Olympus E-510 review

Typical price: £540

What is it: 10-megapixel dSLR camera with Live View LCD

What we think: Great customisation features and a compact camera-style framing make this a good entry-level dSLR

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7.1

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8.0

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	Olympus E-510	Canon EOS-1D Mark III	Nikon D3	Canon EOS 7D
Review date	20 Sep 07	5 Jul 07	24 Sep 08	9 Nov 09
Editor's rating	7.1	9.3	9.3	9.2
Price range	£540	£2,538.99 - £3,514.97	£3,149.00 - £3,149.00	£1,533.99 - £1,533.99
Review summary	The Olympus E-510 has quirky exposure and white balance issues but its Live View and Image Stabilisation modes may make some photographers give this dSLR a chance Read full review	Canon's EOS-1D Mark III offers a luxurious cocktail of high-resolution, extremely low noise, blazingly fast burst shooting, abundant customisation and a build quality and ergonomic design among the best you'll find in today's camera market Read full review	Nikon's flagship dSLR packs a full-frame 12-megapixel sensor and is a highly versatile imaging powerhouse that lets photographers create images previously impossible to capture. As long as you can get used to this camera's solid weight, it's a definite step up from the D2Xs and produces high-quality photography. This one is definitely aimed at the pros, so amateurs beware Read full review	The Canon EOS 7D offers awesome continuous-shooting speeds, an excellent HD movie mode with full manual controls, class-leading resolution, excellent high-ISO performance, and an all-metal, weather-sealed body. It's got a couple of glitches, but it's a corking camera Read full review
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