I show you below what is the thing I've been longing for!!! I've been dreaming to buy this thing in the last couple of months. Now, it's safe with me and him... :P
OLYMPUS FE-20
ISO 400 and ISO 1000: All cameras struggle when ISO is pushed up, but the FE-20 struggles more than most. The maximum ISO setting is 1000, but picture quality is struggling long before getting there.
Overall: As a group my test shots are in line with expectations. The FE-20 most handles snapshot situations and as long as you are not looking to make large prints picture quality is good for such a cheap camera.
Shutter Lag and Recycling Times: This is an area where the camera struggled. 5.37 seconds to turn on the camera and take a picture is well below par. Likewise the 1.09 seconds to take a single picture is slow. Five photos also took a long time at 23.39 seconds. With flash turned on similar times were recorded: 1.99 seconds for a single photo and 25.09 seconds for five photos. Slow response times are something I have noticed with other Olympus digital cameras.
Style: Small, neat and tidy. A basic rectangular shape with a couple of rounded corners and a rounded edge. The camera looks similar to many point and shoot cameras. The FE-20 is available in black and silver.
Dimensions: 95.9 x 57.2 x 21.5mm
Weight: 103g
Batteries: Lithium ion. Both a battery and charger are supplied.
Memory Cards: Olympus have built 20.5mb of memory into the camera. I was able to take 9 photos before the built in memory was full. The camera is compatible with xD and Micro SD cards.
Ease of Use Rating: Very good. You should have no problems using this camera.
It's very slim for camera pockets. It has come down in price giving you the chance to pick up a relatively inexpensive pocket camera. Despite the small optics picture quality is surprisingly good in most snapshot situations, especially when the subject is not too far away from the camera.
