The Olympus E620 was designed for the artist in all of us. Let's release our creative side! We've been squelching it for too long now! Let it out! This Digital SLR camera lets us make the decisions, be the designer and create images so spectacular we're going to need a website to show them off. It was voted one of the best DSLR cameras for beginners in 2012.
This camera is light weight - 1.42 pounds with the kit lens, hood, battery, and CF Hood. It is easy to use and offers Art filters to experiment with and multiple exposures to choose from. It's one of the smallest cameras available. It's well built and study. It can easily be carried anywhere. It offers some of the best elements of the high-end cameras; like the flip-out rotating screen. The resolution is 12.3 mp. Many of the buttons are backlit to allow easier viewing in low light. It offers 28 preset scene-select modes.
This camera has a 7 focus point system. The screen is a 2.7 inch HyperCrystal III dual axis swivel LCD screen. Olympus has made a battery-grip in case the small size is a difficulty. The built-in image stabilizer has settings for pan action in both directions. It also has an underwater housing available.
Camera Highlights
Preview function which displays four live image frames on the same screen with varying exposure compensation or white balance settingsSupersonic Wave Filter (SSWF) dust reduction systemMulti-aspect shooting: a choice of nine different aspect ratios (four are offered during Live view - 4:3, widescreen 16:9 and medium-format 6:6 plus 35 mm format 3:2)Built-in flash with wireless off-camera flash controlTwo multiple-exposure options - a second image can be applied on a RAW image and then previewed on the LCD; also, three RAW format images can be combined togetherLightbox view with enlargement function for side-by-side image comparisonOptical viewfinder49-zone metering systemFace Detection & Shadow Adjustment to display highlights and shadows cleanly12.3 mp Live MOS Sensor
It has a 12.3 mp Live MOS Sensor. This sensor has low noise levels, despite smaller pixels, because of improvements in the microlens and photo diode design.
Most DSLR's are 3:2 aspect ratios, which is good for a 4 x 6 print. However, if it was printed at 8 x 10, it would not have the aspect ratio it needs. This camera also offers 3:2, 16:9, and 6:6 aspect ratios. It offers continuous shooting up to four frames per second with unlimited burst depth with JPEG, and up to 5 RAW frames. Lower burst speeds can be set. Art filter effects can only be used with JPEG images. It will allow shooting in RAW & JPEG mode. The JPEG images will have the art effects and the RAW images will be untouched.
Auto Focus Modes
It has three auto focus modes in Live View.
AF Sensor -- Drops the mirror to use the traditional autofocus sensors. It loses Live View while the camera tries to focus. It may make things a little slower.
Contrast Detect - It uses contrast detect to focus so you don't lose Live View, then when you press the shutter, it drops the mirror, focuses with the auto focus sensors and take the shot. Much quicker!
Imager Autofocus - You can move the auto focus box around the screen or let the camera select from 11 areas on the screen. Even Faster!
Wireless Flash
The Olympus FL-36R and FL-50R wireless electronic flashes fit this camera. These flashes are designed exclusively for digital photography. They can be used together with the E-620. This camera can control up to three wireless flash groups independently, with multiple flash units in each group.
Storage and Battery
It comes with a BCS-1 battery charger. The new HLD-5 battery grip mounts to the E-620 for easier shooting and additional battery capacity it will hold two battery packs. The battery is a BLS-1 lithium-ion battery. This battery will take 500 shots when you use the optical view finder.
This camera offers an XD card slot and a CompactFlash card slot. Images can be copied from one to the other.
Combining Images
The Olympus E620 can capture images or combine two images into one and save the new image.
The first image will appear on the LCD screen while you're shooting the first new image, and the two will be merged into the final image. Only one image can be merged in from the memory card, and it must be a RAW file.
Shadow Adjustment Technology
This camera offers dynamic range expansion, which they have named Shadow Adjustment Technology. This feature will adjust contrast to ensure the details are clear in high light and shadowed areas.
This camera offers the following Live View modes: Program, Aperture, Shutter, Manual, Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Flower, Sports, and Night Shot.
Face Detect Mode
It is great for large family photos. Face detection will focus on up to eight faces in the LCD. It automatically focuses and optimizes exposure for sharp, crisp portrait images.
Preview mode enables users to preview and select from a variety previews of the effects of white balance and exposure compensation adjustments before actually taking the picture.
Processor
This camera offers the TruePic III+ processor which integrates cool hardware features to accelerate the Art Filter processing.
The Art Engine adjusts exposure, color rendering, tonal range, and focus to achieve the final effect. The chosen effect is displayed on the LCD in Live View mode, in real time. The LCD display has a fairly rapid refresh rate.
Image Stabilizer
This camera includes the Super-Sonic Wave Filter Dust Reduction system, which vibrates a filter in front of the image sensor to remove the dust. The space between filter and sensor is sealed to keep dust out. This system will give you clean, dust free photos.
This camera offers a superior set of features, has more autofocus points, higher resolution, a faster frame rate, an articulating screen, and built-in art filters. The Olympus Zuiko Digital lenses can be used with this camera and will increase the optical quality. Olympus offers a great camera at a much more affordable price than its counterparts. The most desirable features are the tilt and swivel LCD and the new backlit buttons. While you're taking pictures, the Multi-Aspect function offers new ways to control your images and express yourself. With the 28 preset scene-select modes, automatic modes and full manual controls, the Olympus E-620 opens up a world of possibilities to the artist in all of us.
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