1. 12-megapixel resolution for photo-quality prints up to 20 x 30 inches
2. 4x wide-angle optical zoom; 2.7-inch LCD
3. AF Tracking technology; choose from three in-camera Magic Filters
4. Edit images in-camera; Red-Eye Fix, Lighting Fix, Resizing and Cropping
5. Capture images to xD-Picture Card or microSD (not included)

Editorial Review :

Wide World of Shooting. No one is left out with the FE-4000. The camera’s 4x wide-angle optical zoom lens easily handles close-ups of large groups, indoors and out, and with its movie with sound capability, everyone can be a star. Upload the movies to YouTube to share the star performances far and wide.

4x WIDE-ANGLE OPTICAL ZOOM.
All the capabilities you need in one compact lens. The 4x optical zoom gets you close to the action while the wide-angle lens lets you capture breathtaking panoramas.

AF TRACKING.
The camera automatically tracks the movements of energetic photo targets like kids and pets and continuously adjusts the focus and brightness to capture them sharply with ease.

INTELLIGENT AUTO + SHADOW ADJUSTMENT TECHNOLOGY.
An Intelligent Auto + Shadow Adjustment Technology function identifies the scene you’re shooting, such as Portrait, Landscape, Night + Portrait, Macro or Sport, and adjusts the settings to optimize the results.

MAGIC FILTER.
Add a little extra dimension of drama or enchantment by applying a filter effect, such as Pop Art, Pinhole or Wedding.

ABOUT FACES.
Even large groups—up to 16 people at a time—will be in focus and properly exposed via the camera’s Advanced Face Detection feature.

STYLISHLY SIMPLE.
Even with all of its jam-packed functions and features, the camera sports a super-slim body with a premium dark grey, pearl white or magenta finish, and a sleek, ergonomic design with a 2.7” high-resolution LCD.

DIGITAL IMAGE STABILIZATION.
With high ISO and faster shutter speeds you can capture sharp, blur-free images even when your subjects are on the move.

MOVIE MAKERS.
Shoot your own productions with the VGA movie with sound feature, and then share them with virtually anyone, anywhere, and anytime, even on YouTube, using the OLYMPUS Master™ 2 software that’s included.

Customer Review :

Slim and good looking, horrible picture quality.

I bought this camera because it looked pretty in the store catalog. However, I was an idiot and did not check to see how the image quality was of the pictures it takes. All of the pictures seem to make the background darker than it really is, and you cannot change it! The design is excellent; the screen of reasonable size. If only the image quality was better...

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Awful excuse for a camera.

No matter how you set the settings, the picture quality is grainy, the LCD screen is awful, and it isn't easy to use. Don't even think about taking decent pictures in anything other than full sunlight--this camera chokes in lower light. We were so dissapointed with this camera that we bought another Cannon two months after we bought this. We should have just bought a Cannon to begin with!

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My Phone takes better pictures

I may be a bit spoiled by my Canon S5IS camera (which is an in-between SLR and P&S camera)but my wife received this camera for Christmas. When she received it I was a bit hesitant because I was going to buy her a P&S for her birthday soon after Christmas and I did extensive research for smaller P&S cameras.
First - I didn't come with a memory card...which I am not sure any cameras these days come with any but they are pretty cheap these days. So just an FYI...buy a XD or MicroSD card.
Second, I have been fiddling with the settings and well...the pictures are still very bad. My camera phone takes much sharper crisper pictures and it is half of the megapixels plus it is a phone ...so it's main job is phone calls not pictures...
pretty sad that a reputable camera company is putting out Chinese garbage.

Remember: trust reviews (especially the majority's opinion) on Amazon and megapixels don't mean anything when the photo is awful to begin with.

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bad news - good news

I have always liked Olympus and bought this thinking it must be OK. It is a nice looking camera,small, nice display, good user interface. Bad news is it takes lousy pictures, fuzzy and out of focus. i've tried all the resolutions from 12M down to 1M and normal and fine compressions. i've tried in bright light, dim, with flash, without flash and in all the modes from antishake to face detect etc. all the pictures look slightly out of focus. there is no manual focus so there's no way to make it better. read the other reviews before you buy but i'm disappointed in Olympus for letting this out under their name.

