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Olympus E-510
Olympus E-510
B
HQ Grade: B
A is outstanding and exceptional, rated in the top 10% of digital cameras.
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.
  • 4 out of 5
"all features is better about this price range"
  • 4 out of 5
"Reflections on upgrading Olympus E500 to E510"
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Olympus E-510 Reviews

  • 4.47 out of 5

Rating: 4.47 of 5
(190 user reviews)

Olympus E-510 Reviews by DigitalCamera-HQ Users

  • 4 out of 5
all features is better about this price range (syed shaukat iqbal - 3/22/09)

e510 is a better digital slr camera and i sugges all profesional's buy the e510
he is a low coast camera and result gives to... read more

  • 4 out of 5
Reflections on upgrading Olympus E500 to E510 (chessnut - 3/13/08)

I own the E500 before finally upgrading to the newer E510. The colors of the E500 are a tad richer and more vibrant than those... read more

  • 4 out of 5
A Vast Improvement on the E500 (Skipy - 6/21/07)

I also purchased the e510 as an upgrade to the e500 and unlike konoimo, I'm very impressed! I feared that the Image Stabiliser and Live... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Useful Information (Shinji Konno - 1/8/08)

After months of looking at different cameras and internet camera reviews, I finally bought E510. At the time I purchased, I didn't know that the... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Evolt 510 (Orie Perry - 10/20/07)

I replaced a Canon 5D which had an incompatable Sigma Lens, for the Evolt 510. The evolt is easy to use with automatic functions which... read more

  • 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... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Impressed with the E-510...finally (Sopers - 7/26/07)

I made a large jump from an old P&S Olympus 3040 zoom to the E-510. I was going to go with the 410 but I... read more

  • 5 out of 5
EXCELLENCE AT ANY PRICE (Sergio - 7/21/07)

I just took the leap from the 500 to the 510 after not even a year but had to have the image stabilization. I do... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Excellent camera--I also upgraded from an E-500 (srr - 7/14/07)

Just as it was with the E-500, once you play around with the settings to get them how you like them, this camera will produce... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Excellent quality, compact and a joy to use (Fritz Solms - 7/5/07)

The E-510 has excellent image and build quality together with a very extensive set of features (IS, solid dust reduction, life preview, mirror lock-up). Its... read more

  • 5 out of 5
Superp! (kiw - 7/1/07)

Much better than E-500 all the way around.
Do not understand the review from konoimo???
This is the way Oly should go !!read more

  • 5 out of 5
Solid perfomer (Bill Jordan - 6/26/07)

This camera is everything I expected. The Image Stabilizer works great - my handheld street shots are tack sharp. Noise is reduced versus the earlier... read more

  • 2 out of 5
lots of defective e510 (konoimo - 1/2/08)

I played with the e510 a lot before i returned it. I matched it setting for setting, same lenses to compare it with my e500. read more

  • 2 out of 5
E-500 vs E-510 (mike anker - 7/25/07)

I have had the exact same result as the last review. I tested the 500 & 510 on a tripod with the same lenses at... read more

  • 1 out of 5
Disappointed with the e510 (konoimo - 6/13/07)

I purchased the 510 a few days back with high expectations. was thinking it would replace my e500 as primary camera... I shoot with the... read more

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