Olympus E-330 - UK Digital SLR Camera Review

Olympus E-330 Review

The Olympus E-330 is a versatile camera and is the first Live Preview digital SLR. This feature enables the framing of shots without looking through the viewfinder and because it also has a tilting, multi-angle LCD this camera can offer even greater scope to catch a shot in a difficult situation. This camera is ideal for those wishing to stretch their boundaries as it has so many features to offer.

With 7.5 megapixel live MOS Sensor, AEL function and SuperSonic Wave filter as a dust reduction system, the Olympus E-330 offers great flexibility with the end result of excellent images.

Olympus E-330 Front
Olympus E-330 Back

The E-330 has an eye level TTL optical porro mirror viewfinder with a field of view of approximately 95% and 2.5" HyperCrystal LCD that has approximately 100% field of view and brightness control. Playback display modes are single, zoom (2/3/4/6/8/10/14x), Index (4/9/16/25 frames), slide show, calendar and rotation. Recording and format systems are DCF,DPOF, Exif2.2, PRINT Image Matching II, JPEG, TIFF, RAW.

Live Preview types are: A mode (full time with AF function, 92% field of view) and B mode (macro with MF, 100% field of view, close up 10x and position selectable). The Olympus E-330 takes CompactFlash card (I and II), Microdrive xD picture card and the xD Panorama function is available in conjunction with the Live Preview mode.

The Olympus E-330 has exposure modes of programme with programme shift, shutter priority, aperture priority and manual, scene programmes of portrait, landscape, macro, sports night and portrait and various scene selections including fireworks, sunset, macro, sports, beach and snow, underwater, panorama and children.

ISO sensitivity in auto and manual ranges from 100 to 400 and is expandable to 1600 in manual. The E-330 has an automatic advanced WB detection system with Live Mos imager with 7 presets (lamp, fluorescent x 3, daylight, cloudy and shade together with one custom setting).

The Olympus E-330 control panel displays various information including details on the following: metering, exposure, aperture, shutter speed, AE, ISO, colour, sharpness, contrast, white balance, flash and battery check.

Flash modes include auto, red-eye reduction, slow syncro with red-eye, slow syncro, fill-in and off and the E-330 is powered using a rechargeable Li-Ion battery pack with a charger included in the package.

The Olympus E-330 is PictBridge compatible.

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Olympus E-330 Specifications & Features

  • 7.5 Megapixels
  • 2.5" LCD, 215,250 pixels
  • 3 Focus Areas
  • TTL Phase Difference Detection System with Manual Focus, Single AF, Continuous AF, Single AF + MF, and Continuous AF + MF
  • ISO 100-400
  • TruePic TURBO Image Processor
  • Lamp, Fluorescent, Daylight, Cloudy and Shade White Balance Settings
  • Auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in and Off Flash Modes
  • Maximum Image Size 3136 x 2352 Pixels
  • xD-Picture Card and CompactFlash Type I/II Compatible
  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
  • 140 x 87 x 72mm Dimensions
  • Approximate Weight 550g

Olympus E-330 User Reviews

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Reviewer: L Smith - UK
Just boght one secondhand, very impressed with the useability and picture quality, insect shots using the Olympus 70 - 300 zoom on 300mm are superb, i spite of it only having a 7.5 mega pixel count it still compares well wih my E510.

£180 well spent.

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Reviewer: Bryan - UK
This is my first Digital SLR Camera and it is certainly extending my photographic experience - haven't used the Live Preview extensively but it is certainly an interesting feature. It is also well built and good to hold.

I have found it to be noisy in underexposed or shadow areas but not sure yet if this is me or whether it is normal.

Quite expensive to buy but it has a lot of features - I will need to use it for longer to give a fuller report.

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