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Olympus Stylus 300

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6 user ratings
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4 stars
66 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
The Stylus 1 packs a high-end 10.7x f2.8 zoom lens, a larger sensor, and other features hobbyists desire, in a compact body.Read more
Review Posted 2/17/2003Introduction Click on the Stylus 300 to take a QuickTime VR tourFor 2003 Olympus takes their best-selling 35mm point-and-shoot film camera series and adapts them for today's digital consumers. The new Stylus Digital line of cameras are stylish, ultra-compact, weather resistantRead more
Olympus Stylus 300 Digital 3 Megapixels and Smaller user reviews : 4.7 out of 5 - 3 reviews - photographyreview.comRead more
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Pros

  • camera's battery life is unusually good for a subcompact model
  • Battery life is excellent as well
  • small dimensions

Cons

  • a lot of options or features inherent in it
  • show a lot of softness in the corners of the frame
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 3 Mpx
  • 2048, 1536 px
  • 5.2
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.5 in
  • no

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Olympus Stylus 300 - Pros & Cons

Olympus Stylus 300

Pros

  • camera's battery life is unusually good for a subcompact model
  • Battery life is excellent as well
  • small dimensions
  • stylish design
  • and nice array
  • trim
  • compact dimensions are perfectly suited for shirt pockets and small purses
  • user-friendly interface
  • compact design and good picture quality
  • Simple pro lighting and use tips
  • The user interface is also uncomplicated and easy to follow

Cons

  • a lot of options or features inherent in it
  • show a lot of softness in the corners of the frame
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Cycle times
  • shutter lag
  • battery life
  • currently-displayed image

Olympus Stylus 300 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
320
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
3 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2048 x 1536 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Olympus Stylus 300 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors3.0 Mpx
Effective pixels3.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2048 x 1536 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.1
Maximum aperture5.2
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range7.87 in
Image stabiliserNo
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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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
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Forced Flash
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
Self-timeryes
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedyes
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Storage typesxD Picture Card
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version1.0
Remote controlyes
PictBridgeno
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes
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Image
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum320
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceno
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.5 in
Articulated LCDNo
Screen dots134000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Video recordingyes
Max frame rate (highest resolution)15.0 fps
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Dimensions
Weight7.76 oz
Width3.9 in
Height2.2 in
Depth1.34 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno

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