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May 5, 2009

Nused Camera



My uncle sent me another camera (Olympus Camedia E-10) he does not know how to use. It is an intermediate camera. Lens isn't interchangeable, but has separate focus and zoom rings. It has a nice wide zoom lens on it (9-36mm) with f stops form 2.0 - 11. ISO speeds are weirdly numbers and low. I think the max is 320. So no low light, no flash photos there, or very limited. Live view LCD, but is not the greatest quality. It conveniently pops out though for those odd angles. I haven't really had time to play with it since it is exams week, but I'll try to post some samples. The camera also came with a wide angle converter also. I forget the specs on it. So we shall see how this 4MP wide angle lens camera works for me.

Some of the pluses it has over the Powershot Pro 1 he gave me before are:
Bulb mode
Extremely wide angle
Runs on AA batteries (Easy power source to find)
Optical viewfinder
Separate zoom and focus rings
3x zoom lens adds an extra 4 pounds for a whopping 108mm zoom.

Some cons:
Weird button placement (I am used to Canon's setup)
Very sensitive shutter release
LCD screen for live view is not very crisp
Runs on AA batteries (Kills them fast. Need rechargeables)
White balance is measured in K instead of the user friendly Sunny, Cloudy, etc etc
Low ISO speeds

I can't think of much more at the moment. I need to get back to studying. I'll update on Thursday or Friday.