Olympus is not one of the more popular brands of digital cameras. However, today I want to talk about a quite popular camera from Olympus. It is the Olympus E-620 a DSLR for under $1000.

DSLR stands for Digital Single Lens Reflex. The SLR cameras have long been used by serious photographer around the world. With the coming of age of the digital camera the Single Lens Reflex camera became digital, thus eliminating the use of film for the same quality if not better quality pictures.

Olympus has established a tradition of offering very well specified cameras in the entry-level. The Olympus E-620 was designed to introduce the budding photographer to the world in DSLR cameras. Features like 12.3 Megapixel shoot, image stabilization and 2.7″ Swivel LCD screen are basic. Then you buy it in a kit with a 14-42mm and 40-150mm zoom lens, makes for a well equipped camera.

High-quality photos; solid performance; articulated LCD; some nice features, including savable custom settings, in-body image stabilization, Art Filters, and a wireless flash controller.

Cnet.com did not like the E-620 because there was no video capture, and they thought it is to complex to operate than is necessary. Cnet.com did give the camera a 4 out of 5 star review.

Bizrate.com loved the Olympus camera except for the lack of video capture.

At this point I offer you a short video to help show off the main features the Olympus E-620 has.

Bottom-line: This is one camera I would definitely get recommend, for the person who is serious about photography. It is not a $100 point and shoot camera. It gives you more options to become capture those really great pictures over the summer months.

Tags: Bizrate, Cnet, DSLR, Olympus E-620