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Dec 23 - Jan 6, 2001 |
Olympus E-10
Functional and of absolute value
By Alessandro Cancian
Originally Published: 2001-10-07
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Olympus E-10 Digital Camera
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One can immediately notice that this is not among the most lightweight digital cameras available on the market. Right after unpacking the new Olympus E-10, in fact, I could appreciate its weight; however, pleasant surprises were at hand.
With a body almost completely made of aluminum, offering a robust and professional appearance, the E-10 is a 4 megapixels (2240x1680)SLR (Single Lens Reflex) digital camera, ideal for professional use. Maybe because of its professional look, every time I brought it with me I met many people who were interested in its characteristics. Functionally designed, the E-10 offers a perfect grip as well as ease of handling, despite its weight. The camera comes with a 4x optical zoom lens (9-36 mm), equivalent to a 35-140 mm lens on a 35mm camera, able to capture images with a truly incredible depth of field.
The zoom's focal length can be controlled both manually and automatically, according to need, simply by turning a selector located in proximity of the lenses. Bringing the subject in focus, however, proved harder than I thought. Despite the fact that the focus ranges from 0.6m to infinity in normal mode, I seemed unable to get clearly focused images unless the distance was of at least 1.5 m.
On the other hand, the macro mode, ideally suited to capturing details and having a focus range of between 0.2 to 0.8 m, offered a nearly perfect quality. A characteristic of the Olympus camera is that its lenses are not interchangeable with other models; while this prevents the use of previously purchased lenses, it does avoid the accumulation of dust in the image sensor. Olympus, however, offers optional wide-angle and telephoto conversion lenses, specifically designed for the E-10.
Operation is quite easy: select one of the available programs, power on, and wait for the camera to be ready to archive your masterpieces. The E-10 also provides expert users with many options for its settings, as was to be expected from a machine designed for prosumers.
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