Olympus EVOLT E-330 Review

Olympus EVOLT E-330Digital Camera Resource Page has reviewed the EVOLT E-330 from Olympus, the first digital SLR with a “live view” preview on the LCD.

Being the jaded camera reviewer that I am, the talk of yet another entry-level digital SLR didn’t excite me. Then Olympus told me the secret of the EVOLT E-330 ($999 body only, $1099 with lens): it’s the first digital SLR with a real “live view” on the LCD — just like on the point-and-shoot digicam you may already own. This type of camera has been the subject of rumors for quite some time, with most people figuring that there would be an electronic viewfinder in place of the traditional optical viewfinder. That is not the case on the E-330: there’s a regular optical viewfinder in addition to that live view 2.5″ LCD.

So how did Olympus pull it off? The answer is two-fold.

In the end they list a bunch of both positive traits and negative traits for this digital camera, but really what it came down to was the price, and in comparison to its digital SLR brothers, the E-330 is just too expensive for what little extras you get, especially when you factor in all the problems with this camera. The review recommends you try the Canon Rebel XT, or the Olympus E-500 before looking in the direction of the E-330.

May 5th, 2006 Posted by David in News at 9:01 am Comment Now! »
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