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FE-25 Digital Camera has all the technology you need to take great pictures, from a 3x optical zoom to Intelligent Auto. It's the perfect choice for kids, teens and adults who want a no-fuss camera. High ISO sensitivity & faster shutter speeds, you can freeze the action to capture sharp, blur-free images Automatically identifies the scene you're shooting & adjusts the settings to optimize results Tracks up to 16 faces & automatically focuses & optimizes exposures for sharp, brilliant portrait pictures Preset Scene Modes (Sunset, Night Scene, Indoor, Self Portrait) optimize your camera's settings for ideal results In-Camera Help Guides provide a brief description of camera settings & features, conveniently displayed on the LCD, at the push of a button High ISO lets you minimize blurry images caused by movement & capture clearer, brighter images in low light Capture your fondest memories in full motion using AVI Movie Focal Length/Lens Configuration - 6.3 - 18.9mm (36 - 108mm equivalent in 35mm photography) In the box - FE-25 Digital Camera (2) AA Batteries USB Cable Manual Wrist Strap OLYMPUS Master 2 Software CD-ROM Warranty Card MASD-1 (microSD Adapter) Unit Dimensions - 3.7W x 2.5H x 0.94D, with lens 1.2D; 4.1oz without batteries & media card
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Do not spent Your money for this camera! The pictures it takes blury and noisy, video not very good too. Even My Sony Ericsson cellphone 5 mp camera takes better shots than that. This is a first Olympus i bout, and I think it's a last one too. It is not focuses right on objects in low light areas.
I purchased this FE-25 camera to replace an Olympus D560 [3MP] camera purchased in 2004. The D560 performed flawlessly until recently, when the electronics began to malfunction. Sent to Olympus for repair estimate. Camera considered obsolete.....no repairs possible.
Received the FE-25 and began testing the camera in various situations.Problems were immediately apparent. Although this is a 10MP camera and does have some unique features for the money, the actual performance was lackluster and when compared to the 3MP D560 camera it replaced, I was really disappointed!
The battery life is extremely short. At first I thought the battery life could be extended by setting the camera to a lower resolution, so I tried 8MP, then 5 MP, then 3MP settings. The gain was minimal, even at the lowest resolution setting. I tried all of the scene settings including "Program" and "Auto" modes. The resulting photos were not accurately focused.
I returned the Olympus FE-25 and purchased a Nikon L20 which has comparable features and priced competetively. Satisfied with results to date.
This model Olympus camera is an older design and is no longer sold new. I had bought one several years back and liked it. Unfortunately it broke, so I bought a second. I carry that camera on bike rides because it is convenient, compact and takes excellent pictures. With the optional 2gb memory card I can take 700 or so pictures of great detail. Olympus has, or had, a good product.
Battery life is abysmal. Even the worst of the Nikon Coolpix cameras that I have had have gotten far better battery life. This one seems to be able to take only a dozen flash pictures or so before the batteries are drained to the point that it turns off the screen and refuses to flash.
Picture quality seems to be mediocre at best, compared to the CoolPix's and even to a cheapo 5-megapixel Kodak we have.
With the default White Balance, pictures have a very yellow/orange cast to them. You can change this to having pictures with slightly different yellow/orange casts, or with one setting, to having a blue cast. Me, I like blue better than yellow, so that's how I would set the camera if I intended to use it any more.
Others have mentioned the fact that, although you can take movies, there is no provision for recording sound -- stupid design.
Only positive I can think of about this camera is that we paid less than half what Amazon is selling it for used at the pawn shop, so I won't feel too bad about throwing it in a drawer and forgetting about it. But don't make the mistake we did -- don't buy it.
The battery problem would seem to be an issue of battery contacts. Constant fussing with cleaning both the contacts and batteries gets a lot of life out of batteries. But you should not have to do this nearly every damn time you want to make a pic.
This camera's lens suffers from chromatic aberration causing light of differing colors to be focused in different places. Put simply, things have color fringes. Particularly noticeable on larger images.
I had used Fuji point and shoot. But grabbed one of these off a peg in a discount store while on vacation. Bought it on the strength of AA batteries being something that's easier than dealing with a proprietary NiCd or NiMH battery. And it was the only camera available with this feature.
But really, this utterly compromised camera should never have made it to market.
First off, yeah, it does tend to kill batteries...BUT WHAT CAMERA DOESN'T? Second, the quality is excellent and I have it set to only 5MP. I have shot in 10MP mode and the quality is superb, but I don't want 5mb-sized pics, that's all.
When I originally bought this camera, I would've never figured that it records video with fantastic quality - which is a nice bonus. The only problem with it/mine is that there is no sound. It's possible that mine is defective in that aspect, but like I said, I bought it to take photos, nothing else, so it's no big deal. I've never owned a camera prior to this one and I got used to it quickly, but then again, I'm a fast learner and electronics savvy. But hey, that's why manuals were created! These other guys unfairly rated this camera. Ignore them.
I almost forgot, it uses Micro SD memory sticks and it comes with an adapter (or atleast mine did). I recommend a minimum of 4GB. Enjoy.
