Olympus D-545 Zoom Review

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Olympus D-545 Zoom
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pale's Review of Olympus D-545 Zoom

11th Jan 2006

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Image Quality
    3.5 stars
  • Features
    3 stars
  • Time Digital Camera Owned
    Less than a Week
  • Battery Life
    2 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Easy to use
Cheap


Bad Points

No viewfinder
Settings are cleared on switch-off.


General Comments

Sorry, but I couldn't wait (I've only received the Olympus D-545 Zoom digital camera today) these are just my first impressions..

There is a huge difference in file size between HQ & SHQ settings (both 2288x1712); SHQ takes 3 times as much memory. Literally!

However, visually, the difference seems quite subtle. SHQ pics are slightly brighter but also softer. Subtle colours and shading are picked-up better with the higher setting. However, as the HQ setting seems to up the sharpness/contrast to compensate, despite being overall less bright, at first glance the smaller file can seem to be the clearest.

Oddly, the camera ALWAYS defaults to HQ when you switch on, and you have to switch to SHQ setting every time you want to use it, which is really annoying and, frankly, will never get done by the average happy snapper.

Having said that, for the snapper that the camera is aimed at, HQ would probably be fine.

Having said THAT, I find that (IMHO) some (HQ) shots could do with +.03 exposure. When I show my sister how to use the camera I will definitely tell her that 'exposure' simply means brightness, and that she should try to remember to adjust it accordingly.

Barrelling is there (obviously), but not too bad.

Ease of use is excellent. This is a really user-friendly camera. Numerous scene selections make this a versatile point-and-shoot camera.

Sorry, but I haven't been able to try the colour balance for indoor non-flash shots yet.

So far it seems a superb camera for beginners/auto exposure fans. Not worrying about the settings should allow them to concentrate on the REALLY important things: 1) Composition 2) Having fun!

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