Olympus E-30 Specifications
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| Prices | • UK: £999 • US: $1299 |
| Body material | Glass fibre reinforced plastics |
| Sensor | 4/3" Hi-Speed Live MOS sensor 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area 13.1 million total pixels 12.3 million effective pixels RGB (Primary) color filter array Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter) |
| Dust suppression | Supersonic Wave Filter |
| Image stabilization | In-body sensor shift |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 6:6 / 5:4 / 7:6 / 6:5 / 7:5 / 3:4 |
| Image processor | TruePic III |
| Image sizes | 4032 x 3024 3200 x 2400 2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768 640 x 480 |
| File formats | RAW RAW + JPEG JPEG (EXIF 2.2) |
| JPEG compression | • SuperFine (1/2.7) • Fine (1/4) • Normal (1/8) • Basic (1/12) |
| Lenses | • 4/3 standard lens mount • Range of ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available • Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV |
| Auto focus | • 11-point TTL Phase Difference Detection • Automatic or manual point selection • EV -2 to 19 (ISO 100) detection range • Contrast detect AF available in live view |
| Focus area selection | • Automatic • Manual |
| Focus modes | • Single shot AF • Single shot AF + MF • Continuous AF (Phase detect only) • Continuous AF + MF (Phase detect only) • Manual focus |
| Manual focus | Focus by wire (SWD lenses have mechanically-coupled manual focus) |
| AF assist lamp | Yes, flash strobe (flash must be raised) |
| Exposure modes | • Auto • Program AE (with shift) • Aperture priority AE • Shutter priority AE • Manual |
| Scene modes | None |
| Sensitivity | • Auto |
| Metering system | • 49-zone multi-pattern • Range: 1 to 20 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100) |
| Metering modes | • Digital ESP • Center-Weighted Average • Spot (2%) • Highlight based spot • Shadow based spot |
| AE Lock | • AE/AF lock button • With shutter release half-press |
| AE Bracketing | • 3 frames • 1/3, 1/2, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Exposure steps | 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV |
| Exposure compen. | • -5.0 to +5.0 EV • 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Shutter speed | • 60-1/8000 sec • Bulb (up to 4 hours, default 8 mins) |
| Aperture values | Depends on lens: 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps |
| Flash X-sync speed | • 1/250 sec • 1/4000 sec (Super FP mode) |
| White balance | • Auto • Overcast • Shade • Tungsten • Sunlight • Fluorescent 1 • Fluorescent 2 • Fluorescent 3 • 4 custom presets • Kelvin (2000 - 14000 K) • Dual sensor WB measurement (external WB sensor and TTL) |
| WB fine tuning | • Red - Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) • Green - Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) |
| WB Bracketing | • 3 frames • 2, 4 or 6 mired steps |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Image parameters | • Picture mode (Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone, Custom) • Saturation (5 levels) • Sharpness + Contrast (5 levels) • Contrast (5 levels) • B&W filter (Yellow, Orange, Red, Green) • B&W/Sepia toning (Yellow, Orange, Red, Green) • Gradation (High Key, Normal, Low Key) • Art Filters (6) |
| Drive modes | • Single • Continuous • Self-timer • Remote control |
| Continuous | • 5.0 fps • RAW: 12 frames maximum • JPEG: Up to card capacity @ Large Normal (with high speed media) |
| Self-timer | • 2 sec • 12 sec • Anti Shock: 1-30 sec delay |
| Flash | • Built-in pop-up • TTL auto / manual • Guide no. 13 • Sync modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in, Off, Bracketing • Flash power: Up to +/- 3EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps |
| External flash | • Hot shoe |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level single-lens view finder • Field of view 98% • Magnification 1.02x with a 50mm lens and -1 dioptre • Eye point 14 mm at -1 dioptre • Depth of field preview • Dioptre adjustment -3 to +1 dioptre • Focusing screen: Interchangeble • Mirror: Quick return mirror |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| LCD monitor | • 2.7" HyperCrystal II TFT LCD monitor (wide viewing angle, semi-transmissive) • Vari-angle (swing and tilt) • 230,000 pixels • 100% frame coverage |
| Playback functions | • Single • Magnify (2 - 14x) • Index (4, 9, 16, 25, 49, 100 frames) • Calendar view • Rotation • Light box view • Slide show • Histogram • R,G,B Histogram (With Highlight & Shadow point warning) • Shooting information |
| Playback information | • Exposure mode • Metering mode • Shutter speed • Aperture value • Exposure compensation level • ISO • Colour space • White balance mode • White balance compensation level • Focal length • Focus area • File type • Picture mode • File name • Image size • Recorded card type |
| Editing | • RAW data edit • Red-eye reduction • Sepia • Black & White • Resize • Correction of saturation • Shadow Adjustment Technology |
| Storage | • Compact Flash (Type I and II) / Microdrive • xD- Picture card |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 (Hi Speed) • Video Out (NTSC / PAL) • IR Remote control (optional) |
| Vertical / portrait grip | • HLD-4 • Shutter button, 2 dials (main & sub dial), 2 buttons (Fn & AF target button), dust & drip proof |
| Power | BLM-1 1500 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) |
| Dimensions | 142 x 116 x 75 mm (5.6 x 4.6 x 2.9 in) |
| Weight (inc batt) | 730 g (1.6 lb) |
| Box contents | E-30 body, body cap, Li-ion battery BLM-1, Li-ion battery charger BCM-2, USB cable, Video cable, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM, Instruction manual, Warranty card. |

















































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