Sunday, June 8, 2008

Olympus E-500 (EVOLT E-500)


Format SLR


Max resolution 3264 x 2448


Low resolution 3200 x 2400, 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480


Image ratio w:h 4:3


Effective pixels 8.0 million


Sensor photo detectors 8.9 million


Sensor size 4/3 " (18.00 x 13.50 mm)


Sensor type CCD


Colour filter array RGB



Sensor manufacturer Kodak


ISO rating Auto, 100, 200, 400, (800 & 1600 as 'boost'), 1/3 EV steps


Zoom wide (W) n/a


Zoom tele (T) n/a


Digital zoom No


Image stabilization No


Auto Focus Yes


Manual Focus Yes, lens focus by wire


Auto focus type 3-point TTL Phase Diff


Normal focus range n/a


Macro focus range n/a


White balance override 8 positions plus manual


Aperture range n/a


Min shutter 60 sec + Bulb (up to 8 mins)


Max shutter 1/4000 sec


Built-in Flash Yes, pop-up


Flash guide no. 13 m (42.6 ft) at ISO 100


External flash Yes, Olympus hot-shoe


Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye


Exposure compensation -5 to +5 EV in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps


Metering ESP multi-pattern, Center-Weighted, Spot, Highlight based spot, Shadow based spot


Aperture priority Yes


Shutter priority Yes


Focal length multiplier 2


Lens thread 4/3 System Lens Mount


Continuous Drive Yes, 2.5 fps, limit depends on size


Movie Clips No


Remote control InfraRed (optional)


Self-timer 2 or 12 sec


Timelapse recording No


Orientation sensor Yes


Storage types Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card


Storage included None


Uncompressed format RAW, TIFF


Compressed format JPEG (EXIF 2.2)


Quality Levels Standard, High, Super High


Viewfinder Optical (Pentamirror, 95% coverage, 0.9x magnification)


LCD 2.5 "


LCD Pixels 215,000


Video out Yes


USB Yes, 2.0


Firewire (IEEE 1394) No


Battery / Charger Yes


Battery Lithium-Ion rechargeable


Weight (inc. batteries) 479 g (16.9 oz)


Dimensions 130 x 95 x 66 mm (5.1 x 3.7 x 2.6 in)


Resolution Chart



Colour Patches



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