Olympus E-30
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25 years ago
Olympus' E-30; All The Filters Of The Rainbow
While some may consider the Four Thirds system ( www.four-thirds.org ) to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the D-SLR world, there is no doubt it has enabled Olympus to produce a series of cameras that represent one of, if not, the best pixel per dollar value today.
17 years ago
Until now, the Olympus Four Thirds platform DSLR line up included the E-420 and E-520, competing for the budget-conscious photographer, and the E-3, a semi-professional model. Today's announcement of the E-30, which is scheduled to be available early in January 2009, plugs the gap between the E-520...
17 years ago
Olympus E-30: Hands On
The new Olympus E-30 ($1,300, estimated street, body only) has six of these in its ample bag of tricks, along with some high-end capabilities inherited from the flagship Olympus E-3. It's also the first Olympus DSLR to crack the 10-megapixel barrier, with a 12.3MP Live MOS sensor.
17 years ago
The E-30 ($1299, body only) is a midrange digital SLR that fits between the E-520 and the flagship E-3 in Olympus' line-up. The easiest way to describe the E-30 is this: take the E-3, subtract the weather-sealing, then add a higher resolution sensor, a new image processor, a larger LCD, and "art...
17 years ago
Olympus E-30 review
In terms of image quality, performance, features, and design, the Olympus E-30 stacks up well against other digital SLRs in its price range. Its creative features are a plus, and we very much liked having the swing-out LCD screen.
17 years ago
Olympus E-30
Even though it's billed as a mid-range digital SLR camera, the Olympus E-30 is one of the better models on the market for inexperienced users who are thinking of making the switch to a D-SLR but have been scared off by all the dials and buttons.
Pros:
- Live View mode works very well
- good on-screen menu system
- fast performance
- more than 30 shots in high-speed burst mode
- useful scene modes
Cons:
- Optical viewfinder is uncomfortable to use
- images displayed noticeable noise at ISO 400
- no physical focus mode switch
17 years ago
Olympus E-30 SLR
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17 years ago
[REVIEW-OLYMPUS E-30 DSLR]
This 12 megapixel camera with a four-thirds sensor is a de-tuned version of the flagship E-3 DSLR. Build quality and ergonomics are excellent and performance is similar to the E-3.
Pros:
- This is an excellent camera that produces fine images, but special mention must be made of the lens
- Mechanically and optically it is outstanding
- Zoom and manual focus are smooth and auto focus is fast and accurate
- Contrast and resolution right across the frame are excellent.
Cons:
- This is nit picking
- but we would have liked a little more damping (resistance) in the manual focus mechanism
17 years ago
This 12 megapixel camera with a four-thirds sensor is a de-tuned version of the flagship E-3 DSLR. Build quality and ergonomics are excellent and performance is similar to the E-3.
17 years ago
The Olympus E-30 is a new 12-megapixel, mid-range SLR that introduces Art filters to modify your photographs in interesting ways. While we were impressed by the sharpness and good image stabilization of this $1200 camera, it did poorly in our lab tests.
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