Olympus E-500
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| Type: | digital reflex camera |
| Lens : | changeable |
| Lens connection : | Four Thirds Standard |
| Image sensor : | CCD |
| Sensor size: | 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Resolution : | 8.0 million pixels |
| Image size: | 3264 × 2488 pixels |
| Format factor : | 2 |
| Aspect ratio : | 4: 3 |
| File formats : | Olympus- RAW , JPEG , TIFF |
| Exposure index : | 100-1600 |
| Viewfinder : | optical reflex viewfinder |
| Field of view : | 95% |
| Enlargement: | 0.9 × |
| Viewfinder display: | yes, displayed on the right |
| Screen : | HyperCrystal LCD |
| Size: | 2.5 ″ / 6.4 cm |
| Resolution: | 215,250 pixels |
| Operating modes: | P / A / S / M and 20 recording programs |
| Frame rate : | 2.5 frames / second |
| Number of continuous exposures: | JPEG depending on the memory card, RAW / TIFF 4 images |
| Auto focus (AF) : | TTL phase contrast measurement |
| AF points: | 3 |
| AF modes: | S-AF, S-AF + MF, C-AF, C-AF + MF, MF |
| Exposure metering : | TTL open aperture measurement |
| Measuring range: | 1–20 (ESP and center-weighted integral metering ) or 3–17 (spot metering) |
| Correction : | ± 5 EV in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 steps |
| Closure : | Focal plane shutter |
| Shutter speed : | 1 / 4000–60 s and up to 8 min. In bulb mode |
| Lightning : | built-in |
| Guide number : | 13 |
| Lightning connection : | Hot shoe |
| Synchronization : | 1/180 s or 1/4000 s (Super FP mode) |
| Exposure compensation : | ± 2 EV in 1/3, 1/2, or 1 EV steps |
| Flash functions: | Auto, manual, red-eye correction , flash synchronization with slow shutter speed, synchronization with the 2nd shutter curtain, fill flash |
| Color space : | sRGB and AdobeRGB |
| White balance : | automatic / selectable in 7 steps (3000–7500 K) / manual |
| Storage media : | CompactFlash , xD-Picture Card |
| Video interface: | NTSC and PAL |
| Power supply: | Olympus BLM-1 |
| Casing: | plastic |
| Dimensions: | 129.5 × 94.5 × 66 mm |
| Weight: | 435 g (body only) |
The Olympus E-500 is the third camera to be manufactured in accordance with the Four Thirds standard developed by Olympus and Kodak . It was launched in November 2005. This digital SLR camera has an 8 megapixel sensor. As it is compatible with the E-System developed by Olympus, a range of Zuiko lenses is available for the camera . The E-500 has a 2.5-inch monitor with 215,250 pixels and an ultrasonic dust filter ( Supersonic Wave Filter ) that uses ultrasound to remove dust particles from the image sensor.
Continuous shooting is possible in JPG format until the memory card is full. With the formats RAW and TIFF a maximum of 2.5 images / sec and up to 4 images in a row are achieved.
The camera has two memory card slots. While the first slot supports memory cards of the type CF I, CF II and IBM-Microdrive, the second slot can accommodate the xD-Picture-Cards developed by Olympus and Fuji . Data can be exchanged via both slots. The camera weighs 435 g.
Web links
- Review at DPReview
- Olympus E500 - Test at LetsGoDigital
- Unofficial Olympus Wiki
References
- ↑ Olympus product archive ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
