Megapixels and Zoom
The Olympus MJU 1010 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with a 7x optical zoom lens. The zoom can be extended further if the resolution is reduced to 5 megapixels. 5x digital zoom is also available.
The maximum lens aperture is f3.5 - 5.3. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 37 - 260mm in 35mm format.
In super macro mode the MJU 1010 can focus from 2cm away from the subject. Face detection focusing is available for portrait shots.
The LCD screen is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of 230,000 pixels.
The flash modes are Automatic, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in and off.
The scene modes available are Portrait, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait Night, Scene Night, Scene with portrait, Sports, Indoor, Candle, Self-portrait, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Cuisine, Behind Glass, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select 1, Shoot & Select 2, Beach and Snow, Pre-Capturing Movie, Underwater Wide 1, Underwater Wide 2 and Underwater Macro.
After a photo has been taken there are a number of features that can be applied to it. These include changing the colour to black and white or sepia, correct saturation, reduce red eye and add a voice memo.
The top recording speed is 30 frames per second and the maximum resolution is 640 x 480 pixels. Zoom can be applied before recording starts. Sound can be captured when shooting a movie.
There are a number of more advanced features. These include:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Olympus MJU 1010 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
Olympus MJU 1010
| Description: | 10 megapixels and a 7x optical zoom |
| Ease of Use: | 8 |
| Features: | 8 |
| Colour: | 8 |
| Macro: | 8 |
| Indoors: | 7 |
| Value for Money: | 8 |
| Style: | 8 |
| Movie Mode: | 8 |
| Image Quality: | 7 |
| Build Quality: | 8 |
| Total: | 78 |
| Verdict: | The attraction of this camera is the longer zoom lens in a compact body. The camera scores well in terms of ease of use and sits somewhere in the middle of the table when it comes to picture quality. |
| Review Date: | July 2008 |
| Related Pages: | Olympus MJU 1010 Specification Olympus MJU 1010 Sample Images Olympus MJU 1010 Features |
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Olympus MJU 1010
