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7.9 out of 10

Olympus X-42

First seen: 22 september 2009

Information found in: from 13 sources in 7 countries.

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  • User Score (16)
    6.3 6.3 from 16 reviewers
  • Features (4)
    6.4 6.4 from 4 reviewers
  • Ease of use (4)
    5.9 5.9 from 4 reviewers
  • Picture quality (4)
    3.2 3.2 from 4 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • nice neat good controls, looks nice, takes aa batteries, brilliant zoom and inexpensive, easy to use
  • manual is on disc, too many to list, see review, only basic one, not user friendly

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  • Reviews of Olympus X-42

  1. An Olympus ? I don't think so.

    Reviewer: Amazon
    17 January 2010
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    I bought a Black version of this camera as a Christmas present for my Daughter, along with an Olympus case,battery charger,re-chargable batteries and a 2gig memory card. The reason,she had owned a 35mm Olympus for many years and has always sung it's praises as the best camera she has ever owned. So,I saw this very well specced Olympus Digital camera and bought it. She is VERY VERY dissapointed with it's performance and quality,as it was a present i hadn't even opened the... Read more

  2. Olympus X-42: The Olympus Digital Camera

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    3 days ago
    Overall 10
    9.7
     

    To start of saying that this camera is a very elegant stylish handheld camera, it is really great for taking pictures, this is because it takes high quality pictures, it has 12Mpix which is great for those who want their pictures to look great. I love this camera so much because of it's looks and it's weight, because it is very light and it is so stylish, alos it is very easy to carry around with you at all times. I personally find this camera very useful for everyday... Read more

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