The Olympus FE-370 is an 8 megapixel digital camera with a 5x optical zoom lens. Zoom can be further enhanced by 4x digital zoom. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 36 - 180mm in 35mm format.
The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.
The flash modes are: on, off, red eye reduction and automatic. The maximum flash range is 3.8m at ISO 800. This falls to 2.6m when the zoom lens is fully extended.
There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Landscape, Night Scene with portrait, Night Scene, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Behind Glass, Cuisine, Documents, Auction, Smile Shot
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.
After a photo has been taken you can edit your shots to reduce red eye and alter brightness.
Among the more advanced features are:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Olympus FE-370 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
| Description: | 8 megapixels and a 5x 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 is a good quality, snapshot digital camera. It performed well in my tests and is capable of producing decent photos in most situations. It scores well for ease of use and that bit of extra zoom can come in handy too. |
| Review Date: | November 2008 |
| Related Pages: | Olympus FE-370 Specification Olympus FE-370 Sample Images Olympus FE-370 Features |
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Olympus FE-370
