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Olympus FE-340 Silver Reviews Analysis
Digital camera - compact - 8.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 5 x - supported memory: xD - silver More product details
319 reviews
November, 2009
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What people think about the Olympus FE-340 Silver: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 319 reviews from across the web.
image quality
3
- Lacks 'real' image stabilization
- Average image quality
- picture quality is nothing special
- External charge battery, xD cards only, picture quality is nothing special
- Good image quality till ISO 800
- good quality
- image stabilisation
- high quality pictures
- quality pictures
- It will automatically take a picture of faces as well as idems (like for an auction ad
price
0.5
- expensive
performance
0.5
- Slow shot-to-shot times
- Slow overall performance
- no USB 2.0 High-speed
- Plastic tripod mount, no USB 2.0 High-speed
- Average overall performance
- Fast autofocus at wide and telephoto
- quick delete
- Lag time is better than other digital cameras that I have owned
- Can be slow taking photo
focus
5
- in-focus pictures of kids
- Smile Shot and Face Detection for good, in-focus pictures of kids
color
5
- Color
- Good overall color
lens
2.5
- High lens distortion at full wide angle
- High lens distortion at full wide angle, Distracting image noise at ISOs 400 and up, Some blurring in corners at both zoom settings, especially the lower left corner, Slightly soft detail definition overall, Slow shot-to-shot times
- along with the fact that it has an extending lens that needs to be popped out on startup and retracted on shutdown will lead to what I would call a very short (almost unacceptable
- Nice lens
- good optical lenses
zoom
5
- Some blurring in corners at both zoom settings
- Some blurring in corners at both zoom settings, especially the lower left corner
- zoom can be blurry at times in certain lighting
- 5x optical zoom
- Compact design available in five colors and above average 5X zoom
- good optical zoom
- nice zoom
- nice zoom, high quality pictures
- 8.0 megapixels and 5x optical zoom
- 8mp, 5x optical zoom, large screen, slim, nice body
- quite powerful optical zoom
- GREAT ZOOM AND OPTIONS
- Excellent Zoom 5x -- Seemless to digital
- Excellent Zoom 5x -- Seemless to digital, quick delete, simple autofocus
- powerful zoom
- Great Zoom
- Most cameras this small doesnt have more than 3 x optical zoom and this one has 5x optical zoom and a 2.7 in LCD display
- It takes realy clear pictures even when the zoom is used
memory
0.5
- Have to buy memory card separately
- Memory card is not universal
- NO M + Memory Card
LCD
5
- The LCD is almost useless in sunlight and with sun on snow the LCD blacks out almost completely
- Large 2.7-inch LCD is usable in very bright light
- LCD viewable in various conditions (Especially with backlight boost
- 2.7-inch LCD monitor
- large screen
design
5
- Solid metal body with nice styling
- Looks great and has everything you need
- good design
- Stylish
video
5
- Digital image stabilization, video with MJPEG codec is very greedy on megabytes
- video
- acceptable video mode 30fps
- Small, good optical zoom, video with sound
shutter
0.5
- WB and +/- (no shutter speed or aperture priority in any setting
- It's not an SLR so don't expect too much control over settings apart from ISO, WB and +/- (no shutter speed or aperture priority in any setting
usability
5
- No manual controls at all
- I do miss manual and histogram
- I do miss manual and histogram, but I suppose one can't expect too much out a P&S that sells for just under $200 Cdn
- Users manual tiny print
- Users manual tiny print, poorly organized, old-style "you can..." w/out HOW you can do it
- Extra zoom on a pocket camera - simple and easy to use - overall picture quality
- Enjoyable to use
- Easy to use - few buttons and built-in help
- Easy to use
- easy to use, great pictures, different modes
- Attractive, easy to use, good quality, small, good optical zoom, image stabilisation, video
- very easy out-of-the-box startup use
- Simple
- There many different modes you can use to enhance your picture
- simplicity to use
- simple autofocus
- Stylish, powerful zoom, easy to use
- It is easy to use the basic functions
- atractive, easy to use, good quality, small, good optical zoom, image stabilisation, video
- easy to use and takes realy detailed
- This camera is small, easy to use and takes realy detailed, quality pictures
flash
1
- Smeared flash shots
- Having the zoom fire mots of the time in auto mode is annoying but the flash can be disabled in the "P" mode so I use this when I do not want to use a flash
- Wants to fire the flash too often when set to auto or one of the scene selections (or ISO fix
- Flash is not all that effective
- Limited range of flash, but this should be expected
- flash mode
- 2.7-inch LCD monitor,macro mode, flash mode, EV compensation,8.0 megapixels and 5x optical zoom
- The flash unit manages to emit just the right levels of light
- Flash can ruin pictures sometimes
- Can be slow taking photo, Flash can ruin pictures sometimes
viewfinder
0.5
- I have noticed that wide angle shots do suffer from noticeable barrell distortion which was initially disappointing since the C-750 has the same view with maximum zoom out and does not suffer the same effects
- no viewfinder
- digital IS, no viewfinder
- robust view
exposure
5
- Good exposure in a variety of conditions
appearance
5
- Face Recognition
sensor
5
- Red-eye Fix
- Red-eye Fix, plus unique, creative post-capture editing tools
- an 8-megapixel imaging sensor
resolution
4
- Don't be eager to shoot at full resolution or run off often to view your work on your PC or use the ZOOM feature all the time
- Don't be eager to shoot at full resolution or run off often to view your work on your PC or use the ZOOM feature all the time, these activities, along with the fact that it has an extending lens that needs to be popped out on startup and retracted on shutdown will lead to what I would call a very short (almost unacceptable
- Plenty of resolution in LCD
battery
0.5
- Below average battery life
- Five hour battery charge is way too long
- battery life
- I'm sick of having to take a battery out
- I'm sick of having to take a battery out, put it in some oversized holder to charge it, then put it back in and redo all the time/date settings, etc, etc,
- internal rechargeable battery
- Good battery
- It was just the battery soon
- External charge battery
menu
0.5
- Quirky menu system
connectivity
0.5
- issue with the cover over the USB port
screen
5
- 2.7 display
- quite powerful optical zoom, good optical lenses, compact size and weight, plenty range of ISO, super macro mode 3 cm, 2.7 display, acceptable video mode 30fps, internal rechargeable battery, simplicity to use, robust view
remote control
0.5
- It's not an SLR so don't expect too much control over settings apart from ISO
reception
5
- Smile Shot and Face Detection for good
- Hands-free smile detection automatically snaps smiles
- face detection
- Great Zoom, 8 fantastic scene modes, face detection, Good battery
portability
5
- poor low-light focusing
- slim size
- Light weight
- Small, slim size, 5x optical zoom, Enjoyable to use, Light weight, Smile Shot and Face Detection for good, in-focus pictures of kids, Good selection of useful preset shooting modes, Good overall color, Large 2.7-inch LCD is usable in very bright light, Red-eye Fix, plus unique, creative post-capture editing tools, Good exposure in a variety of conditions, Fast autofocus at wide and telephoto, ISO 400 shots make a good 5x7
- Small, slim size
- Light in weight
- Light in weight, sharp pictures, small
- lightweight pocketable
- Clear, clean photos, very easy out-of-the-box startup use, lightweight pocketable
- A thin to carry anywhere
- slim
- compact size and weight
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