Olympus SZ-31MR

137 reviews

May, 2013

Positive
Portability (12)
Image quality (7)
Build quality (7)
Screen (7)
Performance (4)

Negative
Value for money (3)
Stabilizer (1)
Flash (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 137 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers are impressed by the performance and screen. The build quality and image quality also get good views. There are some less positive views about the image stabilizer and flash. Views about the low light performance and battery are mixed.

portability, image quality, build quality, screen, performance

value for money, flash, stabilizer

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Olympus SZ-31MR is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 94/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by: Christopher Snow (reviewed.com)

Olympus SZ-31MR iHS

Olympus gives the SZ-30 a light update, resulting in a solid but expensive travel-zoom.

Accurate colors; Fast burst mode

Poor sharpness; Annoying handling quirk

The Olympus SZ-31MR iHS is a competent, feature-rich travel-zoom, but too few improvements have been made since the SZ-30 to earn our complete recommendation. Given this model’s problems with sharpness, distortion, and noise reduction, we think $400 is...

Jun, 2012

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Amazon review summary for the Olympus SZ-31MR

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of the Olympus SZ-31MR from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

62% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: sance (amazon.com)

Great specs..hard to hold

Love the specs and features, but the big negative is the size. I have medium size hands and the camera is a hard to hold. I would not buy this camera if I had been able to hold it. I would opt for a larger dlr. I have a full size dslr but it's too...

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: E. Carter (amazon.com)

Great "all in one"

I have had several Olympus cameras and had good luck with all of them. Received the SZ-31MR just before a trip to Victoria, BC in September. Beautiful weather and the city was still green with lots of flowers. This trip was really a great opportunity...

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: jo (warehouseexpress.com)

i love this camera it thinks for me

great camera forwildlie and macro is better than my big camera withmacro lens

Durable","Great Features","Great Picture Quality","Simple Controls

Oct, 2012

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Consumer review by: Zen Dinh "Zen337" (amazon.com)

Really love this camera

I really love this camera, it did an excellent job in taking pictures and recording video in HD. The video recording came out even better than my other sony hdr-cx210 camcorder.Colors produce much better, i got a $50 rebate when it just came out.

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review by: Rupert (warehouseexpress.com)

Puts the Super in super zoom.

I wanted a lightweight super zoom compact for use on expeditions and this has all that I could wish for. The absence of gps is of no worry for me, I would sooner have the increased battery life that comes with not having this power hungry device.

Great Features","Great Picture Quality","Lightweight

Aug, 2012

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Consumer review by: F FULLER (amazon.com)

OLYMPUS SZ-31MR CAMERA

This is my first Olympus Camera. It is a nice beginners,And user friendly with very nice features i will really enjoy it and learning to use all the function.I REALLY IT. F FULLER, NC

Jul, 2012

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Consumer review by: WAIMAN (amazon.com)

Good camera.

Easy to use camera with sharp clean image. Many special features like panorama and taking pictures and video at the same time. Much better zoom than average point and shoot cameras. Exceed expectation. Cameta Camera's delivery is prompt.

Jun, 2012

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Consumer review by: magnetman (amazon.com)

Doesn't quite do what it claims!

Very Disappointed with product. Can't shoot still photos with video in Hi-res (1080P 60). When using Hi-Res (IAuto Setting) the flash does not engage! Too many querks with this camera. Don't believe what Olympus video shows! Left several emails and...

May, 2012

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