Olympus E-330 with Live View
Olympus has announced a 7.1 MP camera that has a true live view on it’s LCD screen. A lot of smaller, consumer DSLR cameras have this feature whereas prosumer and pro cameras don’t—you look through the viewfinder instead.
Whenever someone (who is not a photographer) looks at my Canon EOS 350D camera they ask why the LCD panel doesn’t work. I just figured that live view was a low-end feature. No real photographer would ever use such a feature. Would they?
I wonder how long it will be before Canon and Niko add this along with video to their high-end cameras.
Stumble It!Posted in Photography at 11:35 PM
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I don’t see the point of live preview - unless the LCD swivels out so I can shoot at waist-level, then I am in. Video too - on a pro camera I want photographers tools not a video add-on.
But while we are talking live preview and swivel out screens - check this out:
http://www.intro2020.co.uk/pages/zigview.htm
Very cool!
Posted by: David on January 27, 2006 9:03 AM
Now that looks useful. If you’re shooting a lot of landscapes or even doing some low to the ground macro photography, the swivel screen would come in really handy.
Posted by: Jay on January 27, 2006 3:21 PM