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I love my Olympus FE-4000

This is my second FE-4000; I broke my first one. After reading all the negative reviews, I feel that this camera has gotten a bum rap! It has most of the features of much more expensive models and is a trememdous bargain. As for it's performance all you have to do is learn how to make the proper settings and have the patience to wait for the Auto-focus target box to turn green before shooting. If setting the best shooting mode and scenes is to much for you, just use the "iAUTO" mode and everything is automatically selected for you. But you can't just take this camera out of the box point & shoot.
The biggest problem I had was trying to figure out the hopelessly inadequate operating manual supplied on disk by the manufacturer. It is worse than the IRS tax code. I just studied one button at a time until I figured out all the functions for myself.
KING NASH


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1. 12-megapixel resolution for high-quality, poster-size prints
2. 3.6x wide-angle dual image stabilized zoom
3. Waterproof (10 ft); Shockproof (5 ft); Freezeproof (14 degrees F)
4. One-touch button captures HD video in 720p
5. Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Editorial Review :

OLYMPUS 227615 12.0 Megapixel STYLUS TOUGH-3000 Digital Camera (Blue)

Customer Review :

Good underwater / tough camera but won't take better pics than your Canon

I got this camera specifically for heavy duty traveling. The pics come out alittle white washed, but after adjusting the exposure you can get it back to normal. You HAVE to get the auto focus to engage before you take a pic or else it will come out blurry and the auto focus is usually pretty slow.

the pics are no where near the quality of my canon, but this camera will serve a useful purpose.

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No battery life

Bought this camera for my 12 year old granddaughter for her birthday. I thought good choice because of water resistance and drop resistance.

Before her vacation, she charged and started practicing with it. She could only take ab out 20 pics. before no battery life left. Tried a few times after charging and the same thing.

REturned that camera and ordered a replacement to be shipped to her vacation spot. The same think happened with that camera - NO BATTERY LIFE AT ALL!!!


Finally returned the second one for full credit - now need to find a replacement that can hold a normal charge of at least a days worth of pics.

Anyone else with this problem???

"Grandma Who Tried"

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Good choice if you plan to abuse your camera, otherwise, plenty of better choices

Positives:
1) submersible in water to 3m (10 feet),
2) shockproof
3) will work at extreme temperatures (rated to -10C, around 14F)

Negatives:
1)Extremely slow, takes about 6 seconds from the time that you turn on the camera to when its ready to take the first picture. The picture to picture time is also a fairly slow 2 seconds.
2) Poor quality of indoor pictures, some blurring as it does not focus well in poor light. Also some noise on the indoor pictures without flash.
3) LCD is not very bright which can be a problem when trying to compose pictures outdoors

Summary:
Very easy to use, the current settings appear on the side of the LCD and they are easy to change. A fairly robust feature set as well as its ruggedness are the main positives. The poor LCD and very slow response times make it hard to recommend as there are better cameras on the market (see Canon A3100 IS for example). If you need a tough, rugged, camera you'll probably do better with the Panasonic Lumix DMC FT1. Bottom line, I bought this camera and within a week was returning it to buy the Canon A3100 IS, and I'm very happy with that choice.

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Not horrible, not great

I had high hopes for this camera, but the reality is it is the bottom of the Stylus Tough series. The shutter speed is so slow that by the time the picture is taken the kids have closed their eyes or walked away. The flash is so rediculos that everything has a white haze around it (that is if it isn't completely washed out). Outdoor pictures are ok, nothing special, the shutter still lags horrible though. I will be calling Olympus with the hopes that my camera was defective and I didn't in fact purchase a low quality product (the only reason I didn't exchange it is because I foolishly didn't test it out until my return period was up, my fault).

On the plus side, I LOVE the one touch HD video recording, and of course, waterproof and shockproof make it great for adventures. The built in storage is great too, just in case you run out of space on your card.

Hopefully, if my unit isn't defective, as the summer goes on, this camera will grow on me! I've got lots of "watery" vacations in store! This camera has lots of potential, no doubt about that, I will continue taking pictures and hopefully post some for others to see.

Accessory Recommendations:
If you buy this product you will most definitely need an adjustable or floating wrist strap (the one it comes with does not tighten around your wrist, and the camera does not float, obviously). You will also want to buy extra batteries (not too expensive on here) as the battery life is pretty weak. For a pretty low price you can get a good warranty with accidental damage because lets face it, if you buy a shockproof/waterproof/freezeproof camera you're likely an adventurous person, and some adventures could leave you with a busted camera!

