Amazing 15 frames per second captures action like no other consumer digital camera 10X ...Expensive Only 1.5 Megapixel Does ...After a while, all the cameras that come and go here at the DCRP start to seem the same after a while...The E-100RS takes the shots in the...

The Olympus E-100 Rapid Shot (E-100RS) appears to be "all lens" at first glance, but its 10x Stabilizer Zoom lens (extending nearly 3.75 inches from the main body) is not oversized when compared to similar high-powered, auto-focus lenses...Overall, the E-100RS measures 4.7 x 3.4 x 6.0 inches (119.4 x 86.4 x 152.4mm) and weighs 24.6 ounces (703 grams) including...

The E-100RS' flash does an excellent job of illuminating the subject without creating odd highlights or harsh shadows...The E-100RS also has a connector compatible with Olympus' FL-40 external flash unit, but we didn't have one to use for this series of tests...This shot is always a very tough test of a camera's white balance capability, given the strong, yellowish...

Predictive autofocus would be a neat feature in the "next" version.) I don't have an external flash yet, but have gotten a few good basketball shots by using ISO 400, f2.8 and half-pressing the shutter to lock in the readings...If the action arrives in that spot, the flash is strong enough to give a good shot...This enables me to take a vacation for a week & not have to worry about running out of pictures...

My kids ski race, so I needed a camera that had a good (250+mm) telephoto and a multi-shot sewquencing mode...The 640x480 movies look almost as good as my Sony Hi8 camcoder video and full screen, none of this postage stamp sized movie...The menu could be a little more intuitive, but it's not bad...

If you do a lot of shooting I would recommend carrying an extra set of batteries...Highly recommend for action sport shots and use on the web...Trying to get a wide angel lens to take better group shots, we shall see overall its great......