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Olympus µ 840/Stylus 840 Reviews Analysis

Olympus µ 840/Stylus 840
alaSCORE 88

169 reviews

November, 2009

70 / 100

17 Experts

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152 Users

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
 
  • quality
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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 not fab but OK
  • Zoom very good
  • The zoom facility is superb
 

LCD

5

  • big screen
  • screen size
 

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
 

battery

5

  • AA battery power
 

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
 

size

5

  • size
 

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