Lovely camera from Olympus at a very reasonable price. Very good quaility pics . 6 Mp 3 x zoom.

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Product Description

Olympus Digital Camera FE170 6.0 Mpix

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #56146 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Olympus
• Model: FE-170
• Released on: 2006-09-04
• Dimensions: 2.46" h x 3.54" w x 1.20" l, .27 pounds
• Display size: 2.5

Features

• Olympus Digital Camera FE170 6.0 Mpix

Manufacturer's Description
Discover how easy digital photography can be - the FE-170 is the best digital camera option for first-time users. The minute you pick up this camera you'll be amazed by its intuitive, easy-to-use design and the convenience of its built-in help guide.Enjoy "manual-free" instructions with the touch of a button. The comprehensive help guide provides brief descriptions and tutorials to help you choose the ideal camera setting every time.Eliminate the blur caused by camera shake or moving subjects. DIS provides a fast shutter speed and an extremely high ISO to improve image quality in challenging situations.The FE-170's LCD is big, bright and beautiful. Easily see what you compose and share what you've captured.

Box Contents

Olympus FE-170

Handstrap

Instruction Manual

Warranty Card

2 x AA Batteries

Olympus Master Software

CB-USB4 USB-Cable

CB-VC1 Video Cable

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Customer Reviews

what a camera
A fantastic camera at an incredible price. I bought the camera 2 weeks ago and have had some fantastic photos from it. Used them on the PC and printed them off and all excellent quality. Got one blown up to 10 x 8 and there is no fuzziness or blurring - it looks as good as the standard 7 x 5 photos. Recommend a 512mb memeory card as well as camera only holds 10 photos on its own memory. This is my 2nd digital camera and is light years ahead of the fuji 4mp camera I had before. Well done Olympus

Good budget camera
Good points: Low price. Simplicity. Good quality results. Runs of disposable batteries - good when traveling. An effective anti shake system.

Not so good: No viewfinder - Since you cant see the screen in bright sunlight, daylight shots can be a bit of a lottery. Lens only f3.1, rather than the expected F2.8 - Low light performance is not the best. High battery consumption - 40 shots on a set of alkalines, but it does just need 2 AA's.

Overall a good budget choice.

Costly and impractical due to battery consumption
This camera takes some good outdoor shots that are sharp and have good colour. Indoor shots are not so good even with the flash - they can often appear very grainy.

The worst thing about this camera is the battery life. I am using two rechargable AA NiMH 2700 mAh batteries (above what Olympus recommend) and after a full charge I am lucky to take a dozen shots before the batteries are dead. And if you then decide to view the pictures you just took on the built in screen, then the power is drained even quicker. Because of this I have not been able to use the camera as everytime I have taken it out it is unusable after 30 minutes.

I would not recommend this camera for the above reasons.