Other Reviews For This Product
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| DCResource |
8.31 |
05-28-08 |
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| Review (Summary): "... With the new E-420, Olympus has created a true "go anywhere" digital SLR - especially when paired with the new 25 mm "pancake lens". The E-420 offers great photo quality, snappy performance (in most respects), live view, and both auto and manual controls, all in a compact, well-built body. ...
... If you're looking for a compact digital SLR, then the Olympus E-420 is absolutely worth a look. Heck, it's worth checking out if you don't care about the size of the camera and just want a good entry-level SLR. The only real caveats here involve the fact that the E-420 may be too small, and that the E-520 offers image stabilization, better battery life, and more, for just $100 more. ..." |
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| DPReview |
8.00 |
06-23-08 |
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| Review (Summary): "Olympus claims the E-420 is the smallest and lightest (only its predecessor is a few grams lighter) DSLR on the market and there is no doubt that this is true. The E-420 - especially in combination with the new 25mm F2.8 pancake lens - makes an extremely compact package. ...
... The E-420 appears to use a stronger anti-alias filter than its predecessor, and while this results in admirably 'clean' images, it also robs the resultant images of fine detail. Other cameras in this class will no doubt produce output with more per pixel detail. ..." |
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| Photography Blog |
8.00 |
06-04-08 |
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| Review (Summary): "... Successor to the E-410, the new E420 model takes over the mantle as the World's most compact DSLR, weighing less than 400g and easily fitting into a small shoulder bag. The principal improvements include a larger 2.7-inch LCD screen, contrast detection autofocus and and face detection in Live View mode, and a slightly faster continuous shooting speed of 3.5 fps.
... With plenty of detail on offer in the images, and even the natural colour setting providing more 'pep' than we're used to seeing from Olympus, the E-420 maintains the good work laid down by its predecessors. So while existing owners don't have quite a compelling enough reason to upgrade, those buying into the Olympus Four Thirds system now will get a reliable performer at a bargain price. ..." |
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| DigiCamReview |
7.50 |
06-16-08 |
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| Review (Summary): "... the Olympus EVOLT E-420 is Olympus' latest compact 10 megapixel Digital SLR - an update to the E-410 - it features a new live view auto focus mode, face detection focus, a new 2.7" screen, and is the world's most compact Digital SLR, especially when used with the new f2.8 25mm pancake lens. ...
... On top of all of this the camera delivers great images with great color, saturation, detail, and better than average auto white balance (for a Digital SLR) - the only problem occurs when you need to use ISO1600 - where noise is more obvious than other SLRs. The camera is quick to use, and easy to use providing numerous scene modes. ..." |
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| Trusted Reviews |
7.00 |
07-05-08 |
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| Review (Summary): "Hailed as the world's smallest and lightest DSLR, the Olympus E-420 replaces the E-410 in the Olympus Four-Thirds system line-up. With 10 million effective pixels, from a total of 11.8 million, it seems like Olympus may have hit a bottleneck with the four-thirds sensor. ...
The major claim (of the four-thirds system) though was an improvement in image quality. However we have yet to see any major improvement, and certainly in the case of image noise Olympus has struggled to reach the high ISO performances of, other manufacturers such as Nikon or Canon. ..." |
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