Out of control: Olympus FE camera roundup
Will Greenwald,
Associate Editor
October 20, 2006
Sometimes you just want to press a button and take a photo. No manual settings, no menus, no photography lessons. Just point and shoot. Olympus's budget-priced FE-series cameras are designed with that in mind. They're completely automated, and lack even settings such as white balance or ISO sensitivity available to the user. You just twist the dial, aim the camera, and take the shot. They're not perfect, and two of the models are extremely flawed, but these cameras still make a good choice for simple shooting.
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| Price | $299.95 | Check Prices | $266.99 | $249.99 |
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| Review date | October 11, 2006 | October 12, 2006 | October 19, 2006 | October 19, 2006 |
| The Bottom Line | The Olympus FE 170's price is hard to beat; its performance, not so much. | This inexpensive shooter won't wow you with features, but its price and pictures are nice. | If you don't mind the lack of features, Olympus's FE-190 offers pretty pictures and a slim body at a low price. | This extremely sluggish shooter is a poor choice when compared to less expensive alternatives. |
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| Lens aperture | F/3.1-5.9 | F/3.1-5.9 | F/3.1-5.9 | F/3.3-4.8 |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 38 - 114 mm | 38 - 114 mm | 38 - 114 mm | 28 - 140 mm |
| Optical zoom | 3 x | 3 x | 3 x | 5 x |
| Light sensitivity | ISO auto (64-400) | ISO auto (64-1000) | ISO auto (64-400) | ISO auto (64-640) |
| Display (projector) technology | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix | TFT active matrix |
| Video input type | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera | Digital camera |
| Digital zoom | 4 x | 4 x | 4 x | 4 x |
| Weight | 4.4 oz | 4.2 oz | 3.9 oz | 5.5 oz |
| Effective sensor resolution | 6,000,000 pixels | 6,000,000 pixels | 6,000,000 pixels | 6,000,000 pixels |
| Still image format | JPEG | JPEG | JPEG | JPEG |
| Display (projector) diagonal size | 2.5 in | 2.5 in | 2.5 in | 2.5 in |
| Manual focus | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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