Olympus

Advantages: many
Disadvantages: None

...This is a good quality product that offers good value for money in the very short term. Although as with most electronic products, the value will deteriorate over time and should be able to get a cheaper version next year. It's a great little device with plenty of features that I would highly recommend. This really is a wonderful piece of kit that should go well with many accessories because it really looks good. However, always think carefully as to whether you actually really need something before you buy it. We buy so many things nowadays that we don't really need. Other Features: 8.0 Megapixel CCD imager 3x optical (35 - 105mm 35mm equiv) zoom, 4x digital zoom Digital Image Stabilization and Built-in Help Guide TruePic TURBO Image Processor 2.5" color LCD and 10x playback zoom 16 shooting modes including AVI Motion...

Nazuku 11.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Olympus FE-250

A winner from Olympus

Advantages: All weather build, great results
Disadvantages: No remote

...I am planning to do some touring on my cycle and required a camera that not only was lightweight and weather-proof but also took reasonable quality photos. I used to take a Leica M4-P with a Summilux 35mm lens on such journeys It requires no batteries and has been submerged in puddles more than once and survived. However the cost of roll film is now a becoming drawback. Digital photography has the main advantage of disposible imagery but the disadvantages of being subject to water damage and always requiring battery power (when camping the opportunities for recharging are probably zero) I already have an Olympus E-510 with a 14-54mm zoom lens that produces good quality pics, but is not puddle-proof. It does use XD cards though so I already had some to use in the 1030SW - No card is supplied with the 1030SW (These Xd type M...

rbell5ciao 02.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Olympus µ[MJU:] 1030 SW

~Do U Wanna Surf In The Waves Of Olympus?~

Advantages: Lots of stuff
Disadvantages: when you want to record a video sometimes it gets blurry

...Zoom Kit:E-410 Body, ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens, ED 40-150mm 1:4.0-5.6 lens Accessories of this camera The accessories are: The first one is the me-1 The Olympus Magnifier Eyecup ME-1 enlarges the viewfinder carrys out of any E-System camera (except the olympus E-1) by giving views one point two times larger than normal. Simply put the eyecup magnifier in the position of the standard eyecup and enjoy bigger stuff(pictures) of your subject. Ease of use is improved during concentrating and framing. The eyecup fits in two lenses and measures 40 x 30 x 12mm The second one is the PT-E03 The PT-E03 underwater container has been particularly made for Olympus E-400 & E-410 and is water-resistant to a water force the same to a depth of 40 metres. With its durable, high quality polycarbonate creation, it protects the camera...

Car.Dude42 01.01.2009 (30.12.2008) · Read review
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Review of Olympus E-410

Sleek and sexy OLYMPUS

Advantages: Great image Quality, terrific design, very easy to use
Disadvantages: none

...This Olympus FE-5000 with Resolution: 10 Megapixels, Optical Zoom: 5x and LCD: 2.7" with 16 shooting modes is a remarkable piece of equipment. it is sleek and stylish and will fit easily in your pocket.This is one of the cheaper digital cameras from the world famous brand. It has a great lens, which really helps in low light conditions. Its lens can capture light very efficiently. flash is pretty powerful for its size. Overall i would say if you have the budget to get one of these and you don't want to compromise the quality of your pictures, don't hesitate just go for it. Here's something that might interest you: All shutter delay times were about standard. A single photo took 0.32 seconds while five clocked 15.08 seconds. With flash, times were 0.55 seconds for one photo and 16.09 seconds for five. That's pretty good wouldn...

xenomorph1010 19.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Olympus FE-5000

Olympus FE-370

Advantages: image quality
Disadvantages: none

...with a lot of other modes, including a spectacular fashion, sports, portrait, sunset, behind glass, cuisine, documents, and Smile Shot. There is no manual control in this fully automatic. If you want to take pictures at night, choose the speed is automatically set up to 4 seconds. Like some other models from Olympus, the FE-370 camera has two macro mode. Macro function, which is not large, with close to 20 cm and 60 cm wide, at the corner of a telephoto lens. Super macro mode is much better with a concentration of up to 3 cm, but the lenses are locked in wide in this mode. Camera Olympus FE-370, the average movie mode with VGA resolution of 640 x 480 size of video clips with sound at 30 fps. To extend the recording time, you have the possibility to reduce the level of the film frames to 15 FPS with about half of QVGA-resolution 320 x 240...

