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Olympus FE-4030

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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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
Olympus FE-4030 (Compact Camera): 2.8 out of 5 stars from 4 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
Olympus FE-4030 is a 14.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3Read more
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Pros

  • The Setup menu is always accessible
  • chromatic aberrations are very well controlled across the entire zoom range
  • iAuto mode works surprisingly well

Cons

  • images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Olympus FE-4030 have Image Stabilization

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.08x4.56 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4288, 3216 px
  • 5.9
  • Continuous, Spotus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Olympus FE-4030 - Pros & Cons

Olympus FE-4030

Pros

  • The Setup menu is always accessible
  • chromatic aberrations are very well controlled across the entire zoom range
  • iAuto mode works surprisingly well
  • the design is simple
  • almost minimalistic
  • two file quality settings
  • Normal and Fine
  • worked great and was a great priced camera
  • simple to use and takes great shots
  • it very easy to use and takes good pictures
  • The Camera is light

Cons

  • images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Olympus FE-4030 have Image Stabilization
  • Olympus FE-4030 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Does the Olympus FE-4030 have Weather Sealing
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • painfully slow to navigate
  • Noise can be an issue even at base ISO
  • lack of direct access to exposure compensation and ISO sensitivity
  • over-saturation
  • poor tonal separation and an orange shift

Olympus FE-4030 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
1600
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
14 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4288 x 3216 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Olympus FE-4030 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4288 x 3216 px
Other resolutions
  • 4288x2416
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
ProcessorTruePic III
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom4.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.6
Maximum aperture5.9
Focal length equiv26 - 105
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Continuous
  • Spotus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range23.62 in
Macro focus range1.57 in
Image stabiliserElectronic
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed4.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5.8
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Cuisine
  • Documents
  • Dusk
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • party
  • Portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight4.09 oz
Width3.64 in
Height2.19 in
Depth0.85 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
AC adapter includedyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
Frameyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum64
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance presets7
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeNo
Supported aspect ratios16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage46.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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