Typical price: £90
What is it: Compact digital camera with 7-megapixel sensor and 3x optical zoom
What we think: Inexpensive and simple to use, but slow and produces poor images
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 19 March 2007
Tags: Olympus, Olympus FE-210, exposure compensation, plastic, camera
We like:
Extremely simple to use
We don't like:
Shoddy incandescent white balance and complete automation mean severely yellow indoor photos; soft images; sluggish performance
CNET UK judgement:
With poor indoor white balance, soft images and sluggish performance, it's best to give this camera a miss
Full review:
Sometimes you just don't want to agonise over whether you should choose the soup or the salad, the Kronenbourg or the Stella, the PC or the Mac. Olympus realises just how hard choices can be, which is why it makes the FE series of digital cameras. They're simple, direct and require almost no choices, besides when to press the shutter button. The 7-megapixel FE-210 is no exception. Continue Reading...
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