today i'll review my camera, the olympus fe-220.DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA. IF YOU SEE IT, RUN FAR, FAR AWAY. DO NOT BE TAKEN IN BY ITS PRETTY BLUE EXTERIOR. THAT MATTE BLUE CASING HOLDS A BAD, BAD CAMERA. DO NOT BUY THIS CAMERA.
so yeah, my camera is broken again. piece of shit. i've had it since april and it's been broken more often than it's been functioning during that time. it's still under warranty, but no matter how often i send it back, it just breaks again and again. i know exactly what doesn't work - the slot that fits the usb cable is really flimsy. the little thingie inside breaks so the usb cable can't connect. so they replace that part and return my camera, but then it breaks again within days of getting it back. i suggested that they just replace the piece of shit, but no. and it costs me 10$ in shipping every time i return it for servicing, so my bargain of a camera is becoming less of a bargain.
even if it didn't break all the time, it's not a good camera. it can't handle low light, takes blurry pictures most of the time, and it's not user friendly. of course, these annoyances are irrelevant since the stupid thing doesn't work. what i'm saying is that even if the camera weren't inherently defective, i still wouldn't like it.
fo'shizz, don't buy it.
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To add to your list, don't buy the nikon coolpix, either. Piece of crap. It does break, thankfully, but unless you are in full sunlight with a completely still object, the pictures are dark and fuzzy. I'm often in my house with a whirlwind four year old.
ReplyDeleteI still reeeally like my Canon Powershot. Having manual control over shutter speed and aperture and flash exposure is good with all the macro food stuff I do. Plus it's a couple of years old and it still works! Shocker.
ReplyDeleteI work in the photo industry and it really seems like most manufacturers are going for planned obsolescence with the little cheap cameras these days. Usually the less sexy cameras are built a little better.