Comments Olympus mju 1040 - Digital Camera - review

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Wil

7:20 PM on 25 February, 2009

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Mind-reading one of your better qualities Cliff, lol. I'm going skiing at Easter and was looking at the MJU range because of the boasts of Shockproof, Weatherproof, and Waterproof.

Are there any in this range that are good enough to expect half decent pictures from? Any other compact recommendations that would deal with snow glare and potential to fall into that cold white stuff?

Thanks as always.

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renegade1988

8:40 PM on 25 February, 2009

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Out of the Olympus mju range, your best bet would probably be the Olympus mju 1030 sw. It got a score of 8/10 overall on here I believe. There's also the more 'stylish' mju 1050 sw (worse picture quality I belive though) or the more affordable mju 850 sw & mju 790 sw. You might also want to have a look at the Pentax Optio w960, not as tough as the mju 1030 sw but cheaper. If money is of no issue, Canon's releasing Powershot D10 this spring, alot more expensive (£300+ I believe), but beats any of the above specs-wise. Don't know about the picture quality yet though. Panasonic is also releasing a 'rugged' camera, DMC-FT1, which looks to be on par with the canon spec-wise, and the best styling of the lot IMO.

Hope this helps.

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Paul12

7:01 PM on 9 March, 2009

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If only you had done this review sooner ! I bought this awful camera in December for a business trip to Singapore. It's just a bit humid there and the shiny lacquer on the control panel started to peel off after only one day in my pocket. The image quality is actually pretty poor- my 5MP Canon IXUS500 is far better, there's already some dust/condensation in the optics. What was I thinking... ???

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The Olympus mju 1040 is a very basic camera, but it does have a certain charm to it. Design and build quality are good for the price, and despite its unusual control panel and needlessly complicated menu system it is simple and fun to use. Exposure metering and autofocus are both good, but unfortunately it is let down badly by a very inferior lens and slow overall performance.

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Reviewed by Cliff Smith

25 February 2009

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