Olympus E-510

Olympus E-510
Entry-level DSLR Entry-level DSLR
March, 2007

Summary Olympus E-510

Prices Price
Body only Unknown Kit Unknown
Score Snapsort rank
Among similar cameras #n/a of 15
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm Screen resolution Help 230k dots
Megapixels Help 10 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 2.5" Light sensitivity Help 1,600 ISO
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Pros

The Olympus E-510 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Thickness Thin Help
2.7"
Weight Light Help
490 g
Longest exposure Very long exposures Help
60 seconds
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Sensor shift
Size Quite small Help
Prosumer size 136x92x68 mm

Cons

The Olympus E-510 vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
52.0
Movie format No movies Help
None
Color depth Little color depth Help
21.2 bits
Screen size Very small screen Help
2.5"
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.46x
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
10 MP
Light sensitivity Very poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
3 fps
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
95%
Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
None
Popularity Not so popular Help
Among snapsort users
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
442 ISO
Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
10 EV
Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
230k dots
Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
Need to shelter it from weather
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Lens availability Very few lenses available Help
26 lenses
Sensor size Very small sensor Help
Four thirds 18.0x13.5mm
Autofocus contrast detection autofocus Help
slower focusing
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Announced Old Help
March, 2007
Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
1/4000 of a second

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Sazzdalam (7:49 PM, January 05, 2012)
I WANT TO BUY THIS CAMERA! i dont know about it! should I Buy  Nikon D3000 or Olympus E520
 
Avatar for Martin Cura Martin Cura (2:21 AM, December 09, 2011)
Nice beginner camera. Have had it for over 2 years now and learned to love it. Falls short of today's advances but for anyone not demanding too much or the latest, I don't see any problem with it. It's small size has kept it very comfortable and it has travelled quite a lot.