Olympus E20 - Pros & Cons

lighter
thinner
faster
and fit into a jacket pocket
size
shape and very well placed
solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
The camera has a good balance and feels great in the hand
Great design
consistently great shots and a very pleasant tactile feel
The platform for the tripod socket is exemplary
good photo quality and reasonable price
feels great in-hand and virtually all controls are easily accessible through on-camera buttons
The lens is a fantastic all around choice
Olympus has made some of the very best lenses for the money

Shutter speeds from 1/18
000 to 120 seconds
peeling off the rubber bands on the body
the assembled modern cameras are worse
image quality suffers greatly
the focal length markings on the lens are not given in 35mm equivalent
the center focus point is not indicated in LiveView
histogram display function
slow write speed and power hungry electronics
Lack of interchangeable lenses hasn't been a problem

Olympus E20 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Impedance	16 Ω Best: Stax SR-L500 Impedance: 145000 Ω

Olympus E20 - Full Specifications

Sound output	Mono
Style	In-Ear
Connectivity technology	Wired
Headset (integrated/enclosed microphone)	no

Impedance	16.0 Ω
Sensitivity	< 94
Frequency range	300 - 5000
Driver technology	Dynamic

Battery operated	no

Colour of product	Black
Acoustic design	Closed
Attachment type	Ear canal

Cable length	1.16
Type of connector	3.5mm
Detachable cable	no

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Olympus E20 Olympus - Editorial Reviews (4)

Olympus E20 Olympus E-20 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights

Imaging Resource

Olympus E-20 Digital Camera Review: Intro and Highlights

Detailed review of Olympus E-20, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

Olympus E20 Olympus E-20 SLR Review - Steve's Digicams

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Olympus E-20 SLR Review - Steve's Digicams

Introduction & Physical Views First Look posted 10/15/01 Full review posted 11/12/01 Click on the E-20 to take a QuickTime VR tour Note: To clear up any confusion - there are two models of the E-20, designated E-20N (NTSC video) and the E-20P (PAL video). They are identical in every respect

Olympus E20 Olympus E 20N 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 4.4 out of 5 - 26 reviews - photographyreview.com

Camera News and Reviews

Olympus E 20N 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 4.4 out of 5 - 26 reviews - photographyreview.com

DPReview

Published: 29.10.2001

Olympus E-20 Review

The E-20 is a progression from last years 4 megapixel E-10. The E-20 has all the same basic functionality, control layout, body design and lens. The lens remains the same as the E-20's 5 megapixel sensor is the same size as the 4 megapixel of last year. The E-20 now takes the place of Olympus's flagship digital camera, it has: a fixed ultra-bright F2.0 - F2.4 4x lens with a mechanically linked zoom ring, 5 megapixels of resolution, a professional 'locked control' system, a wide variety of manual control and a robust metal case. Competition this year however is a little tougher with Minolta's DiMAGE 7, Sony's DSC-F707 and the upcoming Nikon Coolpix 5000 entering the 5 megapixel fray.