Olympus is the highly reputed brand among the high-tech camera providers, last month (July 2011) it launched Olympus Pen E-PL3 which is available now in September, it’s a wonderful camera designed particularly for the people who want to explore their photographic skills. Smart and metallic body of this hi-tech camera makes its versatile and helps the user to take finest quality images and record HD videos.
Olympus E-PL3 has been designed to help users capture the high quality images and record High Definition videos. You can consider this hi-fi camera if you are looking for some rightly priced camera to capture your favorite moments.

Let’s check out its functions and working;

Key Features of Olympus E-PL3

•     Olympus E-PL3 features 3.0 inches swivel type display; it’s the first camera of its kind which features this display. One can easily tilt it 80 degree upward and 40 degree downward for enhanced functioning.

•     6 famous art filters with enhanced artistic expression uses variations and art effects.

•    Ultra fast new AF system

•     Advanced dust reduction system

•     New mode of 3D shooting

•     Tone control to manage variation of light and dark sections

•     Removable flash

•     Integrated stereo microphone

•     Performance oriented 5.5 fps

•     Weight of E-PL3 is 265grams and it’s dimensions are 109.5×63.7×37.3mm

•     E-PL3 features 13.1 MP CMOS sensor and 14-42mm zoom lens

Olympus E-PL3 is Convenient to Use

Layout of button has been redesigned in Olympus E-PL3 which offer enhanced operational control, this layout button have been situated in row just above the screen on the rear side. Power button, shutter release button and shooting mode dial are fixed into top plate.

Screen of Olympus E-PL3

Screen of Olympus E-PL3is its main highlight because for the very first time Olympus is introducing angle adjustable screen.

You will not find any swap view finder and in order to operate the screen you would need to pull screen outward an inch far from body and at such position you can also tilt the screen up and down. In this way it offers you convenience to easily adjust it for high as well as low angle compositions. Resolution of monitor of E-PL3 is 460k dots and aspect ratio of its 3 inches is 16:9.

Performance of Olympus E-PL3

Olympus has claimed that it has equipped E-PL3 with the finest auto-focus abilities and image writing speed it offers is mind blowing.

One can expect to shoot high quality JPEG still image and record high definition video without any trouble of blur. E-PL3 do data crunching at its best and its pen react to every single press of button as well as slider adjustment without any hindrance.

Battery of Olympus E-PL3

Olympus E-PL3 features rechargeable PL-BLS1 lithium ion battery which fix into camera base along with the card slot of SD Media. One can easily take 330 pictures after single time charging. Icon of battery level on the screen informs you about the saving level of battery so that you can easily put it into charging when battery becomes low.

High Quality Picture and Videos with Olympus E-PL3

Olympus E-PL3 offers user to take best advantage of its all time automatic and integrated digital effects filters which features their own Art Filters. One can record high quality video of 1920×1080 60i with the helps of a record button which is in the style of camcorder.

Conclusion

Olympus E-PL3 is performance oriented and affordable camera which can better serve your photographic needs. Either you want to record High Definition video or wish to take finest JPEG images it will not disappoint you.

The field of digital photography is advancing very consistently towards some new peaks and this is because every digital device producing company is bringing more and more innovative products to attain a high status in the international markets, Olympus is one of those companies who are pretty much consistent in bringing some highly advance photography products and due to this most of the professional photographers prefers its products for their use.

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In now days time of sleek and stylish cameras Olympus has also developed some highly advance slim and smart cameras which are attracting photographers along the world. In this article one of the latest slim camera by Olympus has been discussed which is the ‘Olympus E-PL1’ that is famous for being a new member of the Olympus Digital PEN series.

According to many market expert Olympus has shaken the whole digital camera world when they launched this EPL-1 which is the Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera because the technology used in this was one of the most innovative ones used up till that time in any of the digital camera. One of the most exciting things about this camera is the 12.3megapixel live MOS image sensor that has a capability to produce size of 4032×3024 for the photos. This camera carries a beautiful stripped-down body and a much simpler interface to the Micro Four Thirds format. The details of the functions which you can enjoy with this camera have been discussed below.

Features:

1. This camera carries a 12.3 megapixel live MOS sensor which assures very powerful high quality images which allows you to capture such details which you might not have experienced before.
2. It also gives you quite an enhanced playback function that allows you to add or remove fade in and fade out techniques and control the movie and speed and also add sound tracks into your stuff.
3. It also allows you to capture an HD video with a speed of 30 frames per second with a high quality sound and also gives manual control over aperture and shutter speed. The direct button for HD video recording also makes all this function quite easy and simple.
4. The professional photographers can also bring their artistic side while capturing the photos because of the six built in art filters and that are: Pop Art, Soft Focus, Grainy Film, Pin Hole, Diorama and our new Gentle Sepia filter.
5. For a quality of picture capturing this camera also carries 19 different scene-selection modes and the standard one among them are night-scene, portrait and the landscape mode.
6. Another amazing feature is the PT-EP01 underwater housing which enables to capture the underwater shots for the depth up to 40 meters and the beautiful polycarbonate construction is another quality which enables it to carry this camera in water.

