Olympus FE-340 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Silver) | 
| Brand: Olympus
List Price: $179.99
Buy New: $156.95
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 1323
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 5
Display Size: 2.7
Battery: 1 Li-42B Lithium-Ion rechargeable
Maximum Focal Length: 31.5
Minimum Focal Length: 6.3
Maximum Resolution: 8
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 0.9 x 2.3
nv:Sensor: 8.0 Megapixel
Size: 1/2.35? CCD (1.1cm)
Image Resolution: 3,264 x 2,448
Movie Resolution: 640x480
Movie Resolution: 320x240
Memory Included: 48MB Internal
Storage Media: xD-Picture Card? (1GB, 2GB)
Compressed Format: JPEG
Movie File Format: AVI motion JPEG
Optical Zoom: 5x
Digital Zoom: 4X
Combined Zoom: 20x
Focal Length: 6.3 ? 31.5 mm (36 ? 180 mm equivalent in 35mm photography)
Focus Mode: iESP Auto, Face Detection AF
MPN: 226220
Model: 226220
UPC: 050332163089
EAN: 0050332163089
ASIN: B0011EA9DC
Release Date: February 11, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 8.0-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 16 x 22-inch prints | | • | 5x image-stabilized optical zoom; Face Detection | | • | Perfect Shot Preview mode | | • | TruePic III image processor | | • | Stores images on xD Picture Cards (not included) |
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Product Description
Get to where you want to be with the affordable FE-340. Its ultra-slim metal body houses a powerful 5x zoom lens to provide photographers with amazing versatility. Matched with 8.0 megapixel resolution, detailed shots are assured. These can be viewed on the large 6.9cm LCD. This easy-to-use model is available in a choice of four expressive colors.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 A great compact digital camera April 1, 2008
J. Baskett (Auburn, WA USA)
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
This a great compact digital camera. The pictures are clear and crisp. Images are not blurred and are vry good quality. Took it with me to the opening day of baseball season and I have had numerous folks comment on the quality of pictures this camera took and these comments were from folks that could care less about the game but were more amazed at the quality of the picture. There many different modes you can use to enhance your picture or correct red eye.
I did a lot of research on the camera I wanted. Even bought another camera and took it back after having it for one day. I'm glad I went with the Olympus because it is our second Olympus after about 8 years and
our prior Olympus is still a very good camera.
I did find it less expensive at Office Depot($149.99) and bought it there.
I love this new LCD monitor! March 24, 2008
Alfred Voytek (Lake Worth, Florida)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Olympus FE-340 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Silver)
This is my third Olympus camera. I love them all. The previous camera, a Stylus 600, is a good camera. However,in sunlight, the LCD monitor was not easy to see. The FE-340's monitor is much improved. Also, this camera has many new features, like the 5X optical zoom that the other cameras do not have. This is the best camera I ever had.
Alfred Voytek, Lake Worth, Florida.
 I did not like this camera. April 26, 2008
Joyce Awramik (San Diego, CA United States)
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
I am a fan of Olympus products, and have owned 5 previous Olympus digital cameras. I was hoping this model would become my new primary photo machine. The price was right, I was attracted by the nifty BLUE color: But dissappointment set in after I took it out of the box. The two features that caused me to return the camera are:
#1) the telephoto control is awkward, a pin head sized ball on the front of the camera. I don't know why Olympus decided to get away from the eminently sensible toggle switch on the back which the right thumb could toggle while holding the camera steady with two hands.
#2) was the killer though. Whenever the camera was turned off, when you turn it back on it resets itself to the AUTO setting. It didn't hold my setting of FLASH OFF. That resulted in an embarrassing moment in a very solemn situation where expressly there was NO FLASH ALLOWED.
At that moment, I knew the camera was going back to the store.
I want a camera that holds MY settings, not reverts to the default.
So Much Bang For The Buck! April 5, 2008
A. Ramos (USA)
14 out of 19 found this review helpful
After 26 years of being in the hobby of photography, I have already outgrown the stage where I thought that the best cameras were simply the ones with the most number of bells and whistles. There was a time when I wouldn't even consider something inexpensive, thinking that surely it's features weren't the latest. Maturity has given me the wisdom of realizing that as far as my point and shoots were concerned (and I've had so many of these through the years), I have never really availed of much of these whatchamacallit features! The point of having a point and shoot, after all, is to be able to just point and shoot (and leave all the adjustings with your SLRs)! A few days ago, I ordered the affordable (inexpensive, not cheap) Olympus FE-340 and FE-290. Yes, I ordered both of them! I was attracted by the 5x optical zoom of the FE-340 and the 4x (with wide-angle) optical zoom of the FE-290, and I couldn't decide which one I wanted more. Well, it turns out that the combined price of both units were still less than the price of one comparable unit of another brand. More importantly, I simply trust the lens of the Olympus since I know that it is a long-time optical company that created an optical product, not just an electronics company that decided to dabble in cameras.
Olympus FE-340 is very user-friendly May 1, 2008
TexasShopper
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Olympus FE-340 has a good sized LCD, 5X zoom, and is very user-friendly specially for people who are simply point-and-shoot photographers.
PROS:
-- Camera has 5x zoom, looks solidly built, comes in great colors and
the control buttons are very intuitive.
-- Has a Guide option which describes possible shooting scenarios
(like shooting something behind a glass, shooting with bright
backlight) and you only need to select which scenario applies and
the camera provides you with the optimal settings. You just select it,
then point and shoot.
-- LCD screen is good sized and clear.
-- Provides 4 different preview shots at once (splits LCD display in 4)
and gives you the option to select which shot looks best to you.
-- Image quality is good. Nothing spectacular, just good.
CONS:
-- Only takes xD picture cards.
-- No burst mode (this is the continuous shooting mode).
-- Write speed and flash recycle time is very slow.
If you like fast burst mode, faster write speed, and SD card compatible,
try either Canon SD1000 or Casio EX-Z80.
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