Best Inexpensive Digital Camera Low Price(Olympus Evolt E510)
* 10-megapixel CMOS sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
* 2.5-inch Live View HyperCrystal LCD display
* Mechanical Image Stabilization with Supersonic Wave Drive technology
* Lightweight ergonomic design; kit includes 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 and 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 Zuiko lenses
* Powered by one lithium-ion battery; stores images on CF, Micro Drive, or xD Picture Cards
Technical Details Olympus Evolt E510
* Product type: Single-lens reflex Live View digital camera with interchangeable lens system
* Memory: CompactFlash Type I/II, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (dual slot)
* Sensor size (H x V): 17.3 x 13.0 millimeters
* Lens mount: Four Thirds Mount
* Effective Pixels number: 10 million pixels
* Image pickup unit: Live MOS sensor
* Total no. of effective pixels: Approximately 10.9 million pixels
* Aspect ratio: 1.33 (4:3)
* Filter array: Primary color filter (RGB)
* LPF: Fixed type
* IR cut filter: Hybrid type
* Dust reduction: Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
* Recording format: DCF, DPOF compatible/Exif, PRINT Image Matching III
* File format: RAW (12-bit), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
* Recording image size: [RAW] 3648 x 2736 pixels; [JPEG] 3648 x 2736 pixels - 640 x 480 pixels
* Viewfinder type: Eye-level single-lens reflex viewfinder
* Field of view: Approximately 95%
* Viewfinder magnification: Approximately 0.92x (-1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity)
* Eye point: Approximately 14mm (-1m-1)
* Diopter adjustment range: -3.0 - +1m-1
* Focusing screen: Fixed (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat screen)
* Eyepiece shutter: Eyepiece cap EP-4 supplied
* Eye cup: Interchangeable type EP-5 supplied, optional EP-6, Magnifier Eyecup ME-1 is available
* Preview: Can be checked (when Fn button is set in preview mode), selectable from the optical viewfinder or rear-mounted LCD monitor
* Viewfinder information: Aperture value, shutter speed, record mode, AF confirmation mark, flash, WB, AE lock, number of storable still images, exposure compensation value, metering mode, battery warning, exposure mode, AF frame (superimpose). IS activating mode.
* Live View: Live-MOS Sensor for still picture shooting is used, 100% field of view, exposure adjustment pre-view, white balance adjustment pre-view, grid line displayable, 7x/10x magnification possible, MF/S-AF, AF frame display, AF point display, shooting information, histogram, IS activating mode, heat warning.
* AF: Available with phase-difference detection system
* Image stabilizer system: Built in (imager shift image stabilizer)
* Mode: 2 modes (2 dimensional activation: horizontal + vertical), (1 dimension activation: vertical)
* Effective compensation range: Up to 4EV steps maximum
* LCD display: HyperCrystal LCD (semi-transmissive TFT color LCD)
* Size: 2.5 inches
* Total number of pixels: Approximately 230,000 pixels
* Playback field of view: 1
* Brightness control: 15 levels
* AF system: TTL phase-difference detection system
* Focus mode: Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / C-AF + MF
* Focusing point: 3-point multiple AF (Auto, selectable in option)
* Focusing point selection: Auto/Option selectable
* AF luminance range: EV 0 to 19 (at 20, ISO 100)
* AF illuminator: Built-in flash (external flash available. Inactivation is available to set.)
