Impressive image quality, ease of use and handling (despite compact size), nice kit lens, and it's responsive.
Pentamirror viewfinder is gloomy and small.
This is a camera replete with much clever stuff packed into a tiny body. A worry is the not so svelte price; the twin lens kit including a 14-42mm optic (used here) and a very compact 40 to 150mm (80 to 300mm in 35mm terms) lens retails at around £85...
Abstract: Product Details We clicked with:Compact and light-weightAutomatic sensor cleaning Shots in the dark:Some may find it awkward to handleToo many controls in menus not buttonsAuto whitebalance gives poor results Olympus are one of the older came...
The Olympus E-400s compact size might be enough to set it apart from the competition but once a protruding lens is attached it isnt exactly pocket sized. That said, it could be the final nail in the coffin for bridge cameras like the Sony R1 and the...
Abstract: It was surprising to find out that a compact digital SLR camera like the Olympus E-400, which finally shows the compact possibilities offers by the FourThirds system is not available world wide, but at first only on the European market. Olympus has alr...
Abstract: Packed with user-friendly features and boasting the enviable accolade of being the worlds smallest digital SLR, the E-400 has everything family users could wish for and more. Its 10-megapixel sensor and twin lens kit ensure it’s a real all-rounder t...
Abstract: When Olympus announced the Four Thirds sensor and lens mount standard for digital SLR cameras in 2003, one of its stated aims was to produce cameras and lenses that were smaller and lighter than the 35mm standard used by all the other manufacturers. Despi...
Small and light without compromising comfort, Very effective anti-dust system, Highest resolution Four Thirds body so far, Easy access to settings
Noise more obvious than rival DSLRs, Right strap eyelet can dig into your hand, Motorised manual focus (like all Four Thirds), Only available in Europe (but the UK can ship!)
Olympus E-400 verdict As the world’s smallest and lightest digital SLR to date, the Olympus E-400 is certainly a very compact product – as we mentioned on the Design page, it even manages to make the Canon 400D / XTi look quite hefty. But whil...
Abstract: See the official Olympus news release, product photos and specifications. There have been rumours that Olympus would launch a super-compact camera based on its Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera platform and those rumours turned out to be well fo...
