At last, I've finally turned blue....it seems an awful long way to violet!
At last, I've finally turned blue....it seems an awful long way to violet!
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I'm quite a picky one when it comes to buying expensive items of kit. I want a lot for my money!
I had been using my casio digital camera for the past five years so I was well past an update - it was only 3.2 mega pixels, my daughters phone is double that now! Anyway the rechargeable battery was no longer holding its charge so it was time for an upgrade.
I created a tick list of the features that I would like my new camera to have, but it boiled down to the fact that I wanted everything, all in one package!
I enjoy skiing so was looking for something to that could handle the rough and tumble of the slopes (I'm not very good, so falling is an occupational hazzard - you don't want a smashed camera in your pocket) The OlympusMju 1030 ticked that box - it's shock proof and metal cased.
It obviously gets pretty cold on the top of those mountains, so I was looking for something that could handle the elements - another tick, the Mju is resistant to cold up to - 10 degrees.
I wanted something that looked good. I am a gadget fan, but whats the point of having one if you are embarrassed to get it out of your pocket. The Mju again ticks this box and is available in a choice of different colours, from silver, to black to green. I went for the black, hoping it will be timeless - okay that's a lie, I wanted the green one but for some reason it was a bit more expensive!
I wanted something with a lot of pixels. I print quite a few of my pictures out in A4 and my previous 3.2mp camera struggled at this size. Another tick for the Mju, at 10.7 mp I could make wallpaper out of any picture (not literally, but hopefully you get what I mean).
I wanted something that could help me take great pictures, especially of family and friends (I'm more of a people person for my memories rather than landscapes). Yet another tick, it has face recognition technology and picks out faces and makes sure that the lighting levels are automatically adjusted accordingly.
Cameras are only little things these days and carrying a tripod is not exactly my bag, but I still want a steady non blurred picture. Tick, digital image stabiliser built in. It also has a 3.6 optical zoom that doesn't actually stick out of the camera, so there is less chance of any damage or big time battery drainage. By the way, regarding the battery, I don't know exactly how long it lasts, but when we went skiing, I went with it charged, took over 200 pictures and didn't have to charge it! No batteries to swap over either, it's a rechargeable lithium type. I always find these much better and longer lasting.
And finally the big one. Wouldn't it be great if you had a camera that you could jump into the pool with?!! Not one that went into some silly kind of plastic bag contraption, just a normal camera that will take underwater pictures. Guess what......tick, this camera is waterproof to ten metres, brilliant for the swimming pool. You can take some amazing pictures that you wouldn't have dreamt of before!
Put all of the above together and the great news about this camera is it is pretty bullet proof. You can drop it, step on it, submerge it or freeze it and it will still work. Just have to hope I don't lose it, that seems to be the only thing Olympus hadn't thought of.
It is expensive. I paid £235 + another £12 for a memory card, but I'm looking at this bad boy lasting. If I can get 5 years out of it and 100's of memories then it will have been a bargain.
I love it and if you are looking to tick all the same boxes as me then I am more than happy to recommend it.
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Advantages: nice pic n many mode to choose fr....take excellence macro shot Disadvantages: not water proof,not every part of de body stainless steel and can't take nice night mode shots
catherine_jeff 30.06.2009 (01.07.2009)
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