* AF lock: Locked at first position of Shutter button in Single AF mode / AEL button (customizable)
* Focus tracking: Interlocked with Continuous AF mode
* Focus aid: Available
* Metering system: TTL open-aperture metering system; (1) Digital ESP metering (49-point multi pattern metering) (2) Center-weighted average metering (3) Spot metering (approximately 1% for the viewfinder screen) (4) Spot with highlight control (5) Spot with shadow control
* Metering range: EV 1 - 20 (Digital ESP metering, center-weighted average metering, Spot metering; at normal temperature, 50mm f2, ISO 100)
* Exposure mode: (1) Auto (2) P: Program AE (Program shift can be performed) (3) A: Aperture priority AE (4) S: Shutter priority AE (5) M: Manual (6) Scene program AE (7) Scene select AE
* Scene program AE: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night + Portrait
* Scene select AE: Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Night Scene, Night + Portrait, Children, Sport, High Key, Low Key, Digital Image Stabilization, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Panorama* (* Available with the Olympus xD-Picture Card), Beach and Snow.
* ISO sensitivity: AUTO / ISO 100 - 1600 (AUTO: Automatic control is available in AUTO, Program, A, Scene program, Scene select, Flash be fired. Up to ISO 800)
* Exposure compensation: +/- B52B535 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable
* AE lock: Locked by first position of Shutter button / AEL button (customizable)
* Exposure bracketing: 3 frames in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1EV steps selectable
* Auto White Balance system: Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor
* Preset white balance: 7 settings (3000K - 7500K) Lamp (3000K), Fluorescent 1 (4000K), Fluorescent 2 (4500K), Fluorescent 3 (6600K), Daylight (5300K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade (7500K)
* White balance compensation: +/-7 steps in each R-B/G-M axis (in Auto WB/Preset WB mode)
* Custom white balance: 1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K - 14000K)
* One-touch white balance: 1 custom setting can be registered
* White balance bracketing: 3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in each R-G/G-M axis
* Color matrix: sRGB, Adobe RGB
* Mode: Vivid, Natural, Muted, Monotone (default setting: Natural)
* Adjustment parameter: Contrast, Sharpness, and Saturation level available in 5 steps for Vivid, Natural, or Muted; Contrast and Sharpness level available in 5 steps for Monotone
* Filter effect: Yellow, Orange, Red, or Green filter available for Monotone
* Picture tone: Sepia, Blue, Purple, or Green tone available for Monotone
* Gradation: 4 levels (auto, high key, normal, low key)
* Shutter type: Computerized focal-plane shutter
* Shutter speed: Auto mode: 2 seconds to 1/4000 second (depends on settings), P(Ps), S, A, M mode: 60 seconds to 1/4000 second (Bulb: up to 8 minutes with limiter), Scene program/Scene select mode: 4 seconds to 1/4000 second (depends on settings); 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable.
* Self-timer: Operation time: 12 seconds, 2 seconds (cancel available)
* Remote cable release: Available (with optional RM-UC1 Remote cable.)
* Optical remote control: Operation time: 2 seconds, 0 seconds, bulb control available (with optional RM-1 remote control)
* Anti-shock mode: Available (1 to 30 seconds in each 1 second selectable)
* Drive mode: Single-frame shooting, sequential shooting, self-timer, remote control
* Sequential shooting speed: Approximately 3 frames/second
* Maximum recordable pictures on sequential shooting: RAW mode: Maximum 6 frames; JPEG mode: Depends on compression ratio and number of pixels (HQ mode: approximately up to card capacity)
* Built-in flash: Retractable flash (Auto pop-up type), GN=12 (ISO 100.m)
* Compatible external flash: FL-50, FL-36, FL-20, SRF-11, STF-22
* Flash control mode: TTL Auto (TTL pre-flash mode), Auto, Manual
* Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Fill-in, Slow synchronization, Manual, Off
* Synchronization speed: 1/180 second or less, Super FP up to 1/4000 second
* Flash intensity control: Up to +/- 2 EV in 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable.
* Synchronization timing: 1st curtain synchronization/2nd curtain slow synchronization (selectable)
* Flash bracketing: 3 frames in 0.3, 0.7, 1 EV steps selectable.
