Olympus FE-200 Digital Camera

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Olympus FE-200

Olympus's line of digital cameras span the range from affordable entry-level units right the way up to single-lens reflex models aimed at professional use. The FE-series, launched with three models in late 2005, emphasises competitive pricing and ease of use in a compact body. One of four new additions to the line a year later, the Olympus FE-200, features an Olympus-branded f3.3 - f4.8, 5x optical zoom lens with a useful 28mm wide angle. The Olympus FE-200 couples this with a 6.0 megapixel imager and 2.5 LCD display that has 150,000 pixels. Likely to help keep price and complexity down, this LCD is the sole method of framing images, as the FE-200 forgoes any form of optical viewfinder. As you might expect from an entry level $250 camera aimed at beginners, the FE-200 keeps things simple by retaining automatic control of most image parameters. Autofocus is via contrast detection, while ISO sensitivity ranges from 64 to 640 equivalent under automatic control. Exposures are determined... Read more