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"Awesome Camera for Cheap Price" on by mafranklin
Pros: Very reasonable price, longer battery life, Fun to Use
Cons: complicated features
Summary: I bought this camera at the famous Fry's electronic, based on a recommendation by a salesperson for 149.99. I was going to buy Canon PowerShot but he pointed out that it has longer battery life and better package value. I bought the whole package for only 226 dollars and immediately fell in love with it. The only downfall is that I have to learn how to use the complex features. But it came with Olympus Advanced Manual CD which made it easier for me to use. I recommend you to buy it over Canon PowerShot because you'll be so pleased with longer battery life and reasonable package values!
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"being returned as I type" on by ummduh
Pros: the shots that turn out are pretty good
Cons: slow, horrible with low light., easily confused indoors
Summary: I do a lot of shooting indoors.. Weddings, family functions, kids in the house. This thing can't take a indoor picture without absolutely perfect lighting. It also seems to produce a lot of blurred images. In high-zoom/low-light conditions it would take an abnormally long time to focus, check, refocus, then finally take the picture. Using the shutter lock or not.
The wife is attempting to return it right now in exchange for a canon sd700 IS. More than we wanted to spend but if it'll do what we need, it is what we have to do. -
"a very good product" on by tazadsldevil
Pros: Digital Image Stabilizer, 6MP, large lcd, high battery time
Cons: no viewfinder, no manual iso setting only panoramic mode with xd cards of olympus
Summary: I don't know what some people are complaining about fuzzy shots, there is a special mode (the shaking hand on the jog dial) try that , because with me it works good (and i shake with my hands). the camera is stylish and looks nice and feels solid i do not complain. the pictuers i took sofar where sharp so if it had manual iso it would have got a 10 / 10 the missing viewfinder doesn't border me much instead it has a kind of life view ..
about resolution : it has 6mp, don't get fooled by people who say that 6mp are not enough it is enough and you can get large prints out of 6mp
the speed is slow with a standard xd card (no letter) good with a type M xd card and fast with a type h xd card.
olympus says it may not work witha 2gb xd card now mine works pefectly with a 2gb xd card form olympus self. it is a bit weird that only olympus xd cards offer the panoramic mode and not those of fuij (the only other brand that uses xd)
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"Cnet should have included image samples!!" on by andy_haiting
Pros: Small, sleek looking
Cons: pictures come out blurry, cheaper cameras have better quality
Summary: I ordered the FE-180 to replace a 2 yr old fuji A345(4MP)that i had dropped.The " softens details " at the top of the review should have been highlighted since its not mentioned anywhere else in the review.When i first saw the camera I was impressed at how sleek and small it was.This soon turned to disappointment when I started taking pics with it.ALL of the pics came out blurry,even if they were taken on a stable surface.The pictures look ok on screen but if u zoom in any amount( even at the SHQ setting) they were in a mess.My old 4MP fuji gave me WAY sharper photos than this.I quickly sent it back to the retailer and shelled out an extra $50 for the fuji F30, another 6MP camera and the pics are super sharp.If you're budget is really pressed and your ok with the slightly blurry images, this camera will be ok for you.
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Cnet does mention the softens details part lower in their review, but this thing still deserves a much lower rating.Updated
Cnet does mention the softening of details lower in their review, but should be emphasised more.This thing deserves a lower rating. -
"Buy Another Model, or Another Brand" on by J.E.Davis
Pros: It has 6MPs. Suggested retail price is $179.00 but easily found for less. If is easy for a novice to use. It comes with a battery rechargeable unit & batteries, has a built in flash.
Cons: Ureliable quality of photos, fringes added to edges of objects.
Summary: This camera is not a serious camera. It sounds good, because it has Digital Image Stabilization but the photos tend to be blurry except for the center portion of the photo. I have now had two of these and both perform poorly although the first one was worse than the exchanged camera. The center of the photo can be quite sharp, but then the quality deteriorates. The camera cannot be focused manually and no matter the mode, it adds a fringe to an object. For example, blue fringes to tree limbs, pink to flower objects. I believe this is why some users think their photo is blurry. This fringe appears even at the best quality setting the camera has.
I have owned 6 digital cameras; this is the most disappointing camera I've ever purchased. I needed one in a hurry, paid full retail price, and the photos are useless for my purposes. Olympus offered to look at it for repair, but I don't believe it is a repair problem but a problem with the design and components used to capture digital images. I wasted good money on this camera and other than giving it to a grandchild; I’d be embarrassed to give it to anyone. My suggestion is to avoid this camera and buy another brand. I bought the camera because it was an Olympus. It is an embarrassment to their reputation to offer such a poor piece of equipment.
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