* Control panel information: Battery information, Exposure mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value, Exposure compensation value, ISO sensitivity, Exposure compensation indicator, Exposure indicator, Flash intensity compensation indicator, Date, BKT warning, NR warning, WB, WB compensation value, Picture mode, Flash mode, Record mode, Image size, Card information, Drive mode, Flash intensity compensation value, Metering mode, Recordable still image number, Focusing mode, FP warning, AF frame, AF illuminator, Color mode, Sharpness, Contrast, Saturation, Gradation, IS activating mode, Heat warning
* Backlight timer: Back light lighting time is selectable (keep, 8 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute)
* Playback modes: Single-frame, Index (4/9/16/25 frames), Calendar, Close-up (2x to 14x), Slideshow, Picture rotation (auto mode available)
* Information display: Histogram (independent luminance/RGB available), Highlight/Shadow point warning, AF frame, Shooting information
* Languages: Americas: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
* Custom function: Fn button is available to set some functions. (OFF, One touch WB, Test picture, My mode, Preview, Live preview)
* Custom reset: 2 settings are recordable
* My mode: 2 settings are recordable
* Erasing function: Single frame, All frames, Selected frames (with protect function)
* Protect function: Single frame, Selected frames, Release protect (Single/All selected)
* Copy between media: Single frame, All frames, Selected frames
* RAW picture editing: RAW development
* JPEG editing: Monotone, Sepia, Red-eye reduction, Saturation (color depth), Resize (producing another file)
* Print function: Print reservation (DPOF), Direct print (PictBridge compatible)
* PC interface: USB 2.0 High Speed for storage and camera control (MTP mode is available)
* USB/video connector: Dedicated multi-connector (Video: NTSC/PAL selectable, Optional Remote cable RM-UC1 is available)
* Flash attachment: Hot shoe
* Battery: BLM-1 Li-ion battery (included)
* Sleep mode: Available (1, 3, 5, 10 minutes, off selectable)
* Number of recordable pictures (with 50% flash light): Approximately 650 shots (optical viewfinder, with BLM-1 under CIPA testing standard)
* Dimensions (W x H x D): 5.35 x 3.6 x 2.67 inches/ 136 mm x 91.5 mm x 68 millimeters (excluding protrusions)
* Weight: 16.2 ounces / 460 grams (body only)
* Operating temperature: 32 to 140 degrees F (operation) / -20 to 60 degrees F (storage)
* Operating humidity: 30 - 90% (operation) / 10 - 90% (storage)
* 14-42mm lens:
* Focal length: 14-42 mm 28-84mm (35mm Equivalent Focal Length)
* Lens construction: 10 elements in 8 groups, including ED lens and 2 aspherical lenses
* Focusing system: Internal focusing system
* Angle of view: 75 to 29 degrees
* Closest focusing distance: 0.25m
* Maximum image magnification: 0.19x (equivalent to 0.38x on a 35mm film camera)
* Minimum field size: 91 x 68 millimeters
* Number of blades: 7 (circular aperture diaphragm)
* Maximum aperture: f3.5 (14mm) to f5.6 (42mm)
* Minimum aperture: f 22
* Filter size: Diameter 58mm
* Dimensions: Diameter 65.5 x 61 millimeters
* Weight: 190 grams
* Teleconverter EC-14: Yes
* Extension tube EX-25: Yes
* Lens hood: LH-61D
* Lens cap: LC-58C
* Lens case: LSC-0814
* 40-150mm lens:
* Focal length: 40-150mm (equivalent to 80-300mm on a 35 mm film camera)
* Lens construction: 12 elements in 9 groups, including 1 ED lens element
* Focusing system: Internal focusing system
* Angle of view: 30 to 8.2 degrees
* Closest focusing distance: 0.9 meters
* Maximum image magnification: 0.14x (35mm equivalent maximum image magnification 0.28x)
* Minimum field size: 124 x 93 mm
* Number of blades: 7 (circular aperture diaphragm)
* Maximum aperture: f 4 (40 mm) to f 5.6 (150 mm)
* Minimum aperture: f 22
* Filter size: Diameter 58mm
* Dimensions: Diameter 65.5 x 72 millimeters
* Weight: 220 grams
* Teleconverter EC-14: Yes
* Extension tube EX-25: Yes
