Olympus (MJU:) 300 DIGITAL (u10D, S300D, u300D) in 2023

VISUAL CHAPTERS
00:00 - 00:03 INTRO
00:04 - 00:21 FRONT VIEW OFF
00:22 - 00:33 FRONT LEFT VIEW ON
00:34 - 00:44 LEFT BACK VIEW
00:45 - 00:54 BACK VIEW
00:55 - 01:09 TOP VIEW
01:10 - 01:20 RIGHT BACK VIEW
01:21 - 01:38 BOTTOM VIEW CARD SLOT OPEN BAT. OUT
01:39 - 05:00 HANDLING
05:01 - 05:11 TAKING TEST PICTURE
00:00 - 04:40 DESCRIPTION
02:26 - 04:41 AUDIO C O N C L U S I O N
05:12 - 06:37 FURTHER HANDLING
06:38 - 07:02 ORIGINAL IMAGES

Here I have another vintage digital camera - an Olympus mju 300 Digital
in other countries know as Olympus mju-10 digital or Olympus Stylus 300 Digital

I came on the market in March 2003
and was available until autumn 2004

Electronics

Here we have a CCD sensor with one-half-pont-five on an inch (1/2.5") or 5.8 x 4.3 mm (crop factor 6.0)
which produces 3.2 megapixels (effective)
3.3 megapixels (physical), Pixel pitch 2.8 µm

Photo resolutions:
2.048 x 1.536 (4:3)
1.600 x 1.200 (4:3)
1.280 x 960 (4:3)
1.024 x 768 (4:3)
640 x 480 (4:3)

Image formats JPG

Video resolution
320x240 (4:3) 15p
160 x 120 (4:3) 15p

Maximum recording time 1 min 10 sec
Video format is MOV

Lens
The Olympus Lens AF 3X Optical Zoom 5.8-17.4mm has a focal length of 35 until 105mm (35mm equivalent)

Digital zoom 4x

Aperture F3.1 (wide angle)
F5.2 (telephoto)

Autofocus
Auto Focus Functions Single auto focus, continuous auto focus

Viewfinder and monitor
An optical viewfinder is build in

The 1.5" TFT LCD monitor has 134,000 pixels

Exposure
Exposure metering Matrix/evaluative metering, spot metering
Exposure times 1/1,000 to 1 s (automatic)
Exposure control program automatic
Exposure compensation -2.0 to +2.0 EV with step size of 1/3 EV

Remote access available

Motifs landscape, night shot, portrait, self-portrait, 0 more motif programs
White Balance Auto, Cloudy, Sun, Fluorescent, Incandescent
Continuous shooting 1 fps at the highest resolution
Self-timer Self-timer with an interval of 12 s

Flash unit
Built-in flash
Flash range 0.2 to 4.0 m at wide angle
0.2 to 2.5 m at Tele
Guide number 7 (ISO 100)
flash guide number
Guide number 7 (ISO 100)
Flash functions Automatic, fill-in flash, flash on, flash off, slow synchronization, red-eye reduction

Storage
Pictures and Videos can be saved onto xD Picture Cards

Power supply power supply connector
Power Supply 1 x Olympus LI-10B (Lithium Ion (Li-Ion), 3.7 V, 1090 mAh)

USB 1.0
AV Connections Video Out: yes

Tripod thread 1/4"

Pixel mapping function
"2 in 1 Crop and Merge" function in which two "fields" recorded one after the other are assembled into one
subsequent image resizing

Menu navigation in German/English/French/Spanish

The Calendaris good until 2099

Weight 200 g (ready for use)
Dimensions W x H x D 99 x 56 x 33 mm

Conclusion
This is a preciouse little slippery Olympus Stylus digital camera.
You really doing good to use the wrist stap during handling and operating.
The camera body is made out of gold colored eloxated aluminum and stainless steel.
The camera starts quick as soon you slide the front lens cover door to the side.
In the same moment when using the backside buttons it can happen that you touching the sliding door accidentally
just a litle bit and the camera switches off.

It happened to me including during handling here.
The buttons at the back side are small and I guess due to the usage
the switch point is deeper than you would expect.
Users with tiny fingers may don't have a problem.
The menue is Olympus-like and logical.
I was impressed about the xD Picture Card compartment, which features an additional latch to secure the card to stay in the slot.
I guess because the main compartment door at the right side is weather sealed and opens very easy.
Olympus did good at that time to get away with the 1.5V AA battery power management.
Here we have a special Li-ion rechargeable battery, which is used in the Olympus Camedia C-770 Ultra Zoom and possible others as well.
If the battery is not neccessary old - you will have no issues with the power.
The Olympus lens has a usable zoom range and it seems like that the electronic, the sensor and the lens are very well matched together.

All in all this Olympus mju 300 digital is a fine usable fun compact camera with OKAY image results
if the light environment is bright enough to have short shutter speeds...

As alway - thanks for watching.