Olympus FE-300

usability, portability, price, zoom, glare

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, size, price

image quality, design

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Slim, light design; Perfect Shot Preview is a handy feature.

performance; poor picture quality, especially at high ISOs.

The Olympus FE-300 stands out as a surprisingly small, inexpensive 12-megapixel shooter, though its pictures aren't as impressive as its price.

Around 200 (less, with Internet deals) for a good looking, stylishly designed 12 megapixel zoom compact from a well-known brand looks like a great deal on paper almost too good to be true. And so ...

Small, compact size ; Good selection of useful preset shooting modes ; Very good color ; Digital Image Stabilization ; Face Detection helps with focus and exposure on portraits ; Large 2.5-inch LCD is usable in very bright light ; Very good low-light...

Slow timing, from shutter lag to shot-to-shot cycle time ; Anti-noise processing trades away some subtle subject detail at all ISO levels ; Print quality falls off at ISO 200, which requires reduction to 8x10 ; Image noise high at ISO 400 and up,...

With its 12-megapixel Truepic III image sensor, the Olympus FE-300 captures large images with great detail, at resolutions as high as 4,000 x 3,000 pixels. In addition to its standard automatic exposure options, the Olympus FE-300 also features Digital...

Excellent image quality with bright, strong light, or with flash ; Program mode with some user controls ; Good flash ; Sharp, 2.5-inch monitor ; Good lens, no serious distortion ; Very high resolution ; Good value

Some shadow noise ; Slight wide angle chromatic abberation ; Menu system a bit cumbersome ; Average battery life

12-megapixel!, Bright hi-res 2.5-inch LCD with backlight boost, 640 x 480 movies at a full 30 fps, Advanced face detection mode, Digital image stabilization with gyro assist, 48MB onboard memory, PreSet Shooting Mode lets you select best setting, ISO...

Can't have sound and optical zoom together in movie mode, No voice recording mode, xD-Picture card harder to fnd and more expensive, We prefer zoom rocker to a zoom ring around the shutter

Simple design - easy to use

It could be cheaper! - shutter lag - basic movie mode

Competition is tough when it comes to pocket sized cameras. The Olympus FE-300 struggles to really stand out from the crowd. If the number of megapixels is important to you then it does offer more pixels than most cameras. Picture quality is good and...

Stuffing extra megapixels into entry-level cameras is a tactic manufacturers use to lure consumers. However, more resolution doesn't necessarily mean sharper photos. Our resolution test shows the Olympus FE-300 takes images that are sharp in the center...

The Olympus FE-300 has some things going for it, including its flat design, which lends to portability. Geared strictly toward beginners, the FE camera has a helpful built-in Shooting Guide and Perfect Shot Preview, which displays thumbnail previews of...