Great in the day but poor at night (Olympus µ[MJU:] 760)

Member Name: lula71

Product:	Olympus µ[MJU:] 760
Date:	20/02/09 (37 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to use, good quality daytime photos, large screen

Disadvantages: Poor quality night-time photos

The Olympus mju760 is overall a good standard camera yet with a bunch of features that don't really seem to do much. Offering around 22 different scene functions, as far as I can tell the only one that really produces sharp images is the sport function, leading me to think that the 'image stabilization' feature that it boasts is nothing more than a marketing gimmick. However, before you write off this camera, using the sport setting it does indeed take great photos, and with a large screen it's easy to select the best angle for your photo. It's sturdy and boasts 'all-weather' functionability with which I heartily agree as mine has been well and truly subjected to the elements and survived the trial. Battery life is fantastic and the slim design makes it perfect for travel or nights out. It offers good zoom and decent 7.1 megapixel images, and comes with all the necessary extras for uploading images to the computer.

Overall I like this camera. I don't doubt that there are better models out there but this takes decent quality photos and is extremely easy to use. However, night-time photos without the flash tend to turn out somewhat blurred, especially if you don't use the sport setting, which is probably the major flaw in this camera. It's not a bad little camera - the flaws which it has tend to be common to most models. If you are looking for a simple point and shoot camera this isn't a terrible choice, but don't expect professional quality photos - at the end of the day, that's what SLR's are for.

Summary: Not a bad little camera but don't expect professional quality photos.

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