* Lens hood: LH-61D
* Lens cap: LC-58C
* Lens case: LSC-0814
* What's in the box: E-510 body, 14-42mm and 40-150mm lenses (kit contents), Li-ion battery BLM-1, Li-ion battery charger BCM-2, USB cable, video cable, shoulder strap, Olympus Master CD-ROM, instruction manual, warranty card
Description Olympus Evolt E510
Olympus EVOLT E-510 digital SLR is a great digital camera to help you evolve as a photographer. Olympus digital SLRs are engineered to be 100-percent digital. Simply put, this means your pictures will have stunning edge-to-edge sharpness that can't be beat. Olympus' Live View LCD technology is a unique feature that enhances your picture-taking experience. Whatever life brings, whatever you're photographing, you'll capture colorful memories with the E-510's proven Dust Reduction System and powerful, 10 mega pixel imager. Creative photography shouldn't necessarily be complicated. Using Zuiko digital lens technology, choose among auto and manual focus modes. You can select exposures manually but there's a wide scope of automatic modes to choose from. 29 exposure modes including 10 advanced modes and 19 Easy to Use Scene Select Modes. Simply select the right mode for your shot. The easy to use Scene Select Modes make you an instant expert, even with the most demanding shots. Choose from any of the 19 selections like Fireworks, Beach or Snow. The E-510 takes care of the rest. It's the digital SLR you've been waiting for. Adjust ISO 100 to 1600 Built-in multimode electronic-flash (external available. Inactivation is available to set) Shutter - Auto mode - 2 - 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings) 2 Mode self-timer Multifunction display menu Up to 650 pictures recordable using optical viewfinder per fully charged battery (with 50% flash light) (with BLM-1 under CIPA testing standard) Unit (body) Dimensions 5.35 in.(W) x 3.6 in. (W) x 2.67in. (D) / 136 mm (W) x 91.5 mm (H) x 68 mm (D) (excluding protrusions); Weight 16.2 oz. / 460 g (body only)
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buy on a good consumer level DSLR
By R.
White
I've had this about a month, taken it on one trip to Baja California, and shot perhaps 2,000 exposures total. Good image quality and metering. I lugged 35mm SLR's for decades and switched to point-&-shoots 15 years ago but finally succumbed to the removable lens/TTL viewing desire. My chief complaint about this digital camera is that it is heavy -- not a heavy as most of its competitors, but still heavy. Also the 14~42mm seems overly large, it is almost as big as the 40~150mm telephoto
Like all DSLR's, the e510 has huge number of control options you can fiddle with, and there is a learning curve to climb (and forget if you don't use the digital camera constantly). However, the "AUTO" defaults work well in most situations, and it isn't too difficult to learn to set the defaults to your taste for apeture and shutter priority modes. The e-510's image stabilization does a fair job of compensating for your shaky hand, but even it couldn't stop the blur when trying to handhold the telephoto at it's maximum 150mm (300mm 35mm equivalent) range. Plan on finding something solid to rest the digital camera against. One note on Olympus' 4:3 aspect ratio sensor. What it means is that for any given pixel count the Olympus gives you a few more vertical pixels but fewer horizontal ones than a 3:2 ratio sensor like most other DSLRs use. Whether this is important depends on your composing preferences. Since I end up cropping almost everything I print it makes little difference to me.
Unless you already have money tied up in lenses from another maker you want to use I highly recommend this Inexpensive digital camera.
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Olympus e510 review
By
ljiljana
Fantastic Inexpensive digital camera. vibrant colors. Flash strobe can get annoying when on auto focus, but that's easily looked passed with the photo you'll get.
