Olympus was one of the first to realise that style matters when trying to
sell digital cameras. The stainless steel exterior of its Mju range protects the
interior electronics from rain, dust and snow, and these cameras have
consistently impressed us.
The Olympus
Digital Mju 810 is no exception being an easy-to-use eight-megapixel digital
camera with a 3x optical zoom.
Its
Bright
Capture technology offers a high-resolution 2.5in display four times
brighter than the competition and allows the capture of detailed, perfectly
focused images without flash.
It does this by increasing the light sensitivity of its sensor to an
equivalent of IS01600 or a whopping ISO3200 if you don’t mind a drop to three
megapixels. This lower resolution also goes some way to limit image noise
(graininess on a photo).
Although it doesn’t really address low-light camera shake by including actual
optical image stabilisation, the 810 does offer a
Digital Image
Stabilisation Edit function that automatically sharpens images, albeit after
the event.
A choice of 20 scene modes, TV-quality video clips and a very useful demo
mode for beginners complete the specification. It takes xD-Picture Card memory
cards, though one isn’t supplied.
The camera was quick to get going, though it was a bit slow to store
full-resolution images. Images appeared cool and natural straight out of the
camera and with its weatherproof boast, the Olympus Digital Mju 810 is a good
buy.
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