The Olympus Stylus 790 SW also offers what the company calls "Digital Image Stabilization" mode - which should not be mistaken for true hardware image stabilization, where either lens elements or the image sensor are moved based on sensors that detect camera shake. Dust can still get into the E-510, and it does. High levels of chromatic aberration, but expected for a lens with this range.

Although not as tiny as some I've used on small cameras, it's not very responsive to the touch, and with the large extension of metal that holds the wrist strap, it's sometimes awkward to press the right side of the controller to change the flash mode. Hands-On Preview. Unfortunately, while most higher-end SLRs, like the Canon 20D or Nikon D80, have a second control dial to control aperture while the first controls the shutter speed when shooting in Manual mode, the E-510 has only the one Control dial.

• 35 mm - 70 mm (2x) zoom lens.
• 38 mm - 380 mm (10x) zoom lens.
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Which brings us to Olympus's new flash system. Olympus E-510 digital SLR body. It reduces the bulk of the camera overall, and makes it look slimmer. 35 mm - 70 mm (2x) zoom lens. Divers who wear gloves will also find it difficult to operate the camera.

Standard Lenses. Read user reviews (8). Olympus C-2.Keep it in perspective, and the E-510 is a little more versatile than most digital SLRs because it offers both. The main E-410 brochure I received is full of wonderfully worded overstatement: "Dust. Images saved on CompactFlash cards and Microdrives, as well as xD-Picture cards.

Olympus Bright Capture Technology for low light situations. I was pleasantly surprised by how little I had to do to get great results. But, frankly, neither do its images justice. Olympus SP-560 UZ. Dust can still get into the E-510, and it does. 8.5 million sensor photo detectors.

While shooting our Outdoor Extreme Sunlight tests, we ran into a bad front-focus problem. Small and light, easy to bring along. Olympus EVOLT. It is heavy, but it gives you a lot of light gathering ability in a small package. To review images, I tried to step into the shade to avoid the reflection of the sun on the monitor.

The EVOLT E-330 kit package contains the following items:. There's a similar problem with finding focus. White balance and Flash exposure bracketing. Hands-on Preview: 1/25/07. Sometimes even without the hood the lens throws a shadow.

• With and without flash, the camera's auto white balance did a good job of producing accurate colors under a variety of lighting conditions.
• High ISO images are relatively usable even at ISO 800 and 1600 when printed at 4x6.
• Because the LCD is somewhat dim in bright sunlight, these images seem badly underexposed; but if you adjust the exposure for a better appearance on the LCD, you'll blow the highlights even worse.
• Twin Flash.
• I've shot both the E-410 and E-510 indoors a lot, and my biggest complaint is the poor autofocus speed.
• So the Optical viewfinder is indeed a viable and available option on the Olympus E-330.
• Though Live View does give you a live image onscreen, that image won't be in focus until you press the AEL/AFL button.

We start at 5.6, because this is the first aperture that all three lenses share in common at all focal lengths. Viewfinder blackout is brief enough that you can stay on your subject. But even these enthusiast photographers should be warned that each mode is a compromised version of what you can get in full on a more conventional digicam or digital SLR.

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What dust it doesn't shake off is substantially blurred in the final exposure. Canon Rebel XTi.

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• Still, I know that I can make great images with the Olympus E-410, because I have.
• The FE-280 also features Digital Image Stabilization Edit, which uses a built-in gyro sensor to track camera movement and enables users to fix blurry images right in the camera.
• High ISO images are relatively usable even at ISO 800 and 1600 when printed at 4x6.
• (Mju 725 SW Digital).
• The E-3's four-way navigator, which Olympus calls an Arrow pad, is well-positioned for easy access, and it's even angled a bit toward the right to accommodate the thumb's angle of attack.

Image Stabilization. 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. (Mju 750 Digital). Outdoor enthusiasts may well be able to overlook some of its performance and image quality shortcomings, as well as its basic feature set, knowing that the Olympus Stylus 770 SW can handle whatever physical challenges are thrown its way.

Olympus Stylus 1000. You'll never get all of it out, and your camera will never be the same. That's finally changed, and in no small way, as the E-3 has an 11-point autofocus system. The body of the Olympus E-3 is sealed against dust and water, even the flash and swiveling LCD.This latter mode only compensates for vertical motion while you're holding the camera in "landscape" orientation; turn it vertical, and the IS 2 mode won't work. 5.2 million sensor photo detectors. 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.

Approaching the small size of the revolutionary OM-1, the E-410 is one small digital SLR. Olympus FE-210. See the Exposure tab for more (scroll down to Low Light).If you decide you want to change the Picture Mode item, you press the right arrow to bring up the next screen.

Subdued color gives images a washed out, or faded look. 7.4 million sensor photo detectors. Olympus Stylus 410. The Olympus E-3's body is a die-cast magnesium alloy whose two shells pretty well completely enclose the E-3 for a very solid feel. Flash Systems. It happens that the OM-1's viewfinder is unusually large; optically, the E-410's viewfinder appears to be about 1/4 the size of the OM-1's.Having to cycle through the mode button to switch from standard Record to Digital image stabilization mode, and then having to push the button again to reach the Scene mode menu is something most people can get used to, but the multiple button pushes, as well as the separate menus, added a little extra frustration to camera navigation. Then I remembered Live View. The power button is tiny and lies mostly recessed into to the top edge of the camera. The Pentax K100D, the Rebel XTi, the Nikon D40, and the Olympus OM-1 come to mind.

> Olympus Stylus 830. I managed to make good use of the Fireworks mode this past Fourth of July. DPOF (Digital Print Order Format), PictBridge printing compatibility.The cool part is that you can customize which direction you use to focus in the menu. 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.