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Olympus’ E-330, an upgrade of the company’s previous E-300 model, is unique among mid-range digital SLR cameras for two reasons: first, it’s the only digital SLR currently available that allows you to use its LCD screen as a viewfinder...

Includes an LCD viewfinder, small body, good optics, good image quality...

Limited lens selection, no LCD status display, LCD screen is annoying when looking through the viewfinder, no electronic image stabilisation...

The Olympus Evolt E-330 is a good camera, but its standout feature - the LCD veiwfinder - is not that useful for most photographers. Both the Nikon D50 and the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT offer better image quality and a broader assortment of lenses. B...
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digitalartsonline.co.uk Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The release of Olympus’ E-330 digital SLR is something of a surprise. The company recently introduced the E-500 to replace the E-300 as the company’s entry-level digital SLR. The new E-330 is prettier, but you can’t miss the similarities...
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dpexpert.com.au Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The Olympus E-330 DSLR is the first digital single lens reflex camera to have both a through-the-lens viewfinder and a ?live? view on an LCD screen. The camera has a 7.5 megapixel sensor and uses the Olympus 4/3 system which presently is unique but wi...

The E-330 has a good on-camera flash. Illumination is even and natural even close up. Because the flash pops up high above the body red-eye is not usually a problem. As we expect from Olympus the camera has a nice feel with all controls and mechanical...

We subjected the E-330 to our usual image acid test -- our friendly rainbow lorikeets in the garden -- and we were surprised to see how badly the camera handles saturated reds. Colour bleeding in the red/orange areas on the birds’ chests was so bad...

The joy of using a single lens reflex camera is in the through-the-lens previewing of the image. The bigger and brighter the viewfinder the better. So anyone considering the E-330 should take time to check the small, dark viewfinder to see if you can l...
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The Olympus E-330 is a decent digital SLR. The camera scored well in our image tests, includes dust reduction technology and has live image review through an LCD screen, a feature common on compact cameras but not seen on SLRs. Nevertheless it doesnt...

Live Review, Dust Reduction...

Costly for what you get, Images a little disappointing, Problems with live review mode The Final Word While the E330 is a fairy good camera in its own right you are essentially paying $500 for live review, which isnt all that great, and lower image qu...

While the E330 is a fairy good camera in its own right you are essentially paying $500 for live review, which isnt all that great, and lower image quality.
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The Olympus E-330 There are two kinds of digital SLR customers: those who own lenses and are loyal to a brand, and those considering a step up from digital compacts and willing to look at the merits of a camera instead of the brand. Its this...
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Geoff ClarkeReview date: November 20069.1The Olympus E-330 is the latest Digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera from this prestigious company that basically offers the world of Digital SLR cameras the ability to feature continuous live previews direc...
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theglobeandmail.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The Good: Live View LCD screen gives point-and-shoot feel to digital SLR. User-friendly interface. Set shooting modes perform very well most of the time. Live View B mode can be a boon to serious amateurs or professionals. Image stabilization and secon...
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This is officially the first DSLR camera that can perform the most basic compact-camera function – producing a live image on its pop-out LCD screen. The optical viewfinder is the preferable choice, but if you’re moving up in the camera world...

First DSLR to produce a live view on its LCD, pop-out screen. A joy to use.

A tad overpriced.

Expensive, but the impressive image quality and choice of optical and LCD viewfinders make it worth a look for DSLR hunters...
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photo.net Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The Olympus Evolt E-330 is the first DLSR with a live LCD preview. Just about every P&S digicam has a Live LCD preview - in fact its all that some have since they lack an form of optical viewfinder. Many users upgrading from a digital P&S to a digital...
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Live preview on LCD is a unique feature--but one that presents both benefits and liabilities.

LCD screen can be used as a viewfinder, Unlimited continuous shooting...

Rearmounted LCD can be distracting, Limited lens selection...

Live preview on LCD is a unique feature--but one that presents both benefits and liabilities.
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Digital SLRs are getting better and less expensive, and they are getting lots of useful new features. The Olympus Evolt-330 is a 7.5 megapixel dSLR with a terrific wide viewing angle LCD that provides live preview. It also features dust reduction techn...
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Neocamera.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The Olympus E-330 is the most controversial camera to date. Just as many people seem to love it as hate it. Most of the controversy surrounds its LCD preview which Olympus calls live-view. Forgetting about this special feature, this camera is nothing...
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photoxels.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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As a follow-up to the E-300, the is a successful improvement with excellent image quality up to ISO 400, with ISO 800 usable. It also handles and operates better and provides lots of customizable settings...
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By Lesa King This review brought to your courtesy of “Layers” magazine: My name is Lesa King and I’m a point-and-shoot addict. While I’m writing this, it’s been 42 minutes since my last shot (a beautifully plated Salmon omele...
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maclife.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The E-330 is the first digital SLR camera to offer live image previews on its tilting LCD. The Evolt E-330 is the first interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera that allows live previewing of images on its 2.5-inch LCD. For most photographers its pr...

Excellent image quality. Live image previews on bright, 2.5-inch, tilting LCD. The 14-45mm lens is a gem.

Sluggish manual focus. Menus can be confusing. Images somewhat soft at ISO 1600.

The E-330s live-view capability is a technological breakthrough that youll find quite useful, especially when youre shooting at odd angles...
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Megapixel.net Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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The E-330 has a weight and dimensions that are comparable to most current dSLR cameras. The body is black, made of a high-quality polycarbonate, and offers a large and comfortably shaped grip that is rubber-clad. The E-330 is equipped with a 2.5" varia...

