Olympus E-420 Reviews

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Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 86/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital SLR Cameras, the Olympus E-420 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very Godd quality.

The Olympus E-420 makes an excellent choice for an entry level DSLR, and it's available at a price that's just a little higher than most advanced SLR-like compact point-and-shoots. When coupled with the excellent kit lens, it produces surprisingly ...

10 megapixel resolution, 2.7 inch HyperCrystal II 230,000 dot LCD, Built-in dust reduction, Live View and Face Detect autofocus

The Olympus E-420 Digital SLR is the world's smallest DSLR camera...

The Olympus E-420 is a compact digital SLR that offers a host of nice features, despite being priced at just $599. This camera is the follow-up to the venerable EVOLT E-410, offering these new features:

Very good photo quality ; Good value -- starts at $500, body only ; World's smallest D-SLR ; excellent build quality ; Dust reduction system ; Live view with contrast detect AF and face detection (with some lenses) on a 2.7" LCD display ; Full manual ...

Photos are slightly soft ; noise reduction a bit heavy at ISO 1600 (shoot RAW to avoid) ; Slow contrast detect AF, unimpressive face detection in live view mode ; both features only available with a select few lenses ; Low light focusing could be ...

There are two lenses that you can get along with the E-420. The first is the F3.5-5.6, 14 - 42 mm lens, which has a field-of-view of 28 - 84 mm. By kit lens standards, this one is pretty good -- it's well built, and photos are sharp. The other ...