Olympus has released new firmware upgrades for 5 of their compact digital cameras and 5 of their Zuiko Digital lenses. The upgrade resolves issues using the direct print function with some photo printers with the compact digital cameras. The models are: SP-565UZ, Mju 1060, Mju 1050SW, Mju 1040 and FE-370.
The Highlights playback option has been moved from Display Mode > Basic photo info > Highlights in the playback menu to Display mode > Detailed photo info > Highlights.
The size and color of “Demo” displayed in the monitor with playback when No memory card? in the Custom Settings has been set to Enable Release have been modified.
The range of settings available for ISO sensitivity settings > ISO sensitivity auto control > Minimum shutter speed in the shooting menu has been increased from 1/250 - 1s to 1/4000 - 1s.
When shooting in hand-held live view mode and the frame is magnified prior to autofocusing, operation has been modified so that display returns to the magnified display rather then the full frame display.
Images captured with Rotate tall, in the playback menu, set to On, are not automatically rotated for display immediately after capture (image review).
Recent settings can now be displayed in the place of My Menu.
Custom Setting e3 Flash cntrl for built in flash ( e3 Optional flash when an optional Speedlight is mounted on the camera) can now be added to My Menu using the Add items > Custom setting menu > Bracketing/ flash.
The degree of the High ISO NR setting can now be confirmed in the shooting info display while the High ISO NR setting item, in the shooting menu, is being applied.
Ankara, Riyadh, Kuwait, and Manama have been added to the Time zone options for the World time item in the setup menu.
When a GPS device is used and no heading information is available, –.–° is now displayed for the Position / Heading option in the GPS item in the setup menu.
When shooting in live view mode using Camera Control Pro 2 (ver. 2.2.0 or later) with a PC-E lens, the aperture setting can now be adjusted from the computer.
Focus acquisition performance in dynamic-area AF mode has been improved.
Focus acquisition performance with contrast-detect AF has been improved.
Auto white balance performance has been improved.
The fourth digit in seconds display for GPS latitude and longitude information is now rounded off rather than omitted.
The current MB-D10 battery type setting can now be confirmed in the shooting menu display when R6/AA- size batteries are used with the Multi-Power Battery pack MB-D10.
An issue that caused an increase in noise when shooting in [M] exposure mode at a shutter speed setting of bulb with the shutter held open for less than 8 seconds and Long exp. NR enabled has been resolved.
An issue that prevented shutter release at the specified shutter speed when no operations were performed for 30 seconds in mirror up mode has been resolved.
An issue that caused abnormal image display when Image review was set to On and the playback zoom in button was pressed immediately after shooting at the following settings has been resolved.
Image quality: NEF (RAW) + JPEG
NEF (RAW) recording: Lossless compressed or Compressed
Image size: S or M
When the Speedlight SB-800 was mounted on the camera with flash mode set to distance-priority manual (GN) mode, and the camera recovered from standby mode triggered by the auto meter off function, the distance information in the SB-800 changed. This issue has been resolved.
This firmware update (Version 1.0.3) incorporates the following fixes.
Corrects a phenomenon in which an image becomes overexposed when C.Fn.II-3 Highlight tone priority is set to “1″ together with other camera settings. (This correction has already been incorporated in the Version 1.0.2 and later firmware.
Corrects a rare phenomenon in which “busy” blinks on the camera’s display panel and the shutter cannot be released due to the timing of battery installation.
Corrects a rare phenomenon in which “Err 99″ appears on the camera’s display panel and LCD monitor and the shutter cannot be released due to the timing of pressing the shutter button.
Fuji’s entry level compact digital camera, the Finepix J10, features 3x optical zoom, Lithium Ion battery, 8 megapixel, image stabilisation, face detection and movie mode. Its slim, brushed-metal finish and a large selection of pre-programmed modes make this a true contender in the entry-level-compact market.
Price: 5 out of 5
Ease of use: 4 out of 5
Build Quality: 3 out of 5
Usefulness: 4 out of 5
Overall: 4 out of 5
Total: 20
Pros
Attractive price
No AA batteries
Easy to use
Good quality for this price point
Videos are good
Performs well in high ISO for a camera at this price
Cons
Plastic rear housing
No optical image stabilisation
Summary
This little camera is great, no AA batteries to juggle around and the battery life of the Lithium-Ion battery is very reasonable. It is a basic camera: point, press the button, memory captured. People who are on a budget or buying for technology-phobic people should not look elsewhere as this camera does the job decently.
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