Olympus discretely announced their new entry-level E600 digital SLR today. The E600 is a whole lot like the E620 we reviewed earlier this year, minus three Art Filters, Multiple Exposure, multi aspect ratios and backlit controls. Naturally, the E600 also has a lower price tag tacked onto it. Personally, I think there’s a lot going for this camera - it’s essentially the E620 with a lower price tag and missing three firmware features (which you can essentially perform using computer software like Photoshop). But if you’re stuck between this and the E620, you can check out our Olympus E620 review to see if you really need those four extra things on the E620.
Olympus E600
(Entry-level digital SLR)
- 12.3 effective megapixels (LiveMOS sensor)
- Four Thirds system lens mount (2x crop factor)
- Sensor shift image stabilization
- SuperSonic Wave Filter dust removal
- 2.7 inch rotating LCD
- TruePic III PLUS imaging processor
- Full manual controls with RAW mode and hotshoe
- Built-in wireless flash control
- 7 point AF
- NO backlit controls
- Three Art Filters: Pop Art, Soft Focus and Pinhole (the E620 has six Art Filters)
- Optical viewfinder with 95% coverage and 0.96X magnification
- Live view; with contrast detect AF, Perfect Shot Preview and face detection
- 4 FPS burst mode
- NO movie mode
- Dual memory card slots: Compact Flash card (Type I and II) and xD-Picture card
Camera can take advantage of high-speed UDMA-enabled CF cards - Uses BLS-1 lithium-ion battery
- Available in November for $600 with 14-42 mm kit lens