Digital Trends has posted a review of the Olympus E-510 digital SLR camera.

One of my concerns about the camera when I initially read some of the details was the fact that the anti-dust system does its thing when you turn the camera on, which is going to slow down the camera’s startup, minimizing one of the big advantages to a DSLR, the instant turn on time. According to this review, the delay is “slight” but “well worth it.”

This review is also the most negative one about Live View:

It dramatically slows the camera down and images on the LCD screen are a smeary mess (because of poor refresh rates). Auto focus takes a long time and the camera makes a loud clunk every time you snap a shot. I know the Live View is supposed to give you additional shooting angle options but I’d rather crane my neck to use the viewfinder instead of the LCD screen. Olympus does say Live View is best used with stationary objects but I don’t get what the hype is all about. Maybe that’s just me — any happy Live View users are welcome to send an email.

Other reviews have pointed out the drawbacks to Live View, but then conclude that it’s still useful to have in certain situations. Digital Trends is the first I’ve seen to say that it’s just not very good, at least in this first generation of DSLR live view sensors. On the other hand, the reviewer does list Live View as both a pro and a con of the camera in the summary, so there you go.

The review concludes that it’s a good camera, though he seems much less impressed by it than some of the other reviews I’ve seen that called it the perfect introductory DSLR camera and were much more blown away by it. He calls the image quality “solid,” and does recommend it for people new to the digital SLR world:

I have no problems recommending the Olympus Evolt E-510 two lens kit for D-SLR newbies or those who don’t have an extensive collection of older lenses. However if you have a collection of glass, go with similar 10MP Canons or Nikons.

As always, read the full review for all the details.