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Review summary: Can Olympus challenge Canon and Nikon with the world's lightest DSLR?

Pros: Handling, image quality, ease of use and handling (despite compact size), nice kit lens, responsive

Cons: Pentamirror viewfinder is gloomy and small, pricing

Verdict: The E400 is an amazingly compact DSLR system camera ideal for travel, holidays or where you want full control in a compact package

Review summary: Welcome to the only really new SLR this year. The Nikon D80 is so similar to the D50/D70s that it doesn't really count as a 'new' design, while the Canon EOS 400D is essentially a revamped 350D and the Sony Alpha 00 is a heavily revised Dynax 5D.

Pros: Features, Performance, Build quality

Cons: Price, Lack of grip

Verdict: The finish is a step up from the E-500, but the handling is perhaps a step backward

Review summary: The lack of a grip makes this very handsome camera a little slippery to hold

Pros: Features, Performance, Build quality

Cons: Price, Lack of grip

Verdict: The E-400's size, its weight (which is still significant) and its lack of a shaped grip means that you need strong fi ngers for one-handed shooting, especially since you have to shift your grip to get your thumb on the control wheel

Review summary: Announced on the 14th of September 06, the Olympus E-400 is a new ultra-compact 10 megapixel digital SLR camera available with a new Zuiko Digital ED 14 - 42mm 1:3.5-5.6 and Zuiko Digital ED 40 - 150mm 1:4.0-5.6 lenses. The 14-42mm lens offers a 3x ...

Verdict: The Olympus E-400 is an impressive digital SLR camera, offering excellent image quality, and an excellent range of lenses with very precise manual zoom control. The screen is good, and the camera can produce excellent photos. If you can stick with the ...

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: If you're looking for a mid-range digital SLR the E-400 should be high on your short list.

Verdict: The Olympus E-400 is a very accomplished camera, a serious photographic tool that will appeal to both professionals and advanced amateurs. It offers a combination of easily controlled versatility, exceptional performance and superb image quality that ...