Olympus FE-100

We all love a good photo, I know I do. So when I decided to buy a digital camera I didn't know which sort to get. I wanted a simple to use and inexpensive camera and after searching around a few places I came across the Olympus FE-100.

The Camera
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The Olympus FE-100 Digital Camera which is Silver is very small and compact but also very cheap. It has got a built in help menu, 6 shooting modes and can be connected to your computer.

It's Features
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Pixels
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I've never really understood what the pixels etc mean so I cant really go into full detail about the but This Olympus FE-100 has got 4.0 mega pixels.

Zoom
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I love the zoom on a camera, is great. When you want to capture that special moment but cant quite see the image as it too far away just hit zoom and there you have it the perfect picture ready to take. This camera zooms in 11x in total for a much closer picture. It has also got a 2.8x optical zoom.

Built in help guide
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When I first came to use my camera I was worried that I wouldn't understand what each function meant but this was not a problem for me when I did come to take a photo. Pressing each function button brings up a very brief description explaining what each one means. I found this very helpful and very effective, as I was able to use it to help me use the right function not forgetting the best function for every photo I took.

One Touch
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What one touch means, is that when coming to sake a photo you don't have to press the shoot button numerous times to take a photo, you just have to press it once. I find this a very very useful feature because is helps me to take photos much faster. The one touch button can be used for most of the cameras features including delete which I personally don't find very useful as I have done, once or twice pressed the delete button without realising and then pressed the wrong one touch button in which case deleted a photo I had taken.

6 modes
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There are six shooting modes on this camera which I think is great, it helps you to take the perfect picture.
1) Firstly there is Portrait, this shooting mode is great for taking most photos.
2) Landscape, This shooting mode is best to use when taking photos of outdoor things,
3) Night Scene is really good. When set to night scene the camera automatically sets its self to to see in the dark helping take that night time photo.
4) Self Portrait can be used to take photo's of yourself, very easily
5) P-auto is a shooting mode that can be used to take photo's automatically itself with in a time limit of 12 seconds.
6) Movie, now I think this is a great shooting mode. You can record and capture anything for up to about a minute and then play them back.

Computer Connection
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Thanks to all the new technology around today printing my pictures is great and my Olympus FE-100 makes it even better. I can connect it to my home PC through the Olympus software and send all my pictures and movies to anyone.
Connecting your camera to your PC is really easy, you are given an installation disk, a USB cable and a video cable. Once the cables are connected and you have inserted your disk in your computer you will be given a few very easy step-by-step instructions to help you correctly install and use your camera.
The required requirements for you camera to run and load smoothly onto your PC are Windows 98Second Edition 2000 professional Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP, Mac 10.2 and higher.

Flash
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I have found that with a few digital cameras that I have come across, red-eye is a problem. That's 1 of the things I had to think about before buying this camera but the Olympus FE-100 has actually got a built in flash that can be set to auto, for low light and backlit pictures. Fill-inn which helps brighten those pictures that are too dark, Red-eye reduction stopping eyes reflection turning red. or Off, simply with no flash at all.

Memory Card
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The Olympus FE-100 actually has 28 mb of internal memory, but you can also add your own memory card, an x-D Picture card to take and store more photos

Connection holes
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The camera actually has three holes for cable connections. One for the USB cable to connect to the computer, a video out cable and a DC input cable of 3.4v

Size and weight
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The camera is very small and handy. I was worried a first that the buttons would be too small to touch but I was wrong, they are the perfect size. Any smaller would have been too small and any bigger would have been much too big.

It actually weighs 4.9 oz or 140g that's is without the battery and the extra memory card. And its Dimensions are 87.5mm in width, 62.5mm in height and 38.5mm in diameter. Over all very small and compact.

Power
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For your Olympus FE-100 camera to work just add 2x AA Alkaline batteries into the base of the camera and switch on.
A DC adaptor can also be used but obviously not to walk around with, as it will be plugged in.

Instruction Manual
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I found the Instruction Manual very easy to follow and understand. It didn't just have pages full of writing it also has pictures explaining what each button and feature means making it very easy to follow.

What's in the box?
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When buying the Olympus FE-100 you will receive in the box, the Camera itself, a USB cable, a wrist strap, a video cable, 2x AA Alkaline batteries, Instruction Manual, a quick start guide, the OLYMPUS Master Software CD-ROM and last but not least a Warranty Card.

My Overall Opinion
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The Olympus FE-100 in my opinion is fantastic for what I needed. It is a very small and stylish sliver digital camera that I find very easy to use. The use of functions are easy, once I had used them one, I knew what each function meant and how to use it. Every photo I have taken and printed have come out brilliantly, the picture quality is amazing. I found the wide range of features very helpful. I really didn't want a camera that was big and bulky so when I see the size and weight of this one I was really impressed.

The overall look and design is set out really well. All the features are close to each other making navigation very easy, plus there is a little picture giving you an idea of which function you need to be using for each picture you take. As I stated above, the Built-in Help guide was also another very easy to use and very very helpful feature. When you're out and about and have not got the Instruction Manual with you it gives you a brief description of what certain functions mean.

I have had my camera just over 3 months and so far I can honestly say I have had no trouble with it. But with the warranty card I am reassured that if anything does got wrong with it I can always take it back.

This is a perfect little digital camera and very cheap for what it is, it does exactly the same as most cameras but for a fraction of the price.

Recommendation
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Ok, before you buy a digital camera there are a few things you need to ask yourself.
1) Q~ DO I WANT AN EXPENSIVE CAMERA?
A~ Not if I can get all the same features of an expensive camera for less.

2) Q~ DO I WANT A HARD TO USE CAMERA?
A ~ Not if I can get an easy to use camera that I can really get on with.

3) Q~ DO I WANT A BIG AND HEAVY CAMREA?
A~ Not if I can get a reasonable priced camera that is small, compact and a great design.

Ok, they are just a few questions you might need to ask yourself. If most of your answers were No then I defiantly recommend this Camera to you. It is cheap, reliable, easy to use, small, compact and is very stylish.

Where to buy?
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Olympus UK Ltd.
2-8 Honduras Street
London EC1Y 0TX

Tel. +44 207 253 2772
Fax +44 207 251 6330
Email info@olympus.uk.com
Website www.olympus.co.uk Product Areas:
Digital Cameras
Film Cameras

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Thanks for reading, if I have missed anything out please contact me and I will happily edit..

Many Thanks Emma xx