Home | Forums | Article Search | Subscribe & Shop | Contact Us | Log Out Olympus CAMEDIA E-20N Email This Print This View My Personal Library Heavy Gear July 2002 • Vol.2 Issue 7 Page(s) 29 in print issue Add To My Personal Library Olympus CAMEDIA E-20N The Kennedy Space Center's Aerospace Imaging group took the Olympus CAMEDIA E-20N on several space missions, but despite these gravity-defying trips, the E-20N has a very down-to-earth, traditional design. This 5-megapixel SLR digital camera features 4X optical zoom, eight white balance settings, aperture and shutter priority, several exposure settings, a hot shoe, and a threaded 9mm to 36mm (f/2.0 to f/2.4) lens. The lens is compatible with 62mm extension lenses and is equivalent to a 35mm to 140mm lens on an SLR 35mm camera. The package includes a lens hood, remote control, and two one-time use Lithium battery packs (Ni-MH, NiCad, Lithium polymer, and alkaline batteries are optional). I'd like to see rechargeable batteries included in the $1,999 price, but they're not. You'll also likely need more than the bundled 32MB SmartMedia card. The E-20N also accepts CompactFlash I and II cards. The E-20N is very easy to handle and not as reliant on the menu as most digicams. Most controls, including the resolution, are set using a button/mode-dial combination. You only use the Resolution menu to assign a compression setting to each resolution. The only thing that really hampers efficient, easy use of the E-20N is its slow write speed. I spent a lot of time waiting for the red LED to stop blinking so I could take the next shot. The camera's auto mode didn't always do the best job. Low-light conditions didn't always support auto focus and sometimes produced noise or very yellow shots. Changing the manual settings corrected most image-quality problems and produced stellar images. AE-bracket mode automatically captures an image at three different exposure settings, helping to correct an overexposed outdoor image. Olympus designed this camera with the advanced photographer in mind rather than the novice. The E-20N takes quality shots and allows maximum user control, making it a great buy for the serious photographer. by Kylee Dickey CAMEDIA E-20N $1,999 Olympus (800) 347-4027 (631) 844-5000 www.olympusamerica.com CPU Rating: 3.5 (out of possible 5)  User Reviews Be the first to write a review of this product Want more information about a topic you found of interest while reading this article? Type a word or phrase that identifies the topic and click "Search" to find relevant articles from within our editorial database. Enter A Subject (key words or a phrase): ALL Words (‘digital’ AND ‘photography’) ANY Words (‘digital’ OR ‘photography’) Exact Match ('digital photography'- all words MUST appear together) Home      Copyright & Legal Information      Privacy Policy      Site Map      Contact Us Copyright © 2010 Sandhills Publishing Company U.S.A. All rights reserved.