Olympus E-510 - Expert Reviews

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From £390 to £490

Storage media: CompactFlash Card, Sensor resolution: 10 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Optical viewfinder, Weight: 460g ...
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What is the Product Score ? The product score is an objective rating for relative product quality provided by alaTest. The scale is from 0 - 10 where 10 is the highest and 0 the lowest.
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- - Review summary of Olympus E-510 Evaluation 5 out of 5
  - Source: alaTest.co.uk
- June 2008
  Review summary of Olympus E-510
  By alaTest
  
  Review summary: alaTest has collected and analysed 588 reviews of Olympus E-510 from international magazines and websites.
  
  Verdict: The average rating for this product is 95/100. Comparing these reviews to 39183 reviews of other Digital SLR Cameras gives the Olympus E-510 an overall alaScore 99/100 = Best.
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- - Olympus E-510 Evaluation 5 out of 5
  - Source: t3.com
- May 2008
  Olympus E-510
  
  Review summary: Compact camera not doing it for you? Time to get serious with Olympus's new semi-pro snapper
  
  Pros: Great pics. Top gadgets
  
  Cons: Boring menus
  
  Verdict: State of the digi-SLR art
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- - Olympus EVolt E-510 Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: pcworld.ca
- March 2008
  Olympus EVolt E-510
  By Rick LePage
  
  Review summary: This SLR with a live-preview LCD delivers a wealth of features for the price.
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- - Canon EOS 30D Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: macworld.co.uk
- January 2008
  Canon EOS 30D
  By Gavin Stoker
  
  Review summary: The 10 megapixel E-510 from Olympus is part of the Four Thirds camera system, built ground up as digital-only. The result is smaller bodies and lenses than conventional 35mm-based DSLRs
  
  Pros: Physically smaller body and lenses, sturdy build, responsive, good handling of noise at higher ISO settings, crisp, colourful results on vivid setting
  
  Cons: Auto white balance is hit and miss, pixel fringing in high contrast scenes
  
  Verdict: It's worth keeping an eye on white balance, as occasional daylight shots were rendered with a blue colour cast, and there is some pixel fringing between areas of high contrast. The variable white balance problem affected both our portrait and low light sh
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- - Review: Olympus E-510 DSLR with 14-42mm Zuiko lens Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: smh.com.au
- November 2007
  Review: Olympus E-510 DSLR with 14-42mm Zuiko lens
  By Terry Lane
  
  Review summary: This is a camera we would recommend to anyone who wants the image quality of a good SLR without having to think too much.
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