• Macro flash system.

Wireless Flash Control.

Digital image stabilization (automatic increase of ISO). I've used these modes for the sake of the review.Reviews / Previews. Good Prefocus shutter lag. The camera also makes twice the noise in Live View B mode. The LCD view on our pre-release sample is big and bright, though, and excellent for composing images. (It's possible that the live readout is actually sub-sampling the sensor pixels, so there isn't enough resolution for accurate contrast-detect AF.) So focus is manual in this mode, made a little less sure-footed due to the digital nature of the E-System lenses.

I prefer grip-mounted shutter buttons, but once my hand has found a comfortable grip on the E-410, my index finger quite naturally rests on the shutter button, so no harm there. Image Control. Read user reviews (91).Also compare favorably to the Olympus E-410. 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. > Lenses. But in Live View mode, the E-510 is slower than most digicams, let alone most SLRs.

The E-410, like the E-510, uses both CF cards (CompactFlash) and xD cards. 2.1 million sensor photo detectors. 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. We're in the process of starting our tests of Olympus Four-Thirds optics on. If there's one thing digicam owners quickly grow to dislike more than small, cramped optical viewfinders is extreme shutter lag. Read user reviews (88).Weighing far less than the camera's crushproof threshold of 220 pounds, I even stood on the camera with one foot for a few minutes. 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. 35 mm - 98 mm (2.8x) zoom lens. Read user reviews (91).

Olympus - Digital SLR. Olympus SP-500 UZ. 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.Again, the Olympus 770 SW was fine afterward, there was no fogging of the lens when I brought the camera into the house, and aside from some low grade hissing, the video looked pretty good. Kit includes Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. Yet, the Olympus 770SW is small enough to be extremely portable.

The refresh rate on the Olympus 770 SW's display was a little slow and the visual blurred for a split second when I moved the camera to re-compose. "The rep said Olympus simply wasn't able to sell enough of them, presumably because it's a bulkier design than their more popular models. The green box can be moved around the Live View screen; then you press the OK button to zoom in 10x and verify focus.

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• Olympus says they use a Thixomold process to make these shells, a method that promises greater durability, with less potential for bubbles or seams in the magnesium alloy shell structures.
• As you'd expect, the E-510 retains Olympus' unique Supersonic Wave Filter, which couples a high-frequency vibration of the imager to remove dust from its surface, plus a range of seals to stop movement of dust through the camera body.
• The problem is that SLRs are designed to set autofocus and exposure with the shutter closed and the mirror down.
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• You can't see it in the first shot, but open the Auto Levels version and the dust becomes visible (click on the images to see larger versions).
• This was the last image that the Live View A mode saw before the mirror shot up.

Below, I've compared the E-510's ISO 1,600 shot with the Canon XTi and Nikon D40x.

Read user reviews (7). Olympus Stylus 300. Read user reviews (35).Even with image stabilization, it's difficult to hold your target and press the Shutter button (especially if you're excited by finding a rare bird perched in your scene). Live LCD preview allows shots from odd angles. Press the OK button in the middle of the Five-way control cluster and suddenly you're in 10x manual focus mode.

So long as potential buyers are aware of these limitations, they can enjoy the truly excellent aspects of the Olympus Stylus 770 SW, and tweak the color somewhat before printing. The camera also makes twice the noise in Live View B mode. (Mju 1000 Digital). In bright sunlight, we found that reducing the contrast to -2 in the Normal mode kept shadows from clipping too badly, but highlights were still too strong.The Olympus E-330 is very much a niche camera. If you're shooting RAW or RAW+JPEG, each image can be 17.3MB and 25.6MB each, respectively. The Olympus E-330 is a pretty good SLR. Most pro SLRs use CF, so E-1 owners will already have storage for these new cameras; but consumers who own a digicam that uses xD can also step into the E-510 with less initial cost.

Read user reviews (11). The chief benefit is the ability to manual focus directly off the sensor while zoomed in on a small portion of the image. I had a few problems locating and pressing the Zoom, Mode, Playback, Menu, and Print/share controls because each button is identified only by a small, white painted word or icon. Get past that, however, and you'll find that the E-510 can be customized to do a lot of convenient tricks, like swapping the Function button with the AEL/AFL button for easier autofocus when in Live View mode. The Olympus E-510's ISO 1,600 performance was pretty good, producing somewhat soft images, but with little noise.Grip is fine for the camera only, but is insufficient for added accessories. I think Olympus would agree with me that they already make a great SLR for those who want a no-nonsense camera with interchangeable lenses and great image quality: the Olympus EVOLT E-500.

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Image Stabilization. The SP-550 also has a flexible, high-speed sequential shooting mode, which allows bursts at rates from 1.2 frames-per-second for 7 frames at full resolution, to as rapid as 15 frames-per-second for 20 frames at 1.2 megapixels. Weighing far less than the camera's crushproof threshold of 220 pounds, I even stood on the camera with one foot for a few minutes. Olympus SP-310. Today, digicam users seldom look through their optical viewfinders.

• Olympus 770 SW camera.
• Especially when shooting in shadow, I found the E-410's images to be darker than they should have been, with dark shadows and skin tones.
• Grass still comes out a little too blue in daylight shots, so be prepared to tweak your settings a bit, or else shoot in RAW mode.
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• They lasted -- in this camera.
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• Though it seems huge compared to the E-410, this 150mm f/2.0 lens is short compared to others of the same length and power.

Shutter Lag,. 38 mm - 190 mm (5x) zoom lens. On the other hand, I'm no fan of the Olympus menu system. Hot spots appear at high ISO at very specific exposure times (not good for those doing night photography and certainly not astronomy!). You can't do that on the Pentax and Sony SLRs that integrate sensor-shift image stabilization.

At this point we can't comment on image quality, because what we saw wasn't final, but overall mechanical performance was quite good. Olympus Stylus 720 SW. Just click a button onscreen and your image is captured and downloaded to the computer. Add a lens, and the E-3 is hefty, but it's a good heft. Electronic viewfinder with dioptric correction. That dial is very well designed, with a great feel, reminiscent of manual cameras gone by.27 mm - 110 mm (4x) zoom lens. 5.6 million sensor photo detectors. Olympus SP-550 UZ Overview. The Olympus E-510 uses a fixed eye-level pentamirror with a 95% field of view. They both share the 10.0 megapixel image size, Live View, and the basic control and menu structure, but the E-510 has added functionality, a few extra buttons, and body-based image stabilization.

Olympus IR-300. 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. 38 mm - 380 mm (10x) zoom lens. You can also just trust that the Olympus E-410 will focus properly, press the shutter all the way, and it will usually focus right before it fires.

• That's finally changed, and in no small way, as the E-3 has an 11-point autofocus system.
• 35 mm - 140 mm (4x) zoom lens.
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• Has trouble focusing in low light.
• Image noise was also a problem at higher ISOs, further exacerbating the images' soft quality.
• • World's first 1:2.0 telephoto.
• As we mentioned above, the shutter opens first, then it has to close to do the metering really quick, then the actual exposure is made.
• In addition to its ability to withstand a drop from five feet, the latest SW model is now waterproof to a depth of 33 feet -- a depth that no other camera can achieve without an underwater housing.
• (Mju 600 Digital).

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