Olympus EVOLT E-410 Body only 10.0 Megapixel

This camera cost around 400$ and is worth an 800$ camera easily. It can compete with the most of the best Nikon and Cannon SLR (without including the cazy cameras over 2000$)

The quality is perfect, menu very optimized and complex, a Live view which is a really special feature for an SLR. Lithium battery which is a huge + for people that hate buying new batteries. Everything is just perfect, I love this camera and I am proud of it.

Please take note that the E-420 got a lower quality than this camera (E-410), but got some additionnal features. So if your all about quality, don't buy the new one, buy the previous one. I didn't watch any test about the E-510 because it was way too expansive anyway.

Well, if you are looking into a good deal, this is defitively that one.

There are plenty of reasons why I bought this camera. First is the price, it is affordable compare to other brand of digital SLR. Its compact design and lightness. The live view feature it has compare to the older series that does not have. I used to have the E-500, it was a nice one but this is nicer. Overall, I highly recommend this camera for its features and capabilities.

Recommendation: Read the user manual.

I like the size and weight,i usually don't need to read the manual supplied,but in this case I did as it is my 1st digital slr camera,I have had film cameras for many years and decided to switch over to digital as it is more convienent to download into my computer than going and getting film developed and loads of prints all over the place. The Olympus evolt-410 was an excellent choice for me.

The Seller, Is top notch. This camera truely is the OM-1 re-designed for today. I use both. I have 20 some odd 35mm cameras and this is the the best digital I have ever used. It is spectacular.

I've wanted an SLR digital for years, but price kept me away. I'm not a professional photographer, but I often have to shoot pictures for work and documentation and I just love shooting. This camera made everything I shot way better right out of the box. I'd been using a Kodak with manual controls and a fixed lens, which was good preparation for this in trying to push it as hard as I could to get decent pictures. I love looking through the lens to shoot, I love the speed of the auto focus (when you pre-focus, it's shooting speed is amazingly fast. Shooting at very fast filmspeeds (dark, indoor) produces quite a bit of noise, but twilight images are wonderful. The two lenses are perfect for my needs. Worst thing about the camera is the lens caps--they pop off too easily. The 10mp aspect makes everything so rich and detailed. Color is intense and saturated. Best thing is its small body. I can shoot one-handed with my left hand which I do when driving (I know, I shouldn't, but I get my best pictures that way.) I don't use the live lcd screen except for shooting text. It just slows things down. It might be useful for studio portraits or still life shots, but is kind of redundant on an SLR. The controls took me a couple of days to get comfortable with, but are very natural for me now. In a quickly developing situation, you can always shoot auto. My friends are raving about my pictures, which has never been the case before. I think this is a great camera for someone who wants to get more serious about photography but has a small budget. The perfect art school camera.

Excellent picture quality and features for the price. High speed shot to shot times means I don't miss a great shot. Adaptability to older lenses is also easily accomplished with adapters. Highly recommended for a first time SLR.

Olympus EVOLT E-410 10.0 Megapixel. Excellent camera. Have actually done a side by side comparison with the Nikon equivalent, and the E410 had a much better resolution. You can actually see the fine details much clearer.

I really liked the live view in which you can view on the screen the shot you are about to take. The camera has several automatic settings, but can also be used manually. The 10 mega pixels is awesome, much better than the 3.2 I had before. I especially like the grip on the right side for your thumb to hold the camera.
I decided to buy it after visiting the local camera shop and talking with a salesman about my needs. One of the cameras was the E-410. I did further research online at Olymups' and other review sites. The results were positive, as was my decision to buy.

Bought this product, because of the review I read, and I found all are right as what been said by others. Compare to other with similar features, I am happy with this camera and glad to bought it.

fast shipping, I enjoy my new camera, everything is like the description on the auction page, good seller

When I received the camera it looked a little complex for my level of photo taking. With the help of the Quick Start instructions it was easier than I thought. The camera is light and easy to handle although I believe that if someone has larger hands it could be a problem to hold while shooting. It takes great photos and they are very easy to download to the computer. Although I am still learning all of its features and how best to use them I really like the Olympus Evolt E-410. I would recommend it as a great camera for the intermediate user.

This is a excellent and user friendly unit. I love it and the price was very good.I wood give it 4 stars.

