Digital Camera News and Reviews

Olympus E-450

Photography Blog has reviewed the Olympus E-450 DSLR camera. This Olympus camera is a slightly improved version of the Olympus E-420 and it is one of smallest DSLR cameras on the marked.

Some key features for the Olympus E-450:
-3 art filters (Pop Art, Soft Focus and Pin Hole)
-TruePic III+ processor
-improved continuous shooting buffer (8 RAW-files instead of 6)
-improved bulb mode to 30 minutes
-better LCD screen

Photography Blog ends up giving the Olympus E-450 a “Recommended” rating as you get a lot of features in this entry-level camera. The camera delivers pictures of high quality, but lacks a few things like image stabilization and video mode. Overall this DSLR camera from Olympus seems great if you are looking for a compact camera.
Read the full review of the Olympus E-450 DSLR camera here.

Olympus E-620

Digital Camera Review has tested the new entry level DSLR camera from Olympus, the Olympus E-620. As I am an owner of the older Olympus E-500 it is interesting to see how this new Olympus camera is able to hold up.

Some key features for the Olympus E-620:
-12.3 megapixel sensor
-2.7″ tilt screen
-ISO levels from 100 to 3200
-image stabilization in the camera body
-pentaprism viewfinder with 0.96x magnification
-art filters
-7-point auto focus system with 5 cross-type points

Digital Camera Review ends up giving the Olympus E-620 a good review as you get a lot of the Olympus E-30 features for a lower price. The camera is able to take good pictures and contains a ton of good features. The kit lenses are also of very high quality. The only downside is a bit off and on auto focus, some noise at higher ISO levels and Live View could be better.
Overall the Olympus E-620 seems like a worthy camera for people interested in shooting with Olympus cameras.
Read the full review of the Olympus E-620 camera here.

Olympus Stylus Tough 8000

Photographyblog has reviewed the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 (known as Olympus mju Tough 8000 in Europe) camera. This camera is waterproof down to 10 meters so it will be interesting if it is able to take good pictures at this depth.

Some key features for the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000:
-Waterproof down to 10 meter
-Shockproof to 2m
-Crushproof to 100kg
-Freezeproof to -10°C (14°F)
-12 megapixel sensor

Photographyblog ends up giving the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 a 4 out 5 stars rating. The camera has very good features when it comes to toughness and is able to produce pictures of pretty good quality, but not the best.
Overall the Olympus camera seems like a good choice for photographers working under rough conditions.
Read the full review of the Olympus Stylus Tough 8000 camera here.

Olympus SP-565 UZ

DxOMark has released Raw data analyses for the Olympus SP-565 UZ camera. This Olympus camera has a very long zoom (20x) and a 10 megapixel image sensor.

Some key features for the Olympus SP-565 UZ:
-20x optical zoom lens (26-520mm, f/2.8-4.5)
-10 megapixel sensor (1/2.33″ CCD)
-2.5″ LCD screen
-image stabilization
-33 shooting modes including manual controls

Read all the Raw data analyzes Olympus SP-565 UZ camera here.

Press release:
dxomark.com Publishes RAW Sensor Performance Data On A Set Of High-End Bridge Cameras

DxO Labs adds detailed measurements for the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs, the Olympus SP-565 UZ and the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX150 to its RAW-based Image Quality Database

Paris, France – April 15, 2009 –DxO Labs announces today the addition of RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings on its popular www.dxomark.com website for the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs, the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX150 and the Olympus SP 565 UZ.

The Fujifilm FinePix S100fs takes the lead of the set of bridge models that are currently analyzed and published on dxomark.com.

Visitors to the dxomark.com website will also find a newly-published review of the Olympus SP-565 UZ which details findings about the camera’s internal RAW processing implementation.

About dxomark.com
Sponsored by DxO Labs, a company focusing on image processing technologies, www.dxomark.com is a free online resource that delivers key objective sensor performance metrics measured directly on the RAW image for a variety of cameras. As a result, dxomark.com makes it possible for the first time to assess the intrinsic quality of a camera before the impact of any RAW conversion and independent of its optics.

The site also features a simple scale, DxOMark Sensor, for analyzing and comparing RAW image quality. The DxOMark Sensor scale is mapped to real-world photographic scenarios such as portrait, landscape, and action photography, ensuring that the scale is relevant to photographers.

dxomark.com’s goal is to serve the imaging community, particularly the photo press. Photography journalists and experts can now complement their analyses and reviews with an objective evaluation of intrinsic camera performance, regardless of optics or processing considerations.

For more information, visit www.dxomark.com.

About DxO Labs
DDxO Labs offers products and solutions ensuring excellence in digital imaging. The company develops and licenses patented intellectual property serving the entire digital imaging chain:

For consumer electronics OEM/ODM (such as digital camera and camera phone vendors): embedded software and silicon architectures for real time still and video image processing;

For imaging component suppliers (camera module manufacturers, sensor vendors, and processor vendors) as well as photography journalists and imaging experts: image quality evaluation and measurement tools;

For serious and demanding photographers: PC and Mac solutions to enhance camera image quality.

For more information, visit the DxO Labs website at www.dxo.com