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Model Olympus E-500
Type Interchangeable digital SLR camera.
Compatible lens ZUIKO Digital, FourThirds System lens.
Lens mount FourThirds mount.
Body Engineering plastics.
Media CompactFlash card (Type I and II), Microdrive, xD-picture card.
(Dual slot)
Effective pixel number 8 million pixels.
Image size 17.3mm x 13.0mm.
Image sensor
Type 4/3 type Full Frame Transfer CCD solid-state image sensor.
Total pixel number 8.89 million pixels.
Aspect ratio 4:3.
Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB).
Filter
LPF Fixed type.
IR cut filter Hybrid type.
Dust protect filter Supersonic Wave Filter.
Viewfinder
Type Eye-level TTL Dach mirror type optical view finder.
Field of view Approx. 95%.
Magnification Approx. 0.9x with a 50mm lens set to infinity at –1 dioptres.
Eye point Approx. 16mm at –1 dioptres.
Diopter adjustment Built-in type –3.0 to +1.0 dioptres.
Focusing screen Fixed type.
Mirror Quick return mirror.
Viewfinder information AF frame (super impose), AE lock, AF confirmation mark,
Metering mode, Exposure mode, Shutter speed, Aperture value,
White balance, Exposure compensation value indicator, Flash,
Battery check, Record mode, Number of storable still pictures.
Depth of field preview Yes (customised One-touch WB button).
Eye cup Interchangeable type EP-5/6, EP-5 supplied.
Eye piece shutter Eye piece cap EP-4 supplied.
Autofocus
Type TTL phase difference detection system.
Focus modes Single AF, Continuous AF, Manual focus, Single AF + MF, and
Continuous AF + MF.
Detection range EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100).
Focus areas 3 points.
Focus area selection Automatic and manual selection.
AF assist lamp Built-in flash, optional Olympus dedicated flashes.
AF lock Locked by first position of shutter release button, AE/AF lock
button (customised).
Focus tracking Available in continuous AF mode.
Focus aid Available.
Manual focus Available by rotating focus ring, available for setting manual focus
operation in AF mode (customised).
Exposure control
Light metering system TTL open aperture light metering with 49-zones multi-pattern
sensing system.
Light metering modes Digital ESP, Centre-weighted average and Spot (about 2% of
entire frame).
Detection range Digital ESP, centre-weighted average:
EV 1 to 20 (50mm f2, ISO 100).
Spot: EV 3 to 17 (50mm f2, ISO 100).
Exposure modes Auto, Programme with programme shift, Shutter Priority, Aperture
Priority, Manual.
Scene programmes Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Night Scene & Portrait.
Scene select Portrait, Landscape, Landscape & Portrait, Night Scene, Night
Scene & Portrait, Firework, Sunset, Macro, Sports, High Key,
Low key, Document, Beach & Snow, Candle, Children.
Exposure compensation Up to +/– 5 EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps.
AE lock Locked by first position of shutter release or AE/AF lock button
(customised).
Exposure bracketing 3 frames in +/– 1, 2/3, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps (selectable).
Sensitivity
Auto ISO 100 to 400.
Manual ISO 100 to 400. Expandable to 1600 (in each 1/3 EV steps possible).
Shutter
Type Electronically controlled focal plane shutter.
Shutter speed Auto, P, Ps, A mode: 1/4000 – 60 sec. (depend on conditions)
S mode: 1/4000 – 60 sec.
M mode: 1/4000 – 60 sec. and bulb (up to 8 min.)
Scene mode: 1/4000 – 2 sec.
X-sync speed X = 1/180 sec.
Super FP up to 1/4000 sec.
Shutter release Soft-touch electromagnetic release.
Self-timer 12 or 2 sec (possible to cancel).
Remote control Yes (including bulb function), with RM-1 (option).
Drive system
Drive modes Single and sequential shooting.
Sequential shooting speed Approx. 2.5 fps.
Max. frame number on RAW / TIFF 4 frames.
sequential shooting JPEG (HQ, SQ) up to card capacity with high speed media
(SunDisk Extreme III).
White balance system
Auto WB system Advanced detection system with CCD imager.
Preset WB 8 type (3000K – 7500K).
Lamp 1 (3000K), Fluorescent 1 (4000K), Fluorescent 2 (4500K),
Fluorescent 3 (6600K), Daylight (5300K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade
(7500K).
Custom WB 1 custom setting (in Kelvin).
WB compensation R – B / G – M, up to +/– 7 steps in each 2 mired for both auto and
preset settings.
On touch white balance 1 one touch setting.
WB bracketing 3 frames with +/– 4/8/12 mired steps.
Processing
Image processing TruePic TURBO.
Colour space sRGB / Adobe RGB.
Picture mode Vivid, Natural, Muted, Black & White, Sepia.
Colour saturation 5 levels in each Vivid, Natural, Muted mode.
Sharpness 5 levels in each Picture mode.
Contrast 5 levels in each Picture mode.
Filter Yellow, Orange, Red, Green in Black & White mode.
Toning Sepia, Blue, Red, Green in Black & White mode.
Gradation 3 levels (high key, normal, low key).
Built-in flash
Type Auto pop-up type, TTL auto or manual.
Synchronisation modes Auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction,
Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in, Off.
Guide number Approx. 13.
Intensity control Up to +/– 2EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps.
External flash control
Type TTL auto FP / TTL auto for Olympus dedicated flash, auto or manual.
(TTL auto with FL-20, FL-36, FL-50)
Synchronisation modes Auto, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction,
Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in for exclusive flash.
Intensity control Up to +/– 2EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps.
Control panel
Control panel information Metering mode, Exposure mode, Aperture value, Shutter speed,
Exposure level indicator, Exposure compensation value, Exposure
compensation indicator, AE bracket, ISO, Colour space, Picture
mode, Gradation, Colour saturation compensation value,
Sharpness compensation value, Contrast compensation value,
White balance, White balance compensation value, Noise
reduction mode, AE lock, Flash mode, Flash compensation value,
Focus mode, AF frame, Drive mode, Record mode, Number of
storable still pictures, Selected memory card, Battery check.
Playback monitor
Type HyperCrystal LCD panel.
Size 2.5 inch / 6.4cm.