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Olympus EVOLT E-500 with 14-45mm Lens
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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.7 star(s) Olympus EVOLT E-500 with 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens & 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 lens Reviews

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Review Verdict: The Olympus Evolt E-500 is a compact, easy-to-use digital SLR camera with a broad feature set for its class and very nice photo quality overall.

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Pros: Compact design; strong autofocus performance even in low-light situations; intuitive and easy-to-navigate menu system; wide range of automated and manual features to appeal to both serious hobbyists and curious SLR newcomers.
Cons: Unreliable automatic white balance in some conditions; slow start-up time when dust reduction is enabled; compatible Zuiko lenses don't indicate focal distance.
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Olympus E-500

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The new Olympus E-500 camera represents an excellent choice for keen photographers who want better performance, functionality and flexibility than a high-end digicam can provide. The E-500 is the lightest interchangeable-lens DSLR available and, with the

Review Verdict: In use, the E-500 performed admirably, delivering images that were sharp and clean with slightly warm but close-to-accurate colours. Metering tended to favour shadow details, causing some blocking of highlights in shots taken in bright sunlight -especiall

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personal computer world Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus E-500

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A worthy successor to last year's E-300, the E-500 Digital SLR from Olympus brings with it a welcome selection of new features,...

Review Verdict: This popular digital SLR gets a long overdue update

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Pros: Good quality photos ; excellent user control ; built-in dust remover ;
Cons: No separate LCD status panel ;
goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.5 star(s) olympus E-500

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Review Verdict: Another brilliant entry into the SLR range, Olympus' E-500 provides everything one could want in an advanced camera, with a competitive RRP and patented dust reduction to boot.

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Pros: Great design, brilliant pictures, dust reduction
Cons: None to speak of
cnet.co.uk Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.7 star(s) Olympus E-500 with 14-45mm <br>lens: fully featured

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Review Verdict: The Olympus E-500 is a compact, easy-to-use digital SLR camera with a broad feature set for its class and very nice photo quality overall

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Pros: Compact design ; strong autofocus performance even in low-light situations ; intuitive and easy-to-navigate menu system ; wide range of automated and manual features to appeal to both serious hobbyists and curious SLR newcomers ;
Cons: Unreliable automatic white balance in some conditions ; slow start-up time when dust reduction is enabled ; compatible Zuiko lenses don't indicate focal distance ;
cnet.com.au Professional Review.

Olympus E-500 Review - Digital Cameras

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The Olympus E-500 dSLR is an excellent all-rounder for photography enthusiasts who wish to step up to the digital SLR arena and budding professionals. While it may not be the best in its class, it's definitely scoring lots of value points.

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Pros: Lightweight body, Easy-to-understand button layout, Full-frame transfer CCD, Supersonic Wave Filter, 15 scene modes, Excellent performance in its class, Battery lasts over 300 shots, Usable pictures up to ISO 800, Small optical viewfinder, Boring menus la
Cons: Small optical viewfinder, Boring menus layout, No status LCD, Over-exposed pictures may exhibit hard clip properties, USB 1.1 connection
asia.cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.15 star(s) Olympus E-500 Digital SLR

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The Olympus E-500 dSLR is an excellent all-rounder for photography enthusiasts who wish to step up to the digital SLR arena and budding professionals. While it may not be the best in its class, it's definitely scoring lots of value points.

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Pros: Lightweight body ; easy-to-understand button layout ; full-frame transfer CCD ; Supersonic Wave Filter ; 15 scene modes ; excellent performance in its class ; battery lasts over 300 shots ; usable pictures up to ISO 800 ;
Cons: Small optical viewfinder ; boring menus layout ; no status LCD ; over-exposed pictures may exhibit hard clip properties ; USB 1.1 connection ;
pcmag.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus Evolt E-500

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Megapixels: 8, Maximum Resolution: 3264 x 2448 pixels, Media Format: xD-Picture Card, Type: D-SLR

Review Verdict: The Olympus Evolt E-500 is a very good entry-level D-SLR that falls just shy of greatness.

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Pros: Large, clear 2.5-inch LCD. Supports a variety of shooting formats, even multiple formats simultaneously.
Cons: Controls could be better organized. Image quality could be better. Weak burst mode.
t3.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4 star(s) Olympus E-500 digital SLR

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A brilliantly versatile digital camera but image quality is underwhelming.

Review Verdict: Tough, compact and professional, but images can't quite match the best

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Pros: Excellent build qualityHi-tech features
Cons: Weak detailErratic auto-focus
pcworld.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 4.2 star(s) Olympus EVolt E-500

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Entry-level SLR digital camera brings 8 megapixels and a 2.5-inch LCD to the fray.

Review Verdict: A large LCD, extensive menus, and a nice price make this camera compelling, but it has a few usability issues.

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Pros: Extensive menus, Large LCD
Cons: Response to control wheel is sluggish, Manual focus isn't precise
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