ajun 29.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Olympus FE-370

Olympus - the peak of cameras

Advantages: Superb Quality
Disadvantages: Expensive and big compared to the compacts

...1 A Tough Market xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Olympus has a long history of brilliant cameras and lenses. It finds itself in a tough world as far as digital SLR cameras are concerned. The other big names - Nikon and Canon, have a huge section of the market already. Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and Pentax are eager rivals, but Olympus is determined not to get left behind. Their E series, and especially their latest models, are crossing new frontiers and making ground against the other firms. 2 General Features xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Let's take a minute to note what the E-400 has in common with the other SLRs that you might contemplate.! The benefit of a Single Lens Reflex camera has always been that what you see through the viewfinder, is what you are going to get in your photograph. A mirror reflects what is coming through the lens...

trevorbrock 31.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Olympus E-400

olympus e-510

Advantages: good photos quality, value for money
Disadvantages: software, catching focus in dim light

...This is my first DSLR, so I can compare it only to compact cameras I used. Picture quality is really excellent; it's very fast (it's also important to but a fast memory card, otherwise it might be a bottleneck). The only bit I can complain about is the software coming with the camera: olympus master 2 - it stops working from time (consuming 100% CPU) to time and I have to restart it. Another issue worth to mention is that this camera has a problem getting focus when the scene you want to shoot is not very well lit. It also comes with 2 sets of high quality kit lens. You also need to remember buying it, that unlike many other DSLRs, which shoot photos in 3:2 format, this one shoots them in 4:3 format, but it shouldn't be a problem nowadays when you want to print it at a studio....

azibo23 06.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Olympus E-510

Olympus E410 at their best, as usual

Advantages: weight, all the cables you need, battery life, lenses quality
Disadvantages: editing software needs to be purchased

...I bought this beauty over a year now, Shouldn't be surprised as it is an Olympus and this should tell all. It comes as a two lenses package, 14-42 and 40-150. As usual Zuiko lenses are on the top quality, excellent light rating 3.5-3.6 and 4-5.6 respectively. Extensive menus that will take you some time to get used to and to explore. Once you get the grip on the settings and how to use them to your way, these menus will become intuitive and easier to use as everything is on its place. You can save the pictures, on jpeg SQ, HQ, SHQ and on ORF as RAW. You have still the option for RAW + SQ which will save two pictures one in Jpeg and another in ORF (ORF stands for Olympus Raw Format). Depending on the capacity of the cards you use and the software for editing you can choose from all of these formats. Remember when taking pictures what you...

pipoka 22.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Olympus E-410

Olympus FE-170

Advantages: High picture qaulity. lots of features
Disadvantages: Small internal storage

...much like every Olympus I think) at two settings. High is 320x240 and 15FPS and low is 160 x 120, 15fps. This offers a good frame rate for this camera. It has smooth clear(ish) playback as long as you do not oversize the playback size. The pictures have had no glare on them that I have taken. There is an auto flash feature which makes it easy for just an average camera user. It chooses the right lighting setting making the best picture for you. I did not like having to play around with light setting and exposure time on my old fashioned camera- hooray for digital :). A cool feature of this camera is its scene modes. You can take a picture which makes it appear you are at the scene. Scenes include fireworks and self portraits. They look very good and are pretty interesting to show to relatives. The screen for this is a good size. It...

coopsta133 11.12.2006 (12.12.2006) · Read review
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Review of Olympus FE-170

Olympus SP-570 Superb Quality Very Cheap

Advantages: Great Quality Images, Price, Features
Disadvantages: Have to buy additional accessories to use effectively

...function such a bonus that I would choose this camera over other cameras that offer an integrated higher zoom capacity. Remember you can add lenses but you can't increase the macro focus. Lightweight yet durable & the batteries last more than long enough to see you through (make sure you unplug the camera from your pc or other device when you have finished uploading as it's easy to forget, this will drain the batteries. (I'm always doing it!) The camera takes x4 AA both rechargeable & standard, I used none rechargeable LR6 AA Industrial Alkaline batteries which lasted for a good 4 days but obviously it all depends on how you use the camera. Downside: downside is that you will have to purchase a memory card (there isn't one included) and unless it is an Olympus XD you will not be able to use the panoramic function which I think is a bit...

dragonsurge 20.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Olympus SP-570 UZ