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Olympus Evolt E-330 Digital SLR Underwater Housing available Spring 2006 January 27, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : Photography , trackback

Evolt 330 and scuba diving Housing Olympus are making big noises about their new digital SLR, the Evolt E-330, which comes complete with a 2.5″ LCD ‘Live View’ screen. Basically the camera has an LCD screen which can flip out underneath and away from the camera so pictures can be taken easier when holding the camera at different angles, such as holding the camera above your head to take a picture over a crowd of people. So what does this mean for underwater photographers? The LCD screen is described as being larger and brighter than most other Digital SLR’s in its class, and an underwater housing will soon be available from Olympus.

An underwater housing for the EVOLT E-330 that will enable users to enjoy underwater SLR shooting is planned for release in the spring of 2006. Easy to set up, it offers waterproof protection up to a depth of over 196 feet (60 meters). The Live View LCD is ideal for underwater photography because it’s much easier to compose on the EVOLT E-330’s large, bright LCD when under water rather than using the optical viewfinder. And, with three scene select modes for underwater wide, underwater macro and underwater wide-angle auto exposures, the E-330 is designed to perform optimally in the deep.