Olympus FE-300 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Olympus' skinny metal point-and-shoot sure looks nice, but do its 12 megapixels do anything other than look gaudy printed on the case?

Pros: Slim design, no fatal flaws, powerful image sensor

Cons: Low number of scene modes, no widescreen video, xD memory card

Pros: Excellent image quality with bright, strong light, or with flash ; Program mode with some user controls ; Good flash ; Sharp, 2.5-inch monitor ; Good lens, no serious distortion ; Very high resolution ; Good value

Cons: Some shadow noise ; Slight wide angle chromatic abberation ; Menu system a bit cumbersome ; Average battery life

Review summary: The Olympus FE-300 is the third FE series point and shoot announced by Olympus today. It features a 12 megapixel CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD display. The Olympus FE-300 has an ISO range of up to 6400, 48 megabytes of internal ...

Verdict: It features a 12 megapixel CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom lens and a 2.5 inch LCD display

Review summary: Among Olympus' Summer 2007 introduction of nine new consumer cameras, the FE-300 stands out by offering a full 12 megapixel of resolution at an affordable price (US$299.99 list). Only a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable, at any price. ...

Pros: 12-megapixel!, Bright hi-res 2.5-inch LCD with backlight boost, 640 x 480 movies at a full 30 fps, Advanced face detection mode, Digital image stabilization with gyro assist, 48MB onboard memory, PreSet Shooting Mode lets you select best setting, ISO ...

Cons: Can't have sound and optical zoom together in movie mode, No voice recording mode, xD-Picture card harder to fnd and more expensive, We prefer zoom rocker to a zoom ring around the shutter

Verdict: The ultra-compact FE-300 is all about resolution. 12-megapixel puts it at the frontline of what is currently available in conssumer cameras, and it means you always have enough resolution to zoom in, crop, and enlarge. Other than that, it's a simple, ...

Review summary: Among Olympus' Summer 2007 introduction of nine new consumer cameras, the FE-300 stands out by offering a full 12 megapixel of resolution at an affordable price (US$299.99 list). Only a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable, at any price. ...

Pros: 12-megapixel!, Bright hi-res 2.5-inch LCD with backlight boost, 640 x 480 movies at a full 30 fps, Advanced face detection mode, Digital image stabilization with gyro assist, 48MB onboard memory, PreSet Shooting Mode lets you select best setting, ISO ...

Cons: Can't have sound and optical zoom together in movie mode, No voice recording mode, xD-Picture card harder to fnd and more expensive, We prefer zoom rocker to a zoom ring around the shutter

Verdict: descriptionWhile assessing or comparing the FE-290 is somewhat difficult, the similarities and differences between the lower end FE-280 and the higher-end FE-300 are very clear. The two cameras look almost identical, and they have pretty much the same ...