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5 Comments on “Olympus FE-4000 12MP Digital Camera with 4x Wide Angle Optical Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD”

1. C. B. Fagan
   August 30th, 2010 at 10:48 am

   This is a very nice camera-especially for under $90. One thing I failed to check before purchasing is the various scene modes. Unfortunately, living in Florida requires a mode for Beach scenes, and this doesn’t appear to have one-but it does have many others. The display is quite good and compares well to the Canon A590IS. The on-screen menu is good-fairly intuitive. The instruction manual is available on disc (provided) or can be downloaded and saved from the Olympus site (pdf). You do not need the proprietary imaging software provided-Windows Photo Gallery or Picasa does just as well. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery appears to hold its charge very well-it is not rechargeable in the camera, but comes with a swivel wall plug charger and is easy to use. Battery removal/insertion is easy. Haven’t used the micro SD adapter yet, so can’t comment on that. The camera is described as “dark gray”, but is actually clad in a highly reflective- almost mirror like-finish. It does show fingerprints as a result, but they are easily avoided by being careful or removing with a semi-damp cloth. It was a good purchase for the money. Olympus seems to make a very good product, both build in terms of build and image quality.
   Rating: 4 / 5

2. Crystal Howell
   August 30th, 2010 at 10:55 am

   I have used Olympus cameras in the past without any complaints. This camera holds up to our expectations. The picture quality is amazing. The scene modes perform well, but we don’t use them that often, we prefer to point and shoot with the auto-mode. This camera is replacing a 3MP nikon coolpix, that finally wore out. Just remember when you buy this camera, it is a pocket sized digital camera for around $100. Don’t expect to be taking photos for National Geographic!! It is a great little camera
   Rating: 5 / 5

3. Gerald
   August 30th, 2010 at 12:28 pm

   I was excited to get this camera because the reviews seemed pretty good. I was disappointed in the picture quality and would have sent it back but needed it for vacation right away. The video is not very good and most pictures seem fuzzy and have lighting issues. It does have quite a few settings and I may be able to get some better pictures but I wanted a decent point and shoot. This wasn’t it. It does have some pros. I like the lithium battery, the screen is nice and clear, the menu is fairly easy to navigate, the video uses Windows Media Player not Quicktime like a lot of cameras, and it’s nice and slim so it fits in a pocket well. Not enough to make me reccomment it though.
   Rating: 3 / 5

4. Kingsley W. Nash
   August 30th, 2010 at 2:13 pm

   This is my second FE-4000; I broke my first one. After reading all the negative reviews, I feel that this camera has gotten a bum rap! It has most of the features of much more expensive models and is a trememdous bargain. As for it’s performance all you have to do is learn how to make the proper settings and have the patience to wait for the Auto-focus target box to turn green before shooting. If setting the best shooting mode and scenes is to much for you, just use the “iAUTO” mode and everything is automatically selected for you. But you can’t just take this camera out of the box point & shoot.
   
   The biggest problem I had was trying to figure out the hopelessly inadequate operating manual supplied on disk by the manufacturer. It is worse than the IRS tax code. I just studied one button at a time until I figured out all the functions for myself.
   
   KING NASH
   
   Rating: 5 / 5

5. Bbeth
   August 30th, 2010 at 5:04 pm

   I have always liked Olympus and bought this thinking it must be OK. It is a nice looking camera,small, nice display, good user interface. Bad news is it takes lousy pictures, fuzzy and out of focus. i’ve tried all the resolutions from 12M down to 1M and normal and fine compressions. i’ve tried in bright light, dim, with flash, without flash and in all the modes from antishake to face detect etc. all the pictures look slightly out of focus. there is no manual focus so there’s no way to make it better. read the other reviews before you buy but i’m disappointed in Olympus for letting this out under their name.
   Rating: 1 / 5