard software as XP can handle photos fine. I had a week to make up my mind if I wanted to keep the camera, and the decision is quite easy - it is a keeper. This is an inexpensive good camera and will make a good gift for my son who is off to college this fall. ...
Rating:
Summary: Not worth the money
Review: I bought the DC3550 at Office Max in a package deal with a photo printer and a flash card. I was pretty happy with my purchase until I had had it for 6 months. I had to return it, because it wasn't recognizing the flash card. They sent me back a new camera and everything was fine (minus the hassle and money it took to send it to them and the fact that they kept my rechargeable batteries) Now, three months later, the LCD screen is all messed up, the color is in streaks and the picture turns out full of lines and discolored, you can't even make out the objects.
I don't recommend this brand, it is way to much of a hassle to return and it has broken twice in 9 months. Hold on to your money.
Rating: 
Summary: Not great, not bad -- but can't beat the price
Review: I'm not sure what one reviewer's problem with the batteries is. Yes, it does run through batteries fairly quickly, which is a pain, but I certainly didn't run through 8 batteries learning how to set it up! But it is a battery hog. I use rechargeables and have to carry an extra set with me if I'm going to be shooting a lot, but I shot about 50-60 high-quality small format (4x6) pics on one set -- and that was using the flash. Another problem is the battery indicator only warns me at the last minute that my batteries are dying. That's a pain. This happens more with the rechargeables than alkaline disposables. Maybe the rechargeables don't delivery juice as quickly. I got the camera with a bundle: Epson C42 photo printer, Dazzle flash card reader, 64 MB flash card, all for [a good price], so I'm not complaining. The only problem I'm having is that Windows XP won't recognize the camera through the USB port, but that's not a big deal since I have the card reader. For some reason WinME recognizes it fine.
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