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Olympus X-43

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User ratings:
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7 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
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3 stars
28 %
2 stars
14 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
4
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Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • someone who is a fairly experience and decent photographer

Cons

  • Olympus FE-47 have Image Stabilization
  • Does the Olympus FE-47 have Weather Sealing
  • Olympus FE-47 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 14 Mpx
  • 3.5
  • Face detection, Face tracking, Spot Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in

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Olympus X-43 - Pros & Cons

Olympus X-43

Pros

  • solid and well-built
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • someone who is a fairly experience and decent photographer
  • navigation feels intuitive and straightforward enough
  • Image quality is good
  • colours are bright and the build quality and menus are excellent
  • Battery life is good for XXX shots from a full charge

Cons

  • Olympus FE-47 have Image Stabilization
  • Does the Olympus FE-47 have Weather Sealing
  • Olympus FE-47 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • doesn't have a viewfinder and no option for external viewfinder
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • The flash caused a little bit of red-eye
  • The panorama mode is a little fiddly
  • ultra slippery control is the biggest black mark with regards to this camera
  • There s no separate mains charger provided
  • significantly smaller than a CompactFlash memory card

Olympus X-43 - 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

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Olympus X-43 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3.5
Maximum aperture3.5
Focal length equiv36 - 180
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Spot Auto Focus
Image stabiliserElectronic
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 12
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Redeye Reduction
Scene modes
  • Candlelight
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
3D supportno
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight6.14 oz
Width3.84 in
Height2.39 in
Depth1.07 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery technology
Nickel-Metal Hydride
Rechargeable batteryno
Number of batteries supported2
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Other features
GPSno
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • Auto
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum1600
Maximum image resolution4288 x 3216 px
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Tungsten
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Image stabilizeryes
Supported aspect ratios16:9
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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
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
HD typeNot supported
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • 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
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Silver
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Storage
Internal storage18.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
Camera file systemExif 2.21
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackno
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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