Olympus FE-100 4MP Digital Camera with 2.8x Optical Zoom

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 1.5 x 3.5 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000A7B9YE
• Item model number: 225695
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,533 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 9, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

4.0 Megapixel CCD
Capture your images in all their detail. Then print them, without loss of clarity.

2.8x Optical, 11x Total Zoom
Together with Olympus precision-crafted lenses, this handy zoom lets you move in on the action, without moving a step.

Built-in Help Guide
Brief in-camera descriptions and tips help you choose the ideal setting for each situation and purpose--no stopping to consult the manual.

Effortless Printing
Connect to any PictBridge-enabled printer (like the Olympus P-11) and the rest is easy. Just one touch gives you photo-lab quality. No computer necessary.

Simple Connection to PC
Quickly transfer images and movies to almost any computer using a simple USB connection. There's no software required.

One-Touch Design
Quickly access individual buttons to shoot, review and delete images. To set up your shots, use the arrow pad and locate Macro and Flash modes, as well as Self Timer.

Six Shooting Modes
We've made it simple to find the right light and mood. Just turn the dial on the back of the camera to one of six options--including landscape, portrait and night scene. You can even shoot short movies, if you like.

Olympus Master Software
This easy-to-use bundle provides online support, templates, firmware upgrades, as well as one-click editing tools like red-eye reduction (so you can touch up images before you print or e-mail them).

What's in the Box
Olympus FE-100 digital camera, wrist strap, USB cable, video cable, 2 AA Alkaline-type batteries, quick start guide, basic manual, CD-ROM: Olympus Master Software, advanced manual, and warranty.

Product Description

Capture those special moments forever in crystal-clear digital quality. Ideal as your first digital camera, the Olympus FE 100 is packed with tons of easy-to-use features.

Features:

• 4.0 Megapixel CCD: Capture your images in all their detail; then print them without loss of clarity
• 2.8x Optical, 11x Total Zoom: Together with precision-crafted lenses, this handy zoom lets you move in on the action without moving a step
• Built-in Help Guide: Brief in-camera descriptions and tips help you choose the ideal setting for each situation and purpose - no stopping to consult the manual
• Effortless Printing: Connect to any Pictbridge-enabled printer (like the Olympus P-11) and in one touch gives, you'll have photo-lab quality pictures (no computer necessary)
• Simple Connection to PC: Quickly transfer images and movies to almost any computer using a simple USB connection (no software required)
• One-Touch Design: Quickly access individual buttons to shoot, review and delete images
• Six Shooting Modes: To find the right light and mode, just turn the dial on the back to one of six options including landscape, portrait and night scene
• Olympus Master Software: Includes an easy-to-use bundle providing online support, templates, firmware upgrades and one-click editing tools like red-eye reduction so you can touch up images before you print or e-mail them

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Camera for Average User, November 26, 2005

By 

Kieran Sutherland "suthersk" (Miami) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus FE-100 4MP Digital Camera with 2.8x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

This camera works like a dream. Would recommend it for the average person who wants a good camera for family, vacation photos etc. Takes very good indoor flash photos. Colors and resolution are excellent.

Has a good feel and easy operation. Lens retracts and lens cover closes when you turn it off.

At 4 megapixels you get more than enough resolution for 8 X 10 blowups.

Uses "XD" format picture (memory) cards. Would recommend you buy the 256 MB card or a 512 MB for a few more bucks. I purchased a Fuji 256 MB card and it works fine. Holds about 260 photos.

Can use two ordinary "AA" alkaline batteries. However would recommend the NiMh rechargeable batteries. Bought the Energizer 15 minute charger from Amazon which comes with four Energizer "AA" NiMh batteries. Long lasting batteries and most pleased. I shot a whole day of photos including many flash ones and did not have to replace them 'till late at night. Great charger and batteries. It's at:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DIIAS/103-2880875-1151054?v=glance&n=172282&n=507846&s=electronics&v=glance

As with any camera, a case for it is advisable. But buy a case at Circuity City or BestBuy rather than online. That way you can walk with your camera and see how it actually fits into the case and how much stuff you want the case to hold e.g. spare batteries , charger etc.

All in all, a good reliable product. Congrats to Olympus.

If you buy it, you wont be disappointed.

51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Camera, October 31, 2005

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Microbiologist, RN, and perpetual student. "~BB" (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus FE-100 4MP Digital Camera with 2.8x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

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Pros: A good camera for all users. Good picture quality and easy to transfer to your PC (if you use software other than whats provided).

Megapixels. 4.0!

Movies!!! Record movies in quicktime .avi format! A+ (no sound though)

It's a good name brand, with great reviews in computer magazines and on many electronic sites. A sturdy quality camera worth buying (for the right price).

It gets four stars for a couple of reasons...


Cons: The software it comes with isn't really user friendly. I thought picassa [...] was much easier and had more features.

Next, some of the features are spelled out in the user manual. For extreme up close pictures, like you would do for selling items on online, the up close function isn't spelled out... you have to play with your camera to figure it out. (If you buy it, there's a circle button with 4 arrows in it, push it to the right for up close pics).

Also, the zoom isn't as good as it could be... 2.8X telescopic (good quality), plus another 5X digital (which is poor quality). But unless you're a professional photographer, this should do for the average joe.

Lastly, if you're not carefull, you'll lose battery life quickly. It's easy to set it down and forget it, and it goes into a standby mode which still uses battery life. If you forget, it may cost you battery life.

Overall: The con's really are minor compared to the cost to quality benefit you get from this camera... it has more megapixels than many higher cost competitors, but it sacrifices in the zoom, 2.8X.

This is a great camera for anyone to have, great for users of all levels.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unacceptably slow shutter, January 27, 2006

By 

Brad S. Williams (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus FE-100 4MP Digital Camera with 2.8x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

I ordered this based on good reviews here and low price, and because my much older Olympus had been stolen. But after trying it for less than 5 minutes it was back in the box to be returned, even though I burn thirty bucks on the return. This camera makes the cardinal sin of having an enormous (2 to 2.5 second) delay between (a) when you press the button and (b) actually taking the picture. In this respect this camera is slower than my phone camera, and even slower than the 4-year-old 2.1M Olympus I had, amazingly. If you are taking pictures of people who are moving (i.e. anybody who is not posing), and you are trying to capture the moment, this mis-feature will be frustrating for the life of the camera. I'm really puzzled why people would like this camera, unless they are mostly taking pictures of scenery or of people posing.