Gadgester gave 2 stars to: Olympus Stylus FE-230 7.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom

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Olympus Stylus FE-230 7.1MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom by Olympus

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: Incredibly small with nice features, but incredibly fuzzy pics, July 28, 2007 Olympus used to make good-quality digital cameras, but their product lines in the last couple of years have been emphasizing the wrong set of features. The company tries to out-do the others by making tiny digital cameras -- the FE-230 is probably the smallest real digital camera I've seen -- you have to see it in person to believe it. It packs over 7 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom that also works in movie mode, and a number of useful shooting modes. It's also very easy to use. Unfortunately, the picture quality, which Olympus should have invested money in improving, is very lacking. Still images all have this blurry or fuzzy look to it, even when shot on a tripod. There's something not quite right with the lens. I guess it's both because the camera's super-super-compact body demands a tiny lens, and optical physics tells us that a tiny lens often screws up the image quality (by bending and deflecting light too much), and because Olympus uses some cheap lens (the camera is made in Vietnam). Compare this to Fuji's and Sony's just-slightly-bigger models and you'll see the latter companies use much better lenses which are probably no bigger than the one on the FE-230. The upshot is, the FE-230 takes incredibly dull and fuzzy pictures, as if the camera cannot focus properly. If you are in sales (e.g., a real estate agent) this is a good pocketable camera to carry for business. But if you want to take pictures for your own photo albums, skip this. Get super-slim cameras from Sony, Canon, Fujifilm, or Casio instead. (Also, this camera uses the xD-card flash memory, which in my previous experience with lots of Fuji cameras is not very reliable and is definitely quite slow, esp. at capacity of 1GB or more.)

July 28, 2007

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Panasonic SDR-H18

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Combining the simplicity of SD recording, a roomy 30GB hard drive, a long zoom, and pleasing image quality, the SDR-H18 is a good choice for a standard-definition, hard-drive camcorder.

July 27, 2007

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Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium

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Adobe CS3 Production Premium is ideal if you handle a mix of design, animation and editing tasks for video, the Web, and mobile gadgets. However, beginners should think twice about the splurge, and film pros without deep animation needs should probably stick to Apple Final Cut Studio 2 or AVID.

July 26, 2007

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Panasonic HDC-SD1

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A solid SD-based camcorder, the Panasonic HDC-SD1 nevertheless suffers from a few performance issues and an annoying design.

July 26, 2007

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Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800)

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This newest Falcon Northwest Mach V isn't shy about its price tag, but it also dominated our gaming tests thanks to two fast ATI 3D cards and an overall top-notch configuration. The current uncertainty regarding next-gen PC gaming is the only issue holding this system back.

July 25, 2007

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Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800)

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This newest Falcon Northwest Mach V isn't shy about its price tag, but it also dominated our gaming tests thanks to two fast ATI 3D cards and an overall top-notch configuration. The current uncertainty regarding next-gen PC gaming is the only issue holding this system back.

July 25, 2007

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Alienware Aurora m9700 17-inch Notebook

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When I think laptop, I think portable computing. I want to be able to check some mail, sync some music, and basically, go a long time out of the house without worrying about where I'm going to find a free outlet. I'm also the sort who uses a laptop for work, not games, and would rather spend my gaming budget on a capable desktop. But I understand wanting a laptop that can game, I've done the LAN party deal for posterity. I also understand the appeal of the desktop replacement: a quiet computer that takes up almost no space is something most everyone agrees with.

July 24, 2007

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LaCie d2 External Blu-ray burner (2X BD-R/E)

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The LaCie d2 Blu-ray burner offers good performance speeds, but it's still prohibitively expensive. Home users should wait for Blu-ray burners to drop in price and improve in performance.

July 24, 2007

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Audiovox XpressR XM Radio

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If you can spend the extra money for a professional installation, the Audiovox XpressR offers one of the best-looking, fully loaded XM radio receivers on the market.

July 24, 2007

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Sony STR DA5300ES

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With six HDMI inputs, an intuitive graphical user interface, and excellent audio and video quality, the Sony STR-DA5300ES raises the bar on what to expect from a high-end AV receiver.

July 24, 2007

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