Comments on: Olympus E620 Review

By: Vikki

Vikki — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:55:06 +0000

Laura, re manual focus: with my sigma lenses there is a switch I can flip on the lens itself when I want manual focus, with my Olympus lenses I like Brad says have to swop to manual focus (MF) via the focus button (says AF on it, the one to the right of the OK button and just above the IS button, at the back) or via the quick menu (or delve deep down into the regular menu system). I am lazy, so I have assigned my Fn button to do that switch for me, since I want to be able to very fast access MF sometimes. Good luck!

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:29:39 +0000

Hi Laura, you first need to switch focus mode to MF before turning the focus ring. As the manual focus system of Olympus and Panasonic’s Four Thirds/Micro Four Thirds cameras are all electronically assisted (means nothing happens if you turn the focus ring without going to MF/Manual Focus mode first), you MUST change the focus mode.
Hope this helps, Brad

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:32:33 +0000

Does the Olympus E620 have a manual focus? I cannot seem to work it. All I can use is the auto focus.

By: amalric

amalric — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:43:04 +0000

Unlike other brands, when the Noise Filter is Off, it really is off on Olyumpus, meaning that you will have a lot of noise from the start.

In other sites tests were made with NF to *Low*. The manual itself suggest setting it to Standard below 800 ISO and to High, above that.
I can personally vouch for the absence of noise in good light even by using Standard at 800 and 1600 ISO.

Moreover if you leave Gradation on Auto you will *add* unnecessary noise by recovering the shadows: insteadi t should be set to Normal.

By using your settings you have produced a maximum amount of noise, thus biaising the test.

By comparison C & N will always have a level of filtering by default. Therefore the only way to compare is RAW.

When doing that one notices that the noise levels are very similar up to 800, then APS being bigger has a slight advantage.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:46:18 +0000

Hi, I am hoping you can help me choose the best DSLR as i am a complete newbie and have no idea what I should be looking for. I want a camera that will last for many years. I am looking at the Olympus E620 & the Canon EOS 500d – what should I go for? Any guidance will be appreciated.

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By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:22:07 +0000

Indeed, I too, am puzzled with Olympus’ behavior, whatever their strategy may be. The only big sensor camera with a movie mode they have now is the Micro Four Thirds E-P1 Pen. Maybe they’ll have digital SLRs with movie modes next year in 2010

By: armandr

armandr — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:53:04 +0000

Hi Brad ,

i’m surprised that e620 does not have a video recording capability as i believe it’s a great miss .
Sometimes we just want to record moments rather than still pictures .

By: Vikki

Vikki — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:26:00 +0000

I just have to say I decided in the end on this cam, bought it on July 23rd. I am happy, I cannot believe how useful the in body IS have been at times, and also how much I have loved the swivel lcd. This cam is a joy to shoot with, and in combination with the 9-18mm wide angle I have had some great fun. I do NOT regret my decision, the Canon is a great cam as well, but I love those features I just mentioned, and they have outweighed what I loose in shooting on high iso (which I seldom do anyway).

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:14:12 +0000

Hi, that’s the autofocus assist feature where the flash will fire some light to help the camera to focus.