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Olympus E-620 Digital Camera

(4 out of 5)

A compact digital SLR with a rotating LCD and features for both beginners and enthusiasts alike.

Review by Jeff Keller | Jun 25, 2009 | + Share

The Olympus E-620 is a compact digital SLR that takes very good quality photos, offers a rotating LCD display, full manual controls, and creative features like Art Filters and multiple exposures, all without breaking the bank. Other nice things on the E-620 include backlit buttons, a dust reduction system, a useful Perfect Shot Preview feature, and dual memory card slots. It's not a perfect camera, though: it tends to underexposed photos a bit (easy to fix), clip highlights (not so easy to fix), and images are a bit noisier than the competition at high sensitivities. It also has very slow autofocus in live view mode (though other options are available), a small optical viewfinder, and (apparently) a small amount of buffer memory. Despite its flaws, the E-620 is a good camera for those who want a capable D-SLR that won't cost an arm and a leg, which is why it earns my recommendation.

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Pros	Cons
Very good photo quality Good value for the money Compact body (by D-SLR standards) Sensor-shift image stabilization 2.7" LCD display can flip to the side and rotate Live view with face detection, three AF modes, Perfect Shot Preview, and frame enlargement features Dust reduction system Full manual controls, and then some RAW format supported -- good editor included Four types of bracketing, plus white balance, metering, and focus fine-tuning Unique art filter and multiple exposure options Backlit buttons Built-in wireless flash support Lots of photo editing tools in playback mode Dual memory card slots Above average battery life -- battery grip available	Tendency to slightly underexpose -- clips highlights more than I'd like Images a bit noisier than competition at highest ISO settings Contrast detect AF in live view is very slow, doesn't support AF-assist lamp, and only works with select lenses Small amount of buffer memory limits number of shots at full speed in burst mode Optical viewfinder on the small side Flimsy door over battery compartment No AC adapter available slow battery charger included

Pros

Cons

Very good photo quality
Good value for the money
Compact body (by D-SLR standards)
Sensor-shift image stabilization
2.7" LCD display can flip to the side and rotate
Live view with face detection, three AF modes, Perfect Shot Preview, and frame enlargement features
Dust reduction system
Full manual controls, and then some
RAW format supported -- good editor included
Four types of bracketing, plus white balance, metering, and focus fine-tuning
Unique art filter and multiple exposure options
Backlit buttons
Built-in wireless flash support
Lots of photo editing tools in playback mode
Dual memory card slots
Above average battery life -- battery grip available

Tendency to slightly underexpose -- clips highlights more than I'd like
Images a bit noisier than competition at highest ISO settings
Contrast detect AF in live view is very slow, doesn't support AF-assist lamp, and only works with select lenses
Small amount of buffer memory limits number of shots at full speed in burst mode
Optical viewfinder on the small side
Flimsy door over battery compartment
No AC adapter available
slow battery charger included