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Olympus FE-240 Reviews Analysis

Digital camera - compact - 7.1 Mpix - optical zoom: 5 x - supported memory: xD, xD Type H, xD Type M - black More product details

Olympus FE-240
alaSCORE 85

149 reviews

November, 2009

64 / 100

30 Experts

Product Age

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new

68 / 100

119 Users

What people think about the Olympus FE-240: (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 149 reviews from across the web.

image quality

3.5

  • Poor image quality
  • Picture quality
  • Hard to get a sharp picture - probably because of the long time lag between pressing the shutter and the picture being taken
  • time between pressing the button and picture being taken very long
  • delayed response after pushing button to take photo
  • Good Image Quality
  • Small, Good Image Quality, 5x Optical Zoom
  • Picture quality is excellant
  • Great quality pictures
  • image quality is incredible
 
  • good picture quality
  • good picture quality, lightweight, takes AA batteries, many features, intuitive
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performance

0.5

  • Very slow performance
  • Very slow performance, No manual settings
  • Not a speed demon
  • far too slow
  • To slow
  • Decent pictures, Small and light, Very slow performance, No manual settings
  • Extremely slow shutter speed means taking photos of children
  • Extremely slow shutter speed means taking photos of children, animals, anything moving, is near impossible - unless you like a pic of an ear or the back of a head or just a blur
  • Shutter speed FAR FAR to slow, Zoomed photos in poor light with flash to dark
  • Slow at taking pictures in low lighting
  • Slow shutter speed
 
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color

0.5

  • The colour reproduction is abysmal - I CANNOT get true colour no matter what the lighting conditions
  • and the colour lacks vibrancy and depth
 

lens

5

  • and a 5X lens
  • Small, light, solidly built, and a 5X lens
 

zoom

5

  • You will have to mess around with indoor shots when using zoom
  • 5x optical zoom
  • optical zoom 5x
  • zoom
 

focus

5

  • Amazing auto focus
  • Great for action shots, Amazing auto focus, Great for manual adjusments, Guided shots tells you how to set the camera to take certain shots
 

LCD

4.5

  • Grainy LCD (low pixel count
  • Grainy LCD screen
  • LCD brightness
  • Retro angular design, LCD brightness
  • Great screen
  • Large LCD screen.Many settingsBattery LifeZoom is fabulous
  • big screen
 

video

5

  • video function
  • Size, ease of use, video function
 

design

5

  • Retro angular design
  • nice design
 

viewfinder

0.5

  • In need of viewfinder especially in bright sunlight
  • lack of a view finder
  • Slow shutter speed, lack of a view finder
 

sensor

5

  • metal body
 

flash

0.5

  • Uses flash unnessesarily
 

battery

2.5

  • battery life is just ok
  • short battery life
  • slightly bulky at one side to accommodate batteries
  • short battery life, slightly bulky at one side to accommodate batteries
  • long lasting battery
  • takes AA batteries
  • uses AA batteries
  • Great photos, uses AA batteries, loads of features
 

build quality

5

  • Cheap "plastic" feel and fragile construction
  • Good construction
  • build quality
  • durable
  • big screen, user friendly, durable
 

shutter

0.5

  • Long shutter delayblurry or washed out photos
  • shutter time
 

usability

2.5

  • no manual settings
  • Slow and no manual controls
  • no manual controls n bit slow
  • Great for manual adjusments
  • easy use
  • Compact, easy use, good pics
  • Very easy to use
  • easy to use
 
  • long lasting battery, nice design, easy to use, optical zoom 5x
  • Ease of use including the size
  • clarity, zoom, point and shoot very good, easy to use
  • ease of use
  • easy to use, light, fahionable
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interface

1.5

  • User interface
  • User interface, Poor image quality
  • user friendly
 

black level

5

  • Great quality pictures, 5x Optical Zoom, Black, Very slim design, and Rechargeable battery
 

portability

5

  • small and light
  • Slim
  • Slim, metal body
  • Compact
  • light
 
  • Small and compact
  • Light, easy menu, good quality photos in good light
  • Small, light, solidly built
  • lightweight
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size

1.5

  • Making it touchscreen could have added a little flare
  • Size
 
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...interface, poor image quality..."

No rating

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by cameras.co.uk

"...picture quality..."

69

 
cameras.co.uk
Quote by cnet.com

"...small, good image quality, 5x..."

80

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...small, good image quality, 5x optical zoom..."

80

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... and the colour lacks vibrancy and depth ; hard to get a sharp picture - probably because of the long time lag between pressing the shutter and the picture being taken..."

20

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"...time between pressing the button and picture being taken very long..."

60

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by reevoo.com

"...size. picture quality is excellant..."

85

 
reevoo.com
Quote by ciao.com

"...delayed response after pushing button to take photo..."

80

 
ciao.com
Quote by ciao.com

"...great quality pictures..."

100

 
ciao.com
Quote by naaptol.com

"...image quality is incredible..."

80

 
naaptol.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...good picture quality, lightweight..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...good picture quality, lightweight, takes aa batteries, many features, intuitive..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...very slow performance ; no..."

