Olympus E-330 (EVOLT) Digital SLR, previewed

daveyuk · 26-01-2006, 08:47

Pre-PMA 2006: The cherry on the top of a raft of new Olympus products today is the new E-330 (to be known in North America as the 'Olympus EVOLT E-330'). The E-330 has a similar appearance to the E-300 (although slightly narrower) and inherits many improvements seen on the E-500, however it has one major new feature. The seven-point-five megapixel E-330 is the first digital SLR designed to provide a full-time live view on its LCD monitor while still providing a usable through-the-lens viewfinder. It provides two live view modes, the first uses a small CCD sensor integrated into the viewfinder chamber, the second mode uses the main sensor but this blocks the viewfinder and disables auto-focus. We have a detailed hands-on preview of the E-330 available

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06...se330evolt.asp

**stepheno** · 26-01-2006, 09:19

Interesting Dave...but I still don't like the look of it

regards

Joe T · 26-01-2006, 17:53

Very interesting, thanks.

Will wait to see what the reviewers make of it.

**Sonsey** · 26-01-2006, 17:56

Smart move if you ask me by Olympus... One of the first things to put people off moving to DSLR from a P & S is the lack of live LCD image.

They soon realise it's so much better to use the viewfinder... but that's not the point

26-01-2006, 08:47	#1 (permalink)
daveyuk Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 1,150	Olympus E-330 (EVOLT) Digital SLR, previewed Pre-PMA 2006: The cherry on the top of a raft of new Olympus products today is the new E-330 (to be known in North America as the 'Olympus EVOLT E-330'). The E-330 has a similar appearance to the E-300 (although slightly narrower) and inherits many improvements seen on the E-500, however it has one major new feature. The seven-point-five megapixel E-330 is the first digital SLR designed to provide a full-time live view on its LCD monitor while still providing a usable through-the-lens viewfinder. It provides two live view modes, the first uses a small CCD sensor integrated into the viewfinder chamber, the second mode uses the main sensor but this blocks the viewfinder and disables auto-focus. We have a detailed hands-on preview of the E-330 available http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06...se330evolt.asp __________________ http://www.pbase.com/davey_uk http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/s..._hill_2005.php

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26-01-2006, 09:19	#2 (permalink)
stepheno Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,637	Interesting Dave...but I still don't like the look of it regards

26-01-2006, 17:53	#3 (permalink)
Joe T Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amersham, Bucks Posts: 978	Very interesting, thanks. Will wait to see what the reviewers make of it.

26-01-2006, 17:56	#4 (permalink)
Sonsey Pixalo Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 7,242	Smart move if you ask me by Olympus... One of the first things to put people off moving to DSLR from a P & S is the lack of live LCD image. They soon realise it's so much better to use the viewfinder... but that's not the point