The Olympus E-30 is the new midrange Olympus DSLR E-System line-up, no problem slotting into the gap between the cheaper, entry-level S-520 and more , E -3 career. E-30 takes many features of its big brother, including a 11-point autofocus system, shutter speeds up to 1/8000th seconds, top speed of 1/250th sec flash sync, 5fps continuous, d ‘ an Image Stabilizer in the objectives of stabilizing a Live View LCD multi-angle of the screen and the supersonic wave filter system to reduce dust. The main differences are more megapixels (12.3 against 10 for E3), a body smaller and lighter, slightly larger 2.7 inch LCD, small viewfinder, plus Face Detection and no dust or the date and time on the device. E-30 also has an interesting series of “creative” in his bag, including a range of filter effects of art, which is applied as a picture is taken, an exposure mode for combining several pictures into one, new look, roll and pitch and a level indicator that helps to ensure that their horizons should always be vertical and straight. Olympus has taken a long time to reach the market for mid-range, but it’s a case of too little, too late? A prize of $ 1,300 / £ 850 body only can the Olympus E-30 competes with the likes of the Canon EOS 50D, Nikon D90 and Sony A700, and is a viable alternative to the Olympus E-3 itself?

First impressions of the Olympus E-30 is that it is very similar to his older brother, literally, the E-3, with a concept of family control. E-30 is much smaller (141.5×107.5×75.0mm before 142.5×116.5×74.5mm) and light (655g to 810g) than the E-3, if portability is a problem, the E-30 is the only to be done. Compared to its main rival, the E-30 is very similar to the Canon EOS 50D and the Nikon D90 is slightly smaller than the earlier and slightly larger than the second. Therefore, long after the apparent advantage of the four thirds system lighter camera bodies and optics – to compete with the large market of enthusiasts, it’s almost as if it decided its new camera Olympus must be physically demanding. On the positive side, it is as solid as you expect from a camera retail around £ 850 / $ 1300 for. E-30 is also available in kit with the new 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 II objective, we tested for this review. With a combination of E-30 of the 11-point autofocus and supersonic wave drive ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses, Olympus AF says the world’s fastest speed (as in the E-3). A respectable 5fps burst mode performance of up to 12 consecutive RAW images, the maximum shutter speed 1/8000th sec, and the maximum speed of 1/250th sec flash sync on the impression that the Olympus E-30 is for something else to break the children into the game

With a large number of parameters shooting appears on the LCD after the launch, the Olympus E-30 is too busy looking for a camera, at first sight, a large number of buttons and dials. Although it May not be immediately obvious that the tasks performed by each, the key controls that are easily between thumb and forefinger. This ensures that you can start to turn quickly enough, with a large thick rubber grip at the front and slightly curved on the back panel to keep a firm. The survival of ergonomics, the right hand of the capture of the location of the cavity of the neck is provided with a cavity so as not to catch your fingers, as the E-3, but annoyingly left of the capture device . Go to E-30 with both hands with the main LCD front of you means that the glass screen is covered with fingerprints inevitably, but this is true of most digital SLR cameras in its class. Fortunately, you can flip and rotate the screen, it faces inward and use the viewfinder instead if it becomes too annoying, which is also a good way to protect the screen when the device is stored in a bag.

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