In recent years, Olympus has shaken up the market with its innovative photography solutions for professionals as well as experienced amateurs alike. While the competition in the segment has been churning out digital adaptations of their manual lenses, Olympus went ahead and launched the first ever lenses that were exclusively optimized for the digital format. Olympus has not been resting on their laurels. Three years after it pioneered the E-3 DSLR system, it has once again broken new ground with its latest flagship offering, the Olympus E-5 DLSR camera system.
Olympus has added to its flagship E-series the fledging Olympus E-5 professional DSLR designed especially for those professional eyes as the name itself suggests. It is a couple-O-notches higher than its predecessor E-3 which gave the term DSLR an altogether new dimension when launched 3 years back.
The E-5 DSLR builds upon the legacy of its predecessor and has been paired with several E-5 specific innovations that we shall discuss in detail below.
The model has been touted to have the best image quality in a DSLR camera ever. This doesn't come as a surprise to us camera fanatics. Olympus is known to prioritize towards its camera lenses and enhance image quality by scores.
Some of the changes or rather enhancements on the Olympus E-5 in comparison to the E-3 may be apparent to the naked eye but not quite comprehensive. You will notice the bigger screen at first glance along with the upgraded xD card slot (finally). The body, more defined more elaborate, suits those professional hands. It is also a tad bit heavier than the E-3.
The following features in particular haul all the brownie points:
Exceptional levels of image quality: In living up to its flagship status in the Olympus lineup, the E-5 Digital system achieves the highest imaging quality yet ever on an Olympus branded product. This is pulled off by a whooping 12.3 megapixel feature on the platter. This is paired with TruePic V+ processor imaging engine. The Truepic imaging engine in the V+ incarnation, employs "Fine Detail Processing" technology that has been tweaked with an advanced algorithm for taking sharper, more detailed images than ever before. Optimized to bring out the very best in their Zuiko digital lenses, the E-5 Digital Camera does justice to its top billing in the Olympus product portfolio and takes digital imaging to the next level. The model is a boon to those who love landscape photography.
270 Degree Swivel LCD: This feature accounts for an increased resolution of 920,000 dots on a 3.0 inch LCD screen that is branded by a dual axis swivel of the HyperCrystal fame. These features make for exceptional High Definition (HD) videos and still images that boast of a perfect composition. This is a first for the E-series.
Redefining HD videos: How about new spell bounding levels of video shooting combined with the benefit of ease? The camera captures at the rate of 30 frames per second. The quality is undeniably as crisp as it can possibly get. The camera also harbors an ingrained microphone which dispatches a decent sound quality. It also smoothly complements any external standard 3.5mm jack to generate an exceptional sound quality.
Artsy implants: A set of 10 Art filters instilled in the phone gives an added control to users. These filters can be accessed in various shooting modes i.e. auto modes, manual modes, shutter priority, aperture priority and movies. This is yet another first.
Wireless Flash Control: It can also support a strength of three external flashes at a time. For e.g. the Olympus FL 36R and FL 50R. Whereas the inbuilt flash has a commander function. This powers the multi-flash feature, minus the presence of an external flash.
Convenience:
The placing of the buttons above the LCD screen makes for easy access. The switch which previously opened up to the memory card compartment has been replaced by a flap which can be slid open. Whereas the xD Picture Card format has been bid adieu.
This digital camera in particular camera is capable of resisting extreme conditions thanks to it being immune to dust and splashes. The Dust Reduction system within bagged the Asahi Shimbun Invention Prize at the Japan National Invention Awards this year.
The optical viewfinder feature gives accuracy a new dimension by ensuring you don't miss a single shot.
Memory:
The model is very flexible in this regard. It also allows image transfer between two cards within the camera itself.
Packed along with the camera is a USB Cable, Video Cable, Li-Ion Battery Pack (BLM-5), Li-Ion Battery Charger (BCM-5), Shoulder Strap, OLYMPUS software CD-ROM, Manuals and Registration card.
Performance:
In all, the Olympus E-5 serves the purpose of functioning intuitively and fast. The contributing factors being:
An AF speed, the fastest in its league
O DIGITAL ED 12-60mm f2.8-4.0 (24-120mm equivalent) Supersonic Wave Drive Lens
A Twin cross type 11-point AF sensor - This biaxial sensor which works its equal wonders on all axis functions on Olympus micro-sensing technologies. The layout on the sensor enables pattern detection with ease.
The model also allows shooting at the rate of 5 frames every second while encompassing a shutter speed of 1/8000 to capture fast moving objects.
With the further upgraded E-5, Olympus plots to take on its rivals while acquiring a considerable chunk of the market share. The model buckets the best of the latest and has packed in the best tools in their arsenal. In fact it may seem that with this launch, the camera giant has tackled every minor criticism that previously came its way leaving no room for more. By the looks of it, they should have what it takes to take on the others in the digital photography arena.
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