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“Overall, the Olympus Mju II camera is very good. It...”

written by Richard. on 06/02/2002

Good Points
Excellent quality of photographs, compact size, multiple flash modes, spot metering, red-eye reduction flash, fast lens, splash-proof

Bad Points
Easy to accidentally put fingers on viewfinder window, predictive autofocusing doesn't work as intended

General Comments
Overall, the Olympus Mju II camera is very good. It takes excellent photographs. Sharp from edge to edge. Lots of functions, which makes this camera very versatile. Small size makes it easy to carry inconspicuously. The fast lens means it can take photographs in a wide variety of lighting situations.

There are two drawbacks. The predictive autofocusing (where the camera is supposed to focus on non-centred subjects) doesn't work as intended. I've used it for group and self-timer shots and found it didn't focus on the group of people I wanted to photograph. Instead it focused on the wall behind them, or some other strong vertical element.

Another drawback (a very minor one) is the viewfinder window is very close to the top edge of the camera and not recessed. It's very easy to put fingerprints on it when handling the camera.