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Summary: This Is A Camera Not A Toy
Review: What an amazing machine this is. After suffering through the flimsy plastic trinket cameras with little or no real optical quality, I finally own a truly versatile digital camera. The E-20 (as with the E10) offers extraordinary flexibility in digital photography. Prior to my recent purchase I spent at least a year and a half researching and waiting for this last pixel jump. The E-20 offers all of the flexibility of a high-level SLR which is missing on most other digital cameras.Good Points: -The feel... It has enough weight for good stability, and it fits your hand very nicely.
-Excellent lens with the ability to add extenders, filters, what-have-you.
-Super Image Quality
-Good bundled software (Adobe PhotoShop Elements and Camedia)
-Image control
-SmartMedia, CompactFlash, AND Microdrive compliant with the ability to use more than one card type at a time (you can switch between the cards).
-True SLR (some competitors offer interchangeable optics, but still have you look through a viewfinder. What's with that? I want to see what I'm taking.).
-Great accessories! (I can't wait to get the lithium polymer attachment) Drawbacks
-I'll have to get a better strap
-Flexibility & control vs. ease of use trade-off... there are roughly 30 buttons to learn (but most of us will want that kind of control).
-It doesn't come with a case... even a cheapie
-I need to buy stock in a battery company
-Remembering to turn it off whenever I open the media bay or change power source This is probably not the camera you would buy for your instamatic dependent Aunt Sally or Uncle Jimmy-Bob, but if push came to shove you could always tell them to just put the big knob on "P" (Program) and snap away. When you pick your camera, don't go by statistics alone (or reviews alone for that matter). You've got to get out there and see how the camera feels in your hands. If you've a history with good quality 35mm SLR's you are going to love the E-20.
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