Optical v LCD.

Together the two lenses span 10.7x.

Overall, it's a better camera for the enthusiast photographer, a decision I came to reluctantly after using both in several different situations with some of Olympus's other lenses and accessories. Read user reviews (50). My doll shots in the darkness of the garage were simply among the best I've ever gotten with any camera. Finally, you still have to close the Olympus E-3's optical viewfinder's shutter when enabling Live View to prevent stray light from affecting the exposure.

"That's the time between when you press the shutter button and when the camera actually captures an image."

With Live View, people will expect the E-510 to work just like their digicam; and further, because it's an SLR they will also expect it to have lower shutter lag than their digicam. Inside is a real glass pentaprism that's bigger and brighter than any Olympus has offered on its Four-thirds cameras. But to draw a live image from the sensor, the mirror must be up and the shutter open, blocking the autofocus and metering sensors.

The Olympus E-330 does both. Small camera case for outdoor and in-bag protection. Powering on the camera was a little slower than average and operation slowed every time the camera accessed the xD card to read or write image data. Supersonic Wave filter removes dust from sensor when camera is turned on.Read user reviews (203).

Digital SLR design and true optical viewfinder. If you decide you want to change the Picture Mode item, you press the right arrow to bring up the next screen. I should also note that there's quite a bit of distortion with the Olympus SP-550 UZ's lens at both ends. Since I shoot only with the E-330's optical viewfinder when it's important, I've come to think of the other modes as unnecessary gadgetry that I'd rather not have to pay for. The list below is in reverse chronological order (most recently announced camera first). Olympus SP-550 UltraZoom.

• Olympus C-3000 Zoom.
• What wasn't left out of the E-410 is the ability to work with Olympus Studio 2.0 software, which is a more advanced version of the Olympus Master software bundled with the camera.
• I had spent some time at the Olympus booth at Macworld Expo and had sad news to report: "Sadly, though, we learned the Olympus C-2100 UZ (which features 10x optical zoom and image stabilization) is being discontinued with no successor planned.
• 28 mm - 504 mm (18x) zoom lens.
• To review images, I tried to step into the shade to avoid the reflection of the sun on the monitor.

Having a faster preflash is surprisingly helpful, however, because I found that with all the shutter and mirror flipping as the L1 focused, adding a preflash 1/2 second before the actual exposure added the last bit of confusion to the mix, leading my subjects to think I'd taken several shots. I submit that they should have either built-in an electronic viewfinder shutter that closes automatically, or let the shutter-close switch also activate Live View.

You see a balanced image on the screen, but you get no concept of what it'll look like until after capture. But they also hope that it will appeal to consumer shooters who want a live view.Olympus E3. > Olympus FE-280. Contrast is a little high, tends to lose highlight and shadow detail under harsh lighting (does better than most in its class though). Add that delay to your shutter lag delay, and you end up with a pretty peculiar shooting experience, especially when shooting action. The shutter is very quiet, with no buzzing or winding like many other cameras do, including the E-410 and E-510.

You can also set a high ISO limit with the E-510, define a color space, turn on shading compensation, and an array of other custom functions that are left out of the E-410 to keep it simple. 10.8 million sensor photo detectors.Lens hood for each individual lens (kit only). I managed to make good use of the Fireworks mode this past Fourth of July. Though this wasn't the last SLR with a live preview to hit the scene in 2006, it was the first on the market; and those that did follow were really just modifications of this very design.

Image noise was also a problem at higher ISOs, further exacerbating the images' soft quality. 2.5-inch color LCD monitor with vertical tilt design and Live View capability. The '790 includes an Olympus-branded 3x optical zoom with a 38 - 114mm equivalent focal length range and F3.5 - 5.0 maximum aperture, folded by a prism to allow the lens to be mounted at right angles to the front of the camera. The LCD view on our pre-release sample is big and bright, though, and excellent for composing images. Olympus EVOLT E-510 Digital Camera - Full Review - The Imaging Resource! Olympus SP-320.Olympus Stylus 780. Taking nothing away from our lab shots, it's different when you're looking at a picture you took yourself of your child at a parade.

Together the two lenses span 10.7x. But I'm happy to report that it's not as bad as we saw in the E-410, making the images more usable overall.

"But the Olympus SP-550 UZ was just as capable taking shots at wide angle and in Macro mode."

40 mm - 120 mm (3x) zoom lens. Olympus D-400 Zoom. • Exploits the image sensor’s capabilities to the maximum. Olympus D-435.

There will still be some delay as the Olympus E-3 re-checks exposure, but not nearly as long or as random as it can be while the camera tries to focus. It is a lot of body for a Four-Thirds sensor, but regardless of sensor size, I prefer some substance in an SLR. The pop-up flash is manually activated with a well-placed release button, which causes it to slide forward and up, as it did on the E-300.Canon Talk. Olympus EVOLT E-410. Contrast is a little high, tends to lose highlight and shadow detail under harsh lighting (does better than most in its class though). Unlike other manufacturers, all with an existing base of AF lenses to support with their new digital SLR designs, Olympus could afford to start fresh. It's the one SLR on the market that will let you frame pictures from the ground without laying down on the ground yourself.

