Olympus E-30

	Product Tour Summary
• Solidly built camera • Articulated screen is a nice feature, but has low resolution • Dedicated white balance sensor is easily blocked
	Introduction	Page 2 of 19	Color

The Olympus E-30 is a mid-range SLR, with the resilience to take heavy use but not the lightness of the company's smaller E-520/620 nor the sheer mass of the E-3. It weighs 23oz without lens, and it feels solid in your hands. The body and buttons all feel resilient, though they are not weatherproofed.

Front

						External flash connector
				White balance sensor
		Front control dial
						Lens release
				Depth of field preview
	Self timer/ remote control receiver

Back

AF area select

Metering

Function button

Rear control dial

Autofocus

AEL/AFL

Playback

Four-way controller

Articulated 320,000 pixel LCD

Delete

On/off

Info

Image stabilization

USB port

Menu

Live view

Sides

	Deploys flash
		DC in terminal
						Door to memory cards

Bottom

	Door to battery
			Metal tripod socket

Top

Built-in flash

Lights up monochrome display

Front control dial

White balance

Mode dial

Exposure compensation

Monochrome LCD

Hot-shoe

ISO

Size Comparisons

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Olympus E-30	Nikon D90	Canon 50D	Canon Rebel XS	Pentax K2000
Price: $1299 (body only)	Price:  $999 (body only)	Price: $1399 (body only)	Price: $599.99 (w/ 18-55mm lens)	Price: $599.95 (w/18-55mm lens, flash)
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Olympus E-30	Nikon D90	Canon 50D	Canon Rebel XS	Pentax K2000
Width: 5.6 in/141.5mm	Width: 5.8 in/147mm	Width:  5.7in/145.5mm	Width: 4.96 in/126.1mm	Width:   4.8in/122mm
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Olympus E-30	Nikon D90	Canon 50D	Canon Rebel XS	Pentax K2000
Depth: 2.95 in/75 mm	Depth: 3 in/77mm	Depth:  2.9 in/73.5mm	Depth: 2.4 in/ 61.9mm	Depth: 2.7 in/67 mm
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Olympus E-30	Nikon D90	Canon 50D	Canon Rebel XS	Pentax K2000
Height: 4.23 in/107.5mm	Height: 4.1 in/103mm	Height:  4.2 in/107.8mm	Height: 3.8 in/97.5mm	Height: 3.6 in/91mm
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Olympus E-30	Nikon D90	Canon 50D	Canon Rebel XS	Pentax K2000
Weight: 23.1 oz/655g	Weight:  22 oz./620g	Weight:  25.7 oz./730g	Weight: 15.9 oz./ 450g	Weight: 18.5 oz/ 524g
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Olympus E-30	Nikon D90	Canon 50D	Canon Rebel XS	Pentax K2000

In this review, we are comparing the Olympus E-30 to four other currently available cameras. The Nikon D90 and Canon 50D both sit at approximately the same price point as the E-30, around the $1000 mark sans lens. With the E-30, Olympus has introduced a number of features designed for point-and-shoot users stepping up to SLRs, namely a large number of scene modes and Art Filters, so we have also compared it to two lower-priced cameras targeted toward that market. All of these cameras were originally reviewed under a slightly different review process, and the links will take you to the older reviews. We re-tested these cameras under our new system, but the scores from this review and the previous ones may not match up exactly.

In the Box

In the box you'll find:
• Camera (w/ body cap)
• Battery
• Battery charge
• USB cable
• AV cable
• Strap
• Eyepiece cover
• CD-ROM
• Instruction manual

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Olympus E-30 Digital Camera Review Navigation
Intro	Product Tour	Color	Noise
Resolution	White Balance	Sample Photos	Playback
Hardware	Controls	Design & Handling	Speed & Timing
Nikon D90 Comparison	Canon 50D Comparison	Canon Rebel XS Comp	Pentax K2000 Comparison
Conclusion	Specs & Ratings