Olympus E_620 review

Olympus' latest entry-level camera combines a diminutive body, similar in size to the E-420, with key features taken form the E-30.
Billed as the smallest DSLR with buil-in image stabilisation, the E-620 packs a 2.7" tilt and swivel Live View LCD, 12.3 megapixel sensor end enticing E-30 techonology such as a range of Art Filters, Mutiple Exposure mode and a choice of four aspect rations, into one far from bulky shell, it only weghs a shade under 19 ounces.
On-body features such as the familiar Dust Reduction System using Supersonic Wave Filter and three blur- reducing Image Stabilisation modes(one for general shooting, two for tracking moving subjects, for when the camera's held either horizontally or vertically) improve the chances of getting clean, sharp images.
The aforementioned Art Filters, activated using the mode dial on the left of top-plate, can be viewed using the camera in Live View or during image playback. The Multiple Exposure function is equally as flexible, enabling you to shoot one image, the the other, or to shoot each frame separately and combine them in- camera later. Offering this level of crative control in a camera body certainly goes some way to making photography a fun experience for newcomers who may be intimidated by the idea of working up shots on a PC.
Needless to say a range of accessories are on their way too, including a new HLD-5 power Batterry Holder which holds two Lithium lon BLS-1 batteries to extend the shooting time. while it may add a little bulk to a package that's being pushed on its portability, the vertical grip it offers does improve handling.
Olympus will also release the PT-E06 underwater housing, which will protect the camera down to depth of 130 feet.

E-620 Art Filters explained
POP ART
enhances colours, making them more saturated and vivid, evoking the Pop Art style of the 1960s
SOFT FOCUS
Creates an ethereal atmosphere that renders subjects in a heavenly light without obscuring details.
PALE & LIGHT COLOUR
Encloses the foreground of an image in flat gentle light and pastel colours reminiscent of a flashback scene in a movie
LIGHT TONE
Renders shade and highlight areas softly to lend an elegant air to the subject.

GRAINY FILM
Evokes the feeling of documentary footage shot in monochrome with grainy, high-contrast film.

PIN HOLE
Reduces the peripheral brightness of an image as though it were shot through a pin hole