Olympus FE-230 Review
This amazingly slim, sleek-bodied camera is so thin you can easily slide it in your pocket and take it anywhere. It’s Olympus FE-230.
It is very easy to frame, shoot and share on the bright 2.5″ LCD of FE-230. The FE-230’s high-resolution, 7.1-megapixel imager delivers superior quality in larger prints without sacrificing detail. The 3x optical zoom delivers sharp, clear images and brings you closer to the action without taking a step.
The compact FE-230 weighs a mere 4.3 ounces with card and battery, making it the lightest member of the FE-series. Its slim, metal body fits easily in most pockets and feels comfortable in your hand. Despite its small form, the camera’s controls are quite large and responsive; even large thumbs can easily manipulate its mode dial and control pad.
Features:
• Image Sensor
The FE-230 is a 7.1 megapixel camera. The maximum size of an image is 3072×2304 pixels. There are two compression levels (SHQ and HQ) at this size, but you can also choose from 2048×1536, 640×480, and 1920×1080 (16:9 aspect ratio).
• LCD
The 2.5 inch LCD on the back of the FE-210 has 115K pixels of resolution. The display is pretty fluid and gains up or down depending on lighting conditions. Colors are represented well. There is no optical viewfinder of any type on this camera.
• Zoom
The FE-230 has a 3x optical zoom lens (38 – 114mm in 35mm terms). Eight steps along the optical zoom range provide a fair amount of control over your framing. The lens has a maximum aperture of f3.1 at wide angle.
• Focus Modes and Focus Ranges
In normal focus mode, at wide angle, you can focus on objects as close as 23.6 inches. At telephoto, this number moves to 39.4 inches. In macro mode and wide angle, you can focus as close as 3.9 inches. With macro and telephoto, it moves out to 23.6 inches. In super macro mode, you can focus as close as 2 inches.
• Flash
The built-in flash has a wide angle range from 0.33 feet to 12.8 feet. At telephoto, the flash range is 2 – 6.6 feet. The flash can be set to auto, red-eye reduction, fill (always on), and off.
• Memory Media
Images can be stored on xD-Picture Card (up to 2GB) media and approximately 20MB of internal memory.
• Image/Movie File Format(s)
Images are stored as JPEG only. Movies are captured as AVI Motion JPEG with audio files.
• Connectivity
There is a multiconnector for USB 2.0 Full Speed out jack and AV out.
• Power
The FE-230 is powered by the LI-42B lithium-ion battery pack (740 mAh).
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