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Olympus mju 1030 SW Review
| Author | Jamie Harrison |
| Published | 16th Apr 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Olympus |
| Price | £199.99 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £229.99 (Inc VAT) |
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A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, the full size images at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced for bandwidth purposes to let you see the full image, and a series of crops taken from original full resolution images at a range of ISO settings have been included in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.

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This is the full frame at 100 ISO.

At the lowest settings of ISO 80 and 100, images are clean of noise.

Noise is beginning to show at 400 ISO but isn't as bad as some.

At 1600 ISO, noise is really visible and practically makes the images unusable.

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This is the full frame at 1600 ISO.
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Geoff Richards said on 6th January 2009
TranquilJay said on 6th February 2009
This firmware update allows full 640x480 30fps to the capacity of the card http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/29_digital_camera_firmware_update_mju_1030sw_19223.htm
as long ... more
Constanttine said on 10th August 2009
Great heavy duty camera, was perfect in the water too....... Seems to have a defect though. I used it in the water for the 4th or 5th time after purchasing the black one 8 months a... more
sakatsu said on 10th September 2009
i got this camera because my work takes me outdoors. bittersweet affair for me with this camera.
Peeling is normal. i got my 1030 panel replaced under warranty so you better... more
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