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DSLR
By Eric
Demers (Montreal, Qc Canada)
I am new to the Digital SLR world. This Olympus camera is a real improvement over my old Canon A70. I bought this model because of the in-body image stabilization and the good price for the two lens kit. The digital camera is very easy to handle and lightweight with either of the two short and lightweight lenses. It can fit in a small digital camera bag with the two lenses. The wide lens is wonderful for landscape and indoor shots. With some tweaking of the settings, the images are color-rich and sharp. I use P mode, vivid, sharpness -2, contrast -1 and noise reduction to off. The image stabilization system works great, and it is now possible to use it with legacy lenses. Indoor pictures without flash can easily be taken with the wide lens and IS on, but the subject needs to stand still in order to reduce movement blur. I have purchased a used 50mm F1.8 OM lens with an adapter, and now very dim light pictures are possible without flash using IS, just the TV on as the light source makes good pictures. The IS is also useful for telephoto pictures, there is no need to use a tripod. I also got a long telephoto of 500mm and I can get beautiful shots hand held.
Now, the downsides. The Olympus digital lenses are quite expensive although of very good quality, but old lenses can be purchased with an adapter, as long as you can focus manually. High ISO pictures have more noise than competition, but I find the noise grain quite pleasing, so I don't mind. The viewfinder is dark and small compared to my old reflex digital camera, but the live view is excellent to make accurate focus. The last thing that annoys me is the fact that I can't quickly delete the picture right after the shot was made, I have to go to review mode then delete it.
Overall, I am very satisfied with my digital camera. Other accessories I got with my digital camera are: the two lenses mentioned above (50mm F1.8 and 500mm F8), some macro extension tubes (the inexpensive ones), 4GB CF card, extra battery and an external flash.
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E510 is beyond my expectations, but
By R. D.
Chandler (Yachats, OR USA)
This is my second SLR digital camera and it is a wonderful piece of photographic equipment with lots of features. I found it difficult to learn everything that one can do with this digital camera from just reading the instruction manual and fumbling with the controls. I have had the camera a couple of months and have just purchased the 80 minute DVD video "Jump Start Guides to Olympus Evolt E-510". After reading several email information and update letters from Olympus, I felt that I was missing digital camera use information. This DVD was not available from Amazon, but can be purchased at the Olympus Store. It should be supplied with purchase of the digital camera as it explains and instructs about features and functions that one can easily miss by just reading the instruction manual. The DVD is very well done and well worth the price. Even experienced photographers can benefit from viewing this E510 DVD.
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Great
Digital camera, great features, Inexpensive Camera.
By S. B.
Veeger (Amsterdam, Netherlands,
Europe)
I got this digital camera about three months ago. With the two kit lenses. I've spend months comparing Nikon, Canon and Olympus. In the end the Olympus won because of the great price/quality. NIkon is more expensive, also if you look at their lensen. Canon the same story, especially if you consider the lenses with build in image stabilization. the Olympus already has it build in so their lenses are cheaper. Took thousands of shots since I got it. I was surprised with the great pictures and especially the great speed compared to my great point and shoot camera a few pros:
Great image stabilization
Speed (I love the ability to keep on shooting without waiting)
light weight (every time I hold my friend's Canon, I clearly feel the difference)
easy to use (yes, I am a novice and don't think it is hard just read and try)
Battery life is very good, way longer than nikon/canon
great price
Cons:
LCD is useful, especially with a tripod, but beware ps users, it is not the same.
Auto focus in low light is bad, for instance in a restaurant with dimmed light. It gets even worse because the camera tries to get into focus by bursting flashes which freeks everyone out. If you get this digital camera you can think of leaving the great kit lenses and buy a lens from the pro series. Especially the new lenses with SWD focus systems, they are said to have blazing fast Auto Focus and nice pictures, and I’m getting the 12-60mm soon! If that is too expensive, look at the 14-54 mm...
Overall I'm very satisfied with the digital camera and the software.
S.B. Veeger, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
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