Specifications:

• Memory: SD Memory Card(SDHC compatible)  Class 6 is recommended for Movie shooting
• Screen size: 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
• File format: RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
• Recording image size: [RAW] 4032 x 3024 pixels
  • [JPEG] 4032 x 3024 pixels – 640 x 480 pixels
• Temperature: 0 – 40℃ (operation) / -20 – 60℃ (storage)
• Humidity: 30 – 90% (operation) / 10 – 90% (storage)
• Battery: BLS-1 Li-ion battery (included)
• Sleep mode: Available (1, 3, 5, 10 min., off selectable)
• Monitor: HyperCrystal LCD  AR(Anti-Reflective) coating, 2.7 inches
• Dust reduction: Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
• Movie Mode HD: 1280(H)x720(V)  Aspect 16:9
  • SD: 640(H)x480(V)     Aspect 4:3(VGA)
• Display of Face Detection: Max 8 frames of face detection can be displayed

This camera is thus an excellent blend of all the latest and high quality technologies which gives you the comfort and features even more than your imagination.

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:

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  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.

Olympus has been very famous because of the wide range of fantastic digital camera and camcorders and this is the reason this company has got a very good status in the international markets. The latest trend of developing the SLR cameras has been well adopted by Olympus and up till now many fantastic digital SLR cameras have been brought to the market by this company and due to vast variety of DSLR cameras Olympus is the most preferred brand of most of the professional photographers. The DSLR camera by this company which I am going to review is the ‘Olympus E-450’ which is claimed to be the world’s smallest SLR camera with built-in art filter for the perfect photos.

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The E-450 is smaller enough to be carried into the pocket of your purse or jacket and along with that the 13.4 lb weight is ideal to carry in your hands whole day. The 2.7 inch HyperCrystal II technology based LCD delivers perfect view of the controls for your picture and this camera is also intelligent enough to manage the controls by itself as well. The details of the features this camera carries have been given below so let’s have a look.

Features:

1. This camera carries three art filters which provide some fantastic artistic controls over the image. With this camera in hands you can enjoy the freedom of Autofocus live view and the dramatic effects of the pop art.
2. It has an advance dust reduction technology which vibrates the sensors before taking the photo so that all the dust on it can be removed and a clear photograph can be taken.
3. An advance shadow reduction technology reliefs you of the tension of shooting in shadows because it adjusts the settings of your camera and compensates for extreme contrasts when the photos have been taken in shadows, a normal person might not value this factor well but a professional knows how valuable this technology is for their photographs.
4. The 10MP Live-MOS image sensor gives you amazingly colorful and clear images thus stores you memories in a very effective way.
5. The live view LCD enables the photographers to hold the camera away from their faces and at the angles which they might never have experienced before.
6. The advance face detection technology easily distinguishes between faces and backgrounds and along with that it can track up to eight faces at a time in an image.

Specifications:

• Sensor Size: 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
• Lens mount: Four Thirds Mount
• Total no. of effective pixels: Approx. 11.8 million pixels
• Recording format: DCF, DPOF compatible/Exif, PRINT Image Matching III
• File format: RAW (12-bit), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
• Recording image size: [RAW] 3648 x 2736 pixels [JPEG] 3648 x 2736 pixels – 640 x 480 pixels
• Screen size: Size 2.7 inches
• Shutter speed: Auto mode: 2 – 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings), P(Ps), S, A, M  mode: 60 – 1/4000 sec. (Bulb: up to 8 min. with limiter), Scene program/Scene select mode: 4 – 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings) 1/3EV steps
• Dimensions: 5.1 in. (W) x 3.6 in.(H) x 2.1 in. D / 129.5 mm (W) x 91 mm (H) x 53 mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
• Weight: 13.4 oz. / 380 g (body only)

This is thus a very remarkable SLR camera by Olympus with some advance technologies which help you in taking some extra ordinary photographs and get some fantastic results. The size is also ultra-compact so that it can be place in the pocket and if you want a professional camera with small size then this one’s for you.

Olympus has being always very famous of the perfect performance and remarkable quality of its cameras and camcorders and this is the reason the company has got a very perfect status in the international markets. The range of SLR cameras has always received a huge round of applause from the customers and market dealers because the company has always tried to bring something which will also be very fantastic and unique. In this article I am gain to review another huge success gainer the ‘Olympus E-420’ which has also claimed to be the smallest digital SLR camera of the world.

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The functionalities of this camera are a bit similar to its predecessor but it’s the first ever SLR camera which fits best in your purse or jacket pocket and the light weight allows you to shoot whole day without getting tired. It comes with a 10 Mp resolution, live view and a new dust reduction system which is just fantastic. It also features some improved sensor with dynamic range which ensures better picture quality and perfect results in terms of clarity and sharpness.

