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    Olympus Evolt E-500 : The ideal digital SLR camera

    Introduction

    Digital photography is becoming more popular and accessible to virtually everyone. More and more photographers aspire to high quality and versatility that provides the only mirror digital photo, thanks to a removable lens, external flash and other accessories. Now, with the advent of E-500, creative digital photography has become a mirror attainable for all.

    The ideal digital SLR camera should meet three requirements: compact, powerful and high quality pictures. Combines all these qualities, the camera Olympus E-500 with a resolution of 8 million pixels is a creative photographer's dream.

    The full set of manual settings, the friendly menu and easy handling allow even novice photographers to realize the most ambitious artistic vision with the camera Olympus E-500.




    Design

    The model E-500 Olympus designers have returned to the traditional design for SLR cameras with a pentaprism (to be more precise - pentazerkalom like all budgetary camera. The camera looks more familiar, and very elegant. Staff at all looks good, and keep it very convenient. Here is a small viewfinder, manual focus is difficult (even with manual focus confirmation function). The information is displayed right in the field of view, rather than at the bottom, it is not very convenient.

    Management


    Working with the camera a pleasure, excellent management. At the press frequently changed settings before shooting - white balance, exposure, autofocus mode, Metering mode, and ISO.


    Shooting Modes

    Effects of black and white and sepia photograph - configurable, with filters and adjusting tones. Supported formats RAW, and made images can be edited directly in the chamber. If all this wealth you are not interested, you can just run the camera on the robot (in the mode "Auto"), or use a plot of (their 15). The speed of the serial shooting 2.5 frames per second, but to fill the buffer can be done only four image of high quality JPEG. However, little trouble, because when an HQ (also quite decent), it is possible to shoot without limiting the length of the series. Mode made images is very good - an increase to 14-fold, there is a histogram of channels (RGB), the allocation peresvechennyh and underexpose plots Jump Zoom function and mode of comparison.

    Focusing

    Focus mode a few - and a single tracking Autofocus, manual mode, as well as Autofocus, with the possibility of manual fine-tuning. You can set the priority of a shutter, then the camera takes a snapshot of your immediately, without waiting for confirmation of the focus (this is useful when tracking autofocus). Focusing fast, delay shutter small. But only three points of focus, it is less than that of all other camera (although note that many photographers like to use a single, central point, frame - but this, of course, reduces the speed).

    Noises

    Noise levels are comparable with other up to ISO800, but the matrix is the same as in the E-300, so in spite of the improved algorithm for high-ISO E-500 clearly plays, for example, Canon's. If you plan to do most of the pictures in the shade without a flash, the E-500 - is hardly the best choice. By the way, placed in a cell by default sharpness somewhat overstated, but if you print pictures directly, without processing - this is something that must be! Of course, the sharpness can be reduced through the menu.

    Ultrasonic cleaning of the matrix

    Dust, falling inside the body during the change of lens - a big problem of digital cameras (in film cameras is dust particles move along with the film, but stick to the digital matrix - more specifically, the filter in front of it). The pictures dust is visible in the form of dark spots, the camera should be regularly cleaned. And only camera standard 4 / 3 from Olympus do not have this drawback - there is a patented cleaning system. Every time you turn the camera under the influence of high frequency vibration, dust particles discharged and stick to adhesive vinyl. There is a negative - the time the camera is increased to 2 seconds, but usually it is not fundamentally.

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    Re: Olympus Evolt E-500

    Camera Bodies




    Governance
    The basic principle - the push of a button (or menu item) choose a parameter, rotating wheel - change its value. On the button displays all the most important thing (except, perhaps, the file permissions). It is very convenient.

    Flash
    You can not just enter the flash exposure, but also manually, a menu, its installed capacity (full, 1 / 4, 1 / 16, 1 / 64). There are plug-type "hot shoe" for an external flash.

    Lens
    14-45 mm lens is quite good for the whales. At wide angle it has a slightly tubby Vignetting and distortion. Occasionally misses in focus (as it lucky with a copy), but overall this is a very decent lens. Here is 40-150 mm (in a double-click, a set of two lenses) and is great for its class.

    Two whale in the amount of the lens gives a great range of 28-300 mm (film equivalent).

    Display
    Large 2.5-inch display is well readable even in bright sun. Picture a calm, realistic, with good color rendition. Of course, there is a brightness adjustment - via the menu.




    Information on the monitor
    The monitor is very helpful, it will appear almost all the camera settings, they do not have to pick the menu. And the LCD monitor on the top bar there, as did those of other cameras of this price level.

    Memory Cards
    E-500 has two slots for memory cards, format and supporting xD, and Compact Flash. You can copy from one card to another that it is sometimes useful (for example, if you want to share with friends just made the image).

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    Re: Olympus Evolt E-500

    Conclusions

    Advantages :
    Ultrasonic cleaning of the matrix
    Rich functionality
    A reasonable and convenient management
    Excellent whale optics
    High quality pictures


    Disadvantages :
    Small viewfinder
    Noisy image at maximum ISO
    Only three-point autofocus.




    Management is very convenient. Perhaps this is the "custom" under the personal preferences of the camera. The functional richness of the device - a record for this price class. The quality of images. At ISO 800-1600 noise is higher than that of competitors, but otherwise the quality of images E-500 is at a very modest level. Matrix 8 MP, unique features, cool shots - a great choice! But if even with two lenses ...

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