Introduction:

Looking for a camera that every member of your family can use? Want to buy a camera that does not require any technical knowledge or skills to operate? Olympus FE-47, a new addition to the FE series is what you should consider buying. With 18 MB memory and the ability to support SD/SDHC cards the camera offers ample storage space to the user and runs on standard AA batteries.

Features:

Olympus FE-47 not only allows the user to shoot with different presets amounting up to 21 in number but also provides few art filters like Pop Art, Fisheye, drawing etc to add that creative touch to your pictures and thus make them look more appealing. Some of the interesting presets that lend a character of uniqueness to this camera include shooting mode for cuisine, pets, documents etc.

Pros:

• The powerful 14 megapixels resolution of the camera proves extremely useful while magnifying or cropping your images, making posters etc. Images rendered in such high resolution will not show any degradation in quality when you crop, chop or blow them to a greater size.
• Embedded with 5x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom, this camera captures even the distant action in great detail. To assist the user in composing and reviewing images the camera packs a 2.7” LCD of 230k resolution.
• This camera doubles up as a video maker as well and lets you shoot video clips of decent quality. Shoot movies of 640 x 480 resolution at the rate of 30 frames per second (with mono sound) which can later be viewed on the large screen of a TV or a PC.

Cons:

• The camera lacks an optical viewfinder, continuous shooting option and In-camera Panorama feature.
• Poor image quality might be a primary deterrent in the purchase of this camera.
• As the camera does not sport a mechanical image stabilization feature, the user has to depend on the embedded digital image stabilization technology alone.
• The memory accompanying this camera is not in tune with its price.
• The bundled camera kit contains neither a printed manual nor a CD-ROM.

Pricing Range: Get hold of this point-and-shoot camera today by paying just $109-$120. Available in Silver, Red, Black & Blue!

Final Verdict: The FE-47 digital camera has been specially designed to drive home the motto; shooting can be fun irrespective of your age and knowledge. This compact camera comes bundled with (ib) software that allows the user to geo-tag; organize the pictures categorically for future retrieval. If you need a simple point-and-shoot camera with utterly basic features that too for a budget price then this camera might fit your bill.