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Pros: Great overall image quality. Excellent features. Stellar design

Cons: LCD resolution is weak. Consumer-oriented features are not as impressive

Review summary: Introduction The Olympus E-620, a 12.3-megapixel SLR priced at $799.99 with a 14-42mm lens or $699.99 for the body alone, incorporates some interesting features. The articulated LCD pivots and turns freely to make Live View shooting at unusual ...

Verdict: In a lot of ways, the Olympus E-620 is a very appealing camera, providing nearly all the key features of the company's E-30 model at a $600 lower price. The two cameras share a 12.3-megapixel resolution, a pivoting LCD screen that provides the freedom ...

Review summary: The Olympus E-620, a 12.3-megapixel SLR priced at $799.99 that includes an articulated LCD that pivots and turns freely, and a set of Art Filters to create dramatic visual effects. However, we found significant problems with the camera's image quality ...

Verdict: In a lot of ways, the Olympus E-620 is a very appealing camera, providing nearly all the key features of the company's E-30 model at a $600 lower price. The two cameras share a 12.3-megapixel resolution, a pivoting LCD screen that provides the freedom ...

Review summary: The Olympus E-620 brings much of the new technology developed for the high-end E-30 down to the sub-$1000 category. While we liked almost everything about the E-30 except its price, we wanted to know if the E-620 has enough of its own tricks up its ...

Pros: E-30 technology for under $1000 ; Very nice kit lens ; Creative features are fun, useful ; Wireless flash control is excellent

Cons: AF performance is hit or miss ; Live view experience still not perfect ; Noisier at high ISOs than competition

Verdict: The technologies inside the E-620 will be most familiar to those who know Olympus's prosumer model, the E-30. Size-wise, though, the E-620's closest sibling in Olympus's lineup is the tiny E-420, coming in just slightly larger all around than Olympus ...

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Verdict: If you purchase the E-620 lens kit, then you'll find the Olympus' 14 - 42 mm lens in the box. On the E-620 (and all other FourThirds cameras, for that matter), this lens has a field-of-view equivalent to 28 - 84 mm. This is a pretty nice lens, as kit ...