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Olympus E-30

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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.

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.

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Front

Olympus E-30

Nikon D90

Canon 50D

Canon XS

Pentax K2000

Original Price
$1,299.99

Original Price
$999.95

Original Price
$1,399.00

Original Price
$699.99

Original Price
$699.99

Back

Olympus E-30

Nikon D90

Canon 50D

Canon XS

Pentax K2000

Width
141.5mm

Width
132.08mm

Width
144.78mm

Width
127.0mm

Width
121.92mm

Top

Olympus E-30

Nikon D90

Canon 50D

Canon XS

Pentax K2000

Depth
75.0mm

Depth
76.2mm

Depth
73.66mm

Depth
60.96mm

Depth
68.58mm

Left

Olympus E-30

Nikon D90

Canon 50D

Canon XS

Pentax K2000

Height
107.5mm

Height
104.14mm

Height
106.68mm

Height
96.52mm

Height
91.44mm

Right

Olympus E-30

Nikon D90

Canon 50D

Canon XS

Pentax K2000

Weight
655.0g

Weight
623.7g

Weight
728.6g

Weight
450.77g

Weight
589.68g

Bottom

Olympus E-30

Nikon D90

Canon 50D

Canon XS

Pentax K2000

Box Photo

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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