After 3 Months and 5000 Pictures, I love it. | Olympus E-10 4MP Digital Camera w/ 4x Optical Zoom

Excellent camera (but heavy) | Olympus E-10 4MP Digital Camera w/ 4x Optical Zoom

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	• Olympus E-10 4MP Digital Camera w/ 4x Optical Zoom Olympus Olympus average customer review:based on 39 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The good, bad but no ugly

I own several Nikon 35mms, a Kodak DC 260 and the E-10. Most of the time I carry the E-10 as my primary camera and use the DC260 for point and shoot.
I've seen some criticisms about the E-10s auto focus in low light. This condition exists in most digital cameras not just the E-10. The only real negative that I can complain about is the TTL view finder. It's just a little too close to the body. To protect the LCD I use a clear Palm Pilot screen overlay. This keeps grease and dirt off of the screen and provides a scratch resistant surface.
On the plus side, it feels just like my Nikon N80. The overall performance of the E-10 has exceeded all of my expectations. I've had the camera for 2 months and have already taken over 600 pictures. I love this camera. If you want the most bang for the buck in a digital camera and plan on taking a lot of pictures, then this is the camera to buy. I suggest that you keep a UV filter on the lense at all times. The only other filer that you might want is a circular polarizing filter. The camera will try to color balance pictures taken with any enhancing filters so save your money. The White Balance feature on the E-10 is great. I've had some pictures where the colors seem a little flat particulary on cloudy overcast days. By changeing the WB setting, I've been able to correct this condition most of the time. It just takes practice.
I use both CF and SmartMedia in this camera and have no problems at all. Having had previous expirence with IBM microdrives, I wouldn't recommend that they be used. First of all they are delicate and don't like to be bounced around, Secondly they are power hungry. I wouldn't expect battery life to be too good using a microdrive. Besides Olympus doesn't support the microdrive on the E-10. It is supported on the new E-20.
The only warning that I have for prospective internet buyers is if the price seems to be too good, it might be. Some sources are selling a European version of this camera that is not covered by the Olympus warrenty in the US. Check the Olympus web site for more info on this.
Anyone interested in a great digital camera should consider this one for sure.

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After 3 Months and 5000 Pictures, I love it.

I find myself carrying my E-10 with me everywhere. It is a joy to hold and shoot with. I started with a canon s20 a year ago and stepped up to a "real" camera this summer. Sure only 1 in 100 pictures are worth keeping, but that is because of me not the camera. My photography can grow almost without limits with this camera. As I pick up skills, I won't hit a capability limit with the E-10.

Excellent camera (but heavy)

This camera is everything that the other reviews claim. I now use the E-10 instead of my 35mm SLR for customized shots and don't really miss the 35mm's flexibility. Built-in flash is quite capable (other than the short distance from the lens). Battery consumption is excellent -- batteries last several days to a week of pretty heavy vacation shooting (if you don't go overboard on using the LCD screen and do remember to turn the camera off promptly). Get the rechargeable AA NiMHs. The CR-V3s last very well, but are quite expensive. Alkalines will work in a pinch (i.e., there's an advantage to the standard battery form factor), but don't last.

The positives have been said many times here already. Just don't focus on the few negatives that I will mention!

Setting up a customized shot (field-of-view, exposure compensation, etc.) takes a fair bit longer than on my 35mm because of the time to walk through the menus.

... and, this camera is heavy! That was obvious from the spec's (most people consider a 2 lb 35mm to be a heavy camera), so I knew that going in. That's not even considering the excellent, but also heavy external flash.

I have not yet tried my filter collection, but a lot of filter functions can be accomplished by digital post-processing.

I'm very happy with it after 5 months of good usage.

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Best for the money

I have owned mt E-10 for about 3 months now. I am a novice photographer and started out with the Olympus 3000. I love the E-10 as it takes great photos in spite of lack of experience but it does seem to have some drawbacks. For one, the auto focus does seem to have trouble especially in any type of low light. I mostly use the manual focus. In group shots you may find some focus problems. I would recommend nothing smaller than a 128mb memory card even though I used a 256. At the resolution the camera is capable of I take only SHQ or Tiff shots. Lithium batteries actually work quite a while in this camera.

The manual that comes with the camera is quite easy to use and understand. While the camera does come with lots of bells and whistles, it's not too difficult to understand most of them in a short period of time. I did find it was very easy to take blurry shots with just the slightest movement of the camera during the shot. Use a tripod when its reasonable to use one. If not, HOLD STILL. Use the LCD display only if necessary as it sucks the life out of the batteries. Almost impossible to use it during bright sunlight. Also its too close to the rear eye piece so always expect smudges on it from your face.

The camera is quite heavy but it is constructed very very well. The lense is non-removeable and this has been somewhat of a critcism but I find the lense on this camera is great. I do recommend the U.V. filter and leave it on all the time. A replaced filter is a heck of a lot cheaper than a replaced lense.

As far as service from Olympus. I actually damaged my E-10 (dropped the darn thing) and sent if off to Olympus. (Keep the original box). It was fixed, no charge, and returned to me in 7 days and it works perfectly. That I was impressed with.

In conclusion. Is this a professional camera as touted by others? Naw, not really. But for the money it's a close as you are going to get. Most of the other professional digital cameras are 5k to 30k. With this camera and some practice, you can take pitures that rival a pro. Of course, a good photo printer is necessary. I am an idiot when it comes to photography and the camera takes great shots in spite of me. I do recommend this camera highly.

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Great pictures and camera!

Ok... I have had this camera about a year now....Am still having a little trouble with low lighting situations, those where one can't use flash... but have learned some tricks....hold it steady or use a tripod!......or you need to up the ISO. I love that you can transfer files from one media to the other(ie smart to compact flash).
The 4 megapixels produces great details and a variety of print sizes. Overall I am very impressed by this camera, I use it to take portrait and wedding pictures on the weekends and thus far it is producing great pictures! It has all of the features I need to adjust my photos the way I want as well as a program mode when I want it. Best of all I like that it feels like a regular SLR camera, ok a little heavier then my canon rebel, but none the less otherwise works and looks very similar. Haven't found any other negatives yet, although I did buy rechargeable batteries right away. Overall I think its an excellent camera and the price is getting better. Enjoy!

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