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Olympus E-10

Olympus E-10
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alaScore 83

137 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 137 reviews of Olympus E-10. The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the screen and lens. The image quality and usability are also mentioned favorably. Many are critical about the battery, and the shutter and sensor get mixed comments.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Digital Compact Cameras the Olympus E-10 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Olympus E-10

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Olympus E-10 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Digital Compact Cameras on Amazon.com. Reviews about the design and contrast are on the whole positive. The usability and lens are also appreciated, but many are critical about the reliability and portability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : PC Magazine (pcmag.com)

Olympus Camedia E-10

 

The new Olympus Camedia E-10 digital camera ($2,000 street) is one of those rare products that feels perfect the first time you pick it up. Even rarer is the fact that after several weeks of use, we couldn't find one major facet of the E-10 that we'd...

Dec, 2004
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Expert review by : Tracey Capen, PCWorld.com (pcworld.com)

Olympus Camedia E-10

 

Big, rugged, and very cool, Olympus's 4-megapixel supercamera is for those who take their photography seriously.

Consider the E-10 for professional photography, but only if you don't need removable lenses. It will be more attractive to hard-core amateur photographers who have cash to burn and a desire to tweak camera settings often.

Mar, 2001
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Expert review by : Rick Oldano (pcworld.com)

Olympus USA Olympus Camedia E-10

 

Fast zoom control ; Two storage media options

Noisy images

Mar, 2001
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Expert review by : Grace Aquino (pcworld.com)

Olympus's Camedia E-10: 4 Megapixels at Last

 

Olympus Camedia E-10 digital camera

More bells and whistles than a church full of referees.

A long list of advanced features helps justify its high price.

Jan, 2001
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Expert review by : Phil Askey (dpreview.com)

Olympus E-10 Review

 

The E-10 is Olympus's foray into the professional digital SLR market, it's also priced to tap into the lucrative prosumer market where owners demand the best quality and features. Looking a little like Sony's DSC-D700 the E-10 has a fixed 4x optical...

Excellent image quality, good resolution and detail, neutral colours High quality 4x zoom lens, very fast and bright F2.0 - F2.4 Smooth lens controls, mechanical zoom ring is VERY welcome Superb build quality, excellent "all metal" case, tactile feel...

Stuck pixels (seems to be affecting quite a few E-10's) Slow startup times Slow image flush times Slow image display and image magnification Some chromatic aberrations (although not enough to worry) Histogram display not automatic and not available in...

Here's my rating of the Olympus E-10: (4 megapixel professional digital SLR)

Jan, 2001
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Expert review by (steves-digicams.com)

Olympus E-10 SLR

 

The Camedia E-10 has the features that professionals expect from an SLR, including Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual exposure modes, a manual zoom and focusing ring on the lens barrel and a real focusing screen. The E-10 uses...

Extremely easy to use, the Camedia E-10 offers one-touch buttons and dials as alternative means to change program modes. Rather than navigate through layers of LCD menu commands, the Camedia E-10 sports dedicated buttons to control shooting modes,...

May, 2000
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Expert review by (imaging-resource.com)

Olympus E-10 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights

 

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As this article was written, Olympus already had one of the broadest digicam lines in the industry. In rapid succession though, they announced the C-2100 Ultra Zoom, the E-100RS ultra high-speed digicam, and the E-10 four megapixel SLR (the subject of...

Jan, 2001
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Expert review by : kidcool (ilikecameras.com)

Olympus E-400 Lightest 10 MP Camera on the Market

 

Olympus has always been known for the quality of the cameras they create and their newest project, the E-400, which will go on sale in November, has been named the World(tm)s lightest Digital SLR at just 380 grams or less than half a pound.

Sep, 2006
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Expert review by : Ben Long (creativepro.com)

Olympus Camedia E-10: Almost-Pro SLR, for a Price

 

Olympus' top-of-the-line digital SLR manages excellent image quality and shows off some enviable features, but it somewhat awkwardly straddles the prosumer/professional line.

I've been using the E-10 for more than half a year now and I'm very satisfied with it. I use it alongside a Mamiya 645 Pro TL and that makes a beautiful analog/digital mix. I don't understand the complaints about posterisation someone saw in the...

May, 2001
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Expert review by : Daryl Grant (neoseeker)

Olympus E-10 Digital Camera Review

 

One camera that has received a lot of attention is the Olympus E-10. It is the flagship of Olympus' filmless digital camera line and rightly so - it is the world's first 4 megapixel digital camera in the sub $2000 market. It is the sister model to the...

Photo Quality Cont'd & Final ThoughtsMore Pinks (Below on left) (Quality: 1600x1200 @ 1:2.7)More proof of the superb colours this camera is capable of representing.

Apr, 2001
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