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Olympus EVOLT E-500 with 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens & 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 lens comparison

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Product name	Olympus EVOLT E-500 with 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens & 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 lens	Canon Rebel XS (black, with 18-55mm lens)	Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)	Nikon D3000 (with 18mm-55mm lens)	Nikon D5000 (with 18-55mm lens)
Price	$999.22	$449.95 to $569.99	$549.95 to $992.86	$469.99 to $593.99	$696.95 to $899.00
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars		4.0 stars
Release date	October 15, 2005	August 04, 2008	April 27, 2008	August 24, 2009	April 29, 2009
The Bottom Line	The Olympus Evolt E-500 is a compact, easy-to-use digital SLR camera with a broad feature set for its class and very nice photo quality overall.	The Canon EOS Rebel XS is a good entry-level dSLR, but only its photo quality stands out among the competition.	It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.	Its feature set is basic even by entry-level standards, but the Nikon D3000 delivers the photo quality and performance you expect when stepping up to a dSLR, with an optional interface that's very beginner friendly.	Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and great photo quality for the money.
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Lens aperture	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	F/3.5-5.6	Info unavailable	F/3.5-5.6
Equivalent 35mm focal length	28 - 90 mm	29 - 88 mm	29 - 88 mm	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Optical zoom	3.2 x	3 x	3 x	Info unavailable	3 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 100-400	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto (100-800)	ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-800)	ISO 3200 ISO 100-1600 ISO auto (100-1600)	ISO 200-3200
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Interchangeable lens	Yes	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight	1.1 lbs	15.9 oz	16.8 oz	17.1 oz	1.2 lbs
Effective sensor resolution	Info unavailable	10,100,000 pixels	12,200,000 pixels	10,200,000 pixels	12,300,000 pixels
Still image format	JPEG, TIFF, RAW	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW) RAW + JPEG	JPEG NEF (RAW)
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	2.5 in	3 in	3 in	2.7 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Info unavailable	Manual Automatic
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