Olympus E-420 photographyreview.com User Reviews

Fast and correct focus in difficult conditions with Pancake 25mm. Very tough noise even at ISO400 if the NR filter is OFF. At NR filter switched on the noise at ISO800 is acceptable but details are smoothed. ISO500 and ISO640 would be good choise in low l...

Overall it is a really great camera. I'm using an Olympus 40-150 lens. It's pretty easy to use, I haven't had a chance to shoot any games yet though. I have taken some fantastic shots of my dogs in play. I do not like the live view mode at all, it takes...

Very thin, with the pancake lens you can put the whole camera in your pocket ; The screen is nice and large, and the burst mode is great

CF and xD cards only, wish it used SD ; Live View mode is very slow

Before I purchased the E420, I was looking for a small and capable SLR type camera. I carry am an outdoor junkie and I carry my camera with me everywhere including hiking, biking, skiing and camping. After a series of accidents, my trusted Canon G9 stoppe...

Size/weight ; Price ; Support ; Zuiko lenses ; Performance ; Olympus Family of products

No in camera IS ; If you are coming from a DSLR, the grip is a little inadequate. Not a weakness if you are coming from a point and shoot ; LCD is a bit weak - Can't really review images in semi bright to bright light

Currently, the world's smallest digital SLR. The E-420's Scene Select Modes make you an instant expert -- or switch to manual mode to expand your crea

*FREE (vs. $600+ for anything close) *highly scriptable *more ergonomic interface (vs. memorizing dozens of hot keys to work as fast in Photoshop) *imports many formats including tif, rgb, psd, jpg *much more control over filters... and lots of them (not...

*no CMYK color... yet *not accepted standard

Body - Operation - Auto Mode works well for beginners and gives 'consistent' results. Within a few shots though, you'll want to migrate towards 'P,S & M' Modes'. The biggest improvement in image quality is found by getting to know and understanding what...

Fast enough frame rate shooting .jpg @ 3+/sec. (shutter speed dependent of course) ; From power-up to ready-to-shoot is very short amount of time. If you holster and hit power as you grab it, it is ready to go by the time it meets your eye ; Focus is fast...

Focus in low light can be slow. Using flash as af-illumination is annoying to the user and the subjects ; Not a lot of choices when it comes to 4/3rds lenses and even fewer with IS (I know of 2 or 3 from leica) ; No IS, while not a deal breaker, could hav...