Olympus rolls out new E-series dSLRs and a µ

Edvarcl Heng | Mar 05, 2007

As we reported last week, March 5 is the day of reckoning… for Olympus camera aficionados. Since the E-500 won our Editors' Choice award in 2005, we have been pining for its successor. The Japanese firm is updating its E500 with the E-510 which features live preview (framing image via LCD screen instead of the viewfinder), an in-body image stabilizer (IS) and an old friend--the Supersonic Wave Filter (SSWF). Along with the E-510 is the E-410 which is pretty much akin to the former, save for the lack of an IS.

While the spotlight will be on Olympus' new dSLRs, there's also room for a new compact camera, the µ 780. As with Olympus' tradition, the 7-megapixel camera is waterproof and offers 5x optical zoom as well as a Dual Image Stabilization for IS properties.

Both the E-410 and the µ 780 will be available in May, while those eager for the E-510 will have to wait till June for its debut. Compare them here

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