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Olympus Evolt E-330
The Olympus Evolt
E-330 is the first D-SLR
that lets you compose
your subjects on its LCD
screen.
$1,100 street, with
14mm-to-45mm lens
go.pcmag.com/e330
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LIVE FROM YOUR D-SLR
3.1 x optical
zoom
THE OLYMPUS EVOLT E-330 WAS A BIG HIT The LCD’s ability to articulate is another feature
at this year’s PMA show in Orlando. new to D-SLR cameras. If you want to take a Hail
And for good reason: It’s the first Mary shot (hold your camera above your head and
D-SLR to give consumers the option pray you get the shot), you can adjust the screen,
of framing their shots on the LCD, a extend your arm, and still see precisely where you’re
feature that’s been available on lowerend
digital cameras for years. It’s also the first D-SLR The E-330 weighs 1.2 pounds without a battery,
aiming the E-330.
with an articulating LCD.
about the same as the Nikon D50 (1 pound 3 ounces).
This breakthrough product gives you the best of I enjoyed holding it. Also, it has one of the nicest control
sets I’ve seen on an entry-level D-SLR.
both worlds: You can compose a shot on the 2.5-inch
LCD screen or peer through the viewfinder—it’s your Olympus lets you choose between two options for
choice. How Olympus achieved this Live View was composing images on the LCD: Live View A Mode, for
relatively simple: It added an additional CCD sensor general-purpose shooting, and Live View B Mode, for
into the reflected path that carries the image from the close-ups (see the diagram on page 34). Both modes
lens, through the camera, and into the viewfinder. are easy to use, and it’s simple to toggle between them.
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