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Olympus EVOLT E-500 SLR Digital Camera w/ 14-45mm Lens

Premium picture quality and superb performance come easy with this comfortable to handle digital SLR. At a time when we want complex things to become simple, the EVOLT E-500 succeeds in doing so with a sleek, lightweight design for impressive portability and advanced controls and options that can be accessed with minimal effort. Bursting with speed and producing spotless pictures with exceptional color and detail, the EVOLT E-500 is tailor-made for anyone to use while capturing the imagination in the process.The EVOLT E-500 makes it so simple to capture great pictures with 15 easily selectable scene modes and 10 exposure modes that all you need to do is point it in the right direction. Each pristine Zuiko digital-specific lens is perfectly matched to the camera's image sensor and features an internal CPU for direct communication with the camera to produce super sharp, bright, colorful pictures from edge-to-edge. Shoot, store or backup pictures on your preferred choice of an xD-Picture Card, CompactFlash or both with the convenience of two media card slots. The exclusive TruePic TURBO Image Processor delivers a camera that responds with impressive speed from the moment it's turned on and smooth, colorful images every time. Supersonic Wave Filter vibrates 35,000 times per second to eliminate dust from the image sensor and any concern you'll ever have about changing lenses. The full-frame transfer CCD is designed to capture more information from each individual pixel to help you receive brilliant results from edge-to-edge with a full range of color, contrast and detail.The included Zuiko Digital 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 lens delivers superb image quality from edge-to-edge. Its 3.2x zoom covers a broad range, with close-ups coming out crisp and clear as near as 15 inches. Multi-coating minimizes ghosting and flaring that can occur while the sturdy metal lens mount ensures rugged durability.

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Olympus EVOLT E-500 SLR Digital Camera w/ 14-45mm Lens

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  Reviewed by: MetromacBill

  12-09-06

  Duration of ownership: 6 Days

  Strengths: Light Sturdy Body, 4/3rds System, Many Lenses to choose from, Better then average Built in flash, Nice smooth controls, Decent Battery life

  Weaknesses:None

  Overall Evaluation: I love this Camera!! Bought this for my Wife to take Pics on the Sidelines at Football Games for our Website. Got the 2 lens kit, and Got three Addl. Lenses(18-180MM f3.5-6.3, ED90-250MMf2.8, and the ED300mm) and the EC-14 Teleconverter. This camera is impressive for it's size and weight, much less then a like-priced Cannon, and the lenses are interchangeable with other E series bodies unlike the Canon D-series.

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  Reviewed by: manishaggarwal12

  10-30-06

  Duration of ownership: 6 Days

  Strengths: Price, autofocus capabilities, feel in the hand, 2.5 inch screen.

  Weaknesses:Inbuilt flash provides limited range, accessories are very costly, limited capability of autofocus in extremely low light situations

  Overall Evaluation: I was contemplating whether to go ahead with Olympus 500 or D80 but after looking at reviews on web I decided to go for it.....and let me tell you I do not regret my decision. This is a great camera at a great price. It takes crisp pics. If you have an energetic toddler you would know how difficult it is to capture their beautiful moments in a camera.....evolt 500 does its work brilliantly while taking pics on inbuilt "Children" mode. I have been using it for a week or so only but have already taken more than 500 pics. I am not at all disappointed. However, there are few negatives as well. All Olympus accessories are very costly. In case you want to take pics inside I would suggest to buy a mountable flash. One of my bad experiences was when I was trying to shoot in moonlight, camera had difficulty in focusing the objects. in fact in all instances it was just unable to auto focus. All in all I would say its a good buy and the more you use it the more you will love it.

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  Reviewed by: jamo888

  10-04-06

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Supersonic Wave filter, 15 Scene mode, Large LCD screen, Better build, higher height for flash (minimize red eye)

  Weaknesses:Small View finder, AF assist throuh flash, No top LCD display. Continuous burst available only for HQ

  Overall Evaluation: I have read articles and technical review for the 4/3 sensor. This approach makes more sense and it optimizes for digital photography. Olympus took a big step on this technology. Most of the big companies used the APC size. Well, Olympus E500 has the supersonic wave filter this is very important a necessity. Canon, Sony, Pentax all followed this feature. The camera has a lot of features for advance users. I suggest read the manual or get some info from the internet. Otherwise, you will not take advantage of the great features.Small viewfinder, It doesnt bother me much. ME-1 finder is available to address this issue. Only 3 point focus points, I would rather have more. All the SLRs are coming out with more. Slow start up time is due to the Wave filter working, you could have this disabled (check manual). to increase speed to 1.5 Sec.Bottomline, Each camera in the market has its own edge. Overall, I would say Value for money this one is a winner.

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  Reviewed by: fastfashn

  09-05-06

  Duration of ownership: 90 Days

  Strengths: great lenses, functions, settings, build

  Weaknesses:low light AF, manual AF (vf is small so manual focus tricky)

  Overall Evaluation: I looked at the Pentax DL/DS line, Canon Rebel and Nikon D-70 line before I settled on this camera. I am glad I did. Despite a certain anxiety at switching from film to digital I've found that the kit lenses and image quality are quite good, especially for the kind of shooting I love (street photography, parties, portraits). If I were doing landscapes I'd like a few more MP, but I think the system will be progressing in that direction soon enough.

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  Reviewed by: byount

  08-07-06

  Duration of ownership: 6 Weeks

  Strengths: Great value, compact, lightweight and fun to use.

  Weaknesses:Expensive accessories, need to buy external flash for typical indoor photos.

  Overall Evaluation: This is my first dSLR, and I purchased the E-500 after significant research. The best advice I ran across was to go into stores and physically put your hands on the cameras you are considering. The main thing that put this camera ahead of the Canon Rebel XT was how much better the E-500 felt in my hand. The Canon's grip was just too shallow, and if you don't like how it feels, then you're less prone to use it. The Olympus had a substantially larger handgrip and its construction felt much more solid. The pictures produced by both cameras are compared on numerous websites, and except at high ISO (800/1600), are very similar. The primary downfall of this camera for my pics is the on-board flash, but that is not at all uncommon in dSLRs. It is readily corrected by the awesome (and expensive) Olympus FL-50 flash.

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Olympus EVolt E-500

Entry-level SLR digital camera brings 8 megapixels and a 2.5-inch LCD to the fray.

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