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Reviews of the Olympus FE-180

  • 6.8

    CNET Review

    October 12, 2006

    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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  • 8.3

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 23, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 64/100 and users 83/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 83/100 = Very Good.

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  • No Rating

    steves-digicams.com

    Review Summary: They also feature a "One Touch" design with individual buttons for shooting, reviewing and deleting images, with icons so that frequently used functions can be accessed easily. Shooting, playback, zoom and delete options are at your fingertips. Macro ...

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  • No Rating

    pcmag.com

    Review Summary: Not yet reviewed by editors.

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  • 5.0

    tech2.com

    By Gagan Gupta | November 28, 2006

    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 ...

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Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.

Part number: 225820

General

  • Product Type Digital camera
  • Width 3.5 in
  • Depth 1.1 in
  • Height 2.4 in
  • Weight 4.2 oz
  • Enclosure Color Silver

Main Features

  • Resolution 6 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CCD
  • Total Pixels 6,200,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 6,000,000 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, Indoor, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Document, Fireworks, Landscape, Anti shake, Sports mode, Behind glass, Portrait mode, Self-portrait, Night portrait, Panorama assist
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
  • Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
  • 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
  • TV Tuner None
  • Video Capture QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 640 x 480

Memory / Storage

  • Integrated Memory 22 MB
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage JPEG 2816 x 2112, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 640 x 480

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Built-in flash
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Effective Flash Range 8 in - 9 ft

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm - F/3.1-5.9
  • Focal Length 6.3 mm - 18.9 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
  • 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 group(s) / 6 element(s)
  • Features Aspherical lens

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 12 sec
  • Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Digital image stabilization, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM)

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type None

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 110,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x xD-Picture Card

Software

  • Software Olympus Master, Drivers & Utilities

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS 9.0 or later
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Included Accessories Wrist strap
  • Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable

Power

  • Power Device Battery charger - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery AA
  • Supported Battery 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

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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