Olympus FE-3010 digital camera reviews

Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 4:50
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There are usually only a couple of problems with a sub-$130 camera. This type of camera will usually have average image quality and will also demonstrate a relatively slower performance. This is the case with almost all of the cameras that fall into this category. A smaller problem with these cameras is also the shutter lag. But there is one camera in this category that appears to overcome the said difficulties.

The Olympus FE-3010, priced at $140, is a light weight device that aims to give a good performance and is extremely light weight in design. This is one camera that you will like to use if your image needs are limited to uploading images on social-networking sites and getting smaller prints.

The Olympus FE-3010 measures about 3.7 inches by 2.2 inches by 0.7 inches. The camera is extremely light weight as it weighs about 4.4 ounces. The CCD image sensor of this 12 megapixels camera measures about 1/2.3 inches. The file format on this camera is JPEG for still images and Motion JPEG for videos.

The camera boasts of digital image stabilization. You can shoot images of highest resolution of 3,968 × 2,976 pixels. You can also shoot video of highest resolution of 640 × 480 pixels at 30 frames per second. The camera sports an LCD screen of size 2.7 inches. The screen offers a native resolution of 230K dots. The Lithium ion rechargeable battery of this camera enables you to shoot 190 shots in a single round of full charge.

The small frame of the camera enables you to carry it around in your pockets. The camera is pretty easy to operate as its interface is pretty user friendly. The camera is available in bright pink and jet black colors. A downside of this camera is that it uses xD cards for storing data on it.

The maximum capacity of these cards is a mere 2GB. The camera takes about 2.5 seconds to start up. The shot-to-shot time of this camera is about 7.3 seconds. This economical camera also features the Intelligent Auto mode that takes care of all your needs. If you want to upload images on websites like Facebook, Myspace, Orkut, etc, then the 12 megapixels Olympus FE-3010 is the ideal device for you.