Olympus introduces new E-620 digital SLR camera
Monday, March 2, 2009
Olympus unveils the new 12.3 megapixel E-620, the world's smallest and lightest creative digital SLR with built-in image stabilization. The new model features Olympus' Live View technology, Supersonic Wave Filter and a 6.9cm / 2.7" free-angle LCD to make the framing of every shot a cinch. The in-camera Art Filters allow you to apply stylish effects such as Pin Hole, Soft Focus, Pale & Light Colour, Light Tone and Grainy Film, at the touch of a button. The new model will be available for purchase at the end of April...
PRESS SUMMARY
Olympus introduces new E-620 digital SLR camera - digital camera and photography news The world's smallest, lightest digital SLR with built-in image stabilization. Featuring the Art Filter function for creative in-camera photographic expression Olympus Imaging Corporation is pleased to announce the latest addition to Olympus's consumer class of Four Thirds System-compliant E-System digital SLR cameras. The new E-620, scheduled for release on March XX, 2009, is the world's smallest and lightest*1 interchangeable lens type digital SLR to incorporate an image stabilization mechanism
Olympus E-620 main features:
- Excellent portability assured by world's smallest, lightest body with built-in image stabilizationLCD.
- Easy-to-apply Art Filters for enhanced creativity, multi-aspect function with a choice of 4 different aspect ratios, High-Speed Imager AF for responsive Live View shooting, and other features for versatile photographic expression.
- High picture quality with 12.3-megapixel High-Speed Live MOS Sensor and TruePic III+ image processing engine.
- Top-of-its-class high-speed performance with newly developed 7-point AF system for fast, accurate focusing, high-speed 4-fps sequential soting, and more.
- Combining the unmatched compact, lightweight design of the E-420 with the advanced features of the E-520, notably its built-in image stabilization mechanism, the E-620 digital SLR camera offers a level of convenience and portability unprecedented in a camera this sophisticated.
Olympus E-620 other features:
- Illuminated buttons assisting the night-time shooting
- Large optical viewfinder with 95% field of view and 0.96x magnification
- Color Universal Design certified for the easy-to-view design regardless of the individual differences in the sense of colors
- Reliable Dust Reduction system
- Face & Background Control for beautifully balanced exposure of foreground subjects and background scenery
- Auto gradation adjustment to wash out in highlights and loss of details in shadows
- Multiple-exposure function with LCD monitor display of current view superimposed on previously captured image
- Perfect Shot Preview to compare the effect of various setting adjustments before actual shooting
- Built-in flash with Commander function for wireless off-camera flash synchronization
- Shooting information display via Super Control Panel LCD monitor display for superior visibility and operating ease
- High-precision, 49-zone metering system
- Easy activation of shooting functions via sample image selection
- Versatile bracketing functions for ISO, white balance, exposure, and flash
- Lightbox view with enlargement function for easy side-by-side comparison of images