What people think about the Olympus µ 840/Stylus 840: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 169 reviews from across the web.
image quality
5
- Image quality very good
- Initial use seems to show a good picture quality
- Zoom Image Quality Adjustment of images Film quality rechargeable size and appearance
- great picture quality
- Lightweight, nice styling, great picture quality, plenty of scene modes
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price
5
- Great price
- Excellent value for money Large Screen really helps As Im partly disabled the ease of use of the camera is excellent Olympus has a good reputation and Im really pleased with my Purchase
performance
2
- slow burst mode
- Shutter speed very slow, not very good at sporting events
- Fast start up time
- Reasonably fast press to picture lag time
memory
2.5
- When loading onto computer cannot specify only new photos
- Does not come with a memory card whcih has to be bought separately
- Non standard memory chip type
- No memory card supplied
- The instructions of how to use the memory card was not good
- I did not like the idea of having to load a disc on the computer to get the instructions,it should of been printed in a leaflet form
color
3
- White balance presets result in inaccurate colours
- White balance presets result in inaccurate colours, some corner softening and minor blurring, slow burst mode
- Colour
- Colour, weight, size, quality, features
zoom
4.5
- Zoom very good
- The zoom facility is superb
design
5
- Great design
- Looks great
- looks very good and takes a good pic
- nice styling
video
5
- Video mode good
- Good quality pictures and video's
usability
5
- To me only it slips and slides out of my hand and I am afraid of loosing it everytime i use it
- i know it's very compact but I find it too small to use with my hands and fingers
- Design - ease of use
- Very easy to use
- Excellent picture quality & very easy to use
- Great features and easy to use
- Very easy to use, takes excellent photos
- Great pictures Great screen Time will tell if I can use it 5 yrs as my previous olympus
- Very simple to use but good quality pictures
- ease of use
- ease of use, style, size
- good clear screen and easy camera to use
- Easy to use
- Very compact, easy to use and high quality pictures
- clear images and easy to use
- big screen, clear images and easy to use
- Easy to use, no need to set anything up
- feature rich for general purpose use and easy use
- Great price, feature rich for general purpose use and easy use
- screen size, ease of use
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viewfinder
0.5
- I suppose it could have a view finder
build quality
5
- solid build quality
- Good build
- Good build, Great macro capability, Fast start up time
flash
0.5
- Lowlight without flash
- Pictures without flash often blurry
portability
5
- Looks great and light weight camera
- Lightweight
- weight