olympus mju ii review

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Average Ratings

Photograph Quality	9/10
Features	8.6/10
Ease of Use	9/10
Value for Money	7/10
Overall rating	8.3/10

88% Recommended7 out of 8 Reviews

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By Marco. on 13th Sep 2002

Marco.'s Ratings

Features	9/10
Value for money	10/10
Overall value	10/10
Marco.'s recommendation

Good Points

Very sharp lens,
excellent metering,
some control over exposure via spot metering for more advanced users,
very good auto-focusing mechanism,
very good build quality,
ease of use, even for beginners.

Bad Points

Does not remember the settings after being switched off,
slight delay between pressing the shutter release and actual shutter being released,
lens tends to be slightly soft in low light situations (with wide open aperture).

General Comments

After owning my Olympus Mju II 35mm compact camera for over 2 years I am still amazed by the image quality of this camera regarding the sharpness and the exposure. In response to some comments made that the camera has problem with auto-focus, I can share my experience that helps me to have excellent results consistently. Two things seem to be important. First is to gently press the shutter release button half-way until the green indicator light comes on and then again gently and steadily to press it all the way down to take the photo. Also to use the focus lock, if needed, as described in the instructions booklet. The second, tremendously important point is finding the good processing lab. It took me a lot of trial and error to find the lab which produces high quality prints every time.

Mju II can make excellent photos using the available city lights at night if it is placed on a tripod (even very small one) and if the self-timer is used for vibration-free shutter release.

It seems to work similarly well using both slow (ASA 100) and fast (ASA 800) films.

The camera is conveniently small and light for carrying it around most of the time.

The lens cover/main switch has a feel that it can last a long time.

I do recommend it to all my friends and I would certainly get another one again in the future if I needed to.

Total Respect: +10