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- 5. Features and Documentation
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7. Recommendation: The E-420 Boasts Quality
The Olympus E-420 is well worth the amateur photographer’s consideration. If there is only one feature that should drive the purchase of your next camera (or even your first camera, for that matter), it would have to be ability to interchange lenses, such as you can do with the E-420’s camera body. Equipped with a 2.7-inch TFT monitor and a true optical viewfinder, the E-420 has many of the same features as professional-level DSLR cameras. You’ll need to keep the camera set to the lower ISO settings, however, in order to avoid images that suffer from too much noticeable noise. But with a variety of shooting modes to choose from, you are sure to find one that works best in any shooting scenario you encounter. Overall, the E-420 is well worth serious consideration.
The Olympus SP-565UZ, on the other hand, proves to be somewhat problematic in comparison to the E-420. The SP-565UZ presents several image-quality issues that could prove to be difficult and time-consuming to correct using image-manipulation software; and it would be a less-than-ideal situation to always have to fix the images you capture. The SP-565UZ offers several useful features that could potentially balance out at least some of the detrimental features we have detailed. However, we recommend that when researching your next camera purchase, you regard all the aspects of the SP-565UZ if you are considering it. It is a cheaper option than the E-420, especially when you take into account any extra lenses you might purchase for the E-420, but with the cheaper price come limitations.
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I use an Olympus E-500 and it works wonderful. While I have not used 420 I can say the the Lenses Available for it are nice lenses
i sell both models. don't forget e-420 is a d-slr, which has a much larger sensor resulting in lesser noise and higher estate of light-accepting element - the seonsor matrix. but it's an enry level model with no image stabilizer, unless you put expensive stablizing optics..
sp565uz is a universal camera with a small sensor but high versatility plus image stabilizer. but the noise levels are usually higher. and it has extremely high iso, but inly in 3mp mode.
Olympus SP-565UZ is NOT a DSLR, its a point and shoot with a huge lens (or a megazoom, if you prefer the term).
i sell both models. don't forget e-420 is a d-slr, which has a much larger sensor resulting in lesser noise and higher estate of light-accepting element - the seonsor matrix.
according to this article the Olympus SP-565UZ is a DSLR as well, which is wrong. that's a pretty silly mistake to make, anyone can tell an SLR from a non-SLR.