Pocket Rocket (Olympus µ[MJU:] Mini Digital)

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Product:	Olympus µ[MJU:] Mini Digital
Date:	20/11/05 (75 review reads)
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Advantages: Quality photographs, easy to operate, fashion statement, tough casing, good software.

Disadvantages: Slippery when taking out of cloth pouch, risk of dropping.

Great pocket rocket.

This camera fits snugly into a handbag, or pocket, and can pulled out, switched on, used and back into the bag almost unnoticed. It is built into what the manufacturer claims to be a weatherproof case which we have found makes it very durable when fighting for space in the bottom of my wife’s handbag with the mobile phone, the car keys and a number of other sharp hard objects.

When used at more formal functions its colour, there are around five nice colours to choose from, and stylish shape makes it far less obtrusive and people don’t seem to mind having the photograph taken with it, in fact it’s shape and colour becomes a talking point. Further, the rounded shape allows easier retrieval and storage from and into its supplied black pouch, it just slips out and back in without corners snagging.

The ease of operation is very favourable especially the ‘twist’ control from ‘still’ to ‘movie’ then to ‘view’ modes. This control can be easily ‘felt’ without the need to visible search for it. The 2xoptical zoom is good for such a small camera but the digital zoom, like most is not worthy of note, better to take a good shot with optical zoom and enlarge after downloading. Four megapixel is a good balanced size and the software is excellent.

Features are probably the same as most modern digital cameras at this price, I particularly like to panorama-mode which allows for shots to be ‘stitched’ together using the software. Downloads are placed into a calendar format which makes filing and retrieval a breeze. The software also permits keywords to be added for various forms of retrieval.

A very easy user-friendly camera for all round family/holiday photography. For best viewing on a computer I have found Windows Picture and Fax Viewer a little more satisfactory than the provided software, but that may be just a personal preference of mine.

A great birthday/christmas present for spouse/child.

Summary: It can be taken anywhere, beach, dinner party, family outing in pocket or handbag almost unnoticed.

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