Olympus Evolt E620 Reviews and Ratings
As the world’s smallest and lightest D-SLR with built-in Image Stabilization and a portable creative studio! The new Olympus E-620 combines the technical sophistication required by Pros, with easy-to-use functions desired by hobbyists.
As a result, ambitious photographers everywhere can now take creativity to a whole new level. Shoot outside the box with the world’s smallest and lightest image-stabilized digital SLR. The DSLR that puts creative freedom in the palm of your hands. Six creative in-camera art filters, Multiple Exposure shooting and a swivel Live View 2.7″ HyperCrystal III LCD offer artistic freedom and endless creative possibilities. The 12.3-megapixel Live MOS sensor and TruePic III+ processor provide exceptional picture quality. With in-body Image Stabilization and small 16.76-ounce body, the E-620 is a camera that truly lets you shoot outside the frame. Face & Background Control for beautifully balanced exposures of foreground subjects and background scenery Comfortable viewing with Autofocus Live View 2.7 Multi-angle HyperCrystal III LCD with Live View for greatest flexibility and real-time monitoring Built-in I.S. with max. 4 steps efficiency Great image performance and large variety of bright dedicated-to-digital lenses thanks to Four Thirds Standard High-precision, 49-zone metering system Auto gradation adjustment to prevent blown highlights and blocked-in shadows Live simulation function (effective monitoring) Pre-control over White Balance & exposure compensation Preview of shadow adjustment technology (SAT) for maximum image results 5x/7x/10x magnified view for precise focusing Ergonomic design of body, control buttons and GUI for easy operation AE/AF lock functionality for individual customization Accurate White Balance with two sensors High-speed data writing and lossless compression for quick processing Optional power grip ideal for portrait shooting and long bat
Index of Olympus Evolt E620 Reviews
- Cnet—The good: High-quality photos; solid performance; articulated LCD; some nice features, including savable custom settings, in-body image stabilization, Art Filters, and a wireless flash controller.The bad: No video capture; more complex to operate than is necessary.The bottom line: While it’s a solid budget dSLR with good photo quality and a host of advanced features, the Olympus E-620 still falls behind the competition on most counts.
- PhotographyBlog—“If you don’t want to use your DSLR to record movies and you don’t do very much handheld low-light shooting, then it’s very easy to recommend the Olympus E-620, so much so that we’ve given it our highest possible Essential! award. It’s one of the cheapest and most full-featured mid-range SLR cameras, with great ease-of use, compact size and light weight, and excellent image quality in good light. This camera certainly lives up to its official billing as “The Olympus E-620: All our knowledge in one”, and is our pick of the current range of Olympus DSLRs.”
- Neocamera—”The bottom line is that the E-620 makes an outstanding choice for those needing a small DSLR, without losing the viewfinder and going to a Micro Four-Thirds digital camera like the EP-1 we just reviewed. The main difference is that, while the EP-1 actually beats the E-620 in terms of image quality, the lack of reflex viewfinder makes tracking moving subjects next to impossible, so for action and sports, the E-620 will be much more useful.”
- dpexpert—”Olympus has worked hard at refining the Four Thirds system. It got off to a good start with the E-1 but then produced a few duds along the way with cameras like the E-300 and E-330, the first attempts to incorporate so-called live view in a DSLR. But the system is now fully evolved and the current cameras are excellent. The E-620 also provides the internal workings for the new E-P1 (see the main story), sharing most features but without a viewfinder or built-in flash. So there is a choice – one lovely camera in two different body forms. You can’t go wrong.”
- About.com—”The two biggest drawbacks to the E-620 are its lack of a video mode and its low-light performance. If you can live with those two problems, the E-620 will provide a very good value, and its manual-control settings will help you learn more about photography.”
- dpreview—”The Four Thirds range has tended to lag a fraction behind the best contemporary APS-C sensor-size DSLRs in terms of absolute performance but make up some of the difference with excellent lenses, feature-packed specifications, and lower sticker prices. This isn’t the case with the E-620 – however you look at it, it’s up there with the best of them. It doesn’t offer the video recording capabilities of some of its contemporaries, but as a dedicated stills camera, it’s a pretty compelling package. Built-in Image Stabilization gives it an edge over its rivals if you’re buying additional lenses.”
- Steve’s Digicams—”Olympus continues to offer high-quality features and abilities in their E-series models. While the E-620 is what we consider an advanced amateur model, it sports an entry-level price tag of about US$699 or less for the body/14-14mm Zuiko lens outfit. With excellent image quality both indoors and out, pleasing High ISO capabilities, and loads of easy to use features, we have no problem giving the Olympus E-620 dSLR a high recommendation.”
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(4.50 out of 5)

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Joseph K. Leclair on 9 June 2009:
I moved from the Evolt E-500 to the E-620. It is amazing, fast, color representation is awesome. I used it with the 8mm, 12-60 2.8, 50-200 2.8, and the IS is awesome with the 200. I can pick off birds while they are flying by at 100′. I have also shot the E3 and this camera is everything it is, just no where near as durable. If you drop this camera it is probably going to break. You can drop the E3 from your roof and it will most likely be ok.
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Stujoe on 9 June 2009:
I just got this camera yesterday and am loving it. I am upgrading from an E510. I was very interested in the better live view and the flippy twisty screen of the 620 and it does not disappoint. I will use the optical viewfinder most of the time but the imager AF live view and the ability to angle the screen is going to eliminate me laying on the ground and such quite a bit.
The size of he camera is nice. A bit smaller than the 510 but still easy enough for me to hold. The biggest lens I have is the 70-300mm and it feels fine with the camera. I am not sure how the bigger Oly lens would feel…I can’t imagine the 50-200mm of one of the SHG lenses on this camera but I won;t ever own any of those anyway.
The IQ of the 620 is very nice. I think Oly jpgs are the best. Great color, contrast, exposure, etc. I think 1600ISO is perfectly usable and easily cleaned up if you have a severe case of noisephobia at 100% pixels.
All in all, the 620 is going to be a great camera for me. Feature packed, small, not too expensive and a joy to use.
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