Price range: £786.80
What is it: 12-megapixel digital SLR
What we think: Packed with features and offering excellent photo quality, it's a very good camera
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 4 March 2009
Tags: Olympus, Olympus E-30, camera, stabilisation, lens
We like:
Very good photo quality and performance; extensively customisable; flip-and-twist LCD
We don't like:
Poor 'my mode' custom-settings implementation
CNET UK judgement:
A great general-purpose digital SLR, the Olympus E-30 offers an attractive alternative for advanced shooters not yet wedded to a system
Full review:
With a substantial price gap between Olympus' consumer models and the E-3, the company has long had a pretty big hole in its digital SLR lineup -- a hole filled by extremely popular competitors, such as the Nikon D90, the Canon EOS 40D and the Canon EOS 50D. However, with the E-30, it looks as if Olympus has entered the ring swinging. Continue Reading...
Olympus E-30 History
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