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Olympus SZ-30MR

Based on 14 reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

6
Average:

5
Bad:

1

Pros

Stylish and compact, Snappy performance and AF, Versatile lens, handy shooting modes.
Excellent grip, Unique, attractive design, Relatively slim for the zoom range, 24x wide-angle zoom, Sensor-shift image stabilization, Full HD 1080p movies, Stereo audio recording, Optical zoom during movies, Very good Super Macro mode, Multi-Recording ...
New MR technology is genuinely useful, large focal range is handy, body feels comfortable in the hand

Cons

Average image quality, Poor Magic Filter options, “?” button not very helpful
Strong noise suppression mars low-contrast detail even at the lowest ISO setting, No control over noise reduction, Bright colors tend to bloom in bright light, Camera crashes when modes are changed in Menu mode and in Movie mode, Need to use menus to a...
Image quality is generally fairly average, general look won't be to everyone's taste

By CIOL on March 05, 2012

Essentially a point and shoot camera which has a 3D mode to shoot images in 3D. Once the 3D mode is on, the camera clicks 2 pictures eventually merging them to form the 3D image. The cam gave decent picture quality. Backlit CMOS sensor gives good...

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By Tech2 on November 28, 2011

The Olympus SZ-30MR sells in India at a price of Rs. 22,000. The camera is a great when it comes to the design and build quality. It does pretty well in outdoor performance, too. Its compact size allows one to carry it around more easily, as compared...

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By Camera Gear Guide on October 25, 2011

The Olympus SZ-30MR surprised us by delivering good looks, an excellent form factor, tidy interface, and respectable performance. Factor in a sub-$400 price tag for a pocketable 26x zoom camera with 16MP on board, and we feel comfortable giving the...

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By The Imaging Resource on September 21, 2011

It seems as if for everything we liked about the SZ-30MR there was something we didn't like. In use, it's a fun and capable machine. Image quality, unfortunately, is marred by overaggressive noise suppression, a side-effect of the very...

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By Steves Digicams on September 08, 2011

One of the first "SZ" series models we've tested from Olympus, the SZ-30MR holds the top of the line spot in this newer line up. While in the same series as past SP models, like the SP-800 UZ and SP-810 UZ, the SZ30MR combines a powerful zoom lens...

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By PhotographyBLOG on August 09, 2011

In a sea of me-too compacts, the Olympus SZ-30MR stands out in more ways than one. Packing a 25-600mm equivalent zoom lens in a body that can be shoved into a front jeans pocket is a remarkable achievement in its own right, but the Olympus SZ-30MR...

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By Digital Photography School on August 01, 2011

They keep gettin’ longer and longer: compact maxi zoom digicams, that is.No-one else has touched Canon with its 35x zoom in the SX30 IS model but this one maxes out Olympus’ lineup with a 24x optical zoom.That means you can zoom from a 35...

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By Expert Reviews on July 12, 2011

Olympus has maxed out the specifications, particularly with the 24x zoom, but it also gets the basics right with nippy performance, commendable image quality and superb videos...

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By Pocket-lint on July 11, 2011

This is a capable and compact camera, offering a larger than normal zoom, which won’t make too much of a hole in your pocket. But ultimately it struggles to deliver fine image quality that more particular photographers will...

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By ePHOTOzine on June 28, 2011

An amazing amount of zoom in such a compact camera, it really is pocketable! Whether you can use the full zoom to full effect will depend on a number of things, such as good light, a steady hand, and subject being shot. A tripod will become essential if...

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