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Olympus E-510 Evolt Test (Digital SLR Camera)
Average score of all digital cameras: B.
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Issue 1/2008 8 products on test |
Value for money: 3 out of 5 stars
"... The Live View screen is clear and offers the option to zoom in to fine-tune focus, but there's a delay of around 2 secs before the shot is taken ..."
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Publication date 11/2007 Single test |
Value for money: 9 out of 10 points
"... overall, especially considering the excellent pricing, extensive feature set, effective image stabilization and superb design/construction/handling, the E-510 is an impressive and hugely rewarding camera in use. ..."
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Publication date 11/2007 Single test |
"Hot Product"
"With a stunning feature set and great handling in a (slightly) beefier body than its E-410 predecessor, plus great image quality, the only thing left to want is a great price. Oh! Hang on; it has a great price too ..."
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Publication date 10/2007 Single test |
Value for money: 9 out of 10 points
"... if you are looking to buy into the DSLR market and are looking for a camera with decent auto and manual modes whilst remaining portable and light, then there's not much missing here. Top marks go to Olympus."
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Publication date 10/2007 Single test |
"Buy It!"
"Literally the bigger brother of the current E-410 DSLR, the E-510’s chief advantage is that any lens attached becomes immediately stabilised. ..."
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Issue 20/2007 Single test |
"We've no real concerns with metering or colour accuracy ... Ultimately, though, when comparing enlargements side by side with those from cheaper rivals, users may be disappointed by the lack of detail. ..."
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Best of both
The digital SLR camera was tested in 12 different magazines and gave reviewers little cause to complain, achieving fair results accross the board.
Olympus's latest innovation in the world of the digital SLR is one of the stand-out features of its E-510 (EVOLT) camera. Along with the latest must-haves such as Image Stabilisation, Super Sonic Wave Filter sensor cleaning system and the now mature all-digital four-thirds system championed by the manufacturer, the E 510 is the second DSLR from Olympus to feature Live View, a feature found in but few SLRs.
In fact, Live View is so rare, that when on starting up the camera TrustedReviews' Cliff Smith heard the sound of the mirror snapping up and down, he found himself rather perplexed and wondered whether there was something wrong with the sample he had been provided with. It was generally found to be of use although TrustedReviews found that when activated it delayed autofocus, meaning a bit of shutter lag was introduced when taking a shot. This could present problems for sports or wildlife photographers but with this live preview function turned off, they found it was capable of fast performance and could 'rattle off three frames a second'.
The best review that the Olympus E-510 Evolt could rack up was "Highly Recommended", which was given by Digital Photography Review online magazine in 11/2007. Practical Photography magazine (9/2007), gave the product its lowest score; a rating of "excellent" (4 out of 5 stars), which says a lot about its quality.
The Olympus E-510 Evolt was also able to walk away with the "Highly Recommended" (Camera Labs 6/2007), "Buy It!" (Computer act!ve 10/2007), and "Hot Product" (Pocket-lint.co.uk 11/2007) prizes.
As one of 'the cheapest Digital SLRs with both image stabilisation and live view' (DigiCamReview July 2007) the E510 is a good prosumer or hobbyist D-SLR and with its highly regarded performance makes a 'compelling package' (CameraLabs June 2007) for anyone looking to get serious with their photography.
