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Review summary: We gave its kid brother a bit of a kicking, so it's come round to sort us out

Verdict: With the FE-250, Olympus has redeemed many of the black marks gathered by previous models in the series. For a very reasonable price it offers excellent build quality, decent performance and excellent picture quality, while maintaining the simplicity ...

Review summary: 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 ...

Review summary: 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 ...

Verdict: 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 ...

Review summary: The Olympus FE-250, announced at the end of January, is the top offering in the company's line of entry-level point-and-shoots. The slim 8-megapixel FE-250 has a 2.5-inch, 230,000-pixel LCD, Bright Capture technology, and a Digital Image Stabilization ...

Pros: - Small size means easy portability - Large, bright LCD screen - The Shooting Guide menu provides novice users with on-the-go help - Bright Capture technology

Cons: - A steep price tag without the features to back it up - Poor construction and low-quality materials - Split menu structure may confuse the novice - Lack of white balance presets - Red-eye in portrait photographs even with the Red-eye setting ...

Verdict: The Olympus FE-250 packs an 8-megapixel CCD, 3x optical zoom, and 230,000-pixel 2.5-inch LCD into a petite metal frame. The camera improves on the manual controls of lower-priced "FE" models by including control over ISO. It comes with a wealth of ...