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Testseek.co.uk have collected 48 expert reviews of the Olympus E-500 and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Olympus E-500.
 
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The editors liked

  • Excellent build quality
  • Hi-tech features
  • Easy and pleasant to use * Surprisingly free of fringing * Good definition levels * A classy build
  • Compact design
  • Strong autofocus performance even in low-light situations
  • Intuitive and easy-to-navigate menu system
  • Wide range of automated and manual features to appeal to both serious hobbyists and curious SLR newcomers
  • Lightweight and easy to use
  • Excellent image quality
  • Comprehensive control options

The editors didn't like

  • Weak detail
  • Erratic auto-focus
  • Sluggish manual focus Inferior high ISO performance
  • Unreliable automatic white balance in some conditions
  • Slow start-up time when dust reduction is enabled
  • Compatible Zuiko lenses dont indicate focal distance
  • Styling is a bit on the blocky side

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  Published: 2009-07-15, review by: Photoradar.com

  • The E-300 followed, with an 8-megapixel sensor and a decent entry-level price point. Despite a tastier CCD, the oddball design and slightly plastic construction didn't win a great deal of fans.Olympus has obviously been listening to our gripes, with th...

 
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  Published: 2007-08-29, review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  Perhaps a camera those who come from a 35mm background would fall in love with, mainly because they are used to making decisions that the modern digital photographer either does not make or does not have to make. However the Auto mode is there but it...

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  Published: 2006-03-18, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • The Olympus E-500 has 8Mp quality, matching the best budget digital SLRs and a unique approach to combating dust on the sensor. Some may not like the motorised manual focusing, but few will complain about a body and two lenses for £675. Its great val...

 
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  Published: 2006-03-14, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Lightweight and easy to use, excellent image quality, comprehensive control options
  • Styling is a bit on the blocky side
  • The E-500 is a stunning addition to the system featuring all the control you might want

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  Published: 2006-03-07, review by: T3.com

  • Excellent build quality, Hi-tech features
  • Weak detail, Erratic auto-focus
  • Tough, compact and professional, but images cant quite match the best

 
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  Published: 2006-03-06, review by: theregister.co.uk

 
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  Published: 2006-03-01, review by: CNET.co.uk

  • Compact design; strong autofocus performance even in low-light situations; intuitive and easy-to-navigate menu system; wide range of automated and manual features to appeal to both serious hobbyists and curious SLR newcomers
  • Unreliable automatic white balance in some conditions; slow start-up time when dust reduction is enabled; compatible Zuiko lenses dont indicate focal distance
  • The Olympus E-500 is a compact, easy-to-use digital SLR camera with a broad feature set for its class and very nice photo quality overall ...

 
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  Published: 2006-02-26, review by: digicamreview.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Announced on the 26th of September 05, the Olympus E-500 is a new 8 megapixel digital camera with a Zuiko 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 lens. The cameras 3.2x optical zoom lens has a 28-90mm 35mm film equivalent. The Olympus E-500 is available from ar...

 
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  Published: 2005-12-05, review by: techradar.com

  • Easy and pleasant to use * Surprisingly free of fringing * Good definition levels * A classy build
  • Sluggish manual focus Inferior high ISO performance
  • Its a very likeable camera with some clever photographic options

 
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  Published: 2008-01-01, review by: photo.net

  • Abstract:  As long as you dont mind the 4/3 sensor (which has a 2x "crop factor") and the lack of 3rd party lenses, it looks like a very interesting and reasonably priced camera which may tempt a lot of digicam users to move up to a DSLR.Here is a copy of the pr...

 
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