Olympus VR-310 (pocket lint)

Mega-value zoomer

Looking for a knockabout pocket camera with larger than average zoom that
won't cost the earth? The metallic silver VR-310 we had in for review - with
black, red, or purple also available - is both attractive in an unassuming
way, bit also an all-too familiar boxy rectangle.

However, it's still relatively rare that we come across a pocket camera that
fits in a 10x optical zoom with focal range of a wide angle 24mm to 240mm - in
35mm terms - offers a mostly metal build, yet retails for a suggested ?99.
Which means the actual street price will be cheaper still. Can the VR-310
really be the bargain it seems, or have too many corners been cut so the
product can hit this financial 'sweet spot'?

### Small and sleek

First impressions are good. Held in the palm it's roughly the size of a bar of
Imperial Leather soap, but rather more firm and solid to the touch. It doesn't
obviously feel plasticy or a budget item in any way. Olympus claims a
fashionably slender depth of a mere 19.3mm, but that's at its very narrowest
point. Nevertheless this is a camera ...

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