Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - SLR
Lens Mount
Four Thirds
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
8.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3.2x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Product Type Digital camera - SLR
Lens Included Zuiko Digital 14-45mm lens
Height 8.5 cm
Width 14.6 cm
Depth 6.4 cm
Weight 0.6 kg
Body Material Aluminium
Protection Dust-resistant
Optical Zoom 3.2x
SENSOR Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Sensor Resolution 8.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 8,150,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
LENS Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Type Zoom lens - 3.2x zoom - 14 - 45 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 90mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 38 cm
Max View Angle 75 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Manual
Lens Construction 10 groups / 12 elements
Filter Size 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Four Thirds
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Auto Focus TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 3
VIEWFINDER Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Viewfinder Type Optical - eye-level porro prism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 94%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.0x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, aperture, frame counter, white balance, Exposure Mode
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto (100-400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, museum, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, night scene with portrait
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Saturation, Contrast compensation
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets 3000K - 1000K (12 steps)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 8 min
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/180 sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 134,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 11
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Image Recording Format JPEG, TIFF, RAW, RAW + JPEG
MEMORY Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, Microdrive
Image Storage RAW 3264 x 2448 - 13.5 MB
TIFF 3264 x 2448 - 23.3 MB
Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 - 6.1 MB
Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 - 4.3 MB
Normal JPEG 3264 x 2448 - 1.9 MB
Fine JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 5.9 MB
Normal JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 4.1 MB
Basic JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.9 MB
Fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 4 MB
Normal JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 2.4 MB
Basic JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.2 MB
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 1.4 MB
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.9 MB
Basic JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.5 MB
Fine JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.9 MB
Normal JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.6 MB
Basic JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.3 MB
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.6 MB
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.4 MB
Basic JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.2 MB
Fine JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB
Normal JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB
Basic JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.1 MB
RAM Installed 64 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Battery Type Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1500 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Interface Composite video/audio
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
System Requirements Details Windows 98SE/2000/ME - Pentium III - 500 MHz - 128 MB - 300 MB
MacOS X 10.2 or later - PowerPC G3 - 500 MHz - 128 MB - 300 MB
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB
Composite video output
DC power input
Remote control
FEATURES Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2.5 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, depth-of-field preview button, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, resizing an image
OTHERS Olympus E-300 + Zuiko Digital 14-45mm
Included Accessories Battery charger, shoulder strap, USB cable, video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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