The preflash is a lot faster, but somehow the E-510 manages to be slower overall. I managed to make good use of the Fireworks mode this past Fourth of July. I was particularly impressed shooting the E-510 with its kit lenses, which are small and sharp even in the corners, and the 40-150mm telephoto lens makes for a small 10.7x combo that will fit in a very small camera bag. Aimed squarely at the Nikon D300 and Canon 40D, it's no surprise that the Olympus E-3 is big and teeming with buttons and controls. Below, I've compared the E-510's ISO 1,600 shot with the Canon XTi and Nikon D40x.

• A special built-in LED lamp can be used to illuminate macro shots, or else serve as a flashlight.
• White balance and Flash exposure bracketing.
• No other brand makes a camera that compensates for my nearsightedness out of the box, with compensation from -3 to +1.0; that's good for me, but your results will vary.
• I really liked the feel of this material, which I found wherever I gripped the camera.
• (Mju 780 Digital).
• Both have dust reduction, but only the E-410 has Live View.
• (Mju 725 SW Digital).
• If you pop up the E-410's flash, you can see the same shape found on the OM-1's pentaprism housing.

Olympus - Neckstrap silver. Olympus took an extra step to invoke the memory of their OM-series cameras.

Add a lens, and the E-3 is hefty, but it's a good heft. Olympus C-8080 Wide Zoom. On the back three buttons that are not on the E-410: the IS (image stabilization), Fn (Function), and AF point selector button. The Olympus EVOLT E-510 ships June 2007, with pricing set at $799 body-only - a $100 premium over its sibling the E-410, which seems fair for a camera offering in-body stabilization on all lenses. One really nice touch is that you can still use the pop up flash with the FL-36 mounted and get some great bounce/fill combinations for more flattering portraits.Shots in the shade are flat, with very little nuance to allow an easy recovery. The LCD is the sole method of framing images, given that the 830 offers no form of optical viewfinder. Olympus FE-110.

Autofocus in low light was weak, however, resulting in many a missed shot; and its tendency to blow highlights and underexpose the mids left some shots similarly out of reach. Olympus users have taken matters into their own hands and collaborated to provide a real-world opinion piece to their peers. Though the Canon 40D got bigger than its predecessors, the Olympus E-3 is bigger still. Well, Live View introduces significant and widely varying shutter lag, ranging from a half second to three or more seconds depending on whether the camera can focus on the subject. Olympus has moved the Olympus E-3's Main Dial on the back relative to the more recent models, but this is indeed where it's located on the Olympus E-1, so they stuck with what upgrading E-1 owners will be used to.

"Camera is heavy on the left, weight is badly distributed."

Read user reviews (4). Then I remembered Live View.

Flash.

Read user reviews (224). Olympus E-400. I wouldn't mind a little more of a lip under the shutter button, though, because it feels a little insecure when picking up the camera at first.From a technology perspective, the company that gave us smaller SLRs, Focal Plane flash sync, and automatic dust removal is once again taking the lead, deploying the second generation of full-time live preview SLRs for consumers. Olympus C-50 Zoom.

Three dedicated processors handle three separate functions: one for image stabilization, one for autofocus, and the TruePic III for image processing. My shots at Spreckles Lake were actually shot at High ISO, indicated in the Full Exif Display as GainControl with "Low gain up." Usually you would not set Auto ISO to High ISO for a daylight shot, but the camera should be able to set the ISO to 50 or 100 even at High ISO. Unless your needs are specifically for a very small camera that you'll be shooting primarily in daylight -- and you have no problem regularly tweaking images -- I think most consumer needs will be served better with a different SLR. 28 mm - 112 mm (4x) zoom lens. Olympus D-545 Zoom.Shutter lag in this mode is 0.88 second, provided it has a good target and sufficient light to focus. Ask me about the rest, and I'll tell you that it takes pretty good pictures, and I'd bet it has many happy owners. Olympus took an extra step to invoke the memory of their OM-series cameras. Read user reviews (14). A new shutter mechanism in the Olympus E-3 delivers 1/8,000 second speed, and 1/250 flash sync, and an expected lifetime of 150,000 cycles.

Though I managed to compensate for it in levels, the odd tone curve applied to this image by the E-410 made recovery difficult, requiring individual attention to each color channel. But the Olympus SP-550 UZ was up to it. Mids of images are often underexposed. Start at 28mm, run the optical to 504mm and then add digital zoom.It has a couple of eyelets on the side that first require you to attach special rings, to which you attach the shoulder strap. The Olympus E-330 had no trouble picking him out and focusing when I pressed the shutter halfway. Olympus Stylus Verve S. Though the Olympus 770 SW is powered by a small rechargeable lithium-ion battery, battery life is below average for a camera of its class, particularly if you spend a lot of time editing or reviewing images in Playback. I had spent some time at the Olympus booth at Macworld Expo and had sad news to report: "Sadly, though, we learned the Olympus C-2100 UZ (which features 10x optical zoom and image stabilization) is being discontinued with no successor planned.

Just press the button on the back, compose on the LCD, and press the shutter button. (Mju 1000 Digital).The pop-up flash is manually activated with a well-placed release button, which causes it to slide forward and up, as it did on the E-300. While I was sitting there, I slipped into Scene mode (something I rarely do) to set the Olympus SP-550 UZ on Behind Glass for a shot through glass. As is common on many digicams these days, this LCD is the sole method of framing images, as the Stylus 790 SW forgoes any form of optical viewfinder. Olympus E-3 vs Canon EOS 40D.