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Olympus FE-190

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Olympus FE-190 Review - FE-190 SpecificationsRead more
First Look posted 6/24/2003 Sample Photos posted 10/29/2003 Conclusion posted 2/11/2004 Click on the E-1 to take a QuickTime VR tour The Olympus E-1 is the world's first 100% all-digital interchangeable lens SLR system. This camera has been designed entirely from digital technology andRead more
If you don't mind the lack of features, Olympus's FE-190 offers pretty pictures and a slim body at a low price.Read more
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Pros

  • competitive pricing and ease of use in a
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • External flash hot shoe and PC sync terminal
  • Shutter speeds from 1/4

Key specs

  • CCD
  • Four Thirds
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 6 Mpx
  • 2816, 2112 px
  • Olympus/Panasonic 4/3
  • 5.9
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.8 in
  • no

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Olympus FE-190 - Pros & Cons

Olympus FE-190

Pros

  • competitive pricing and ease of use in a
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • Colors were rich and saturated and stayed accurate even

Cons

  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • External flash hot shoe and PC sync terminal
  • Shutter speeds from 1/4
  • 000 to 60 seconds
  • no way to adjust white balance on the camera
  • the FE-190 has almost no manual controls
  • lens distortion at the widest end of the zoom lens
  • tripod use is extremely awkward
  • Some automatic white balances yielded severely yellow photos under incandescent light

Olympus FE-190 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.8 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1000
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
6 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2816 x 2112 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus FE-190 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Image sensor formatFour Thirds
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors6.0 Mpx
Effective pixels6.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2816 x 2112 px
Other resolutions
  • 2048x1536
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Lens mountOlympus/Panasonic 4/3
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.1
Maximum aperture5.9
Focal length equiv38 - 114
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
Phase detection autofocusyes
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
Built-in flashyes
Flash range2.7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Self-timeryes
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Anti-dust systemno
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage22.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • MicroDrive
Storage types
  • xD Picture Card
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes
Firewireyes
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Image
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum1000
Maximum image resolution2560 x 1920 px
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.8 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots110000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderOptical
Viewfinder magnification0.96 x
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate3.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight23.28 oz
Width5.55 in
Height4.09 in
Depth3.19 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryno
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensorno

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Olympus FE-190 Olympus - Editorial Reviews (7)

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Published: 23.08.2006
Olympus FE-190 Review - Specifications

Olympus FE-190 Review - FE-190 Specifications

Olympus FE-190 Olympus E-1 SLR Review - Steve's Digicams
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Olympus E-1 SLR Review - Steve's Digicams

First Look posted 6/24/2003 Sample Photos posted 10/29/2003 Conclusion posted 2/11/2004 Click on the E-1 to take a QuickTime VR tour The Olympus E-1 is the world's first 100% all-digital interchangeable lens SLR system. This camera has been designed entirely from digital technology and

Olympus FE-190 Olympus FE-190
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CNET
Published: 19.10.2006
Olympus FE-190

If you don't mind the lack of features, Olympus's FE-190 offers pretty pictures and a slim body at a low price.

Olympus FE-190 Olympus FE-190
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DPReview
Published: 23.08.2006
Olympus FE-190

Pre-Photokina 2006: The second 'entry level' FE model is the slim, metal-bodied FE-190, a 6.0 megapixel compact with 3x zoom and 2.5-inch LCD screen. Although there's no mention of 'Bright Capture' the FE-190 still offers a respectable top sensitivity of ISO 1000 at full resolution.

Olympus FE-190 Olympus FE-190 Zoom Review - Steve's Digicams
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Olympus FE-190 Zoom Review - Steve's Digicams

First look posted 8/23/2006 Conclusion posted 12/5/2006 Click to take a QTVR tour of the FE-190 The FE-190 is one of several additions to Olympus' FE series of entry-level point-n-shoot models. Its 0.7-inch slim design and durable metal body makes this one of the most compact members of the

Olympus FE-190 Olympus FE-190 Review
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Published: 23.08.2006
Olympus FE-190 Review

Olympus FE-190 review, find out how the FE-190 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Olympus FE-190 Olympus FE-190 X-750 Review at DCRP
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Published: 28.11.2006
Olympus FE-190 X-750 Review at DCRP

DCResource have reviewed the new ultra-slim FE-190 – the FE-190 is just 18.8mm thick, and [...]