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| B | means they are good, with some standout features. |
| C | means they are mediocre, and probably more trouble than they are worth. |
| D & F | mean they are absolutely awful or old. Avoid at all costs. |
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- 5 out of 5
Great Camera with lots of Features
(Groggerz - 8/15/07)I own and E500 and purchase the E510 because of Live View and IS. Neither have not disappointed me.
I find it odd that two people can post a negative review here having only played with the camera for a day or two. It does take some fine tuning but it is a great camera.
The E500 was easy to take great pictures with by just shooting in P mode with the default settings. The E510 on the other hand is definitely a little more temperamental out of the box. You have to turn down the noise filter and sharpening if not shooting raw and learn it's metering tendencies. Once you do this it will reward you with fantastic pictures. I shoot Manual a lot and haven't experienced the negatives reported by others.
Live view is more useful than I thought it would be. While not good for action shooting it is GREAT for Tripod and Macro work. I find myself using it all the time. The IS is giving me consistently about a 2 stop advantage as well.
This camera is not a point and shoot - you have to learn it's tendencies and when you do it is GREAT!
