The Olympus E-420 (or Olympus EVOLT E-420 in North America ) is a 10 megapixel digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera made by Olympus . The camera conforms to the Four Thirds System standard, and together with its siblings in the E-4XX series, it is marketed as the smallest DSLR in the world.
6-552: As with the E-400 (in Europe only) and E-410 before it, the E-420 is notable for its portability, especially when coupled with the simultaneously released Olympus 25mm f2.8 pancake lens . In addition to being based on the inherently more compact Four-Thirds system, its diminutive size is achieved by the use of a substantially smaller right hand grip than found on most dSLRs (similar to
12-494: A 40–150 mm (80–300 mm equivalent) f/4.0–5.6 long zoom weighing 220g. The body and single lens kit have a 700GB£ MSRP and 850GB£ for the two lens kit. The E-400, like all of the Olympus E-system cameras, uses Olympus' patented Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system to shake dust from the sensor during startup and when requested by the user; this largely eliminates the problem of dust accumulation on
18-573: Is marketed as the EVOLT E-420. Advantages over the E-410 include Face Detection Technology for up to 8 faces, Imager AF (contrast-detect autofocus) in Live View mode with certain lenses (which provides 11 autofocus points as opposed to the usual 3), a redesigned grip, Shadow Adjustment Technology for greater perceived dynamic range, and wireless flash control for up to 3 flash units. According to
24-715: The Sony α 100, the Nikon D80 , the Canon EOS 400D and the Pentax K10D . The E-400 is notable for its small size, omitting the hand grip and exploiting the smaller sensor. It weighs only 375g and approaches manual focus film SLRs sizes, reminiscent of the Olympus OM system . It was accompanied by two new small zoom lenses, a 14–42 mm (28–84 mm 135 film format equivalent) f/3.5–5.6 standard zoom weighing 190g and
30-590: The grip design used on the E-400 and E-410, but with an added "ridge" for comfort and stability), as well as the continued exclusion of Olympus' well-known sensor-shift image stabilization from the package. The E-420 uses Olympus' Supersonic Wave Filter to remove dust from the surface of the image sensor. The E-420 was announced in March 2008 to replace the E-410 , and shipping started two months later. In North America, it
36-520: The official specification, the E-420 can accept up to an 8 GB CF memory card. BODY FEATURE : In-Body Image Stabilization Olympus E-400 The Olympus E-400 is a digital single-lens reflex camera launched by Olympus on 14 September 2006, using the Four Thirds System lens mount standard. This 10 megapixel camera could be compared to other DSLRs unveiled during the summer of 2006 with comparable pixel count and price range:
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