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I Love It!

[...] I am an avid lover of my Olympus Stylus 3000. This compact, and powerful little stylish bubble camera has been the answer to everything that I could possibly ask for.

When Digital Camera's first came out onto the market my very first camera I received was a little digital Olympus from my dad as a gift..

I bet it was something like 5mega pixels or something - but and I loved it too. I carried the little thing everywhere telling my story in self portraying photographs.

..Then somewhere along the lines I decided to take a photography course and upgraded to a Minolta DIMAGE A.2. The BEST on the market at that time (this was in 2004). It was 10 mega pixel SLR and I spent $1100 on that camera.... I hated it. I still dont really know how to use it. Not to mention that Minolta has now become extinct - so I couldnt even buy parts if I wanted to. For YEARS I had this Minolta this BiG honkin' piece of machinery.... That I simply hated carrying around...


Now its 2010, and it was time for an upgrade. Really I was looking for a new still camera that I could compact with me everywhere I went, but there was a catch. I wanted video capacity and HD preferably... Something Cute, and not to expensive...

Then TaDa! This little stylus perked up its little face on Amazon.com. Now the first thing that attracted me to this little Olympus was his price...he was comparably priced at approximately $200, and of course because I once had a Olympus before that I very much loved, we instantly had a connection. Then he continued to tell me about himself...

"I'm waterproof" he said seductively. "You can carry me around with you, anywhere, and we will have an amazing time...you'll never have to worry about me because not only am I susceptible to water, up to 3 meters... but I'm also Shockproof" he said cockily to me. "I'm a Stylus Tough, and I'm one of a kind."

How could I not fall in love with such a wonderful little camera?

But before I could commit to him; I need to feel him, hold him in my hands and KNOW for sure that he was the one for me. So I looked around looking for my prince charming camera. I met many other camera's in the process... but none of them were stacking up to the stylus that I read about on Amazon.com

Then Finally I found him! He came in 4 different colors to choose from, but I knew that I wanted him in Red. The clerk as he was showing him to me, was as charismatic as the camera, and I knew that we were a perfect fit. Today was the day that I getting my new little Olympus Stylus 3000!

He was perfect to hold in my hand, and I liked that his lens was not retractable. To me, that was a feature that was less likely to cause me to send him away to the warranty hospital. His buttons on the back are rubberized and soft. Everything about this camera is fun and noninvasive. He has many "magic" features, and a wide arrange of capture settings such as `cuisine' and `pets'. My favorite setting is the pinhole, and popart in the magicbox. But you can also stencil and create coloring pages!

The only downfall that I have about this little camera is uploading the video. The video feed is only compatible in Quicktime (MP4) and I have to convert all my videos in order to alter them in moviemaking which compromises the quality - quite a bit. And when you are recording video you cannot zoom. you can zoom before you start recording and it will work, but once the red little button has been pushed that's it! no changes missy! and unfortunately the features don't work in video either... so no popart videos :(

Besides that, I highly recommend this Powerful little 12mp, Stylus Camera!

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1. 12 Megapixels
2. SD Compatible
3. AF Tracking
4. Creative Art Filters
5. Lithium-Ion Battery

Editorial Review :

OLYMPUS 227460 12.0 Megapixel T-100 Digital Camera (Black)

Customer Review :

Pros and Cons Make It Difficult to Give a Star-rating

I wanted a small point-and-shoot camera that I could easily stash in my purse for quick snapshots, and I settled on the Olympus T-100 because of price and my outstanding experience with an Olympus Stylus. I expected a no-frills camera with good optics and ease-of-use; I was looking for value and small size. Although I got what I expected -- and for that the T-100 deserves a five-star rating--the camera has other limitations and flaws that consumers should weigh against the cost and the competition. Note: all the 12MP T-100s -- red, blue, black, and silver-- are the same except for the body color.