The camera is excellent, the kit lenses are adequate for most purposes. I bought it partly because I had owned a couple of Olympus Fen-FT cameras some years ago and respected Olympus optics and partly because it allows my old Minolta lenses to be used at full aperture and at infinity. I have a Sony Alpha, and while old Minolta lenses can be used, fast lenses like the 50mm F1.4 and 135mm F1.8 have their speed reduced by the small size of the glass in the infinity adapters. Because of the largest bayonet fitting in the business and the short back focus distance in the Olympus both infinity focus and full aperture can be used with any lens by any manufacturer. This advantage is unique to the Olympus/Panasonic four thirds system - fantastic!
However it does lack in-camera image stabilization which would really help in low light work.
I prefer the four thirds format to the postcard shape of the Alpha and as I normally print letter sized prints, some of the Alpha's image is always wasted.
Although the Four thirds sensor is smaller than the Alpha's, its shape
matches the letter sized print and there is no noticeable difference in quality. Setting the camera on "A" and turning the flash off takes the user back to the days of indoor pictures in which the room looks real rather than the now all too common stark white faces against a black background. Also this provides the instant shutter release needed for photographing wildlife and the camera retains its settings when waking up after going to sleep. Many otherwise excellent and highly rated digital cameras just can't do this and their motorized zoom returns to wide setting when they take a nap. Before the camera can get back in full zoom focussed and metered mode the bird has flown.
Indeed, if you try to do this with this Olympus in "Auto" mode it does much the same thing. Worse still it provides a Fourth of July fireworks celebration while doing it as it uses a rapid fire series of flashes to focus, and the delay between pressing the button and the shutter eventually going off is unbelievable. "Candid" just doesn't work. I have to be doing something wrong and I'm working on it.
The Sony Alpha starts focussing as soon as it is switched on and one can hear the lens motor clicking as it focusses on different subjects while being raised to the eye. I have a number of Sony cameras dating back to the old Mavica MVC-FD7 which I've had since 1997 and it still works perfectly. All of these cameras have focussed on the subject by invisible infra red signals and adjusted the exposure, in most cases before the user has had time to compose his picture.
I had assumed this to be state of the art for digital cameras, and I find it difficult to believe that my new Olympus, a name for which I had the very highest respect, turns out to be more than ten years out of date on something as fundamental as focussing.
However, it does allow me to play with my collection of old lenses, which are also ten years out of date and manually focussed anyway.

I bought this camera on the 17th of September and I'm still waiting on just a shipping code... its the 22nd....

purchased camera and find very user friendly with easy to read info plus seems to operate within my abilities.

Looking for a new camera? I have used everything from simple camera phones to SLR's, and every brand from Kodak to Nikon. The olympus has so many options that are overwhelming at first, but once you get the basics down, you can take perfect pictures. I cant say enough about this camera... With a little work and some reading of the instructions, you will become a great photographer.

Very simple, great camera and easy to use.The instruction guide is very easy to understand. Anyone can operate this camera and have fun with it. Comes with all the bells and whistles just like the oober expensive cameras out there.

the compactness or smallness of the camera is why i wanted this camera, buying things on ebay is always a gamble,this on turned out to be a good one,i,m not sorry and the seller was was also a verry pleasent friendly person

This is a high quality DSLR in a compact package. The picture quality is quite high and it is more portable than traditional DSLRs. I lug this camera on family trips and even my 14 year-old sister is trying her hand at photography. Very easy to use even for amateur photographers.

I haven't used it a lot but it seems great....it is a great camera, unless something goes wrong, I am delightd with the sale

to me the E-410 is a very inexpensive beginners DSLR it has a lot of good features that any novices or professional will like !! but it dose have its down fall the dynamics ranger is very weak and sharpens is very weak all so as long as you use a flash or a very sunny day it works excellent!! but all around is a great camera very easy to use and to understated and all so another great features is the Live View this is some thing that not many DSLR have is great to use i like dong black and white photography and this comes in very handy right before i take a photo i can look at the live view i fix what needs be done right before i have to take the photo

to me the Olympus EVOLT E-410 is a great beginners DSLR and a good back up camera for any professional photographer out their ther simple to use very light and small in size the batters last a very long time i only had to charge the 4 times so far and i had this camera for over a month

i compare this camera to the pentax k10d their both about the same in performance but the price difference is a factor

the K10 can go for about $400 to $500 (used)
the E-410 $300 to $400 (new)

if you are looking for a camera that has good performance and amazing features and more for your money then the Olympus EVOLT E-410 is the camera you want to look at !!!!

This is an excellent camera for a person who is starting out in the professional world of digital SLR photography. There are far more settings to it beyond the instruction manual, once you get into the professional side to it, and the images it takes are immaculate. One downside to it, though, is that when you use the LCD screen, it tends to be a little slow on it's reaction time, but once the LCD screen is shut off, the reaction time becomes much faster. Another positive is that the battery pack lasts a very long time, especially with the LCD screen shut off. I still bought a couple of spares anyway, in case one ran out on me in the field.

Overall, It is a great camera.

EXCELLENT CAMERA, VERY SHARP, NOT AS FAST AS I HOPED (WRITING TO CARD)
EXTERNAL FLASH OR STUDIO LIGHTING TROUBLESOME TO CONFIGURE.
HIGHLY RECOMENDED.