The Olympus FE-360 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 3 x optical zoom. 4x digital zoom is a further option for increasing zoom.
The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 36 - 108mm in 35mm format.
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, red eye reduction and automatic. The maximum flash range is 4m at ISO 800. This falls to 2 m when the zoom lens is fully extended.
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, Auction, Underwater Wide 1, Underwater Wide 2, Underwater Macro
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 is in progress.
Among the more advanced features are:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Olympus FE-360 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
| Description: | 8 megapixels 3x optical zoom |
| 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: | The FE-360 proves you do not have to pay a fortune to get a camera capable of taking decent snapshots. This camera outperformed many far more expensive cameras I tested at the same time. |
| Review Date: | October 2008 |
| Related Pages: | Olympus FE-360 Specification Olympus FE-360 Sample Images Olympus FE-360 Features |
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| Camera | Rating |
| Canon Powershot A1100 IS | 83 |
| 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-360