Features:

1. The best feature of this camera is its smallest ever size which makes it possible to carry a digital SLR camera in the pocket of your purse or jacket and the light weight is also pretty ideal to carry with you.
2. It has an advance face detection technology which distinguishes between the people’s faces and background. The innovative technology can track up to eight faces at a time in a picture.
3. It has an advance shadow reduction technology that compensates for extreme contrast between the dark and light areas and any professional photographer would know how difficult it is to cope with shadows in a picture.
4. It has a fantastic dust removing technology with the exclusive supersonic wave filter, the ultrasonic technology vibrates the sensor before taking image which removes dust and gives a dust-free clear image.
5. The digital image stabilization is activated as a scene selected mode which allows high ISO technology and a faster shutter speed.

Specifications:

1. Memory: CompactFlash Type I/II, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (Dual-Slot)
2. Sensor Size17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
3. Effective Pixels number: 10 million pixels
4. Size: 2.7 inches
5. LCD Product type: HyperCrystal II LCD (semi-transmissive TFT color LCD)
6. Operating Temperature: 32-104F / 0 – 40 (operation) / -20 – 60 (storage)
7. Operating Humidity: 30 – 90% (operation) / 10 – 90% (storage)
8. Brightness control: 15 levels
9. Color Balance: 15 levels
10. Focus mode: Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / C-AF + MF
11. Shutter speed: Auto mode: 2 – 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings), P(Ps), S, A, M mode: 60 – 1/4000 sec. (Bulb: up to 8 min. with limiter), Scene program/Scene select mode: 4 – 1/4000 sec. (depends on settings) 1/3EV steps
12. Self-timer Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available)

This is thus a very fantastic new digital SLR camera with outclass capabilities and convenient weight. The capabilities of this camera make your image more real like and store your memories very clearly and sharply. So if you want to have a full highly functional camera and want to carry that one in your purse than this is the one according to your requirements.

Olympus has a very good reputation of developing the very top class and latest technology related cameras and the company have always come up to the expectations of the customers by bringing some very unique and high class digital cameras and camcorders. The E system of Olympus has got a splendid round of a clause from the customers and the international electronics market mainly because of its DSLR capability. The digital camera which I am going to review in his article could be called as the flagship of the E series by Olympus “The E-3 DSLR camera”.

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This camera has make people awaited for four years after the release of first E series camera the E-1 which was also quite well in its performance. I think four years is quite a long time when considered it as a lifetime of an electronic device but after a long delay the E-3 has made the entire world pretty satisfied and happy with its capabilities and specifications. This camera is almost completely different from its predecessor might be because of the time gap, it features a 10.1 MP lens with the world’s quickest autofocus capability. The picture quality is also very awesome with the image stabilization sensors which make sharp images even in the shaky atmosphere. Let’s see the detailed description of the features in the next section.

Features:

1. This is the company’s first ever auto focus camera which at the time of release was the world’s fastest ever autofocus camera which never lets the shot to get wasted and miss the heart touching scene for your future.
2. A new shutter technology has been adopted for this camera which delivers 1/8,000 seconds speed and 1/250 flash sync and an unexpected lifetime of 150,000 cycles. It has also been reported that the mirror blackout time is also very low which ensures the fastest ever speed of this camera.
3. It has a 10 megapixel sensor like some other models of Olympus which gives the fastest reading speed by enabling by enabling 5fps continuous shooting.
4. The back side LCD is also very remarkable which gives you the live view mode and the color contrast and resolution makes handling the controls more positively.  And the brightness and easy navigation of this camera makes it a perfect choice for being the SLR camera in the market.
5. It has brought first time in history the dust removing technology thus every time you start the camera the supersonic wave filter located between the shutter and the image sensor vibrates to about 30,000 times per second and blast away all the dirt.

Specifications:

1. Type: Single-lens reflex Live View digital camera with interchangeable lens system
2. Effective Pixels: 10.1 million pixels
3. Image sensor size: 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V) / 0.68 in. (H) x .512 in. (V)
4. Recording format: DCF, DPOF compatible/Exif, PRINT Image Matching III
5. File format: RAW (12-bit), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
6. Image size: [RAW] 3648 x 2736 pixels [JPEG] 3648 x 2736 pixels – 640 x 480 pixels
7. Screen Size: 2.5 inches
8. Dimensions: 5.6 in. (W) x 4.58 in. (H) x 2.9 in. (D /(142.5 mm (W) x 116.5 mm (H) x 74.5 mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
9. Weight: 1.79 lbs./810 g (body only)
10. Battery: BLM-1 Li-ion battery (included) CR123 x 3 with LBH-1

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The FE 26 is available for £99 only and in a striking flamingo color as well. There are other interesting colors available for this range which includes striking blue, absolute black, etc. There are Advanced Face Detection techniques integrated that are about to blow your mind away.

This is overall a very interesting gadget to work with. There are blur free Dual Image Stabilization techniques that also make this camera an interesting one. You can be sure to have great pictures even in busy environments and take impressive people shots. So this camera will basically give you a grand value for your money.

For some higher notches you will get even greater variations as well. For any extra outlay or a pretty super slim shell, you will have to just bring on some more pounds to spend on and even get your Olympus in anything from tangerine to true blue or purple!

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