Olympus Mju-Mini

It's pretty hard not to fall for Olympus' 4megapixel Mju-Mini from the moment you take it out of the box. The quirky but sleek design fits perfectly in your hands and the matt aluminium casing is available in six eye-catching colours.

The Mju-Mini offers a 2x optical zoom controlled by a tilting button that gives superbly smooth zoom movement. A sliding scale displayed on the clear 1.8in screen shows you how much you have zoomed in on or out from a subject and indicates when the 4x digital zoom is in use.

Meanwhile, a circular button at the back gives fast access to macro and super macro modes for close-ups, flash modes, the self-timer and automated scene settings. The Olympus features a comprehensive range of 13 pre-set scene modes.

A smaller button mounted in the centre of this control takes you through to the camera setup menu and the advanced manual shooting menu, which lets you change ISO and white balance settings, among others.

You'll also find image resolution and quality settings here, which range from high-quality images at 2,272 x 1,704 pixels down to 640 x 480 pixels. At the top of the unit, a mode wheel lets you swap between still image shooting, review and movie clip shooting modes.

The Olympus draws its power from a lithium-ion cell and a 16MB XD memory card is included with the camera. In tests we managed to take some great snaps with the Olympus, complete with vibrant colours and a good level of detail in close-up macro mode.

A compact object of desire, the Mju-Mini is ideal for straightforward on-the-hoof photography, but offers just enough features and settings which cater for the more hands-on photographer.

Contact:
Olympus 0800 072 0070
www.olympus.co.uk

Specifications:

• 4megapixels
• 2x optical/4x digital zoom
• 35-70mm focal length (35mm film equivalent)
• Auto, forced, red-eye reduction flash
• 1.8in LCD
• 16MB XD picturecard
• 95 x 28 x 56 (w x d x h mm)
• 115g
• USB2
• Two-year warranty

See also:

Ricoh Caplio R1v

A good value, good quality digital camera  12 Apr 2005

Fujifilm FinePix F455 Zoom

A high-resolution camera for less than £300? We had to take a closer look  23 Mar 2005

Canon Ixus 30

Not cheap, but still an excellent digital camera  14 Mar 2005

HP Photosmart R507

A truly user-friendly digital camera  18 Feb 2005

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