The Olympus E-410 was our Editors' Choice of cameras last year, and the E-510 was our travelling companion around CES earlier this year. We didn't think it was possible for entry-level dSLRs to get much lighter on their feet, but Olympus has pulled a rabbit out of the hat with the E-420, a teeny-tiny dSLR that gets even nimbler with the addition of a dinky pancake lens.
The E-420 is a 10-megapixel camera that weighs a mere 440g. One-handed operation is no bother at all, and at 130 by 91 by 53mm, it practically nestles in the palm. Sure, small SLRs aren't everyone's teacup, but there's no denying the portability of this little fella.
Images are raw or JPEG, recorded to CompactFlash or xD picture card. An optical pentamirror viewfinder gives 95 per cent coverage, while live view is available on the 69mm (2.7-inch), 230,000-pixel screen. As with higher-end models such as the E-3, live view now allows for what-you-see-is-what-you-get real-time previewing of shooting tweaks like depth of field adjustment.
more : crave.cnet.co.uk
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