February 24th, 2009 by 
Photo-John
Olympus E-620 - Control Layout Changes
Because of the LCD hinge, there’s no room for the four dedicated buttons that are on the left rear of the E-520. The ISO, white balance, metering mode and AF buttons have been moved to the four-way directional keypad, which had no dedicated functions on the E-520. This is nice design - nothing is lost and the space on the back of the camera is used more efficiently. The four-way directional keypad and some of the other buttons now also have backlighting. The lighted buttons are one of those features that seems so obvious you wonder why it wasn’t done a long time ago. The buttons on the back of the E-620 are a little smaller than other Olympus DSLRs but I didn’t find that a problem when I was shooting. Maybe people with really big fingers will have trouble accurately pressing the small buttons. But they worked fine for me.
Olympus E-620 - New Creative Tools
As the second camera in the Olympus Creative Series, one of the most important features on the new E-620 is the Art Filters. The Art Filters were introduced with the recent E-30 DSLR and are significantly listed on the mode dial alongside the scene modes (see below). Along with the Art Filters, the E-620 also offers Multi Exposure and Multi Aspect shooting. The E-620 has the same six Art Filters as the E-30: Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pin Hole, Pop Art, Soft Focus and Pale & Light. But it is more limited in the Multi Exposure and Multi Aspect shooting options. You’ll find more detail on the Art Filters as well as sample images in my Olympus E-30 First Impressions article.
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February 24th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
My next camera! It will go perfect with my E420. Thank you Olympus.
February 24th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
I think the E-620 looks like the best backcountry camera yet. Although, I just got the Panasonic Lumix G1 in for review. We’ll see how it goes with that camera. No image stabilization is the main limitation with the G1. It is pretty tiny, though…
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:51 pm
How is this E-620 differ from E-450?
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 am
will the 620 utilize the SWD function fully?
May 6th, 2009 at 7:02 am
I am thinking of buying an E-620 but am confused about whether it woul be possible to use my M Series Leica lenses with the 4:3 system - are adaptors available??
May 8th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Ebay dude, Ebay!
June 23rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
I just puchased the E620 and I think it is a very good camera. It will take time for me to learn the ins and outs of it’s workings, but I think it will be fine. I purchased it with the kit lens and I am delighted with that also. The whole item balances very well.