Olympus E-510

usability, portability, price, lens, durability

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

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98% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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95% der Kundenmeinungen auf Amazon.de bewerten dieses Produkt positiv.

Sensor-based stabilisation, live view, dust reduction, nice build

Slightly soft images, only three auto focus points

If features like live view, image stabilisation and dust reduction appeal to you, then the Olympus E-510 might be just what you're looking for. While its pictures are a little on the soft side compared to competing models, they are perfectly adequate...

The Olympus E-series continues to get better and better. The E-510 is a superb photographer's camera, offering superb handling, outstanding performance, a huge degree of control and first rate picture quality, in a compact and robust package and at a...

Compact and lightweight design with excellent handling Surprisingly effective sensor-shift image stabilization Excellent control system (via info screen) and lots of external controls for important settings Good image quality and resolution, if not...

Dynamic Range less than competition (highlights by about three quarters of a stop; 0.7 EV) Serious highlight clipping on bright days unless you reduce exposure Small viewfinder (difficult to see fine detail, difficult to check focus, difficult to use...

I've been using the E-510 for an unusually long time - the delay in publishing this review meant I ended up living with it for several months, which allowed me to really get to know it in the same way an owner would. And my overall impression, I have...

Live View mode to compose shots with LCD Supports both Compact Flash and xD cards

Difficult access to advanced functions No manual focus switch on lens

Features wouldn't be worth much if the E-510's pictures weren't of high quality, and Olympus didn't disappoint in this respect either. Color fidelity and saturation were very good, and the E-510 handled most shooting conditions easily. At lower ISO...

Great features for the money ; Good all-round performance

Needs two selection dials ; Mode dial and card door could be better made

The E-510 won't oust Canon and Nikon from the top slots, but it is a return to form for Olympus and offers great value when bought as a twin-lens kit

Sharp, detailed images. Can use viewfinder or LCD to compose shots. Image stabilization works incredibly well, regardless of lens. Ergonomic case is comfortable to grip. Dual CF and xD slots double on-camera storage. Great wide-angle performance from...

Two-finger exposure compensation control requires some co-ordination. Default information display is quite crowded

Price, svelte FourThirds system, handling, anti dust system, image stabilisation, image quality, feature set, metering, low noise, live view

Auto white balance foibles, modest 3-point AF set up, plastic feel to the build

With a stunning feature set and great handling in a (slightly) beefier body than its E-410 predecessor, plus great image quality, the only thing left to want is a great price. Oh! Hang on; it has a great price too – in a variety of tasty-looking kits...

The E-510 has a barrowful of features and is a joy to use but we miss the size and convenience of the cheaper E-410