66

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...decent pictures, small and light, very slow performance, no manual settings..."

66

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...very slow performance, no manual settings..."

66

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"... slow card access times ; not a speed demon..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...far too slow..."

50

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...to slow..."

100

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...extremely slow shutter speed means taking photos of children, animals..."

20

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...extremely slow shutter speed means taking photos of children, animals, anything moving, is near impossible - unless you like a pic of an ear or the back of a head or just a blur..."

20

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...shutter speed far far to slow, zoomed photos in poor light with flash to dark..."

40

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by ciao.com

"...slow at taking pictures in low lighting..."

100

 
ciao.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...slow shutter speed, lack..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... is near impossible - unless you like a pic of an ear or the back of a head or just a blur ; the colour reproduction is abysmal - i cannot get true colour no matter what the lighting conditions ; and the colour lacks vibrancy and depth ..."

20

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... the colour reproduction is abysmal - i cannot get true colour no matter what the lighting conditions ; and the colour lacks vibrancy and depth ; hard..."

20

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com

"... solidly built, and a 5x lens..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...small, light, solidly built, and a 5x lens..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...5x optical zoom ; slim, metal body ..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"...you will have to mess around with indoor shots when using zoom..."

100

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"... easy to use, optical zoom 5x..."

60

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by ciao.com

"...clarity, zoom, point and shoot very good..."

80

 
ciao.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...shots, amazing auto focus, great for manual adjusments..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...great for action shots, amazing auto focus, great for manual adjusments, guided shots tells you how to set the camera to take certain shots..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...design, lcd brightness..."

No rating

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...retro angular design, lcd brightness..."

No rating

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...grainy lcd (low pixel count) ; slow card access times ..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...grainy lcd screen..."

80

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...; great screen ; good..."

30

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by epinions.com

"...large lcd screen.many settingsbattery lifezoom is fabulous..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...big screen, user friendly..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"... ease of use, video function..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...size, ease of use, video function..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...retro angular design, lcd..."

No rating

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"...battery, nice design, easy to use..."

60

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by reevoo.com

"...in need of viewfinder especially in bright sunlight..."

85

 
reevoo.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...speed, lack of a view finder..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...slow shutter speed, lack of a view finder..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"... slim, metal body ; good..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by dpreview.com

"...; uses flash unnessesarily ; not..."

60

 
dpreview.com
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"...long lasting battery, nice design..."

60

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by naaptol.com

"...battery life is just ok..."

80

 
naaptol.com
Quote by epinions.com

"... lightweight, takes aa batteries, many features..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...short battery life, slightly..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...life, slightly bulky at one side to accommodate batteries..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...short battery life, slightly bulky at one side to accommodate batteries..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...photos, uses aa batteries, loads..."

40

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...great photos, uses aa batteries, loads of features..."

40

 
epinions.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"... slim, metal body ; good construction..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by reevoo.com

"...build quality..."

82

 
reevoo.com
Quote by epinions.com

"... user friendly, durable..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...big screen, user friendly, durable..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...cheap "plastic" feel and fragile construction..."

40

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...long shutter delayblurry or washed out photos..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...shutter time..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...; no manual settings..."

66

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"... amazing auto focus, great for manual adjusments, guided..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...compact, easy use, good..."

80

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...compact, easy use, good pics..."

80

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...slow and no manual controls..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"...very easy to use..."

100

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"... nice design, easy to use, optical..."

60

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by ciao.co.uk

"...long lasting battery, nice design, easy to use, optical zoom 5x..."

60

 
ciao.co.uk
Quote by reevoo.com

"...ease of use including the size. picture..."

85

 
reevoo.com
Quote by ciao.com

"...clarity, zoom, point and shoot very good, easy to use..."

80

 
ciao.com
Quote by naaptol.com

"...no manual controls n bit slow..."

100

 
naaptol.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...size, ease of use, video..."

60

 
epinions.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...easy to use, light, fahionable..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...user interface, poor..."

No rating

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by whatdigitalcamera.com

"...user interface, poor image quality..."

No rating

 
whatdigitalcamera.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...screen, user friendly, durabl..."

100

 
epinions.com
Quote by pricegrabber.com

"...great quality pictures, 5x optical zoom, black, very slim design, and rechargeable battery..."

60

 
pricegrabber.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...; small and light..."

66

 
cnet.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...; slim, metal body ..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by digitalcamerareview.com

"...; slim, metal body ; good..."

No rating

 
digitalcamerareview.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...compact, easy use..."

80

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...small, light, solidly built..."

70

 
cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...small and compact..."

20

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...light, easy menu, good quality photos in good light..."

40

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by naaptol.com

"...small, light, solidly built..."

100

 
naaptol.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...quality, lightweight, takes aa batteries..."

80

 
epinions.com
Quote by cnet.com

"...making it touchscreen could have added a little flare..."

90

 
cnet.com
Quote by epinions.com

"...size, ease of use..."

60

 
epinions.com

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