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Olympus-FE-280

Olympus - FE-280 Review

Price (MSRP): $199.99
Megapixel: 8
Type: Ultra-Thin Digital Compact
Submitted by: Reviewer from Tampa , FL
Date Reviewed: 11/25/2007
Months Owned: Less than 1
Photos Taken: Less than 500
Skill Level: Amateur

What's Hot: Tiny, easy to use, and fairly good picture quality

What's Not: Zoom could be better

Review: I have experience with high-quality cameras but wanted something simpler and easier to carry. The Olympus FE-280 won’t give you that crystal clear picture of a distant sailboat or mountain range a mile away, but I was able to capture seagulls in flight about 25 feet away with the sunset behind them with great results. The menu on the camera makes it easy enough for a 10 year old to navigate with a lot of the same functions as cameras costing $500+. In this case you get a bit more than you pay for.

Overall Ratings
Overall quality
6
Ease of use
10
Fit and finish
9
Click-to-click speed
7
Display quality
10
Flash quality
6
Image quality
9
Overall value
10
RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST

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