Olympus EVOLT E-510 digital SLR review

Like the Olympus EVOLT E-410 digital SLR the Olympus EVOLT E-510 digital SLR is “a great camera to help you evolve as a photographer” in a hard plastic body, a little bulkier than the E-410 while remaining a compact digital SLR. Featuring Olympus’ 2.5″ HyperCrystal™ Live View LCD technology which works even in the sunlight and has proven very popular despite not being quite point and shoot, proven Dust Reduction System with the exclusive Supersonic Wave Filter and powerful, 10-megapixel LiveMOS imager, sensor-shift image stabilization (which works using a gyroscope inside), two memory slots that hold Compact Flash Type I and Type II, Microdrive and xD picture cards, Zuiko “digital” lenses (the camera also comes as body only), three selectable AF points, and redeye reduction and manually assisted removal.

The E410 lets you shoot in RAW mode and edit although the default settings are not up to par. You can then use Olympus Studio 2 or other software (the included software is not so great and trial only) on the RAW image. Otherwise you can expect pretty good image quality even under low light conditions particularly up to ISO 1600.

On the plus side you can expect long battery life and great prices right now, under $1000 with lenses, making this one of the best DSLRs for this Christmas season. Processing speed is fast and the camera support the Four Thirds Standard lens mount. There are 29 exposure modes.

Product type: Single-lens reflex Live View digital camera with interchangeable lens system
Dimensions: 5.35 in.(W) x 3.6 in. (W) x 2.67in. (D) / 136 mm (W) x 91.5 mm (H) x 68 mm (D) (excluding protrusions);
Weight 16.2 oz. / 460 g (body only).
RAW:3648 x 2736 compressed Approx. 11MB
SHQ: 3648 x 2736 Approx. 1/2.7 compressed Approx. 6.8MB
AF system: TTL phase-difference detection system
Sequential shooting speed: approximately 3 frames per second

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