Olympus E-510 - UK Digital SLR Camera Review

Olympus E-510 Review

The Olympus E-510 has live View and a built in image stabiliser which makes this a very adaptable digital SLR camera that can deliver a professional standard of photography.

The Olympus E-510 has 10 megapixel Live MOS sensor and Live View with 7x / 10x magnification for accurate focusing. These features together with a built in image stabliser and new engine ensure clear, detailed shots without blurring from camera shake or subject movement.

Olympus E-510 Front
Olympus E-510 Back

The Olympus E-510 also has a Supersonic Wave Filter which reduces the attraction of dust.

There are 18 scene modes to choose from such as portrait, landscape, beach & snow, panorama, fireworks, sports, night, children and candle where preselections have already been made to suit the various scenarios. The Olympus E-510 has ISO sensitivity in auto (100 - 400) and manual (100 - 1600), White Balance of auto, manual, shade, overcast, fluorescents, tungsten, sunlight, adjustment and bracketing. The built in flash has auto, red-eye reduction, slow sync, slow sync 2nd curtain and fill in.

The Olympus E-510 has a dual slot for Compactflash card (type I and II), microdrive and xD picture card and still images are recorded as EXIF 2.2, PIM III, DPOF, DCF. Images can be viewed on the 2.5" HyperCrystal LCD and the Olympus E-510 also has an eye level single lens view finder with approximately 95% field of view. Images can be played back as slide show, calendar, index, zoom and histogram and editing choices include red-eye reduction, sepia, black & white, resizing and correction of saturation.

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Olympus E-510 Specifications & Features

  • 10 Megapixels
  • 2.5" LCD, 230,000 pixels
  • 3 Focus Areas
  • TTL phase difference detection system
  • ISO 100-1600
  • TruePic III Image Processor
  • Overcast, Shade, Tungsten, Sunlight, Flourescent and Manual White Balance Settings
  • 18 Scene Modes
  • Maximum Image Size 3648 x 2736 Pixels
  • xD-Picture Card and CompactFlash Type I/II Compatible
  • 136 x 91.5 x 56mm Dimensions
  • Approximate Weight 460g

Olympus E-510 User Reviews

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Fantastic camera from Olympus. Bought mine with a Twin Lens Kit with the 14-42 an dthe 40-150mm lenses. That offers me up to 300mm as with the four thirds system you have to double the lens numbers to give a 35mm range value. Olympus hae now just launched the E520 - (typical) but this has new and improved features. Thinking about changing my E510 for an E520. The best deal i can find in the UK is which is where i also git my Olympus E510 Twin Lens kit

Features
Rating 8/10
Image Quality
Rating 9/10
Usability
Rating 8/10
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