Comments about Olympus Olympus E-30 12.3 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Body with 2.7" HyperCrystal II LCD Screen and 14-54mm II F2.8-3.5 Digital Zoom Lens:

This camera is a joy to use. Really delivers everything described and more. You'll be really surprised with the outcome and the fun factor.
Art filters may at first seem as a gimmicks but they are really pure joy to use! I bet Olympus will advance them more and will make them customizable. This is their debut edition after all.

Anyway, this camera has many pro and unique specs:

* Rugged, strong body
* 1/8000 shutter speed, tested on 150.000 shots, 5fps
* Large and powerful built-in flash, 1/250 flash sync, PC connector, wireless control
* Large, bright viewfinder with 98% coverage and 11 AF spots with customizable sensitivity
* Crystal clear LCD display with rotation and live-view with AF imager, top lcd display
* Level gauge - detects both camera level and pitch - very useful and practical when using wideangle lens, get perfect horizontal lines without cropping!
* AF & lightmeter calibration - fine tune your camera!
* Image stabilization that works with all lenses
* The only dust-reduction system that really works
* Great battery life
* Zuiko glass - do I need to say more? It's one of the finest optics available for any camera

Overall, with a new 12mp sensor and those advanced specs, this camera is ahead of E3 in many ways.