Olympus's entry 8MP compact of 2008 — Japan name for the FE-20/C-25, 3x 36-108mm zoom, xD storage
The Olympus X-15 was the Japanese-market name for the entry-level digital compact sold in Europe as the FE-20 and in some markets as the C-25, announced in August 2008. It sat at the budget end of the Olympus range, below the mju/Stylus series, and was pitched at first-time digital camera buyers wanting a slim, simple point-and-shoot.
It pairs an 8-megapixel 1/2.35-inch CCD with a 3x optical zoom covering a 36-108mm equivalent range, framed on a 2.5-inch LCD with a backlight boost for bright light. Face detection and digital image stabilisation are built in, along with in-camera editing and a help guide. Around 20.5MB of internal memory is supplemented by an xD-Picture Card slot, and power comes from a rechargeable LI-42B lithium-ion battery.
As a snapshot camera it is genuinely pocketable at just over half an inch thick, and its CCD-era colour output has some appeal to buyers chasing the early-digicam look. It is slow by modern standards, with no optical stabilisation and limited low-light ability, so it suits casual daylight shooting.
The xD-Picture Card format is long discontinued and cards now cost real money, so an example bundled with a card is worth more in practice. LI-42B batteries and chargers were shared across huge numbers of Olympus compacts and remain easy to find. Check the lens extends smoothly, the LCD is unmarked and the battery holds charge.