Steve’sDigicams reviewed 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

“Bottom line – the Olympus Stylus 710 continues the tradition of the Stylus line by offering good image quality, great performance, and sleek design all packed in a weather resistant shell. This is one of our favorite models in this series, when you pick one up you’ll see why. It was a blast to use and I found very few problems in actual use. The image quality could be better and unfortunately it uses the incredibly slow xD memory cards that Olympus and Fujifilm designed (we hope someday they’ll switch to SD). If you’re in the market for a versatile little pocket-rocket that you can take out into the rain, look no further. With an MSRP of about $349, we feel it offers an outstanding value and should be a very popular model this year. “

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Jeff Keller from DCRP reviewed 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

“Pro: Stylish, compact, water and scratch resistant body, Large 2.5″ LCD display is visible in low light (though see issues below), Very good performance, Tons of scene modes, Support for underwater cases, Nice in-camera guide/help system, Very good software bundle

Cons: Photos have soft, fuzzy details; noticeable corner softness; poor night shot performance, Redeye a problem; built-in redeye removal software didn’t help for me, No AF-assist lamp; so-so low light focusing, Digital image stabilization (aka high sensitivity mode) is no substitute for the real thing, Some manual controls would’ve been nice, Unimpressive continuous shooting and movie modes, No optical viewfinder, No USB 2.0 High Speed support, Can’t swap memory cards while camera is on a tripod, Not much built-in memory; full manual only on CD “

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ePhotozine have posted a review of 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, a weatherproof metal body with 3x optical zoom (37-111mm equivalent) and a large 2.5″ LCD Screen.

“The well-thought-out design of the Olympus Mju 700, makes it a very easy camera to use. All of the controls are within easy reach of your thumb and the wedge-shaped body feels more secure to hold than other ultra-compact digital cameras I have used.
The quality of images produced is good, although I would have liked the SHQ mode to have used less compression to reduce the appearance of Jpeg artefacts in the images. The well-controlled noise levels up to ISO800 make this a very flexible camera for shooting in all sorts of conditions.”

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ePhotozine has recently posted a review of the 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.

“In summary the positive points of the Olympus E-330 are: Excellent image quality at up to ISO400, Innovative live-view screen, Quality of the bundled kit lens, Build quality and design

The negative points: Archaic three-point autofocus system. Having to open the menu each time you want to manually select a focus point is a real chore, Images at ISO1600 are noisier than images from competing cameras, Reflective screen cover can make it difficult to see in bright light”

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Digicamreview.co.uk reviewed the Olympus SP-500UZ a 6.0 megapixel digital camera with a huge 10x zoom (38-380mm equivalent), and a 2.5″ LCD Screen. They wrote;

“Image Quality: Image quality is very good, the images have very good colour, with good contrast and detail, with fairly low noise except for the higher ISO settings. Images were slightly soft straight from the camera and could benefit from sharpening. Purple fringing was quite low, as was red-eye. The camera did a good job focusing the majority of the time, with low light focusing aided by the focus assist lamp. I did not notice vignetting in photos, nor did I notice barrel or pincushion distortion. There is a very good range of image sizes, and a good choice of compression options (including RAW mode). Auto white balance and metering, and exposure seemed to be good to very good. The camera gives very good control over image quality – selecting different picture modes allows allows you to change the saturation, contrast and sharpness. The lack of image stabilisation could cause problems for some people, especially in low light or at the long end of the zoom. (8/10)”

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PopPhoto.com has recently a preview podcast on the 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.

“Olympus recently became the first camera maker to announce a DSLR with a full-time, color, live-preview LCD, when it unveiled the Evolt E-330. Since users can frame their photos on the LCD, they don’t have to use the optical viewfinder. Plus, this opens up new options for underwater shooting that never existed before when using a DSLR.”

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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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