Olympus E400 DSLR digital camera review

Can Olympus challenge Canon and Nikon with the world's lightest DSLR?

Olympus E400 DSLR digital camera. Cameras, DSLR cameras, 10 megapixels, Olympus, Digital cameras, FourThirds 0
Reviewer
Doug Harman
Review Date
11 December 2006
Manufacturer
Olympus
Price as reviewed
£850 (Kit with an 14-42mm (as tested here) and 40-150mm zoom lenses.)
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Our score

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Quick review

The good
Handling, image quality, ease of use and handling (despite compact size), nice kit lens, responsive
The bad
Pentamirror viewfinder is gloomy and small, pricing
Verdict
The E400 is an amazingly compact DSLR system camera ideal for travel, holidays or where you want full control in a compact package

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