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Olympus FE-250 Reviews

Digital camera - compact - 8.0 Mpix - optical zoom: 3 x - supported memory: xD, xD Type H, xD Type M More product details

$223.99

Good image quality ; great indoor white balance (cnet.com)

Introduced in January 2007, the 8-megapixel FE-250 is the middle model in Olympus's entry-level... (reviewed.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Olympus FE-250

We have collected and analyzed 33 expert reviews and 45 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 70/100 and users rate it 82/100. The average review date is October 23, 2007. We have compared these reviews to 555063 reviews from other Digital Compact Cameras. The alaScore™ for this product is 87/100 = Very good. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 87

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78 reviews

November, 2009

70 / 100

33 Experts

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82 / 100

45 Users

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from $223.99

Expert Reviews (33)

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Review summary for the Olympus FE-250

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 78 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the contrast. The design also impresses, but many are less positive about the battery.

Contrast, Design, Shutter, Lcd

Battery

Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 82/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras, the Olympus FE-250 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very Godd quality.

alaSCORE 87

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Olympus FE-250

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Good image quality ; great indoor white balance

Sluggish performance ; few manual settings

The Olympus FE-250 is a little slow and has few manual settings, but at least it takes good pictures.

Like all Olympus FE series cameras, the FE-250 is almost completely devoid of...

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Olympus FE-250 Digital Camera Review

By Melissa Robotti (reviewed.com)

Introduced in January 2007, the 8-megapixel FE-250 is the middle model in Olympus's entry-level line. The FE-250 has typical point-and-shoot features including 3x optical zoom, a 2.5-inch LCD, and digital image stabilization. The FE-250 had an ...

Olympus reports a 12 frame-per-second burst rate that sounds amazing but should come with a big, bold asterisk next to it. Our tests showed the camera actually takes 2.2 seconds to snap 12 pictures, and at only 15 percent of the size of full ...

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User Reviews (45)

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"It's not bad to shot"

By markjg (cnet.com)

It is not bad that I use it to shot my pearl ... 

small, good image quality

automatic,not manual

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Olympus FE-250

By keysmith (dpreview.com)

Bellow Average! Poor image quality. (this is an old camera now 2009, only found as 2nd hand) I ve only used this camera for a day or so.. but i think I came up with a conclusion It PS camera with NOT many features to tune up. (it has P(rogram) and A...

Image quality is bellow average ; Extreme NR ends up destroing every detail (pixel ; level). This is true for even ISO 50!! Hairs, grass, all ; detail is missing and all you get is a grainy noisy picture ; Jpeg (what else?) artifacts even at best JPEG ; q...

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Happy Snapper!

By Zmugzy (ciao.com)

...of just 6 megapixels. This Olympus I borrowed last year in order to use during a short holiday break has an incredible 8mp and for a price under $300. For those who are looking for an inexpensive pocket aim and shoot camera the Olympus FE-250 might be...

Highly portable with plenty of features and pre - set modes

No view finder

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Manufacturer's Description

The Olympus FE-250 boasts an amazing 8.0 Megapixels, bringing high resolution to the entry-level class. Meanwhile, thanks to the slim metal body measuring just 16.7mm, users enjoy extreme mobility. For viewing and framing comfort, the FE-250 features a large 6.4cm LCD. And naturally, as with all cameras in the FE range, it is incredibly easy to use.

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