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7.7 out of 10

Olympus X-42

First seen: 4 september 2009

Information found in: from 22 sources in 8 countries.

Best Price: 72.99 USD

  • User Score (30)
    5.9 5.9 from 30 reviewers
  • Expert Score (1)
    6.0 6.0 from 1 reviewers
  • Features (11)
    8.2 8.2 from 11 reviewers
  • Ease of use (11)
    8.3 8.3 from 11 reviewers
  • Picture quality (10)
    6.4 6.4 from 10 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • takes aa batteries, nice neat good controls, brilliant zoom and inexpensive, good quality pics, great pc software
  • too many to list, no instruction book, long delay between shots, see review, cheaply made etc

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  1. It's rubbish!

    Reviewer: Amazon
    15 April 2010 See Product at Amazon (72.99 USD)
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    This review is from: olympus x-42 12MP digital camera pink (Electronics) I got this for college, as I have to take pictures of all the work. Every picture I have have been blurry and and pictures I take indoors are awful! It is worth spending a little bit more for a much better camera! Read more

  2. Decent pictures for the price, sturdy!

    Reviewer: Amazon
    2 April 2010 See Product at Amazon (72.99 USD)
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    This review is from: Olympus X-42 12 Megapixel 5x Optical Zoom Digital Camera (Black) (Electronics) There have been some poor reviews on this camera, but for the price I paid (69.99), it's not a bad camera. Picture quality is decent, not as good in the dark, using the zoom at 5x without bright lighting means blurry pics. This camera is tough. I accidentally dropped it from an 80 foot high parking structure onto rocks in Vegas and I went to get it, hoping that the... Read more

  3. Avoid at all costs!

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    16 January 2010
    Overall 5
    4.8
    Features 6
    6.0
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
    Picture quality 2
    2.0
     

    Summary: Olympus have made an awful camera, despite the nice looks I can't recommend this it at all Read more

  4. Dont Buy One

    Reviewer: Yahoo Shopping
    27 May 2010
    Overall 3
    3.3
    Value for money 7
    6.7
    Features 7
    6.7
    Ease of use 3
    3.3
    Picture quality 5
    5.0
     

    the Olympus X-42 i thought would be nice since i had an Olympus fe-240 before this and i loved it,but this camera just does not work great period,first it takes 2 AA batteries even with rechargeable ones it dies too quickly its annoying when it says ... "battery empty",its made out of plastic so are the buttons to control it, it feels cheap all over i know its only $100ish dollars but still,the fe i had i got in 2007 for $150 that was a metal exterior,the shutter time is... Read more

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