Reviews for Olympus EVOLT E-500 8 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Body Only

Nice camera

Strengths: Pretty looking, cheap price, two lenses

Weakness: Can not add date and time on the picture

I got the camera from amazon.com for a very decent price. In addition, this camera is equiped with two lenses which should be pretty much useful for normal shots. The main reason for me to buy a SLR camera is to take pictures of my fast moving baby. It works great. Although I can not use flash towards him, I can just use the low option to take several pictures of him even under dim condition. My wife and I love this camera. For that price, nothing can beat.

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Terrific amateur SLR camera for a $450 price tag

Strengths: Bright 2.5 inch LCD Supersonic dust removal Large 4/3 CCD image sensor 8-megapixel imager

Weakness: LCD can't preview image Small viewfinder

The Evolt500 has an extensive list of useful features, including a 8-megapixel imager, a bright 2.5 inch LCD, automatic dust removal upon start, great auto-focus ability, and 15 preset scene modes. From my experience, the 18-180mm lens is better and more convenient than the 15-45mm, 40-150mm 2 lenses kit. The external FL-36 Flash is very helpful for indoors shooting.
My only complaints are no preview through LCD and small viewfinder.

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Image is Excellent according to 27 Digital Camera experts. -- "This screen has an impressive resolution, too -- there are over 215,000 pixels on this screen, so images are nice and sharp."-dcresource.com -- "accurate color"-dcresource.com -- "Detailed, Bright and Colorful Photos"-photo.net Read more to find expert opinions on more features like Video, Optics, Interface, Battery, etc.

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Olympus E-500

Testseek.com has collected 47 expert reviews for Olympus E-500 and the average expert rating is 83 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Testseek.com to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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olympus evolt e-500 (body only)

Olympus Evolt E-500 (body Only) receives an overall TopTenREVIEWS score of 2.3 out of 4.00. It is ranked the #34 Professional DSLR digital camera of all time. The overall rating represents an intelligent balance of features, value as a function of price to features, and a summary of reviews from a variety of sources. The TopTen REVIEWS' formula gives a picture of important consumer features,...

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Olympus E500

Overall, I can only conclude that with the E-500 Olympus has introduced a very strong product. For its price-range, it offers the user a remarkable amount of options: plenty of special functions, fantastic image quality and an ergonomically very well thought out design.

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Camera Labs – Olympus EVOLT E-500 review

The Olympus E-500 is a mixed bag with plenty of things going for it, but equally a number of aspects which could be considered deal-breakers by some photographers. Highlights of course include the SSWF anti-dust system, an impressively high level of information and control for a budget body, very good overall image quality and an affordable twin lens bundle which will cover most eventualities. On...

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DCRP Review: Olympus EVOLT E-500

The Olympus EVOLT E-500 offers many improvements over its predecessor (the E-300) with photo quality and design being the most notable. One thing hasn't changed though, and that's the fact that the E-500 is an excellent value. Priced at just $699 (body only), $799 (one lens kit), and $899 (two lens kit), you get a lot of camera for very little money, which is why the E-500 gets my recommendation.

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