Olympus FE-310 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Black)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Olympus FE-310 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Black)
Customer Review: Great 1st Camera
Summary: 4 Stars
this camera was my first digital camera and it has been great. It has great focusing and takes large pics. Each pic is 3264x2448 pixels
Customer Review: Not a bad little camera
Summary: 4 Stars
After searching and searching, and searching for a digital camera online, I decided on this one b/c it was a high MP and a fairly low price. It did take nice pictures, but I was bummed about having to get the special Olympus cards which are quite a bit more than what you can get a regular SD card for most anywhere. I'm still learning how to best use all the different settings it has. The fireworks setting worked great this 4th of July except when my hand was a little shaky! :)
Small enough to slide into a pocket or purse without noticing a lot of weight added. Overall, not a bad little camera.
Customer Review: OLYMPUS FE-310
Summary: 1 Stars
DID NOT LIKE THIS CAMERA. HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT. MOSTLY IT WOULD KILL BATTERIES VERY FAST(OR IT WOULD SAY BATTERIES EMPTY).IF YOU TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT AND PUT THEM BACK IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT FOR A WHILE BUT THEN IT WOULD START AGAIN. IT TOOK GREAT PIC'S BUT I WAS ALWAYS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERIES. I TRIED A FEW DIFFRENT TYPES BUT NOTHING SEEM TO WORK. I SENT THE CAMERA BACK AND THEY SENT ME A REPLACEMENT AND THAT ONE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA.Customer Review: A Wonderful Camera!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son writes this review:
I got this camera for my birthday and it is wonderful. The x5 zoom is extremely good. I took a picture of a ship that was between 1/4 to 1/2 of a mile away and the picture looked like I took it from a few yards away.
I do recommend getting the 2GB chip for the camera. I get about 870 pictures and half an hour of video with the chip.
The only bad thing that bugs me is that the camera gulps down battery juice so I think that carrying at least 2 extra pairs of batteries is good.
In all, this camera is wonderful!!!
Using Lithium batterys really works if you don't use the camera all the time. I put some in and I've used them for a week and the battery life icon says it's still full.
This is an update about 6 months after I bought this camera:
The camera worked fine for about 2 months and then the pictures were really over exposed resulting in almost totally white pictures. We sent the camera in for repairs and got the same one back. I had if for about a month and then realized that the pictures had colored flairs on the screen and the pictures. So we send it back in and they sent the same camera back with the SAME PROBLEM!!! We sent it to Olympus again and they said that they would send me a Sylus 840 free of charge instead of the 310. I'm not sure what happened, if I just got a bad one or if all the cameras are like that.
PS: I don't want to say anything terrible against Olympus but the people that work there are (we think) totally illiterate! UGGGGG. The reason I say that is because we specifically asked for a black Stylus but instead they sent me a silver one. Come on Olympus! We know you can do better than that!!!
Customer Review: Good first digital camera
Summary: 4 Stars
Like any camera in this price range there will be some drawbacks, but for for a digital novice its ease of use and overall performance are tops. Battery life with disposable lithiums is more than adequate for normal travel use or a day at the beach or theme park. Extended zoom a big plus. Great budget camera.