Reviews of the Olympus FE-180
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CNET Review
The Good: Great white balance; comes with batteries and charger.
The Bad: Softens details; awkward tripod mount; no manual controls.
The Bottom Line: This inexpensive shooter won't wow you with features, but its price and pictures are nice.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 67/100 and users 81/100. Comparing these reviews to 352025 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 85/100 = Very Good.
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tech2.com
Review Summary: Though it is definitely better than the FE-170, it's still hard to recommend the FE-180 to anyone because of its lackluster performance. The Kodak C433 may be just 4 megapixels but it outperforms the Olympus FE-180 in just about all categories, and even c
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digital photography blog
Review Summary: The Olympus FE-180 is another 6.0 megapixel point and shoot camera in the FE series that featurs 3x Optical Zoom, a long battery life (up to 500 frames per charge), 2.5 inch LCD screen and USB 2.0 connectivity. Like the other new cameras in the FE Series
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Part number: 225820
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Color Silver
- Weight 4.2 oz
- Width 3.5 in
- Depth 1.1 in
- Height 2.4 in
Main Features
- Resolution 6 megapixels
- Sensor resolution 6 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 pixels
- Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO auto (64-1000)
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Candle, Landscape, Anti shake, Night portrait, Sports mode, Self-portrait, Fireworks, Panorama assist, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Behind glass, Portrait mode, Document, Indoor
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
- Exposure Modes Automatic, Program
- Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- White Balance Automatic
- Digital video format QuickTime
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 30 frames per second
- Color support Color
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Integrated Memory 22 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 2816 x 2112, JPEG 2048 x 1536
- Supported Flash Memory XD-Picture Card
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm - F/3.1-5.9
- Focal Length 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm
- Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 6 element(s)
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 12 sec
- Additional Features RGB primary color filter, Digital noise reduction, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), USB 2.0 compatibility, Resizing an image, Direct print, Digital image rotation, DPOF support, Audio recording, PRINT Image Matching, PictBridge support, Digital image stabilization
Camera Flash
- Effective Flash Range 8 in - 9 ft
- Type Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective flash range 8 in - 9 ft
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Mounting Built-in
- Resolution 110,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x XD-Picture Card
Lens Systems
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Type Zoom lens
- Focal length 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114 mm
- Focus adjustment Automatic
- Min Focus Range 3.9 in
- Macro Focus Range 5cm
- Lens Aperture F/3.1-5.9
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens construction 5 : 6
- Features Aspherical lens
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating system MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, Apple Mac OS 9.0 or later, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripherals USB port, CD-ROM drive
Battery
- Supported Battery 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Included )
Software
- Type Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 3.8
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.6
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.6
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.7
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.7
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