| Type |
|
|
| |
Lens
mount |
Four
Thirds |
| |
Body
material |
Glass
reinforced plastics |
| |
|
|
| Control
Panel Information |
|
|
| |
Displayed
information |
|
| |
Metering
mode |
Yes |
| |
Exposure
mode |
Yes |
| |
Aperture
value |
Yes |
| |
Shutter
speed |
Yes |
| |
Exposure
level view |
Yes |
| |
Flash
compensation value |
Yes |
| |
Exposure
compensation indication |
Yes |
| |
AE
bracketing |
Yes |
| |
ISO |
Yes |
| |
Colour
space |
Yes |
| |
Picture
mode |
Yes |
| |
Gradation |
Yes |
| |
Colour
saturation compensation value |
Yes |
| |
Sharpness
compensation value |
Yes |
| |
Contrast
compensation value |
Yes |
| |
White
balance |
Yes |
| |
White
balance compensation value |
Yes |
| |
Noise
reduction |
Yes |
| |
|
Yes |
| |
Flash
mode |
Yes |
| |
Focus
mode |
Yes |
| |
AF
frame |
Yes |
| |
Drive
mode |
Yes |
| |
Record
mode |
Yes |
| |
Number
of storable frames |
Yes |
| |
Memory
card |
Yes |
| |
Battery
indicator |
Yes |
| |
|
|
| Image
Sensor |
|
|
| |
Effective
pixels |
10
Megapixels |
| |
Filter
array |
Primary
colour filter (RGB) |
| |
Full
resolution |
10.9
Megapixels |
| |
Type |
4/3
'' Type Live MOS sensor |
| |
Aspect
ratio & area |
4:3
/ 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| |
|
|
| Engine |
|
|
| |
Type |
TruePic
III |
| |
|
|
| Filter |
|
|
| |
LPF
filter |
Fixed
type |
| |
IR
cut filter |
Hybrid
type |
| |
Dust
protection filter |
Supersonic
Wave Filter |
| |
|
|
| LCD |
|
|
| |
Pixel
number |
230000
pixels |
| |
LCD
type |
HyperCrystal
LCD |
| |
Monitor
size |
6.4
cm / 2.5 '' |
| |
Brightness
adjustment |
+/-
7 steps |
| |
|
|
| Viewfinder |
|
|
| |
Viewfinder
type |
Eye-level
single-lens view finder |
| |
Field
of view |
Approx.
95 % |
| |
Magnification |
Approx.
0.92 x |
| |
Depth
of field preview |
Yes |
| |
Eye
point |
14
mm |
| |
Diopter
adjustment |
-3.0
- +1.0 diopter / built-in type |
| |
Focusing
screen |
Fixed
type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen) |
| |
Mirror |
Quick
return mirror |
| |
Viewfinder
Information |
AF
frame (super impose), AE lock, AF confirmation mark,
metering mode, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture
value, white balance, exposure compensation value indicator,
IS activating mode, flash, battery check |
| |
|
|
| Live
View |
|
|
| |
Information |
100%
field of view, exposure adjustment view, white balance
adjustment view, gridline displayable, 7x/10x magnification
possible, MF/s-AF, AF frame display, AF point display,
shooting information, histogramme, IS activating mode |
| |
|
|
| Image
Stabiliser |
|
|
| |
Type |
Sensor
shift |
| |
Modes |
Two-dimensional
or one-dimensional activation |
| |
Effective
Compensation Range |
Approx. 4
EV steps maximum |
| |
|
|
| Focusing
System |
|
|
| |
Method |
TTL
phase difference detection system |
| |
Focus
areas |
3
points / Automatic and manual selection |
| |
AF
illuminator |
Built-in
flash (external flash available) |
| |
AF
lock |
Locked
by first position of shutter release button, AE/AF
