Captureeven morewith the E-420’sadvanced AutofocusLiveView.

Macro 5.f3 35mm ™DIGITAL ZUIKO Olympus

Superior technology that delivers unmatchedimage quality.

Live View lets you shoot while looking through a high-contrast, color-rich LCD screen. The E-420 features Autofocus Live View. A high-speed Imager Autofocus allows you to view subjects in focus on the screen the instant the shutter button is pressed halfway. You don’thave to rely on the viewfinder so you can watch your subject more closely. The E-420 captures all the action and takes photos the same as you would with any point- and-shoot camera.

HyperCrystal™ II lets you see and shoot with amazing clarity.

The E-420 is equipped with a 2.7-inch HyperCrystal™ II LCD featuring high-definition 230,000-dot resolution. With outstanding contrast ratio, sharp color reproduction and a 176° viewing angle, the E-420 clearly displays images even in bright sunlight. Shooting from ground level or over your head is

Zuiko Digital™ lenses built just for DSLRs.

Olympus offers more than 18 digital-specific lenses — the most in the industry — all meticulously crafted from pristine glass and designed to work seamlessly with all our DSLRs. As part of the Four Thirds system, many of our lenses deliver the same imaging power as other lenses twice their size and offer amazing edge-to-edge sharpness.

Banish dust from your DSLR.

Once dust gets on the image sensor, it shows up in the same spot on every picture. Our best-in-class Dust Reduction System includes a Supersonic Wave Filter (SSWF) located in front of the image sensor that vibrates at an astonishing 30,000 times per second. Dust is shaken off so you’ll always get spot-free photos.

effortless with Olympus’s Autofocus Live View.

Color perfectly captured.

Better imageswith Face Detection and Shadow Adjustment Technology.

You’ll find two features integrated into the E-420’s Live View technology that provide exceptionally clear, crisp photos. Face Detection targets and locks on up to eight faces in a frame to ensure they’re always in focus. Shadow Adjustment Technology captures detail in bright areas of a frame and brings out details hidden by shadows. You’ll get images — especially faces and backgrounds — with well-balanced brightness.

Focus with greater precision.

Magnify the image on the LCD up to 10 times its original size to help you focus more precisely. You can also autofocus after magnifying the image.

Magnified to 10x

Perfect Shot Preview:Instant creativity.

Use Perfect Shot Preview to see the effects of four different exposure or white balance settings. Set the adjustments by selecting one of the images on the screen.

The E-420 features a 10.1 megapixel Live MOS Sensor with

 

 

improved dynamic range for more natural color reproduction.

 

With Dust Reduction System

Our TruePic™ III image processor gives photos true-to-life

 

 

color and exceptionally fine detail.

 

 

 

Without Dust Reduction System

Features that enable creative shooting.

Built-in Flash

White Balance

The E-420’s built-in flash uses a commander function for

You’ll find four white balance modes: Auto, Preset, Custom and

combined operation with optional wireless flashes that can be

One-touch WB. Quickly adjust color balance under the most

arranged in three groups.
challenging lighting conditions.

3.5 fps Shooting

Never miss a photo. Shoot at a blazing-fast 3.5 fps.

ISO Sensitivity

Shooting Modes

Shoot the way you want. Program AE, Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual modes and 18 pre-set Scene Modes are available.

Detects up to eight faces automatically

The selected setting is applied.

Ramp up the ISO to 1600 while our TruePic™ III processor keeps noise to a minimum.

Picture Modes

Select from Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone and Custom picture modes.