Time magazine has a small review of the Olympus Evolt E-330, 7.5 megapixel MOS sensor Digital SLR with Live View feature which enables you for framing of shots without the need to look through the view finder, and chose it as their gadget of the week;

“Live view is very useful for all sorts of out-of-the-ordinary shooting. When I was testing it using an Olympus macro lens, I could manually focus the camera without craning my neck out of whack. In a crowd of people, I adjusted the articulating LCD to point downward, then held the camera aloft to take overhead shots. “

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PocketLint has recently posted a review on Olympus Evolt E-500, an entry level Digital SLR camera with 8.2 Megapixels, a 2.5″ LCD Screen, and SSWF anti-dust reduction system.

“The E-500 is so packed with kit there’s not room to go over it all here, suffice to say this is as comprehensively specified D-SLR as you’re likely to want (or need). At £600 for the standard kit that includes the 14-45mm lens used in the test, it’s great value and with independent lens makers such as Sigma backing the FourThirds standard, it looks set to grow and grow. In short, if you’re looking for a compact, lightweight D-SLR that packs a punch in almost all departments, then you would do far worse than stopping your search right here. “

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Richard Baguley has posted his short review on Olympus SP-500UZ, a 6.0 megapixel digital camera with a huge 10x zoom (38-380mm equivalent), and a 2.5″ LCD Screen.

“The auto white balance setting on the SP-500 UZ was generally decent and gave us a natural tone most of the time. Overall, image quality from the camera was good with colors saturated, sharpness and exposure correctly metered for.

At the camera’s highest sensitivity level of ISO 400, our pictures exhibited quite a bit of noise and grain. Noise wasn’t an issue at ISO 80 and ISO 100, though. However, that shouldn’t be cause for concern as the grains do not pose a threat to the overall image.”

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PocketLint has reviewed the Olympus Mju 700, a 7.1 megapixels point-and-shoot digital camera featuring ‘BrightCapture Technology’ which will allow you to take perfectly exposed shot in low light withouth having to use flash. The camera also has weatherproof metal body with 3x optical zoom (37-111mm equivalent) and a large 2.5″ LCD Screen

“Colour rendition is natural while focusing seemed a tad awkward in macro or super-macro settings or when shooting in low lighting. The lens is on the soft side and all my shots benefited from a small amount of sharpening on PC.

As for overall image quality, apart from those issues with softness and slight barrel distortion they’re fantastic. Getting closer on screen reveals the excess noise in shadows and the flattening of some detail due to the camera’s image processing algorithms. If you want to crop into an image or make those larger prints the sensor makes possible, you’ll need to invest in a bigger memory card and shoot in Super High Quality mode to get the most out of the camera.”

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Ben from DigitalCameraReview had his hands on the new Olympus Stylus 710, a point-and-shoot weatherproof digital camera featuring a 7.1 megapixels (CCD sensor) with 3x Optical Zoom lens (38-116mm equivalent) with image stabilizer, a 2.5″ LCD screen, and a bright capture technology

“The camera is very slim and compact, making it very pocketable. If you typically shoot one-handed, I would definitely recommend putting the included lanyard around your wrist for safety.

The build quality is top notch - the camera feels solid. You will notice the weather proofing when trying to open the battery compartment and very snug access door to the USB jack. Rubber O-rings help keep the water out.”

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Olympus Stylus 710 is a point-and-shoot weatherproof digital camera (released on 26.01.06), featuring a 7.1 megapixels (CCD sensor) with 3x Optical Zoom lens (38-116mm equivalent) with image stabilizer, a 2.5″ LCD screen, bright capture technology, measuring Approx 3.7″ (W) x 2.2″ (H) x 0.8′ (D), weighing 4.9 oz. (140g), and it’s running on EN-EL8 Batteries. Olympus Stylus 710 will be available in stores now at $349 .99 USD.

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Olympus has published a press release explaining how their lates Live MOS sensor in the Olympus E-330 and Panasonic DMC-L1 DSLRs works. The new Live MOS sensor enables Digital SLR users for framing of shots without the need to look through the view finder.

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Richard Baguley has posted his short review on Olympus SP-500UZ, a 6.0 megapixel digital camera with a huge 10x zoom (38-380mm equivalent), and a 2.5″ LCD Screen.

“Pros: Inexpensive; good image quality; has remote control; can create and save groups of settings; 10X zoom lens; lightweight; long battery life.

Cons: No image stabilization; short shutter speed.”

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CNET has recently posted a review on Olympus Evolt E-330, a 7.5 megapixel MOS sensor Digital SLR with Live View feature which enables you for framing of shots without the need to look through the view finder. They give the camera 7.7 out of 10 (very good) and write;

“The good: Can preview shots on LCD; large LCD; very solidly built; strong photo quality.

The bottom line: The Olympus Evolt E-330 is a very good midrange dSLR with unique live scene viewing on its large LCD. ”

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