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Olympus E-20 digital camera specifications
Olympus E-20
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Announced 13-Sep-01
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Format
SLR-like
Price (street)
Also known as
Release Status
Discontinued
Max resolution
2560 x 1920
Low resolution
1792 x 1344, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Image ratio w:h
4:3
Effective pixels
4.9 million
Sensor photo detectors
5.2 million
Sensor size
2/3 "
(8.80 x 6.60 mm, 0.58 cm²)
Pixel density
8 MP/cm²
Sensor type
CCD
Sensor manufacturer
Unknown
ISO rating
80, 160, 320
Zoom wide (W)
35 mm
Zoom tele (T)
140 mm
(4 x)
Digital zoom
No
Image stabilization
No
Auto Focus
Yes
Manual Focus
Yes, lens focus by wire
Auto focus type
TTL
Normal focus range
60 cm
Macro focus range
20 cm
White balance override
5 positions, plus manual one-touch
Aperture range
W: F2.0 - F11, T: F2.4 - F11
Min shutter
60 sec + Bulb
Max shutter
1/640 sec
Built-in Flash
Yes, pop-up
Flash guide no.
9 m
(29.5 ft)
External flash
Yes, Olympus sync
Flash modes
Auto, Red-Eye, Forced, Off, Slow 1&2, External
Exposure compensation
-3 to +3 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Metering
ESP multi-pattern, Center-Weighted, Spot
Aperture priority
Yes
Shutter priority
Yes
Focal length multiplier
Lens thread
62 mm
Continuous Drive
Yes, 2.5 fps, 4 images
Movie Clips
No
Remote control
Wire(Optional)
Self-timer
2 or 12 sec
Timelapse recording
Yes, 1min - 23hrs
Orientation sensor
No
Storage types
SmartMedia, Compact Flash Type I or II
Storage included
16 MB SmartMedia
Uncompressed format
RAW, TIFF
Compressed format
JPEG (EXIF)
Quality Levels
Standard, High, Super High
Viewfinder
TTL
LCD
1.8 " Flip-up
LCD Pixels
118,000
Video out
Yes & Audio
USB
Yes
Firewire (IEEE 1394)
No
Battery / Charger
Yes
Battery
AA NiMH (4) batteries & charger (supplied)
Weight (inc. batteries)
1190 g
(42 oz)
Dimensions
129 x 161 x 104 mm
(5.1 x 6.3 x 4.1 in)
Notes
Non-interchangeable lens SLR
Resolution Chart
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Colour Patches
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