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Olympus FE-300 reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Olympus FE-300 Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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- 26 November 2007 - |
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- 12 November 2007 - |
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- 05 November 2007 - |
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- 30 October 2007 - |
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- 4 |
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- 28 October 2007 - |
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PhotographyBLOG 's conclusion / rating - 26 November 2007 |
“ Around £200 (less, with Internet deals) for a good looking, stylishly designed 12 megapixel zoom compact from a well-known brand looks like a great deal on paper – almost too good to be true. And so it proves in practice. Though the Olympus FE-300 is commendably easy to use – with that now familiar 'guide' function on the mode wheel offering novice users reference to what is, in effect, an in-camera manual that automatically makes function selections for you – and it's reasonably swift in operation, if not a class leader, the resultant images are what lets it down. The real bugbear here is camera shake, an inherent problem with slender camera designs that the Olympus FE-300 fails to effectively address. Bumping up the ISO simply results in detail loss and images that are unusable anyway. If you want a camera for any more than pointing and shooting – and the FE-300 doesn't offer much more functionality than just that – you'll be disappointed. That's unless you really are a first time digital camera user with nothing to compare its performance to. You get what you pay for and if having a good looking compact to win the envy of your mates is more important than the resulting images, then the FE-300 is for you. But for most of us picture quality is all that matters, which means that we can only award the distinctly average Olympus FE-300 a distinctly average score... ”
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- 3 |
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DigitalCameraReview 's conclusion / rating - 12 November 2007 |
“ The Olympus FE-300 provides a whopping 12 megapixels of resolution, but don't let the thought that "more is better" enter your mind when deciding about whether to buy this camera. With this camera, all that 12 megapixels gets you is large files and the ability to do a ton of cropping. Now, if you are looking for a quality built, slim, entry level, easy to use camera, then consider this camera, but realize that you'll get average image quality. There are a lot of good things about the camera – battery life, good macro shots, the built-in guide system, and the styling. You'll need to balance the good things with the bad – soft details, noisy flash shots, and so on... ”
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DigitalCameraInfo 's conclusion / rating - 05 November 2007 |
“ 2007 is the year manufacturers thrusted 12-megapixel resolutions into point-and-shoots. With hopes that the alluring high megapixel count would be enough to win over consumers, competing cameras came from every major manufacturer. But the 12-megapixel Olympus FE-300 entered the market with something more intriguing – its price. At $299.99, the entry-level camera is one of the least expensive of the 12 MP crop.
After putting the FE-300 to the test, we found the abundance of pixels does help image resolution. In turn, though, it yielded very high noise levels. The noise is so extreme at ISO 1600 that the camera applies severe smoothing, making photos look almost out of focus. The resolution performance has a qualifier; the images are only sharp at the centers. The fact that image quality is good at ISO 50 and 100 hardly makes up for the difficulty you will have at higher ISO speeds or when you want to display a large photo. Additionally, the FE-300 has no full resolution Burst mode and takes longer than four seconds to process one photo.
The FE-300 makes some solid strides with its lightweight design, Perfect Shot Preview, and shooting guide aimed at new shooters. Even with the sharp resolution and affordable price, however, there is a long laundry list of problems that cannot be overlooked. Customers should consider looking elsewhere... ”
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Megapixel.net 's conclusion / rating - 30 October 2007 |
“ To date, the Olympus FE-300 is probably the smallest and most easily carried 12-megapixel compact camera we have seen. The design is nearly free of any protuberances when the camera is turned off, and although it has a metallic shell, the camera is very light... ”
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- 4 |
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Steves Digicams 's conclusion / rating - 28 October 2007 |
“ The FE-300 is a very simple to use camera with 18 "best shot" modes, face recognition, and a 12-megapixel imaging sensor. As nice as the features are, the picture quality and shooting performance are slightly under par for a camera with a price near US$300. If you like this camera but don't need a 12-megapixel imaging sensor, check out our review of the FE-280 with all the same features in an 8-megapixel model for $50 - $100 less... ”
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