Compare Prices : Olympus mju Mini Digital - Expert Reviews

Review summary: An attractive point-and-shoot offering weatherproof and fun features, but prepare to shell out more for storage.

Pros: Eye-catching design ; selection of camera colors ; weatherproof body ; lots of scene modes and special effects such as fish-eye distortion and soft focus

Cons: No optical viewfinder ; 2x optical zoom ; awkward shape makes it hard to grip

Review summary: The Olympus Stylus film cameras have long among the best selling point-and-shoot models available, widely popular across a range of consumer experience levels. Olympus brought the Stylus brand to the digital realm with 2003's Stylus 300 and 400 models ...

Verdict: Olympus owes its continuing success over the last 15 years to the appeal of its small, pocketable, point-and-shoot cameras, both film and digital. The entire market of truly pocketable compact cameras can be traced back to Olympus's famous designer ...

Review summary: The Olympus Mju Mini Digital is a weatherproof ultra compact 4 megapixel digital camera with a 2x optical zoom lens (5.8 - 11.6mm equivalent to 35mm - 70mm on a 35mm camera), and a 1.8" High-Contrast Colour TFT screen. The camera is available in 6 ...

Verdict: The Olympus Mju Mini Digital / Olympus Stylus Verve is an ultra compact weatherproof 4mp, 2x optical zoom digital camera with a great 1.8" colour screen. If you want an ultra compact, extremely cool and stylish, weatherproof digital camera, with a ...

Pros: Eye-catching design ; selection of camera colors ; weatherproof body ; lots of scene modes and special effects such as fish-eye distortion

Cons: No optical viewfinder ; zoom limited to 2X ; awkward shape precludes one-handed shooting ; slow autofocus in dim light ; mediocre image quality

Verdict: A sexy design can't overcome the average picture quality and mediocre performance of this ultracompact 4-megapixel shooter.

Review summary: It's all about style and a bit short on substance

Pros: Eye-catching design ; selection of camera colours ; weatherproof body ; lots of scene modes and special effects such as fish-eye distortion

Cons: No optical viewfinder ; zoom limited to 2x ; awkward shape precludes one-handed shooting ; slow autofocus in dim light ; mediocre image quality