lock button (customised) |
| |
Focus
tracking |
Available
in continuous AF mode |
| |
Manual
focus |
Available
by rotating focus ring, available for setting manual
focus operation in AF mode (customised) |
| |
Single
AF |
Yes |
| |
Single
AF + MF |
Yes |
| |
Continuous
AF |
Yes |
| |
Continuous
AF + MF |
Yes |
| |
Detection
range |
0
- 19 EV (ISO 100) |
| |
Bracketing |
5
/ 7 frames - 1 / 2 steps |
| |
|
|
| Light
Metering |
|
|
| |
Method |
TTL
open aperture light metering |
| |
Zones |
49
zones Multi-pattern Sensing System |
| |
Detection
range |
1
- 20 (50mm, 1:2, ISO 100) |
| |
ESP
light metering |
Yes |
| |
Spot
metering |
Yes |
| |
Centre
weighted metering |
Yes |
| |
Highlight |
Yes |
| |
Shadow |
Yes |
| |
|
|
| Exposure
Modes |
|
|
| |
Auto |
Yes |
| |
Programme
automatic |
Yes |
| |
Aperture
priority |
Yes |
| |
Shutter
priority |
Yes |
| |
Manual |
Yes |
| |
Scene
Modes |
Yes |
| |
|
|
| Scene
Modes |
|
|
| |
Number
of scene modes |
18 |
| |
Portrait |
Yes |
| |
Landscape |
Yes |
| |
Landscape
with Portrait |
Yes |
| |
Night
Scene |
Yes |
| |
Night
Scene with portrait |
Yes |
| |
Children |
Yes |
| |
Sports |
Yes |
| |
High
key |
Yes |
| |
Low
key |
Yes |
| |
Image
Stabilisation Mode |
Yes |
| |
Macro |
Yes |
| |
Nature
Macro |
Yes |
| |
Candle |
Yes |
| |
Sunset |
Yes |
| |
Fireworks |
Yes |
| |
Documents |
Yes |
| |
Beach
and Snow |
Yes |
| |
Panorama |
Yes |
| |
|
|
| Exposure
System |
|
|
| |
Exposure
compensation |
+/-
5 EV / 1/3 steps |
| |
Exposure
bracketing |
3
frames / +/- 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps |
| |
|
|
| Sensitivity |
|
|
| |
Auto |
ISO
100 - 400 |
| |
Manual |
ISO
100 - 1600 (in each 1 EV steps possible). |
| |
|
|
| Shutter |
|
|
| |
Shutter
type |
Electronically
controlled focal plane shutter |
| |
Shutter
release |
Soft
Touch Electromagnetic |
| |
Self
timer |
2
s or 12 s |
| |
|
|
| Shutter
Speeds |
|
|
| |
Shutter
speed range |
1/4000-60
s |
| |
Shutter
speed P, Ps |
1/4000-60
s |
| |
Shutter
speed A priority |
1/4000-2
s |
| |
Shutter
speed S priority |
1/4000-60
s |
| |
Shutter
speed Manual |
1/4000-60
s |
| |
Shutter
speed scene mode |
1/4000-4
s |
| |
|
|
| White
Balance |
|
|
| |
AUTO
WB system |
|
| |
Manual
White balance (One-Touch) |
Yes |
| |
Selectable
steps in Kelvin |
7
steps (3000 - 7500 K) |
| |
Overcast |
Yes |
| |
Shade |
Yes |
| |
Tungsten |
Yes |
| |
Sunlight |
Yes |
| |
Flourescent
1 |
Yes |
| |
Flourescent
2 |
Yes |
| |
Flourescent
3 |
Yes |
| |
White
balance adjustment |
Yes
+/- 7 in each R-B / G-M axis (in Auto WB and preset
WB mode) |
| |
White
balance bracketing |
3
frames / +/- 2, 4, 6 mired steps |
| |
|
|
| Internal
Flash |
|
|
| |
Guide
number |
12 |
| |
AUTO |
Yes |
| |
Red-eye
reduction |
Yes |
| |
Slow
synchronization |
Yes |
| |
Slow
synchronization 2nd curtain |
Yes |
| |
Fill-in |
Yes |
| |
Slow
synchronization with red-eye reduction |
Yes |
| |
Off |
Yes |
| |
Flash
compensation |
+/-
2 EV / 1/3 EV steps |
| |
|
|
| External
Flash Control |
|
|
| |
