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Olympus E-420

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List price as of Jul 14, 2008:
S$999

CNET Asia Review

By Leonard Goh

Very good

7

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The good: Small form factor; Live View with autofocus; scene modes to help beginners get started; Super Sonic Wave Filter.

The bad: No image stabilization system; autofocus sluggish in dim environment; no dedicated focusing mode switch.

The bottom line: The Olympus E-420 is a good beginner's dSLR with an extremely compact footprint that should go well with travelers. Just don't expect any fancy features for this budget model.

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Spectacular

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Best thing for Entry DSLR !



Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Light-weight , Excellent stills , Gr8 Body material , Good Price .
Cons: AF not in the speedy side thru Liveview , IS feature (Both not as Big deal) .
Opinion:
If you are new to DSLR or wanna something to go with you everywhere - anywhere without a hassle of weight then you have no where else to go :) .

 

Just like an old OM 35mm series, the size a camera should be



Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Small size, low weight, excellent colour saturation
Cons: No image stabilisation
Opinion:
This is the perfect travel camera, the quality of an SLR in a package about the size of a bridge compact. The Olympus lenses are excellent, and the image quality and colour saturation from JPEGs is great. Only at higher ISOs is there any evidence of noise. A great travel camera, and a great 2nd body for someone with an E3 system. Also, it is extremely cheap. For the next model in this series, if Olympus add IS and an articulating live-view screen, they would have almost the perfect camera. Canon & Nikon (& Sony & Pentax), eat your heart out,

 

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