Comments on: Camera review: Olympus EVOLT E-510 DSLR

By: DSLRs and video to converge by Raoul Pop

DSLRs and video to converge by Raoul Pop — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:47:02 +0000

[...] Save it Stumble it Digg it Twitter it On September 24, 2007, I published my review of the Olympus E-510 DSLR, one of the first prosumer cameras on the market to feature Live View (TTL video preview, directly [...]

By: mathew varghese

mathew varghese — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:39:32 +0000

Raoul,

Thanks for your prompt response and useful tips.

I will try out what you suggested (faster lens).

mats

By: Raoul

Raoul — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:07:33 +0000

Mathew, here’s what I think:
1. That’s normal. It’s the sensor auto-cleaning. I demo-ed it in my video review.
2. I believe that’s because you’re getting the live feed from the CMOS without the benefit of the noise reduction and color computing that’s applied to the photos. This is normal and expected, and can’t be corrected. You can only improve it by using a faster lens (f2.0 or better) than the kit lenses. It would let in more light and you’d be able to see better indoors.

By: mathew varghese

mathew varghese — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:55:01 +0000

Dear Raoul,

Thanks for the excellent review. I bought E510 recentlly. I need two clarifications which probably you can provide.

1.Whenever I shut down the camera, after the camera is off, there is a whirring sound from inside the camera. Could you tell me whether this is a normal behaviour, possibly due to some machanism inside? The pictures are coming out fine, anyway.

2. The live view is not at all satisfactory indoors. It is grainy indoors, and just black and white in low light. The live view does not match with the actual resulting pictures. Can this be corrected by some adjustment.

I am not a pro. Can you help me?

mats

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Raoul reviews: Olympus EVOLT E-510 DSLR « Photografr.com — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:01:43 +0000

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By: Glen

Glen — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:33:23 +0000

Raoul,

Thanks for the answer, I must have jumped right over those posts (doh!). I really enjoy this site and have recommended it to others for advise. Keep up the good work!!

By: Raoul

Raoul — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:28:25 +0000

Glen, see Comment #12 above. I answered a very similar question there. Asking me to say which one is better would bias you. It really all depends on your needs. For example, I’m biased because I shoot with a Canon 5D. I’ve already invested in the Canon line and wouldn’t like to switch unless it became necessary.

If I hadn’t bought a great Canon DSLR already, and would be a fresh DSLR buyer looking to choose between the E-510 and the XTi, I’d be hard-pressed to make the choice, for multiple reasons. Each of the bodies have their strong points. It would pretty much be a toss-up.

However, if it became a comparison between the E-510 and the new XSi (not the XTi), the XSi would win.

Hope this helps.