Olympus Stylus FE-240 7.1MP Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 5x Optical Zoom (Black)

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 3.6 x 2.3 inches ; 5.3 ounces
• 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: B000NBQBTA
• Item model number: 225990
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,691 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Color: Black

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Olympus is back in the game!, February 27, 2007

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Hiram Grant "just call me Sam" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus Stylus FE-240 7MP Digital Camera with Digital Image Stabilized 5x Optical Zoom (Electronics)

After a few years of struggling to have a winner, someone at Olympus has gotten on a roll. The FE-240 is a great camera for someone wanting a bit more zoom, but in a very small package.

The first thing you'll notice is the slim body, thinner than most 3x zoom cameras. The finish is nice, and camera appears solid in your hands. The 5x zoom has average smoothness and noise. That little extra reach can really make all the difference.

The selection dial makes this a joy for someone new to photography. There's an excellent photo & description of each mode, and a very helpful "guide" setting.

The only "cons" on this camera are that it uses the xD memory card instead of the easy to find SD cards, and that it doesn't have an anti-shake system (the anti-blur mode uses a high ISO).

It would be hard to find a camera even close in both function and style in roughly the same price range. But look at the black finish, and you'll really fall in love!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Olympus has been the best, now succumbed to "afterthoughts in engineering", July 6, 2007

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QAWeb (Left Coast, Kalifornia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus Stylus FE-240 7.1MP Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 5x Optical Zoom (Black) (Electronics)

I bought this 9 days ago, along with a 512MB Olympus Brand xD memory card. I was amazed at the size and the features. My first digital camera in 1996 was an Olympus, and my expectations were so much higher now... I'm right on the verge of returning it...why?

A. The manual is weak, mentions memory card only in passing. But lost near the bottom of a page, it does say

"memory card - see advanced manual".

In a hurry in my hotel room to fire photos, I must find and fire up my laptop to use this "advanced manual on a CD". This is a classic symptom of missed deadlines when they burn CDs to cover for poorly written manuals, likely conceived before the product was even manufactured.

B. Missing pixel in top right corner of black display shows 'green'. Right out of the box, a very visible, imperfection

C. Odd Modes, seem promising but fail

I. Fireworks mode!! Wow, how long have I wanted this!! Now at 4th of July fireworks, the photos come out like doubleexposure on slow film. Nice effect, if you like Monet, but not expected from a camera.

II. Still haven't figured out the cryptic green lines in 'Panorama' mode.

D. Last straw... taking photos of fireworks, experimenting to find the best mode, I must wait for a PROGRESS BAR "processing....." for 5-15 seconds between photos, Not even my 1996 Olympus made me wait that long.

E. Bonus... the battery charger and power cord is bigger than the camera. The battery looks just like a cell phone batter.... $60-$99 at Amazon... $22 for 2 on eBay.

F. Comes with video cable for slide shows on your newer television or laptop.

G. Beautiful, helpful, although somewhat crowded display.

The zoom indicator is very good, showing white until you reach max then a red area to indicate you've moved from optical to digital zoom.

H. Fits nicely in hand, with supplied wriststrap so you can be ready at all times for a extemporaneous shot.

I. Has a threaded spot for a standardc tripod, a video mode (AVI) and some nifty preset modes. HOWEVER when you move to any new setting and back to whence you came many of your settings are gone, ESPECIALLY turning the flash OFF or "always on" ... seems to always go back to Red Eye mode... a very time consuming and sloooow mode.

Bottom line, cute, handy but well beneath the Olympus reputatio. I believe that it suffers from poor or non-existent Q.A., a mad dash to market leaving QA for the client to discover on theirown.

It needs,

1. a couple smaller resolutions mode, i.e. 800x600 and 1280x800

2. One really good manual

3. Option to charge the camera via USB cable attached to computer

4. Inspection on production line for things like missing pixels in LCD

5. absolutely NO "processing time" while saving photos at lower resolutions.... time between photos should be far less than it was in 1996!!

6. Optical View finder

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy a Canon instead, August 5, 2007

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Photog Chic (California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus Stylus FE-240 7.1MP Digital Camera with Dual Image Stabilized 5x Optical Zoom (Black) (Electronics)

This is the SLOWEST camera I have ever used. It takes forver to write to the xD card. The images are very noisy (lots of grain) even outdoors. The indoor shots are almost un-usable. The only good thing about this camera is that, if used outdoors, the color and sharpness are good. I used this camera for 100 shots (mostly outdoors), but decided to return it. I got a Canon SD750 instead. Can't beat a Canon!

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