Typical price: £200
What is it: 12-megapixel compact with 7x zoom
What we think: Competent but charmless, it's a middle-of-the-road range-filler that lacks any kind of standout feature
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 19 June 2009
Tags: Olympus, Olympus mju 7000, HDMI, plastic, image size
We like:
Reasonable combination of features and price; does the job well enough
We don't like:
Ugly design and finish; no standout features
Also known as:
Olympus mju-7000
CNET UK judgement:
The Olympus mju 7000 is competent, but offers nothing that makes it stand out. You'd probably be better off with either the mju 5000 or mju 9000
Full review:
On paper, the Olympus mju 7000 looks like a tempting prospect. It's a pocket-sized, 12-megapixel compact with a 7x optical zoom, face detection, automatic scene detection, image stabilisation, an 11 frames per second continuous shooting mode and an HDMI output. All this and it's yours for around £200 or less. That's got to be good, right? Continue Reading...
Olympus mju 7000 History
20 May 2009 in Crave
The Olympus mju-7000 looks like yesterday's future today, and packs a 7x zoom into an impressively svelte frame
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