Olympus FE-130

52 reviews

Apr, 2024

Positive
usability (27)
portability (14)
image quality (12)
price (11)
design (4)

Negative
battery (7)
performance (4)
viewfinder (3)
zoom (3)
shutter (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 52 reviews of Olympus FE-130. The average rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. People really like the size and price. The portability and image quality are also mentioned favorably. There are some less positive views about the shutter and viewfinder.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Olympus FE-130 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Olympus FE-130

alaTest has collected and analyzed 13 user reviews of Olympus FE-130 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers really like the screen and price. The portability and image quality are also appreciated. Views are divided on the size. There are some less positive opinions about the battery.

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77% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Olympus FE-130

alaTest has collected and analyzed 9 user reviews of Olympus FE-130 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.3/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the performance. The price is also appreciated. Many are less positive about the usability.

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67% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Will Greenwald (cnet.com)

Olympus FE-130 review

Olympus FE-130 If you want a simple camera, look no further than Olympus's FE-series point-and-shoot models. These cameras have no manual settings but include low price tags and helpful features for photography newbies. For example, the Olympus FE-130...

Attractive images; automatic white-balance setting produces a relatively neutral picture under incandescent lights; simple to use; handy Guide feature.

No manual settings; sluggish performance.

The Olympus FE-130 is a decent choice if you want a camera that doesn't ask too many questions.

May, 2006

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Expert review by : Steve's Digicams (steves-digicams.com)

Olympus FE-130 Zoom

Continue on to Features & Controls FE-130 Zoom Specifications Imager 5.1 megapixel effective, 5.4 megapixel gross, 1/2.5" (1cm) CCD Lens 6.3mm - 18.9mm (38mm - 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 6 lenses in 5 groups Zoom Seamless to 12x (3x optical...

Jul, 2006

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Expert review by : Will Greenwald (cnet.com.au)

Olympus FE-130

Does a camera need a lot of settings to take good pictures? Find out in our review.

Attractive images; automatic white-balance setting produces a relatively neutral picture under incandescent lights; simple to use; handy Guide feature.

No manual settings; sluggish performance.

The Olympus FE-130 is a decent choice if you want a camera that doesn't ask too many questions.

Jun, 2006

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Expert review by : Darren (digital photography blog)

Olympus FE-130

The Olympus FE-130 is a 5.1 megapixel (CCD) point and shoot digital camera that features a 3x optical Zoom lens and 2.0 inch LCD. It's aimed fairly and squarely at the lower end of the market with a retail price of $179.99. The FE-130 features...

The FE-130 features xD-Picture card storage, 22MB of internal memory, USB 2.0 and ImagLink

Jan, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

No Sound???

Overall it's a good camera for beginners and its very stable and affordable. I just wish it would record sound along with video.

Well if you set it on the 'HQ' setting on 'auto' it takes pretty decent pictures. Has a built in help guide, 22MB internal memory, and a little feature that helps you take pictures in the snow or behind glass and such

No viewfinder so i have to use the battery draining LCD, the movies it records has no sound recording. I got it for Christmas so I had no say so in this purchase. The zoom control sticks up next to the shutter button so you kind of have to arch your...

Dec, 2006

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Consumer review (ciao.com)

Olympus FE-130

FE-140 as a sister machine, FE-130 only in part of the performance of FE-140 than some slightly less. In image sensors, FE-130 is equipped with five million-pixel CCD, but the lens with the FE-140 with a 3X optical zoom lens to the focal length...

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Apr, 2009

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Easy to use but the lens isn't the best

I bought this camera for motorcycle photography. As in, pull it out of the jacket pocket and take snapshots. So I wanted reasonably high megapixel count in a slim camera. I've taken some really good shots with it, a few that are worth blowing up to ...

Easy and intuitive to use.

Not the best lens I've used, and some color issues

Oct, 2007

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

My First Digital Camera

I purchased this little camera for myself Christmas, 2006. The two selling points for me were price and versatility. By versatility I mean, takes many different types of batteries, takes popular memory cards, has many selections for the type of picture...

Versatile, option packed, reasonably priced, great brand, takes great pictures.

Should include a neck strap instead of just a wrist strap.

May, 2007

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Consumer review (epinions.com)

Disappointing

Fair value for the price, small and lightweight, relatively user friendly

No date stamp, no view finder,limited options for picture quality, downloading pix inconvenient

Mar, 2007

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Consumer review (reviewstream.com)

Olympus FE-130 5.1MP Digital Camera

A fine pocket digital camera, although not nearly as good as the Stylus 710. The FE-130 is a stripped down version of the previously mentioned camera, intended as more of a beginner camera. It has a resolution of 5 megapixels, realistically all you...

Feb, 2007

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