X-sync
speed |
1/180
s / 1/4000 s (Super FP Mode) |
| |
Type |
TTL
Auto for Olympus dedicated flash, Auto or Manual |
| |
Synchronisation
modes |
Auto,
Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye
reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain and slow syncro,
Fill-in for exclusive flash |
| |
Intensity |
+/-
2 EV / 1/3 steps |
| |
|
|
| Sequence
Shooting |
|
|
| |
Sequential
shooting mode |
3
fps / Up to card capacity in HQ |
| |
|
3
fps / 8 frames RAW |
| |
|
|
| Image
Processing |
|
|
| |
Colour
space |
sRGB
/ AdobeRGB |
| |
TruePic
TURBO |
Yes |
| |
Sharpness
+ Contrast |
5
levels |
| |
Saturation |
5
levels |
| |
Contrast |
5
levels |
| |
Black & White
filter |
Yellow,
Orange, Red, Green |
| |
Black & White
toning |
Sepia,
Blue, Purple or Green in Black & White mode |
| |
Picture
mode |
Vivid,
Natural, Muted, Black & White, |
| |
Gradation |
3 (high
key, normal, low key) |
| |
|
|
| Image
Editing |
|
|
| |
RAW
data edit |
Yes |
| |
Red-eye
reduction |
Yes |
| |
Sepia |
Yes |
| |
Black & White |
Yes |
| |
Resize |
Yes |
| |
Correction
of saturation |
Yes |
| |
|
|
| Erase
/ Protect / Copy Function |
|
|
| |
Erase
modes |
Single,
All, Selected |
| |
Image
protect mode |
Single,
Selected |
| |
Copy
mode |
Single,
All, Selected |
| |
|
|
| View
Images |
|
|
| |
Histogram
in playback mode |
Yes |
| |
Zoom |
2-14
x |
| |
Index |
4,
9, 16, 25 frames |
| |
Slide
show |
Yes |
| |
Calendar |
Yes |
| |
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. |
| |
|
|
| Still
Image Recording |
|
|
| |
EXIF |
2.2 |
| |
PIM |
III |
| |
DPOF |
Yes |
| |
DCF |
Yes |
| |
|
|
| Recording
Formats |
|
|
| |
RAW |
12
bit |
| |
RAW & JPEG |
Parallel
recording |
| |
JPEG |
Yes |
| |
JPEG
compression |
1/2.7
SHQ 1/8 HQ 1/2.7, 1/4, 1/8, 1/12 SQ |
| |
|
|
| Image
Size |
|
|
| |
RAW |
3648
x 2736 12 MB / frame |
| |
SHQ |
3648
x 2736 |
| |
HQ |
3648
x 2736 |
| |
SQ |
3200
x 2400 |
| |
|
2560
x 1920 |
| |
|
1600
x 1200 |
| |
|
1280
x 960 |
| |
|
1024
x 768 |
| |
|
640
x 480 |
| |
|
|
| Interface |
|
|
| |
Media |
Dual
slot for CompactFlash card (Type I and II), Microdrive
and xD picture card |
| |
USB
2.0 HI-speed |
Yes |
| |
Combined
V & USB output |
NTSC
or PAL selectable |
| |
|
|
| Menu |
|
|
| |
Menu
languages in camera |
English,
German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch,
Danish, Polish |
| |
Menu
languages by download |
Additional
one language from 15 further languages by download
via the internet. |
| |
|
|
| Customisation
Options |
|
|
| |
Fn
Button |
Off,
one-touch WB, test picture, preview, Live View |
| |
Custom
preset options |
2 |
| |
My
Mode |
2
settings storable |
| |
|
|
| Environment |
|
|
| |
Temperature |
0
- 40 °C operating temperature -20 - 60 °C storage temperature |
| |
|
30
- 90 % operation humidity 10 - 90 % storage humidity |
| |
|
|
| Size |
|
|
| |
Dimensions
(WxHxD) |
136
x 91.5 x 56 mm (without protrusions) |
| |
Weight |
460
g (body only) |
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