Hi frenz,
Recently I bought the Olympus FE5500 DigiCam & I think its the coolest one on earth.
This is the latest (launched I think in April-2005) by Olympus.
First i’ll just its features & then go on to say what are the significant points worth noting.
Olympus FE-5500 Features :-
Resolution 5.1 Megapixel
Focal Length (Eqv 35mm). 3 x Optical, 4 x Digital (35-105mm)
LCD 2.0’’, 115, 000 pixels
Power Lithium Ion Battery (Li40B)
Dimensions 91mm x 60.5mm x 24.3mm
Memory Card xD Picture Card (xD)
The following things also come packed within a single box :-
1 x Li-40B Lithium Ion Battery + Li40C charger, USB cable, AV cable, 16mb Internal Memory, Olympus software CD (USB Driver/ Utilities), Pouch, English Manuals.
The number of modes available for taking pictures are :-
1>Program Auto(for general situations)
2>Potrait
3>Indoor
4>Landscape
3>Landscape + Potrait
4>Sport
5>Night + Potrait
6>Night Scene
7>Self Potrait(timer enabled)
6>Movie Mode(3gp format with sound)
You can save your clips in 4 modes No of pics stored in internal memory
SQ1(640*480) 78
SQ2(1600*1200) 21
HQ(2560*1920) 11
HQ(2560*1920) 03
Notable features :-
1>The digital zoom facility can be obtained at the touch of a button & you can zoom in or out by using an up-down button.
2>There is a special ISO mode for shooting in low light conditions when you don’t want to use the flash. Also you have the METERING mode where the lighiting conditions of the subject in focus varies with its background.
3> There is another mode in which automatic red eye correction can be enabled.
4>You can combine two separately taken pictures and then combine & store them as a single picture.
5>The length of the movie recorded will depend upon the memory stick loaded. It is not as good as a handycam, but the 3gp movie clips have excellent sound and fairly well pixel quality.
5>Dimension wise this cam is so slim that it’ll fit inside ur T-shirt pocket without bulging out.
6>We get the above attribute due to the fact that uses a rechargeable Li-ion battery. This battery & its charges comes with the Cam package(no xtra cost).
4>The movie clips can be played in ur TV using the AV cable supplied@no xtra cost.
5>U have an USB cable for transferring the photos & clips to a PC. The s/w supplies is easy 2 use & powerful(If ur PC has XP OS then there’s no need 2 install the Olympus s/w).
6>International warranty.
This cam cost me S$459 (INR-11, 800/- bucks) & I had bought it from Singapore. The best part is that the dealer gave me a 256MB memory card(Olympus XD picture card)
at no xtra cost. So it was a damn good deal within my budget.
Well frenz, that’s it. There’s lot more to say....but I think these are the most imp. facts. Hope it’ll be useful to all.
If u r going to get a digicam I’ll advise you all to go for Olympus, Nikon, Cannon or Kodak.
Cheers
Debayan