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Olympus FE-330

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The Olympus FE-5030 is a new slim, stylish and simplified compact camera that won't break the bank. Featuring a 14 megapixel sensor, 5x 26-130mm zoom lens, and a 2.7 inch LCD screen, the FE 5030 is priced at £139.99. Zoltan-Arva Toth finds out if that's money well spent in our Olympus FE-5030 review.Read more
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Pros

  • the design is simple
  • almost minimalistic
  • two file quality settings

Cons

  • painfully slow to navigate
  • lack of direct access to exposure compensation and ISO sensitivity
  • over-saturation

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 8 Mpx
  • 3264, 2448 px
  • 58
  • 2.7 in

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Olympus FE-330 - Pros & Cons

Olympus FE-330

Pros

  • the design is simple
  • almost minimalistic
  • two file quality settings
  • Normal and Fine
  • iAuto mode works surprisingly well
  • chromatic aberrations are very well controlled across the entire zoom range
  • The Setup menu is always accessible
  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images

Cons

  • painfully slow to navigate
  • lack of direct access to exposure compensation and ISO sensitivity
  • over-saturation
  • poor tonal separation and an orange shift
  • Noise can be an issue even at base ISO
  • images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting

Olympus FE-330 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
58
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
8 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
3264 x 2448 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus FE-330 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Effective pixels8.0 Mpx
Max resolution3264 x 2448 px
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Maximum aperture58
Focal length equiv36 - 180
Focus adjustmentAuto
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
Scene modes
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Night landscape
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Manual settingsno
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage20.5 mB
Compatible memory cardsxD
Storage typesxD Picture Card
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
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Image
ISO6400
ISO minimum98
ISO maximum58
Maximum image resolution3264 x 2448 px
White balance modesAuto
Image stabilizeryes
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Viewfinder
Screen
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Max frame rate (highest resolution)15.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate15.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight4.34 oz
Width3.85 in
Height2.27 in
Depth0.92 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
GPSno
Retracted optics (even in power-on mode)no

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