Olympus E-520: A Review

Written by Maryam on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Categories: Digital Cameras, Product Reviews       Tags: , , ,

Olympus E-520

When it comes to fantastic photography and video shooting than Olympus is the first company which comes into the minds of most of the professional photographers and the reason being that this company has always brought innovative and highly productive camera and camcorders into the international markets. The range of Olympus’s cameras and camcorders is very huge and each of the product is different and more innovative from the other one and this is the reason this company has achieved the status of a very reliable digital electronics making company. In this article I am going to review a very fantastic camera by Olympus ‘the Olympus E-520’ which has got a huge support from the public after its release.

This camera is the successor of the most famous DSLR camera by Olympus which has been released earlier. Packed with 10 megapixel resolution, image stabilization, live view, anti-dust technology and a huge list of controls and customization into a compact body is the main beauty of this camera. The 2.7 inch LCD with great contrast and brightness ensures a good display of controls for managing your stuff in this camera. This camera brings a combination of user friendly features and advance options that is to some extent unique from the other cameras brought in the market by Olympus. It is a home for different advance technologies which ensures the top quality photos in an affordable budget. If you want to get the detailed knowledge of the capabilities of this camera then see the section below.

Features:

  1. This camera has a built in image stabilization technology which features three modes of increased versatility. One mode manages the X axis and Y axis to give a sharp picture and the other two modes are helpful to capture a speedy action like a car in a car race or a running animal.
  2. The auto focus automatically work as a point and shoot to display the subjects on the LCD screen which helps photographers to capture a picture in correct way.
  3. The advance face detection technology smartly distinguishes between the faces of people and background on the LCD display and it can track up to 8 faces in a picture.
  4. It has an advance dust reduction technology which works very effectively in removing dust on the screen and the working is carried in such a way that: it vibrates the lens before taking a photo and all the dust on it gets removed.
  5. Picture quality gets badly affected by the shadows and this seems to be a big problem for photographers but this camera has adjusted this problem as well by giving a shadow reduction technology which automatically manages the brightness of your picture.

Specifications:

  • Photo by BANGKEN LABEL

    Photo by BANGKEN LABEL

    Product type: Single-lens reflex Live View digital camera with interchangeable lens system

  • Sensor Size: 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
  • Lens mount: Four Thirds Mount
  • Dimensions: 5.4 in. (W) x 3.6 in. (H) x 2.7 in. D / 136 mm (W) x 91.5 mm (H) x 68 mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
  • Weight: 16.8 oz. / 475 g (body only)
  • Operating temperature: Temperature 32-104 °F / 0 – 40 °C (operation) -4 – 140 °F/ -20 – 60 °C (storage)
  • Battery: BLM-1 Li-ion battery (included)
  • Shutter speed Auto mode: 2 – 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings), P(Ps), S, A, M mode: 60 – 1/4000 sec. (Bulb: up to 30 min. with limiter), Scene program/Scene select mode: 4 – 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings) 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable
  • LCD size: 2.7 inches
  • Dust reduction: Supersonic Wave Filter (dust-reduction system for image sensor)

This is thus a very fantastic camera by Olympus which can be called as its flagship model because it has got all the advance features which are even better than the other models offered by the company.

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