Olympus E620

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This ultra-compact digital SLR can actually fit in the palm of your hand. The Olympus E620 includes many plusses to make this one of the more versatile intermediate cameras on the market. The 12.3-megapixel images that are shot can be used for wallet pictures al the way up through wall portraits.

Grit, style and the sublime can be reaches through the use of six different art filters. Ranging from Pop Art and Soft Focus through Grainy Film and Pin Hole Camera filters, you can achieve several unique looks to your images. Soften the edges, or eliminate them altogether in a vignette. Had some harsh and gritting texture to your image with the Grainy Film option. Detail can be added and subtracted through the use of the various filters that are available.

Are your grandchildren not cooperating with you as you ask them to go stand in front of the ocean for a family portrait? Don't worry, try out the multiple exposure feature on the Olympus E620. With this little puppy you can shoot your kids, and shoot the ocean in separate frames and then combine them into one image. Viola! You have that family portrait you wanted without the added fuss of dealing with grumpy children. How cool is that? Are you too new to cameras and how they work to understand cropping? That's quite all right, as the Olympus E620 has aspect ratio controls to help you out with the issue. When used, the ratios provide frames of your subject matter, fit to proportion to the size you desire to have as an end product. For instance, the 4:3 ratio is perfect for letter sized images, 16:9 is great for wide screen displays and 3:2 is perfect for that "standard sized picture" of 4x6 you get from most any film processing center.

Focusing is done quickly and accurately with the built-in seven point system. This autofocus (AF) feature will align itself both vertically and horizontally which allows for quick focus. The Phase Detection AF sensor will actually be able to follow movement and still get a clear picture for anything that happens to move within your frame. Only the best is complemented with the Live MOS that will always give you true to life images pertaining to true color. Sixteen scene modes are available on the E620 allowing your camera to automatically select the correct settings for each situation. Two of the modes are for underwater photography. So, if you are a diver that has always struggled to find that perfect camera for your needs, you have found it here! You subject could never look better1

With your Olympus E620 you can shoot and save in raw or jpeg format, allowing you to choose if you wish compressed images, or not and how large an image you wish to have saved. When you are ready to playback your images you have, to name a few options, the choice of single frame, slideshow, light box or close-up. You will have the ability to create masterpieces on your own with this semi-pro camera.