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Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: Type: D-SLR, Maximum Resolution: 3136 x 2352 pixels, Megapixels: 7.5, Media Format: CompactFlash, Media Format: xD-...

Pros: First D-SLR to let you compose your shots on its LCD screen. Articulating 2.5-inch LCD.

Verdict: It may not be a flawless camera, but the Olympus Evolt E-330 stands apart from all other D-SLRs on the market today.

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: On January 26th 2006 over a year since the introduction of the E-300 Olympus revealed the 7.5 million pixel 'live view' successor, the E-330. The E-330's biggest differentiation to any other digital SLR is its capability to deliver a live view on the ...

Pros: Good resolution at lower sensitivities (no real difference to eight megapixels), Good vivid color response, more 'consumer appeal' type (selectable Picture Modes), Low noise up to ISO 400, gets softer at ISO 800, too soft at ISO 1600 (JPEG), New ...

Cons: Very small viewfinder and darker (difficult to see fine detail, difficult to check focus), Recommended sensitivity ISO 100 - 400, images at ISO 800 usable, ISO 1600 not really, Poor noise reduction algorithm, blurs the image too heavily at ISO 1600, ...

Verdict: The introduction of the E-330 confused us, it was difficult to see where this new camera fitted into the current digital SLR market.

Review summary: The Olympus EVOLT E330, along with the Panasonic DMC-L1, provides a jolt to the Four Thirds DSLR format, announced in 2002 as a format optimized for digital photography. The Four Thirds cameras introduced before the E-330 and L1 didn't really ...

Pros: - Live view LCD is unique, and very good quality for composition - Solid construction and quality fit and finish - Controls are clear and thorough

Cons: - Extended ISO mode starts at 500, indicating a noise problem - Manual focus is difficult on LCD - Flashes are placed off-center

Verdict: Olympus is the first to offer a true live LCD preview on a DSLR. That will be a significant enticement for users moving from a compact digital camera to a digital SLR; it's the technology that makes the EVOLT E-330 the first true transitional camera. ...

Review summary: first dSLR with live preview After one year of more or less successful sale of Olympus E-300,on PMA show 2006 Olympus presented successor, new E-330 EVOLT. E-330 is first dSLR camera which is capable to provide live-preview taking pictures using LCD ...

Pros: Can preview shots on LCD ; large LCD ; very solidly built ; strong photo quality

Cons: Takes a while to work out some of the features ; kit lens is slow

Verdict: The Olympus Evolt E-330 is a very good mid-range dSLR with unique live scene viewing on its large LCD