Olympus E-500 - EVOLT Digital Camera User manual
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E-500
• 8.0 Megapixels with FFT
CCD
• 6.4cm / 2.5'' HyperCrystal
LCD
• Strong dust reduction
(Supersonic Wave Filter)
• Light and ergonomic design
• AUTO / M / P / S / A & 20
scene modes
• Dual slot for CF and xD-
Picture Cards
• Built-in pop-up flash • User-friendly menu with
detailed and simplified
display modes
Best performance D-SLR camera in a very compact and lightweight design with integrated flash for ease of use which meets all
photographic requirements.
The eight million pixels Olympus E-500 digital SLR is a creative photographer's dream with a full complement of manual settings plus
the user-friendly simplified and detailed display. It incorporates a CF as well as an XD card slot. The ergonomic, professionally approved
layout of the controls, usability is also enhanced by the high resolution 6.4cm/2.5� HyperCrystal LCD, which allows results to be viewed
in a large format directly on the camera.
Specifications
Type
Body material Fiber reinforced
polycarbonate
Lens mount Four Thirds mount
Image Sensor
Effective pixels 8 Megapixels
Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
Full resolution 8.89 Megapixels
Type 4/3'' 4/3 type Full Frame
Transfer CCD solid-state
image sensor
Aspect ratio & area 4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0mm
Filter
LPF filter Fixed type
IR cut filter Hybrid type
Dust reduction filter Supersonic Wave Filter
Viewfinder
Viewfinder type Eye-level TTL Penta mirror
type optical viewfinder
Field of view Approx. 95%
Magnification Approx. 0.9x with a 50mm
lens set to infinity at -1
dioptre
Depth of field preview Customised One-Touch WB
button
Eye point 16mm at -1 dioptre
Diopter adjustment -3.0 - +1.0 diopter / built-in
type
Focusing screen Fixed type
Mirror Quick return mirror
Displayed information
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Focusing System
Method TTL phase difference
detection system
Focus areas 3 points / Automatic and
manual selection
AF illuminator Yes , Built-in flash, optional
Olympus dedicated flashes
AF lock Yes , Locked by first position
of shutter release button, AE/
AF lock button (customised)
AF tracking Yes , Available in continuous
AF mode
Bracketing 3 frames -
Detection range (ISO 100)
Exposure System
Exposure compensation +/- 5EV / 1, 1/2, 1/3 steps
Exposure bracketing 3 frames / +/- 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1
EV steps
Scene Modes
Number of scene modes 14
Light Metering
Method TTL open aperture light
metering
Detection range 1 - 20 EV (50mm, 1:2, ISO
100) Digital ESP and centre-
weighted average
3 - 17 (50mm, 1:2, ISO 100)
Spot
Sensitivity
Auto ISO 100 - 400
Manual ISO 100 - 400 Expandable
to 1600 (in each 1/3 EV
steps possible). Noise filter is
selectable in ISO boost.
Shutter
Shutter type Electronically controlled focal
plane shutter
Shutter release Soft Touch Electromagnetic
Self timer 12s / 2s
Shutter Speeds
Shutter speed range 1/4000 - 60s (up to 8 min in
Bulb mode)
Shutter speed AUTO, P, Ps 1/4000 - 60s
Shutter speed A priority 1/4000 - 60s (up to 30 min in
Bulb mode)
Shutter speed S priority 1/4000 - 60s
Shutter speed Manual 1/4000 - 60s (up to 8 min in
Bulb mode)
Shutter speed scene mode 1/4000 - 2s
White Balance
AUTO WB system Advanced detection system
with CCD imager
Manual White balance (One-
Touch)
Yes
Selectable steps in Kelvin 7 steps (3000 - 7500 K)
White balance bracketing 3 frames / +/- 4, 8, 12mired
steps
White balance adjustment +/- 7 in each R-B / G-M axis
Sequence Shooting
Sequential shooting mode 2.5fps / JPEG (HQ, SQ) up to
card capacity with high speed
media (for example SanDisk
Extreme III)
2.5fps / 4 frames RAW & TIFF
Image Processing
Colour space sRGB / AdobeRGB
Black & White filter Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
Picture mode Vivid, Natural, Muted, Black &
White, Sepia.
Sharpness + Contrast 5 levels
Saturation 5 levels
Contrast 5 levels
Black & White toning Sepia, Blue, Red, Green
Gradation 3levels (high key, normal, low
key)
Engine TruePic TURBO
Internal Flash
Guide number 13
Flash compensation +/- 2 EV / 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
steps
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External Flash Control
X-sync speed 1/180s / 1/4000s (Super FP
Mode)
Intensity +/- 2 EV / 1, 1/2, 1/3 EV
steps
Modes Auto
Manual
Red-eye reduction
Slow synchronisation with
red-eye reduction
Slow synchronisation
2nd curtain and slow
synchronisation
Fill-in for exclusive flash
Type TTL auto FP/ TTL auto for
Olympus dedicated flash,
auto or manual
Monitor
Resolution 215250 dots
Monitor type HyperCrystal LCD
Monitor size 6.4cm / 2.5''
Brightness adjustment +/- 7 levels
Recording Formats
RAW 12bit
RAW & JPEG parallel recording
JPEG Yes
TIFF 8bit RGB
Still Image Recording
EXIF 2.2
PIM II
DPOF Yes
DPS -
View Images
Histogram in playback mode Yes
Light box Yes
Album Yes
Demo mode Yes
Index 4, 9, 16, 25 frames
Slide show Yes
Zoom 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14x
Shooting 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.
Exposure level view Histogram (R,G,B available),
High light point warning,
Shadow point warning.
Erase / Protect / Copy Function
Erase modes Single, All, Selected
Copy mode Single, All, Selected
Image protect mode Single
Image Editing
RAW data edit Yes
Red-eye reduction Yes
Sepia Yes
Resize Yes
Correction of saturation Yes
Interface
USB 1.1 Yes
Combined V & USB output Yes NTSC or PAL selectable
Ethernet 10/100 Yes
Infrared Yes
Combined A/V & USB output Yes
USB 2.0 compatible Yes
USB 2.0 High Speed Yes
Video out Yes
Environment
Temperature 0 - 40°C operating
temperature / -20 - 60°C
storage temperature
Humidity 30 - 90% operation humidity /
10 - 90% storage humidity
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Size
Dimensions (W x H x D) 129.5 x 94.5 x 66mm
Weight 435g (without battery and
card)
* Focal length equivalent on a 35mm camera in brackets Specifications are
subject to change without notice
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