Olympus FE-3010 Reviews

The Olympus FE3010 is a super-budget camera with 12 megapixels, a 3X zoom lens and 2.7 inch LCD. The camera is fairly slim and stylish for a camera this price but is it really a good deal? Find out now

Easy to use; Intelligent Auto picks a scene mode for you ; 2.7 inch LCD with good visibility ; Perfect Shot Preview and in-camera help tooltips

No manual controls ; Crummy battery life ; No real image stabilization ; Soft, noise images; lots of color fringing ; No burst mode ; So-so movie mode, memory card requirement ; Below average low-light focusing

If you *thought* of saving a few more bucks by going for the FE3010, I'd advise you to rethink your decision. The Olympus FE3010 is more than just a 3X zoom version of the FE5010 (which has a 5X lens), it's a huge step down in many ways.

The 12-megapixel FE-3010 isn't the fastest camera in its class when it comes to taking shots, but it offers good colour and white-balance performance. Considering how cheap it is, it also sports an attractive and impressively compact design, as well ...

Strong design and build quality ; very good colour and white-balance performance

Slow performance ; soft photos

The Olympus FE-3010 is a good-looking, ultra-compact camera that takes so-so pictures. The main problem is that, even for a camera in this price range, its performance is sluggish