Excellent image quality, Excellent metering, Excellent colour rendition, Effectively noisefree up to 400 ISO, Comlete range of formats (RAW, TIFF and JPEG), Builtin SSWF sensor cleaning system, Useful Live View system, Powerful builtin flash...

14 to 45 mm kit lens a bit soft focus at the wide angle end, Noise reduction system lowers overall image sharpness, Some functions are overly complicated, TTL viewfinder is a touch too small...

If at a glance the Olympus Evolt E-330 resembles the E-300, it is in fact a very different camera. The E-330 is a digital reflex camera equipped with a unique viewfinder system, and one that offers a 7.5 megapixel resolution using a Four-Thirds CCD. T...
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Like the EVOLT E-300, the new model has no penta-prism hump because it employs an optical porro finder with three mirrors plus a reflex mirror that swings sideways (not up/down). The viewfinder seems small and a bit dark in low-light shooting, as with...
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The Good: Live View LCD screen gives point-and-shoot feel to digital SLR. User-friendly interface. Set shooting modes perform very well most of the time. Live View B mode can be a boon to serious amateurs or professionals. Image stabilization and secon...
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This is officially the first DSLR camera that can perform the most basic compact-camera function – producing a live image on its pop-out LCD screen. The optical viewfinder is the preferable choice, but if you’re moving up in the camera world...

First DSLR to produce a live view on its LCD, pop-out screen. A joy to use.

A tad overpriced.

Expensive, but the impressive image quality and choice of optical and LCD viewfinders make it worth a look for DSLR hunters...
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The Olympus EVOLT E-330 introduces a live-preview LCD to the DSLR market, adding a feature that is universal on entry-level cameras to a much more capable and complex machine. The 7.5 effective megapixel EVOLT E-330 has Olympuss gaggle of unusual feat...

– Live display is fun – Magnified focus works well in adequate lighting – Construction quality is very solid – LCD is bright, with great color...

Noise at even moderate ISOs Slow operation Only one control dial Upper-level menus have too many entries Battery life is shorter than other DSLRs...

Live preview on a DSLR is very impressive, and the EVOLT E-330 has the best live preview weve ever seen, period. It has less display lag, its brighter and clearer, and it allows more accurate manual focus than any of the best premium compacts, like t...
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Having reviewed the entry-level Olympus E-500 digital SLR a couple of months ago, this week I'm taking a look at its more expensive stable mate, the mid-range E-330. Available for £799 body only, or £879 with the 14-45mm standard zoom lens included on my...
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buy-n-shoot.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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With so many cameras containing the same or similar functions these days it was interesting to review a camera with something new, that no other DSLR has yet… Live View.This function has long been available on compact digital and I’m surprise...
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tipa.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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SummaryPros: Includes LCD viewfinder; small body; good optics; good image quality. Cons: Limited lens selection; no LCD status display; LCD screen is annoying when looking through the viewfinder; no electronic image stabilization. Price as rated: $1,00...

Includes LCD viewfinder; small body; good optics; good image quality.

Limited lens selection; no LCD status display; LCD screen is annoying when looking through the viewfinder; no electronic image stabilization.

The Olympus Evolt E-330 is a good camera, but its standout feature-the LCD viewfinder-is not that useful. Both the Nikon D50 () and the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT (), offer better image quality and a broader assortment of lenses. But, if you absolutely...
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The camera that made one of the biggest splashes at this years PMA show in Orlando, Florida, was undoubtedly the Olympus Evolt E-330 ($1,100 List). And for good reason: Its the first D-SLR to give consumers the option of framing their shots on the...

First D-SLR to let you compose your shots on its LCD screen. Articulating 2.5-inch LCD.

Performance could be stronger. Only three autofocus points.

It may not be a flawless camera, but the Olympus Evolt E-330 stands apart from all other D-SLRs on the market today...
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On January 26th 2006 over a year since the introduction of the E-300 Olympus revealed the 7.5 million pixel live view successor, the E-330. The E-330s biggest differentiation to any other digital SLR is its capability to deliver a live view on the...

Good resolution at lower sensitivities (no real difference to eight megapixels), Good vivid color response, more consumer appeal type (selectable Picture Modes), Low noise up to ISO 400, gets softer at ISO 800, too soft at ISO 1600 (JPEG), New metering se...

Very small viewfinder and darker (difficult to see fine detail, difficult to check focus), Recommended sensitivity ISO 100 - 400, images at ISO 800 usable, ISO 1600 not really, Poor noise reduction algorithm, blurs the image too heavily at ISO 1600, alway...

The introduction of the E-330 confused us, it was difficult to see where this new camera fitted into the current digital SLR market. Its more expensive than the more traditional (but in my opinion better) E-500 yet offers very little more other than...
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dpnow.com Updated: 2022-10-17 18:56:23
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Weve just received a production Olympus E-330 (Evolt), the first true DSLR with a live preview capability and the first DSLR with a next-generation Live MOS image sensor - our initial impressions will be posted here.Update: Panasonic launches DSLR sha...
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The Olympus EVOLT E-330 is the worlds first interchangeable lens digital SLR to offer a true "Live View" image on the LCD screen, in addition to the optical viewfinder. The design of a normal DSLR camera is such that the mirror remains down, blocking...
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This review has been completed using a production-level E-330. Thanks for your patience! Being the jaded camera reviewer that I am, the talk of yet another entry-level digital SLR didnt excite me. Then Olympus told me the secret of the EVOLT E-330...
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of the Olympus E330 digital SLR. Not only does the Olympus E330 feature a bold and eccentric design, it is also filled to the brim with peculiarities. Peculiarities that allow us a glimpse into the possible future of digital cameras.
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