Image Quality: Image quality is very good to excellent: auto white balance and exposure is very good and the images have excellent colour, with good saturation, contrast and detail, with low noise except for high ISO images. Dynamic range seemed to be good - and can be improved using the Shadow Adjustment Technology. Images were slightly soft straight from the camera on default settings but can be improved by setting the Noise Filter to Low. For maximum detail and colour control RAW images should be taken, although JPEG images straight from the camera were still very impressive. Purple fringing was very low, as was red-eye. The camera did a good job focusing even in low light thanks to the flash assist. I did not notice vignetting in photos, nor did I notice barrel or pincushion distortion. There is a very good range of image sizes, and a good choice of compression options (including RAW). The camera gives very good control over image quality - selecting different picture modes allows you to change the colour mode (Vivid, Natural etc), saturation, contrast and sharpness. (9/10)
Everything else (the camera as a whole): The camera is stylish with a black body with black rubber hand grip, and is currently the smallest digital SLR available. The camera has a very good 2.7" screen that works well even in bright sunlight. The camera feels very well built, and is comfortable to hold. The camera is easy to use, the menu system is fairly easy to use (most of the time) and there is a good layout of buttons and controls, with the majority on the outside of the camera giving quick access to the most commonly used options and features (rather than hidden in menus), and the most commonly used features are quickly accessible using the OK button and back screen. The camera speed is very good, with a good switch on time, quick focusing time, excellent shutter response, excellent flash recharge time, quick playback mode, quick menus, and excellent 3.5fps continuous shooting (with or without flash). The camera has a huge range of features, such as live view, anti-dust / supersonic wave filter, one-touch custom white balance, shadow adjustment technology, face detection focus, exposure bracketing, etc. The camera offers a great deal of options to customise your images, and the camera is available with an excellent range of Zuiko Digital ED lenses. In fact, the only thing the camera is missing is optical image stabilisation. (9.5/10)
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