The 10 mp touting E-3 is a friendly little critter.
Most of the shooting options rely on the front and rear dials to control. These control aperture and shutter speed – until you press a modifier button and then they control other shooting options. These are pretty easy to get to grips with without doing the non-blokey thing of actually reading the instructions!
Olympus is continuing to show the worth of the ‘Live-View’ system for those photographers who may not have been convinced by the compact-like ability to compose images on an LCD screen. But then, they would wouldn’t they as they were the pioneering force of this in the DSLR market………..
The E-3′s screen is the smallest manufacturers can get away nowadays at 2.5″ (64mm) but it can get all twisty-turny like that of a camcorder.
The LCD previews depth-of-field, exposure and image stabilisation settings so you know what you see is what you’re going to get.
You can get your sticky mits on the Olympus E-3 for under a grand right now (just the body). Slap a 14-54mm lens on it and add another £500.
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I just bought a new Olympus E-420 and 14~42 kit lens. I also purchased 2 memory cards. I am not stupid, but I can’t find the answers to a few questions in the manual
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1) How do I format the camera and both cards?
2)How do I reset all the settings to basic settings?
3)How do I choose which card to be in power with the other being dormant and a backup?
4)How do I set the ISO to 1600 ceiling for all shooting modes, including Manual?
5) How do I choose the B&W setting to shoot in?
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Hi John, all your questions can be answered in the camera’s manual. Here is a link to download it if you can’t find yours: http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_archived_product_details.asp?id=1323&fl=8