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Like its predecessor (the E-410), the Olympus E-420 offers a lot of camera in an incredibly compact format (it's currently the lightest and smallest DSLR on the market) - especially when paired with the Zuiko 25mm pancake lens launched at the same time. It's a fairly conservative upgrade, bringing improvements to the live view autofocus system, a slightly larger screen and an improved hand grip (plus a handful of other minor feature enhancements), but that's because there was little that needed changing. The slightly underwhelming image quality and tiny viewfinder - and lack of image stabilization - are the price you pay to have such a small camera, but it's an acceptable compromise for such an appealing - and suprisingly feature-packed - package.
| Body type |
Compact SLR |
| Max resolution |
3648 x 2736 |
| Effective pixels |
10.0 megapixels |
| Sensor size |
Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) |
| Sensor type |
CMOS |
| ISO |
Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| Lens mount |
4/3 Lens Mount |
| Focal length mult. |
2× |
| Articulated LCD |
No |
| Screen size |
2.7″ |
| Screen dots |
230,000 |
| Min shutter speed |
60 sec |
| Max shutter speed |
1/4000 sec |
| Storage types |
Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card |
| USB |
USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
| Weight (inc. batteries) |
426 g (0.94 lb / 15.03 oz) |
| Dimensions |
130 x 91 x 53 mm (5.12 x 3.58 x 2.09″) |
| GPS |
None |
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