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Storage media: CompactFlash Card, Sensor resolution: 10 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Optical viewfinder, Weight: 380g ...
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- - Olympus E-420 Digital Camera - First Shots - The Imaging Resource! Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: imaging-resource.com
- March 2008
  Olympus E-420 Digital Camera - First Shots - The Imaging Resource!
  
  Review summary: We mentioned at the outset that the Four-Thirds lens mount/sensor standard has allowed Olympus to produce unusually compact DLSRs. Last year's E-410 was the smallest DSLR we'd encountered when it was first introduced; now Olympus is claiming that the ...
  
  Pros: Pocketable size (particularly with 25mm pancake lens) ; great walk-around camera ; 11-point contrast-detect autofocus in Live View (but slow, and works with only a few lenses) ; Digital-specific lens line offers advantage in edge-to-edge sharpness ; ...
  
  Cons: Small grip can make it difficult to comfortably handle camera ; becomes much more pronounced when long lenses are applied ; Shutter lag in Live View (can reach at much as 2.6 seconds) ; LCD show odd metallic-like sheen in bright daylight, can be ...
  
  Verdict: While we enjoyed the exceptional compactness of the E-410's body, it always seemed a little hard to hold onto in our large hands: Its body was quite svelte, lacking the bulging handgrip of larger DSLR's we've used. Olympus appears to have remedied ...
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- - Olympus E-420 Camera Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: digitalreview.ca
- March 2008
  Olympus E-420 Camera
  
  Review summary: Olympus has today announced the Olympus E-420 SLR an advanced version of the Olympus E-410. While maintaining the same slim and portable design of the E-410, the Olympus E-420 incorporates a number of new technologies, including; AF Live View, Face ...
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- - Olympus E-420: World's Smallest Digital SLR Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: anandtech.com
- March 2008
  Olympus E-420: World's Smallest Digital SLR
  By Wesley Fink
  
  Review summary: Olympus introduces the world's smallest Digital SLR. Based on the 4/3 system, the new camera is complete with small lens choices for the smallest complete DSLR system you can buy.
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- - Olympus E-420 Digital Camera Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: ubergizmo.com
- March 2008
  Olympus E-420 Digital Camera
  
  Review summary: The Olympus E-420 digital reflex camera aims to achieve a balance between the power and performance of a digital SLR while holding everything up in the body of a standard point-and-shoot camera. This 10 megapixel camera tips the scales at a mere 380 ...
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- - Olympus E-420 Preview - Digital Cameras Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: cnet.com.au
- March 2008
  Olympus E-420 Preview - Digital Cameras
  By Zennith Geisler
  
  Review summary: olympus e-420 review: Almost a year after its E-410 debuted as the
  
  Pros: Small form factor, Live View with autofocus, Scene modes to help beginners get started, Super Sonic Wave Filter, No image stabilization system, Autofocus sluggish in dim environment, No dedicated focusing mode switch
  
  Cons: No image stabilization system, Autofocus sluggish in dim environment, No dedicated focusing mode switch
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