Olympus’ addition to the E-System claims to be the world’s smallest and lightest D-SLR camera.

Currently, when photographers think of a D-SRL, they think of a big and heavy camera with lots of buttons and functions and no live preview on the LCD. When compared to small and stylish compact digital cameras that fit in the palm of your hand and have big and bright displays and easy operation, D-SLRs are certainly not the type of cameras that amateur photographers want for their vacations.

Many manufacturers have tried to make the operation of D-SRL as easy as possible, with many auto-functions designed to attract amateur and inexperienced photographers. Olympus has made one more step further towards easy-to-use D-SLRs with its latest addition to the E-System.

The new Olympus E-400 is a compact size and low weight Four Thirds Standard camera featuring a new 10.0 million pixels and a new amplifier circuit for enhanced imaging performance at super fast speed. Like every Olympus E-System camera, the E-400 is armed with a Supersonic Wave Filter. This technology allows lenses to be changing – even in challenging environments – without the fear of dust contamination.

As any D-SLR camera, the Olympus E-400 includes the full range of manual control options required by the enthusiast photographers and, of course, 32 scene modes that cover a wide variety of shooting situations. These include Underwater, Macro, High Key, and Low Key.

E powerful battery also needed to be included in order for users to enjoy the photographic experienced for as long as possible. In terms of data storage, the Olympus E-400 accepts both CompactFlash and xD-Picture Cards thus offering more flexibility.

As any other D-SLR camera, the new E-400 is compatible to a wide range of lenses and accessories that are specifically designed for digital SLR image capture.

The Olympus E-400 manages to keep a balance between being the world’s smallest and lightest D-SLR and full options in terms of quality and professional performance. Even so, as it tries to get closer to amateur photographers, it still remains a D-SLR which comes with big and heavy lenses, external flash units and other different accessories which still may keep away some photography rookies.