Olympus E-420
Last update: Review & Sample Photos @ Photoxels (15 May’08)
The Olympus E-420 is the world’s smallest digital SLR features 10-Megapixel Live MOS image sensor, Autofocus with Live View, Face Detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Dust Reduction, Digital Image Stabilization, and a 2.7″ LCD Screen. The camera supports the Olympus FL-50R and FL-36R wireless electronic flashes and it measures 5.1 inches by 3.6 inches by 2.1 inches and weighs 13.4 ounces.
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Olympus E-420 Reviews
Photoxels reviews the Olympus E-420 and writes;
“The E-420 produces excellent image quality (including excellent low-light performance) up to ISO 400 with plenty of detail preserved…We find that the AF is very responsive and images snap quickly into focus.
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DigitalCameraReview reviews the Olympus E-420 and writes;
“Examination of the crops show 100 and 200 ISO to be clean and fairly indistinguishable from one another; there is a hint of noise showing up at 400 and certainly at 800, with a more dramatic jump from 800 to 1600, but the high settings are perfectly usable.”
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Olympus E-420 Video Review (Spanish);
PopPhoto has a preview of the Olympus E-420;
“Speaking of holding, the preproduction E-420 we handled proved nearly shocking in its tiny size and light weight. (Some staffers initially thought it was a compact!) Large-handed testers — men and women both — found it a little too small. Small-handed users, though, loved it.”
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Olympus E-420 Samples
- Olympus E-420 Sample Photos @ Photoxels
- Olympus E-420 Sample Photos @ DigitalCameraReview
Olympus E-420 User Manual (PDF)
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Olympus E-420 Press Release
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., March 5, 2008 – Olympus today announces the extremely portable E-420 – perfect for everyone who wants to step up to the power and performance of a digital SLR (single lens reflex) yet enjoy the ease of use and ability to compose images on the LCD common to point-and-shoot cameras. Weighing a mere 380 grams (13.4 ounces), the E-420 is 20 to 40 percent lighter than competing DSLRs. Good things come in this small package, including Live View, which enables users to hold the camera away from their faces and interact with their subjects – ideal when capturing photos of children, for example.
This lightweight 10-megapixel DSLR offers heavyweight technologies, including a bigger, more viewable 2.7-inch LCD and consumer-friendly fast On-Screen Autofocus, Face Detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology and Perfect Shot Preview to get the most out of the Live View experience. Additionally, when it comes to Live View, not all LCDs are created equal. At 2.7-inches, the portable E-420 LCD is large enough for users to compose and review images without squinting. The small camera’s LCD is not just larger, it is part of a camera with technologies intelligent enough to take advantage of the Live View photography experience. These innovative technologies include:
• On-Screen Autofocus works as seamlessly as a point-and-shoot to display subjects in focus on the LCD the instant the shutter is pressed half way;
• Face Detection Technology targets and locks on up to eight faces to ensure they are in focus and crystal clear for amazing portraits;
• New and Improved HyperCrystal II™ Technology delivers twice the contrast and better viewing in extreme lighting conditions, a broader range of color detail, and a wider angle of view on the LCD so you and your friends can see it up to 176 degrees off-center;
• Shadow Adjustment Technology captures detail in the bright areas of a frame and opens up detail in the shadows that other cameras would render too dark or underexposed; and
• Perfect Shot Preview enables you to view and select your favorite effect right on the LCD, and see how the image will look before you even capture it, so you know that what you see is what you get.
“The Olympus E-420 delivers the professional-grade image quality of a digital SLR with the simple operation of a point-and-shoot camera,” said John Knaur, senior marketing manager - DSLR, Olympus Imaging America Inc. “Thanks to the camera’s small size and lightweight body, users can take the E-420 everywhere, and they will never miss another shot because the of the camera’s straightforward controls. Additionally, our innovative technologies help consumers get more from Live View.”
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