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I called Olympus America about the E-330 mode A framerate issue, about how it's only approx. 1 FPS and not the 3 FPS acheived in other modes. The guy basically said that the A mode basically uses a 'seperate camera,' a Stylus, and that it's juryrigged to work with the E-330 camera proper.

I'm not sure whether the guy was really in the know, or just faking it, but it sounds possible. He said it might be improved with a firmware update, and that they were still in the beginning of investigating the issue.

Anyway, he gave me an email for everyone to use to report their experiences with the E330.

[email protected]

An aside, the guy shared with me the target audience of the camera, according to him.) He said men over age 42!

I'll give you all a few hours to try and guess why...
 
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BJM
 
Heck, that camera doesn't necessarily appeal to me. Maybe I should just quit while I'm ahead and try to fit the mold and pick one up. Then I'll wear a Hawaiian shirt, shorts, black socks and black shiny shoes to look the part. Geezzzz, surely you've got to be kidding me?
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Ben

 
that we're not the target or relieved that we're not expected to buy the 330???? I always thought it was for us soccer moms. Oh yes, now I remember the teaser guy looked like a 42 y.o.
 
Getting down is not the problem, it's getting back up again!

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Obviously you were talking to someone young then. I would think the fading of the eyesight makes it impossible to see the camera when it's at your waist, Reading glasses only work if you hold something about 12 inches away. Ummm I only know this from other people telling me. But for macro work......awesome development.
 
Horatio Deltavio said:
I called Olympus America about the E-330 mode A framerate issue,
about how it's only approx. 1 FPS and not the 3 FPS acheived in
other modes. The guy basically said that the A mode basically uses
a 'seperate camera,' a Stylus, and that it's juryrigged to work
with the E-330 camera proper.
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Okay, so he told it all... wrong. In mode A a secondary small sensor (not camera) is used at a point in the optical path where 20% of the light is siphoned off to the sensor to create the LCD image. And yes, it is reported that the sensor is the same type as used in stylus cameras. At the time of exposure though, the main 4/3 sensor is used to record the image. Just like other DSLR's the mirror flys up or to the side in this case, the shutter activates, the image is recorded and all returns to normal. There is no second camera and it is hardly a juryrigg. It is the first generation of an rather amazing solution to a long standing problem for DSLRs. People asked for it, Olympus delivered. Others will probably try to follow if the camera is a hit, which it looks to be.

Hadn't heard about the framerate issue, but it has nothing to do with the mode A sensor, but might be a bug in the firmware. Then again it might be something completely unrelated or it might be nothing major at all without complete data to know for sure.

And I resemble a lot of those remarks about the bad back, bad knees, getting down and can't get back up, and the eyes that aren't quite what they used to be. Dang, that 330 is starting to sound good to me.

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David 247 said:
Horatio Deltavio said:
I called Olympus America about the E-330 mode A framerate issue,
about how it's only approx. 1 FPS and not the 3 FPS acheived in
other modes. The guy basically said that the A mode basically uses
a 'seperate camera,' a Stylus, and that it's juryrigged to work
with the E-330 camera proper.
Click to expand...
Okay, so he told it all... wrong. In mode A a secondary small
sensor (not camera) is used at a point in the optical path where
20% of the light is siphoned off to the sensor to create the LCD
image. And yes, it is reported that the sensor is the same type
as used in stylus cameras. At the time of exposure though, the
main 4/3 sensor is used to record the image. Just like other
DSLR's the mirror flys up or to the side in this case, the shutter
activates, the image is recorded and all returns to normal.
There is no second camera and it is hardly a juryrigg.
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He said Live View A is basically the Stylus sensor and motherboard, with a bus connecting it to the main E330 motherboard. He said, "it's a wonder that it works at all," in response to my complaint about the framerate.
 
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Horatio Deltavio said:
He said Live View A is basically the Stylus sensor and motherboard,
with a bus connecting it to the main E330 motherboard. He said,
"it's a wonder that it works at all," in response to my complaint
about the framerate.
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But the point is that the secondary sensor isn't actually involved in any of the picture taking process. So while it's probably true that the E-330 shares more than just the sensor with the Stylus camera, that should theoretically have no effect on the ability of the camera to otherwise capture/process photos with the main sensor.

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--The flip up CCD is very useful, beyond old the older eyes issue. I have used the C5050, Same flip up ccd, to shoot over the top of people in front and could frame the subject from arms length above my head. I got great shots that way. Try that with E1 300 500 etc
Catman

 
The 330 is the camera I was looking for a year ago, for that very reason. 42 is when they introduce the 'blended lens' for your glasses. I tell you, several times I have verbally abused my e300 for not focusing, only to find out I was looking through the wrong part of of my eyeglass lens. The legs and back is another story. I got my self a very strong monopod, that I use as a walking stick/cane. Things will only go downhill form here, if Iam lucky.

But it sounds like I should upgrade my 300, I've taken some sweat photos with my 300.
 
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e-volt 300, and some Zuiko lenses. Fuji F710, Panasonic FZ20
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