Anyone have this P&S Olympus FE-340

[wkrider]

Link Here to Camera

Need a new P&S and this is in the price range and uses the X-D cards that I have from my broken Fuji F-450. I like the mega pixels and the optical zoom. Seems to have good features. Was curious if anyone has it and if so what their experience with it has been. Thanks

 

[Heva2015]

I don't have this model of camera but I do have the Olympus FE170, which is a few models back. I love it so much, it takes excellent photos and it is the one I use most often (I also have a Minolta film SLR and a Canon S3) for portability but the quality is also really good.

 

[Michele]

I got it right before our WDW trip on Feb 10th. I am impressed with everything so far. The only missing is continuous shooting mode. But I love the different preset scene modes it has available. I couldn't spend more than $200 and this one just squeaked by at $199.

Here is one I took with the cuisine mode.

I don't have any other pics on photobucket yet. I'll go look for some.

 

[wkrider]

Thanks for the responses........looks good.

 

[Michele]

Ok, I got some more uploaded to photobucket.

Not as good as an SLR on a tripod but here is a teacup shot, handheld

I was even able to get these, no flash and handheld in RnR

To give you an idea of the zoom capabilities, this is Sea World from the plane

even Epcot from the plane

and here is macro mode

Hope this helps.

I went to Best Buy to buy a new P&S. They give you 14 days, then you can either return with a 15% restocking fee or exchange for another at no cost. I tried the Canon SD1000 ELPH first and took it back after 4 days.( pics were inferior to ones taken with my bulky 4 yr old Olympus C-5000) The Olympus FE340 was the second one I tried and decided to keep it.

 

[wkrider]

Michele,

Thanks for the pics, the macro of the castle is nice, as are the rest. I just placed my order through B&H Photo, that is where I buy all my stuff. Have always had good experiences with them. Thanks for the help.

 

[waughzee]

Anyone have more photos taken with this camera?

How is the "wake-up" time between photos?

 

[Michele]

Anyone have more photos taken with this camera?

How is the "wake-up" time between photos?

Wake-up time is longer than I would like. Haven't timed it...but it is definitely noticeable.

 

[indranil.chakravorty]

Michele would u or someone else owning and using FE 340 please tell me how is the quality of shots at night time or in situations with very less light using olympus FE 340? I am planning of getting it in exchange of another one which is really bad for night shots. Please respond asap. Thanks a ton !!!

 

[Michele]

Michele would u or someone else owning and using FE 340 please tell me how is the quality of shots at night time or in situations with very less light using olympus FE 340? I am planning of getting it in exchange of another one which is really bad for night shots. Please respond asap. Thanks a ton !!!

Are you thinking of using the flash or just no flash situations? Three of the pictures above were taken without a flash, the 2 from RnR and the tea cups one. I set the camera on a rail to steady it for those shots. You won't be able to get very clear handheld. It won't compare with shots from a DSLR but it does vrey good for a point and shoot camera.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Cuisine mode? LOL, gotta love Olympus (just bought one myself).

Really nice photos, Michele. Impressed. What settings did you use for the teacups shot?

waughzee, make sure you get a high speed card.

 

[Michele]

I'm not on my home computer so I can't check the info but I believe I used the auto mode setting on the dial, with the flash turned off.