Olympus E-620 Review
Verdict
The Olympus E-620 provides the ultimate portable, creative DSLR - with this as a concept, Olympus has unquestionably succeeded. And, should the novelty of the E620's Art Filters wear off, or should you not be drawn to them in the first place, the Olympus E620 is still a fantastic camera underneath. Packed full of useful features, the model strikes a balance between Olympus's current entry-level and enthusiast DSLRs, and does indeed seem to be what Four Thirds proponents have been waiting for.
The question is, would you be prepared to pay around £700 for the Olympus E620? After all, despite it being much cheaper than the E-30, it's only a continuation of the E-420 and 520 model, and so still entry-level in many respects. The omission of video capture is more forgivable, though this does look to be an area of growing interest in the future; will it be one entered by Olympus at some point?
As a camera in its own right the E620 is a capable alternative to the more sober offerings from other manufacturers, and is genuinely fun to use. For the time being however it can be safely considered a pricey addition to the DSLR market, but one that should make quite a splash in the Four Thirds world.
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June 01 11:17
Peter Bower
All modern digital cameras take good pictures. The E-620 is exceptional for image quality. Many cameras that only get average marks for image quality is usually down to an average performance kit lens. With the Olympus kit lens 14-45, the image quality is probably the best on the market for the price. Put their pro 14 -55 F-2.8 on the 620 and its up there with the very best no matter what price. Peter
December 29 17:39
R. Peacock
I have had the E620 for a year now and think it is a good value-for-money buy. It's poorest feature by a long way is it's user manual. It is a most irritating document with its too-small-to read icons, its use of nemonics which need (but don't have)a glossary and over-used cross referencing to other pages in the document drive me mad. Surely a reasonable entry level camera of this quality deserves a decently prepared manual.
March 03 17:41
edd polanek
I have had this camera for nearly a year, at first i had a few niggles with it , but over time tweaking a few settings and adding a couple of pro lenes its just awsome, dont take any notice of forums stating the e620 is noisy , its not that bad at all i can get real decent images at 1600 iso with no pp, i shoot jpeg and im well happy with the results just check my flickr shots.http://www.flickr.com/photos/edinski/
February 17 21:27
Jánosi Imre
The quality of this camera excellent. I am wery satisfied with E-620. Photohunting, why not! Worth for a price.