Olympus E-500 EVOLT Specifications
| Prices | • E-500 body only (US only) [check] US: $ 699 • E-500 + 14-45 mm lens US: $ 799 UK: £ 600 (inc VAT) • E-500 + 14-45 mm + 40-150 mm lenses US: $ 899 |
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| Body material | Plastic |
| Sensor | • 4/3 type CCD (Kodak Full Frame Transfer) • 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area • 8.9 million total pixels • 8.0 million effective pixels • RGB (Primary) color filter array • Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter) • Supersonic Wave Filter (dust protection) |
| Image processor | TruePic Turbo |
| Image sizes | • 3264 x 2448 • 3200 x 2400 • 2560 x 1920 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 1024 x 768 • 640 x 480 |
| File formats | • RAW • RAW + JPEG • TIFF • JPEG (EXIF 2.2) - three levels |
| JPEG compression | • SHQ (1/2.7) • HQ (1/4) • SQ (1/8 or 1/12) |
| File sizes (examples, approximate) |
• 3264 x 2448 RAW: 13.6 MB • 3264 x 2448 TIFF: 24.5 MB • 3264 x 2448 JPEG SHQ: 6.4 MB • 3264 x 2448 JPEG HQ: 4.5 MB • 3200 x 2400 JPEG HQ: 4.4 MB • 2560 x 1920 JPEG HQ: 2.5 MB • 1600 x 1200 JPEG HQ: 1.0 MB |
| Lenses | • 4/3 standard lens mount • Range of ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available • Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV |
| Auto focus | • 3-point TTL Phase Difference Detection • Automatic or manual point selection • EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100) detection range |
| Focus area selection | • Automatic • Manual |
| Focus modes | • Single shot AF • Continuous AF • Manual focus |
| Manual focus | Focus by wire |
| AF assist lamp | Yes, flash strobe (flash must be raised) |
| Exposure modes | • Program AE (with shift) • Aperture priority AE • Shutter priority AE • Manual • Scene |
| Scene modes | • Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Sports • Night Scene & Portrait |
| Other scene modes | • Portrait • Landscape • Landscape & Portrait • Night Scene • Night Scene & Portrait • Firework • Sunset • Macro • Sports • High Key • Low key • Document • Beach & Snow • Candle • Children |
| Sensitivity | • Auto (ISO 100 - 400) |
| Metering system | • 49-zone multi-pattern • Range (Digital ESP): 1 to 20 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100) • Range (Spot): 3 to 17 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 | • Program AE mode: 1 - 1/4000 sec • Aperture, Shutter Priority mode: 60 - 1/4000 sec • Manual mode: 60 - 1/4000 sec, Bulb (up to 8 mins) |
| Flash X-sync speed | • 1/180 sec • 1/4000 sec (Super FP mode) |
| Aperture values | Depends on lens: 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps |
| White balance | • Auto • 5300 K (Daylight) • 6000 K (Cloudy) • 7500 K (Shade) • 3000 K (Incandescent) • 4000 K (Fluorescent 1) • 4500 K (Fluorescent 2) • 6600 K (Fluorescent 3) • Custom • Kelvin (2000 - 14000 K) |
| WB fine tuning | • Red - Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) • Green - Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) |
| WB Bracketing | • 3 frames • 4, 8 or 12 mired steps |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Image parameters | • Color mode (Natural, Vivid, Muted) • Saturation (5 levels) • Contrast (5 levels) • Sharpness (5 levels) • Monochrome (B&W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue) - filter (Ye, Or, Re, Gr) • Graduation (High Key, Normal, Low Key) |
| Drive modes | • Single • Continuous |
| Continuous | • 2.5 fps • RAW/TIFF: 4 frames maximum • JPEG: Up to card capacity @ HQ 1/8 (with high speed media) |
| Self-timer | • 2 sec • 12 sec |
| Flash | • Auto electronic 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 • Flash power: Up to +/- 2EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps |
| External flash | • Hot shoe • TTL Auto FP / TTL auto for Olympus dedicated flash (FL-20, FL-36, FL-50) • Modes:Auto, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in for exclusive flash. • Flash power: Up to +/- 2EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps |
| Viewfinder | • Eye-level TTL Optical Pentaprism • Field of view 95% • Magnification 0.9x with a 50mm lens and -1 dioptre • Eye point 16 mm at -1 dioptre • Dioptre adjustment -3 to +1 dioptre • Focusing screen: Fixed type • Mirror: Quick return mirror |
| Viewfinder info | • AF frame (super imposed) • 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 |
| Control panel display | • 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 |
| Orientation sensor | Yes |
| LCD monitor | • 2.5" TFT LCD monitor (wide viewing angle) • 215,250 pixels • 100% frame coverage |
| Playback functions | • Single • Magnify (2 - 14x) • Index (4, 9, 16, 25 frames) • Calendar view • Rotation • Light box view • Slide show • Histogram (Lum / RGB) • Highlight & Shadow point warning |
| Editing | • RAW development • JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize) |
| Storage | • Compact Flash (Type I and II) / Microdrive • xD- Picture card |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 (Only USB 1.1 speed) • Video Out (NTSC / PAL) • IR Remote control (optional) |
| Vertical / portrait grip | None |
| Power | BLM-1 1500 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) |
| Dimensions | 130 x 95 x 66 mm (5.1 x 3.7 x 2.6 in) |
| Weight (no batt) | 435 g (1.0 lb) |
| Weight (inc batt) | 479 g (1.1 lb) |
| Box contents | E-500 body, USB cable, video cable, Li-Ion battery pack (BLM-1) and Li-Ion battery charger (BCM-2) or CR123A battery holder (LHD-1) and 3xCR123A, shoulder strap, Olympus Master CD-ROM, instruction manual, warranty card. |
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