Pros: sharp 12 MP pictures in an inexpensive camera; rechargeable lithium battery (which some people may view as a con); a lens cover that is recessed when closed so that does not open easily if you accidentally brush against it; built-in flash that can be set to go off either automatically or only on demand; a sizable LCD screen for composing and viewing photos; the ability to focus on an object, then compose the photograph with it no longer in the center (shutter button halfway down before snapping); menu functions that actually work -- self-timer, macro, portrait, landscape, sports, etc. -- 21 in all; VGA movie mode to shoot brief videos; SDHC memory card-compatible (Olympus used to have their own XD card format); image stabilization; 3x zoom; ability to zoom in and out while shooting video; battery can be charged using either a regular outlet or a powered USB port; adjustable compression and picture quality settings.

Cons: the housing is mostly plastic, making it feel only one step up from a disposable camera; no memory card included, not even one that will hold a few photos; battery must charge inside camera, making it difficult to prepare extra batteries for a trip; battery does not arrive charged, as many companies are doing today; with few outside buttons, most features need to be activated through the on-screen menu, making it cumbersome to switch from one to another; a somewhat thick body with rectangular corners on one side which makes it awkward to slip into a pocket; a user manual and software on CD that is only usable on a Windows machine; it takes a while to figure out the menu items.

The camera comes with a lithium battery, a wrist strap; a charger with USB cable; and a software/manual disc that works only on Windows machines. If you order this, you should buy at the same time an SDHC card such as Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card TS8GSDHC6. This camera has been marketed as ideal for teenagers, primarily because of the cost but also because of the ease of use. Of course, it also means that adults might be disappointed with its construction. It is definitely not as high-tech/cool-looking as the other small point-and-shoots in the Nikon and Canon lines. I'd give it 4 stars for the photographic quality, 3 stars for aesthetics and housing; 5 stars for overall value.

-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann

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1. 14-megapixel resolution for high-quality, poster-size prints
2. 7x wide-angle dual image stabilized zoom
3. Shadow Adjustment Technology; AF tracking
4. Creative Art Filters
5. Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Editorial Review :

OLYMPUS 227585 14.0 Megapixel STYLUS-7030 Digital Camera (Silver)

Customer Review :

Great... But not perfect

I am very impressed with this camera, and I highly recommend it. My only complant is its battery life which is good, but just not as good as the rest of the camera. It takes super great pictures, and has many useful features and shooting modes. Like panorama, Magic, and beauty. I love having the 7X optical zoom, along with the 5X digital. You can use the digital zoom even while shooting video. It has this cool feature that I really like called Sequential shooting, which can take many many picture very fast. Of course it reduces the quality of the photo, but not to an unbearable level, and if you don't zoom in unnoticeable.

Pros-

*Picture quality
*Ease of use
*Features
*Zoom
*Speed

Cons-
*Perfect camera, just not enough battery life


I love this camera and encourage you to buy it. The battery wont trouble you unless you are going on a trip like I was and you take over 400 pictures a day.

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1. 12.0 megapixel CCD
2. 15x wide optical zoom
3. TruePic III image processor
4. 1 GB internal memory

Editorial Review :

OLYMPUS 227670 12.0 Megapixel SP-600UZ Digital Camera

Customer Review :

EYE PICE?

I am looking into getting this camera really soon and I am wondering if this camera has an eye pice already installed in it or if I have to pay to get one installed when I get the camera please help me as soon as possible please.

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Apraiser one

This camera is a great value. The only fault is that the feature buttons are in an awkward place. I keep pushing them by accident. Hopefully after a little more use I will get the hang of the proper way to hold the camera. I am a residential real estate appraiser and highly recommend this product as a work tool. To date I have not used the video feature , so I did not rate this function.

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Good overall value

Great camera for the price, good features,so far no issues seems like good quality. Would like to see better battery options, cause it does eat up battery life pretty quick.

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Very good value

I am an amateur who would prefer an SLR, but am too cheap to buy one. This camera is close to an SLR. I would like to be able to attach a shutter release cable instead of pushing a button and possibly shaking the camera during macro and zoom.

So far I have been taking mostly super macro of flowers and bugs and they are VERY beautiful. I display them on my computer walpaper slide show and the detail and clarity are beyond my expectations.

I have been taking most pictures with camera attached to a monopod which helps stabilize the camera.

This camera is very easy to use, seems to have a very good lense. I love it.



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Great camera for the price

Takes excellent pictures while zooming in at max. This is what I was looking for all along.

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