| | |  | Point-and-shoot Digital Cameras | Home » » » » Olympus FE-310 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Silver) | | | | | | | Description: | | OLYMPUS FE-310 SILVER DIGITAL CAMERA | | | 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
• Includes Olympus Master 2 software
• Stores images on xD Picture Cards (not included)
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.6 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.2 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.28 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.6 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 71 reviews |
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74 of 77 found the following review helpful:
 Great Camera...Poor Battery LifeMay 24, 2008
By D. Fieselman
I have had the Olympus FE-310 camera for about one month. The camera takes great pictures and is easy to operate. This camera seems pretty good overall. There are a few things that I wish I had known before I made this purchase however.
1. The 2 AA batteries do not last very long. The digital screen is easy to see, but drains the batteries far too quickly. You cannot turn off the digital screen without turning the camera off. Be aware that you may need one or more battery changes per day if you are shooting a moderate amount of pictures. This camera has frozen up twice because it needed a battery change immediately following my attempt to take a picture. When I started the shot the battery indicator showed full and then it failed to record the photo because the battery was dead. There is no midpoint on the battery indicator. I don't know if I got a bad camera or if everyone has the same problem.
2. This has been mentioned by another user but it is worth noting, this camera reverts to default settings each time it is turned on. There is no way to save your personal preferences. This is a big deal! Imagine being at an event where you need to shoot a picture once every minute or so with an adjusted setting. As I have said, leaving the camera on would nearly guarantee a battery change within an hour. Now each time you turn the camera back on you find yourself adjusting for flash off or whatever special setting you need while your photo opportunity escapes! Had I known about this weakness I would have purchased another camera.
3. The shutter button and zoom control are located in the same spot. It is a bit tricky to operate effectively but it can be done with some practice.
All things considered this would be a great camera if I didn't use it so often. I like it enough to keep it, but use caution if this camera is for work or regular moderate use.
27 of 30 found the following review helpful:
 This is a no-brainer to operate!Mar 15, 2008
By Patricia L. Hinaman
"photophreak"
Olympus FE-310 8MP Digital Camera with 5x Optical Zoom (Black)This camera is one of the best digital cameras I have ever used. It takes easy perfect Photos, and what you see is what you get. It has a menu that even a novice could use. It is really that easy. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who,in the past was afraid. A great product!
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Great bang for the buck!Apr 05, 2008
By Mr. Paul Dockter
"Doc"
Well I did a lot of homework before I bought this camera. I wanted AA batteries (I travel a lot with no outlets), at least a 5X zoom and some sort of image stabilization. The 2 gig card gives over 400 pics on the highest resolution so no worrys about downloading often on the go. The image stabilization is not active, what it does is ups your shutter speed so it's not really image stabilized. Battery life is good not great probably because of the large LCD on the back of the camera. A viewfinder would have been nice. All and all I doubt you could find a better camera for the amount of money. Pictures are great, 5X zoom is nice, optical zoom is great, digital zoom has only limited use because it sacrifices quality, but it does zoom way in. A nice feature is that if you wonder about how to set the camera there is a guide mode and a scene mode that will make it very easy for you.
29 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 Great features - extremely poor battery usageMay 25, 2008
By Gamul
"Gamul1"
This is a great little camera and has excellent features. Others have talked about the features so I will not expand on those, but I do want to add my voice to the growing chorus of people who have been suckered by Olympus to by this battery sucker.
The only batter you may have luck with is the Panasonic Industrial battery that it comes with, and can be purchased for a pretty penny online.
Every ready batterys? Camera won't work at all. Duracell? I get around 10 pictures on each set. Only the panasonic industrials work "ok".
I complained to Olympus and they denied any issue, only saying I needed to use a good enough AA. Buzz off to them! It should work with any AA, not special AA's!
I am now waiting for the class action lawsuit so I can get my money back as the store I bought this at won't take it back anymore. - its older than 1 month.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Olympus FE-310Apr 09, 2008
By Juanita Williams
I had read that the Olympus 2 Master disc was difficult to install, but, that is not true. It went in like a champ, and gives you everything you'd want to create your photos with. The Macro and Super Macro work excellent! The sntishake mechanism keep down alot of otherwise blurry shots. I haven't yet tried the panorama feature, but everything is explained clearly in the book, and just taking your camera and going thru step-by-step, you will see how easy it is to use!! It gives you all the info on the screen that you need, to take beautiful pictures. You can almost count individual hair strands on close-ups, and scenery pictures are gorgeous. You can't go wrong with this camera. I'm really glad I got it!!
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