The Olympus FE-20 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 3x optical zoom. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 36 - 108mm in 35mm format. 4x digital zoom is a further option for increasing zoom.
The LCD monitor is 2.5 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 154,000 dots.
The flash modes are: On, Off, Automatic and Red-eye Reduction. The maximum flash range is 4m. This falls to 2m when the zoom lens is fully extended. These figures are based on ISO 800 and the range will be less when shooting at lower ISO levels.
There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene with portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Behind Glass, Cuisine, Documents and Auction.
You can shoot movies with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and optical zoom can be applied before shooting starts. Digital zoom can be applied while shooting.
Among the more advanced features are:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Olympus FE-20 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
| Description: | 8 megapixels and a 3x optical zoom lens |
| Ease of Use: | 9 |
| Features: | 7 |
| Colour: | 8 |
| Macro: | 8 |
| Indoors: | 8 |
| Value for Money: | 9 |
| Style: | 8 |
| Movie Mode: | 8 |
| Image Quality: | 8 |
| Build Quality: | 8 |
| Total: | 81 |
| Verdict: | This camera does exactly what it sets out to do. It delivers decent snapshots at a reasonable price. It is unfussy both in design and ease of use. The one issue I have with it is it is slow to start up and slow to take a picture. |
| Review Date: | October 2008 |
| Related Pages: | Olympus FE-20 Specification Olympus FE-20 Sample Images Olympus FE-20 Features |
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| Fuji Finepix J250 | 82 |
| Fuji Finepix Z35 | 82 |
| Panasonic DMC LS85 | 82 |
| Canon Powershot A480 | 82 |
| Nikon Coolpix L20 | 81 |
| Nikon Coolpix L19 | 81 |
| Olympus FE-5020 | 80 |
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Olympus FE-20
