Olympus E-10 4MP Digital Camera w/ 4x Optical Zoom
Olympus E-10 4MP Digital Camera w/ 4x Optical Zoom
When Olympus says precision, they mean it. The CAMEDIA E-10 is a 4-megapixel filmless digital SLR with TruePic technology and the first ED glass fully multi-coated lens. It’s no wonder it is setting a new standard for the Olympus filmless digital camera product line. The E-10’s lens features a new design specifically to focus light to every pixel on the CCD surface. This 4x professional f2.0-2.4, 9-36mm zoom lens is fully multi-coated to provide high-quality images. Further aiding in providing excellent image reproduction are the Extra Dispersion (ED) glass lens and two High Index Low Dispersion elements, helping to reduce chromatic aberrations for a clearer and sharper image.Features designed for the avid photographer and professional include raw data capture mode, manual focus, a dual auto-focus system, and newly designed camera controls. These controls are part of Olympus’ creative new design incorporating dedicated buttons to control the E-10’s shooting modes, flash, white balance and media card settings. This design, along with the E-10’s adjustable TFT LCD display which the user can position between a 20-degree down angle and a 90-degree up angle, allows for a pleasant digital experience while simultaneously providing the control users desire with an SLR. The E-10 digital SLR has been especially conceived for all those who refuse to compromise on quality or performance. Ideal for studio, fashion and advertising shootings, it combines tremendous optical capabilities with innovative digital features, manual options and precision photographic metering systems. A range of optional accessories is also available.
User Ratings and Reviews
3 Stars After using it for 2 years
The camera has many nice points. These have been covered in other people’s reviews. I will mention the few items that I think are less good:
- It is not very good at focusing, especially in less light environment. I had the Olumpus people look at it but they said there was nothing wrong with it.
- It is terribly heavy.
- It is slow to start up.
Dispite the recomendations from Olympus to not use the Microdrive, I have found a somewhat safe way to copy the pictures from the Smartmedia card to the Microdive. In this way, I can take several hundreds of pictures without needing to upload to a computer.
My next camera will be a Minolta - also with a Microdrive function.
5 Stars An Inspiring Digital Camera
I have used the Olympus E-10 continually since 2001. I had owned three previous digital cameras by Olympus but the E-10 was the first model that completely satisfied me. I take photographs for business (technical publishing) and pleasure and mostly use my images in digital form, although I have made satisfying prints up to 16 x 20 inches. I find this camera easy and enjoyable to use and the image quality exceptional. Although newer Olympus high end models have more megapixels and interchangeable lenses, I have not envied them enough to upgrade.
Like all high end digital cameras, the E-10 has a host of features that can be a little intimidating to learn. I felt the E-10 was worthy of the effort and I was inspired to design a publication to help other amateurs master the use of this camera. My E-10s are a continual source of enjoyment and I hope others will make the effort to master its use.
4 Stars Not the newest - but solid value at a bargin price
I bought my refurbished E-10 online from Olympus. It has functioned perfectly. The cost was 1/3 of the price they charged when the E-10 was first introduced. Since then, the price has continued to decrease as the competition has added megapixels and professionals have moved to DSLR bodies. This makes the E-10 a bargin for the weekend photographer. The camera is built like a brick - but a wonderfully ergonomic brick! The optics are fast and sharp and Olympus are famous for their image quality - even if it is “only” 4 MP. The camera is supported by a full range of accessories readily available on Amazon (or eBay) including wide angle and telephoto supplementary lens, cable release, flash, etc. A total system will cost less than the body of a new DSLR. More important, this is (well was) a professional camera, built for professionals with an imposing presence and total control over the image. If you think you need those extra pixels ask how many 8 x 10 enlargements you made last year. If the answer is less than 10 then this could be the perfect digital camera for you - and at a realistic price.
4 Stars Olympus E-10 Digital Camera
A good camera overall. Eats up batteries like crazy. I would recommend a
rechargeable battery unit.
5 Stars awesome
this is the only slr DIGITAL camera, I’ve had a slr film camera for a few years and could never go back to a point and click camera ever, and i bought a few digital camera before this one but they weren’s slr style and the pictures never impressed me at all, basically i dont have much to compare this camera to digital slr wise, but i am VERY happy with the image quality and everything else about the camera
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