"Overall, I found the camera easy to use and was pleased with the quality of the results. It will appeal to photographers ‘upgrading’ from a compact to a digital SLR because of the familiarity of the Live View, but it is a serious quality camera with all the features and quality one would expect from a DSLR. In addition, macro photographers will find the 10x magnification feature and tilting monitor a true blessing in those low-level, tricky focusing situations!"

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"There's a lot to recommend, especially that monitor. I found this to be the camera's Unique Selling Point and it's a long-overdue feature that is also extremely useful and fun. Features like this show that Olympus are thinking of the advantages of a digital system and not merely replicating 35mm systems....the camera is a very nice piece of kit and one I would happily take with me on holiday."

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The E-330 with Live Preview capability has been awarded the 2006 European TIPA award for “Best Imaging Innovation”. The Live Preview function has set a new standard in digital SLR photography by combining, for the first time, the convenience of a digital compact camera with the high-quality standards of a digital SLR. Eliminating the need to look through the viewfinder, continuous live views on the tilting, multi-angle, large 6.4 cm LCD not only offer users the advantage of knowing what’s going on around them while they shoot.

They also greatly extend shooting flexibility, whether you are taking shots with interesting perspectives from unusual positions or even capturing scenes of marine life from below the water’s surface with the camera protected in a specially-available underwater case. Naturally, the E-330 also impresses in terms of picture quality, featuring a new-generation image sensor with 7.5 million pixels for stunningly sharp results.