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Digital SLR Cameras
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Olympus E-3
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The Olympus E-3 gives users the control and build that is usually saved for professional level DSLRs. This camera creates excellent images when your ISO isn’t too high. When you have the camera set at a higher ISO the digital noise becomes noticeable and doesn’t make the picture look good.
The control layout on the E-3 is great everything is close at hand and there are simple shortcuts too functions like ISO altering, shooting modes and many other things. This camera is built too the same standards as a professional level camera so the button layout and the all around inner workings are similar too that of a professional level camera.
The E-3 lets you adjust the ISO up to 3200 but that quality in pictures produced lags before you get too ISO 3200. When you take a picture at ISO 500 you have too adjust the image resolution and make it lower, if you leave it at 100% resolution the noise in the image is very visible.
The body of the E-3 is made from Magnesium Alloy. The camera has comfortable grip pads that are virtually unnoticeable. With the comfortable pads and the design of the camera body this camera feels really good in the hand. Durability and quality is an important thing when your looking at buying a camera that costs thousands of dollars and this camera doesn’t disappoint.
The E-3 has it’s highs but it has its lows like the ISO problem, if your used too shooting at ISO 800 and like too use high tonal ranges when shooting RAW format images this camera just doesn’t perform as well as Nikon and Canon’s that are in the same category of semi-pro DSLRs. Also if your Comparing the E-3 too Canon and Nikon’s semi-pro cameras that the E-3 is less reliable at capturing moving objects than Canon and Nikon.
With the bad about the camera out of the way this is still a very enjoyable camera too use whether you’re a pro or just an enthusiast. The build quality and the picture quality are good for users who are looking for a semi-pro level camera. This camera is priced at $1,399 making it relatively affordable.
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Olympus E-3 features
- World's fastest autofocus* for quick and precise image capture
- Fully-biaxial high-speed 11-point AF system
- 1/8000th sec. high-speed and high-precision shutter control, X: 1/250
- 5fps sequential shooting with 19 image RAW buffer
- High-performance built-in image stabilizer to stabilize all lenses
(up to 5 EV steps) with two modes
- High Speed 10 Megapixel Live MOS sensor
- Qualified image processing with new TruePic III
- High image quality with a variety of bright dedicated-to-digital ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses
- 2.5”/6.4cm multi-angle HyperCrystal LCD for greatest flexibility
- Real-time effect monitoring
- Pre-control over white balance and exposure compensation
- Preview of Shadow Adjustment Technology (SAT)
- 5x/7x/10x magnified view for precise focusing – especially for macro shots
- Large viewfinder with professional-level coverage of 100% and 1.15x magnification for accurate image control
- Spotless photography with most effective dust reduction system (Supersonic Wave Filter)
- Splashproof body and lens system
- Professional quality shutter life of 150K operations
- Based on the Four Thirds Standard
- Ergonomic design of body, control buttons and GUI for easy operation
- AE/AF lock functionality for individual customization
- Second display for Super Control Panel
- ISO 100-3200 for wide-ranging sensitivity
- Accurate white balance with two sensors
- Built-in flash (GN13) and wireless flash control directly from the camera body.
- Wireless flash control in up to 3 groups (separate press release available for Olympus FL-50R and FL-36R flash units)
- High-speed USB 2.0 interface
- High-speed data writing and lossless RAW compression for quick processing
- Simultaneous writing of RAW and JPEG
- Dual memory slot for CompactFlash and xD-Picture Cards
(incl. support for UDMA High-Speed CF cards and Microdrive) Read all the specifications for the Olympus E-3 here. |
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Olympus E-3
