Olympus gave four features top priority when developing the E-500, maximum image quality, a sensor cleaning system that ousts dust from the CCD without the need to tinker under the bonnet (or taking the camera back to get it serviced), ease of use and a compact design. Previous Olympus Es have been large, somewhat blocky machines and while this one is still on the blocky side, it is significantly smaller than predecessors and is looks like slim-line version of the E-1..



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