Olympus FE-170 Compact Digital Camera Silver [6MP 3 X Optical Zoom] 2.5" LCD

Average customer rating:

Not a good buy

Costly and impractical due to battery consumption

Good budget camera

what a camera

Olympus FE-170 Compact Digital Camera Silver [6MP 3 X Optical Zoom] 2.5" LCD

Manufacturer: Olympus
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

6.0 million pixels3x optical zoom (equiv. 38-114mm)Large 6.4cm LCDOne button, one function design principleMode to avoid image blur using high ISO settingSuper macro mode up to 5cm (wide)10MB Internal memory10 Scene modesMovie recording fu

ASIN: B000HDUI5W
Release Date: 2006-09-04

Product Description

6.0 million pixels3x optical zoom (equiv. 38-114mm)Large 6.4cm LCDOne button, one function design principleMode to avoid image blur using high ISO settingSuper macro mode up to 5cm (wide)10MB Internal memory10 Scene modesMovie recording function (up to memory card's capacity)

Customer Reviews:

Not a good buy.......2008-01-13

I wouldn't advise buying this camera.I've had bad results with shots taken at night, in low light and for shots at a distance. I was so disappointed with the camera that I aready bought another one, a Sony Cybershot, which I'm very pleased with.

Costly and impractical due to battery consumption.......2007-09-26

This camera takes some good outdoor shots that are sharp and have good colour. Indoor shots are not so good even with the flash - they can often appear very grainy.

The worst thing about this camera is the battery life. I am using two rechargable AA NiMH 2700 mAh batteries (above what Olympus recommend) and after a full charge I am lucky to take a dozen shots before the batteries are dead. And if you then decide to view the pictures you just took on the built in screen, then the power is drained even quicker. Because of this I have not been able to use the camera as everytime I have taken it out it is unusable after 30 minutes.

I would not recommend this camera for the above reasons.

Good budget camera.......2007-02-08

Good points: Low price. Simplicity. Good quality results. Runs of disposable batteries - good when traveling. An effective anti shake system.

Not so good: No viewfinder - Since you cant see the screen in bright sunlight, daylight shots can be a bit of a lottery. Lens only f3.1, rather than the expected F2.8 - Low light performance is not the best. High battery consumption - 40 shots on a set of alkalines, but it does just need 2 AA's.

Overall a good budget choice.

what a camera.......2006-12-15

A fantastic camera at an incredible price. I bought the camera 2 weeks ago and have had some fantastic photos from it. Used them on the PC and printed them off and all excellent quality. Got one blown up to 10 x 8 and there is no fuzziness or blurring - it looks as good as the standard 7 x 5 photos. Recommend a 512mb memeory card as well as camera only holds 10 photos on its own memory. This is my 2nd digital camera and is light years ahead of the fuji 4mp camera I had before. Well done Olympus

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