Olympus E-510 - Expert Reviews

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  • Olympus E-510
  • From £390 to £490

    Storage media: CompactFlash Card, Sensor resolution: 10 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Optical viewfinder, Weight: 460g ...

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    • June 2008 en

      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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    • May 2008 en

      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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    • March 2008 en

      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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    • January 2008 en

      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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