Reviews

Olympus EVolt E-510

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• Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $600 (6/10/2008)
• Performance:Superior: 95
• Features:Good: 73
• Design:Very Good: 85

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $600

Very Inexpensive: $600

Price Without Lens - $500

Performance Superior: 95

Superior: 95

Battery
Battery Life Score	Superior
Number of Batteries	1
Number of Shots	500
Battery Life	273.5

Image Quality Tests (Max. points = 100)
Image Quality Score	Superior
Image Quality, Color	61.5
Image Quality, Color--Auto	55.8
Image Quality, Color--Adjusted	67.3
Image Quality, Exposure	51.7
Image Quality, Exposure--Flash	49.9
Image Quality, Exposure--Normal	52.5
Image Quality, Sharpness	50.9
Image Quality, Distortion	66.7
Image Quality, Distortion--Noise	70.2
Image Quality, Distortion--Noise Reduction	79.4
Image Quality, Distortion--Sharp Interpolation	60.5
Image Quality, Overall	56.4

Features Good: 73

Good: 73

Imaging
Max. Megapixels	10
Maximum Resolution	3648 by 2736
Optical Zoom	3X
Zoom Range Min. (mm)	28
Zoom Range Max. (mm)	84
Highest Shutter Speed	4000
Lowest Shutter Speed	60
Wide-Angle Aperture Maximum	3.5
Telephoto Aperture Maximum	5.6
Manual Focus	Yes
Interchangeable Lens	Yes
Lens Model	Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6

Hardware
LCD Screen Size (inches)	2.5
Dimensions	5.4 by 2.7 by 3.6
Weight (ounces)	26.7
Viewfinder	Through-the-lens optical
Image Stabilization	Hardware
Media Slots	CompactFlash, xD-Picture Card
Starter Media or Internal RAM	No
Battery Type	Rechargeable lithium ion
Charging Dock	No
Remote Control	No
Flash Shoe	Yes

Controls
Scene Modes	18
Aperture Priority	Yes
Shutter Priority	Yes
Full Manual Exposure Control	Yes
White-Balance Calibration	Yes
White-Balance Bracketing	Yes
Exposure Bracketing	Yes
ISO Range	ISO 100 to ISO 1600
Flash Slow Sync	Yes

File & Printing Formats
Digital Print Order Format (DPOF)	Yes
PictBridge	Yes
File Formats	JPEG, RAW

Other
Included Hardware	Strap, USB Cable, Video Cable
Included Software	Olympus Master 2

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	13
Saturday Support Hours	0
Sunday Support Hours	0
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Reliability and support are average, but Olympus cameras aren't easy enough to use, readers report. Olympus got dinged for poor usability in our last R&S survey, too.

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of product arriving with problems	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of problems that render a product unusable	Average
Buyers' rating of product's	Worse than Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Average
Overall quality of service	Average

Design Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85

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