At first glance the X-42 looks impressive, complete with 12 megapixels, 5x Optical zoom, 2.7" LCD display, face detection, red eye correction and more. This all seemed impressive to me and so I bought it thinking I'd picked up a sub £80 camera with an array of features. Of course, I did say all of the above features LOOK impressive, that is before you open the box. Lets start with the picture quality. The '12 megapixel' camera produced blurry, poor quality pictures for 9/10 snaps I took. Although the Olympus is easy to use, it's quality is shocking. Moving on to build quality... which is also, pretty sub-standard. You can tell Olympus didn't ...  Read the complete review

We brought this from Argos. We wanted a camera which operated on AA batteries (old one required adaptor to charge it) so it made it more reliable when out and batteries ran out (just buy some more!) and had a nice big screen. However, if you're used to using a viewfinder and not always having the screen on (last camera had a viewfinder and you didn't use up battery power as quick because you could turn the main screen off) then you'll find this one strange. I'm used to using a viewfinder so find this odd as it doesn't have one. Nice and slim. The instruction manual is on CD and would be better as a book. I want to be able to take the book ...  Read the complete review

This is a great camera. I have only had it for 7 months, but it is in my opinion - GREAT! The main things that i like about the camera are: - How easy it is to use the menus - The sizing and positioning of the buttons (great for someone with bad eye sight like me! :]) I also liked the design, which was the great influence that lead me to buy this camera, I have taken it everywhere with me, when I go for nights out, on holiday, and to the zoo last month! Haha :] One of the things I like also was that you do not have to wait for ever like you do with other top brand camera before it will take a picture. You just point and shoot and it will ...  Read the complete review

I was bought this camera for Christmas and can't fault it. I wanted a camera that was easy to use, high mega-pixel and a good zoom. When we were shopping for a camera we couldn't find one at a reasonable price that had a better zoom. It also looks more expensive than it actually was. The photos are still clear even when it is zoomed in to the max. I have taken better pictures with this camera than I have with more expensive cameras. You can even crop the picture you have taken on the camera itself. The menu structure on the camera is easy to use and the buttons are all clearly marked. The software that is included in with the camera is also easy to use and has a .  Read the complete review

I'm not a wonderful photographer, and am often disappointed with the pictures I take, but this camera really helps me out! Lots of features on it, like zoom in/out, different settings for different types of light etc. However, not being a real technie I tend to leave it on the auto setting, and so far have taken shots that are good enough to frame! Transfer from the camera to the computer is really easily via a USB cable that is supplied with the camera, and it's really quick. It does come with an instruction booklet that will tell you everything you want to know, but to be honest I just started clicking away and fiddling about with it and found ...  Read the complete review