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Olympus Evolt 330 – New DSLR with live LCD View

The Imaging Resource has a first look at the new DSLR from Olympus. Not very remarkable camera apart from one key aspect, the live LCD view. Olympus 330 DSLR

Olympus Evolt 330 Digital Camera Review

As anyone with experience knows, the only reason to have a tilting LCD is to take shots from odd angles–over crowds or at ground level. But to do that, you need a live preview like you have on all-in-one digital cameras. Up to now, few SLRs could do that trick, forcing the user to use the SLR just like you use a film camera: by looking through the optical viewfinder. For many who have grown accustomed to framing shots at arm’s length with a live LCD display the switch to a digital SLR can be jarring.

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