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Resolution: 11.8 Megapixel
Camera Resolution: 11.8 Megapixel
Image Resolutions: 640 x 480
3200 x 2400
2560 x 1920
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
3648 x 2736
Interchangeable Lens: Interchangeable Lenses

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Olympus E-3 - digital camera Reviews

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Reviewer Images (click to see full-size image) (Click anywhere inside this popup to close it) Graduation (Click anywhere inside this popup to close it) Beautiful Flower What's great about it:?The Picture Clarity What's not so great:?Weight "Olympus E3 I bought it best buy , This is the best camera I ever used , I was using a Nikon D 90 before , but the picture clarity with olympus E3 is excellent ..and the auto focus speed with 62 mm lense is awsome .. I really liked this camera , and i got a best deal with Best buy .. from Bestbuy.com I love Olympus DSLRs and currently own the E-1, E-500, E-510 & E-520, I had been holding out on the E-3 due to it's high price, but I eventually caved in and got one as I was finding my E-1 trailing in terms of resolution and missed the IS on the newer bodies. My first impression as I picked up and used the E-3 was very alien.... from Amazon.com Wouldn't you save $434.66 if you bought the very same E-3, the 12-60 lens and the FL-50R flash separately? I add them up to $2514.34, based upon Amazon's prices today (26 July 2009). from Amazon.com The only cap that stayed on so far is the flash remote cap. When I googled online to replace these caps, I found out many users like me have problem about caps falling. Olympus caps is not covered by the warranty, so they referred me to their parts store. Check comments for the links. from Amazon.com Olympus Evolt E-3 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera. Olympus Evolt E-3 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with Mechanical Image Stabilization (Body Only) from Amazon.com Before I start the review: I was initially in the market for the E-30, but a special deal on the internet through Dodd Camera allowed me to get the E-3 for only $800, I could NOT pass up that deal! The Olympus E-3 is a fantastic product. from Amazon.com The E-3 has performed fantastic and I love the colors and image quality. I love Olympus and the Four-Thirds standard and the E-3 with the 50-200mm Zuiko lens is a fantastic pairing as is the 12-60mm lens. from Amazon.com The Olympus E-3, a 10.1 megapixel digital camera, is one of the top of the line professional DSLRs available. This is my primary camera, and I use two backup digital cameras and lenses, the E-510, and the E-500 for all wedding assignments. from Amazon.com I have an E-3 and bought this as a backup. I use Olympus cameras and lenses for professional work including weddings and sporting events. from Amazon.com So, to say I am disappointed by the new swivel feature of the LCD screen is to say the least. While the camera is a truely professional rig with more options and customizable featues than you can shake a stick at, and while it takes pictures that rival anything one might see in Vogue or National Geographic, or even on a billboard overlooking your local highway, where it fails miserably is in the newly touted swivel LCD screen. This is one of the features Olympus crows about on their web site and one that puts it apart from its competition. I found the LCD screen very stiff when trying to pry it away from the camera body and in fact found that the LCD case split at the leading edge when I attempted to move it. from Amazon.com

Specs

Released	over 2 years ago
Resolution	11.8 Megapixel
Camera Resolution	11.8 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	640 x 480 3200 x 2400 2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768 3648 x 2736
Interchangeable Lens	Interchangeable Lenses
Aperture Range	f2.8/f4 (w/t)
Battery Life	610 Images
Battery Type	Proprietary Li-Ion
Built-in Microphone	Without Built-in Microphone
Camera Type	SLR/Professional
Compression Modes	Fine Normal Uncompressed Basic
Compression Type	JPEG Raw Image EXIF DCF DPOF
Depth	2.9 in.
Digital Zoom	Without Digital Zoom
Family Line	Olympus E
File Size (High Res.)	11 MB (12 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	0.1 MB (about 1,280 images on 128MB card)
Flash Functions	Flash Off Auto Flash Front Sync Flash Rear Sync Flash Fill-in Flash Red-eye Reduction Flash Slow Sync Manual
Flash Type	Built-In & External
Focal Length	12 - 60 mm
Focus Type	Autofocus & Manual Focus
Frames Per Second	5 Frames
Height	4.58 in.
ISO Speeds	100 3200
Image Sensor Type	Live MOS
Included Accessories	Software USB Cable Video Cable Shoulder Strap Lithium Battery
Interface Type	USB 2.0
LCD Panel	With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size	2.5 in.
LCD Protected Position	With LCD Protected Position
LCD Screen	With LCD Screen
LCD Screen Resolution	230,000 pixels
LCD Screen Size	2.5 in.
MPN	E3KIT2
Memory Type	CompactFlash Card Type I CompactFlash Card Type II IBM Microdrive xD Picture Card
Operating System	Apple Mac OS X Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Optical Zoom	5x
Release Date	November, 2007
Self Timer	2 Sec. 12 Sec.
Shutter Speed	60 - 1/8000 sec
Tripod Mount	With Tripod Mount
UPC	689466034707
Video Interface	Video Out
Viewfinder	Digital
Weight	1.79 lb.
White Balance	Auto Manual Daylight / Sunny (Preset) Cloudy (Preset) Fluorescent (Preset) Tungsten (Preset) Shade (Preset) Overcast (Preset) Flash (Preset)
Width	5.6 in.

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