Olympus E-420 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode

Lens Mount
Four Thirds

ISO (Max)
1600

Sensor Resolution
10.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
Live MOS

Display
2.7" LCD display

Battery Type
Olympus BLS-1 Lithium Ion

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Olympus E-420 Full Specifications and Details

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus E-420

Product Type	Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode
Lens Included	Body only
Height	9.1 cm
Width	13 cm
Depth	5.3 cm
Weight	380 g

SENSOR Olympus E-420

Sensor Resolution	10.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	Live MOS
Total Pixels	11,800,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	10,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction	Yes
Sensor Features	Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser	Electronic

PROCESSOR Olympus E-420

Image Processor	TruePic III

LENS Olympus E-420

Lens Mounting Type	Four Thirds

FOCUSING Olympus E-420

Auto Focus	TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	3
Face Detection	Yes

VIEWFINDER Olympus E-420

Viewfinder Type	Optical - eye-level penta-dach mirror
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage	95%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification	0.92x
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, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, battery status, record mode, frames-remaining counter
Field of View Crop Factor	2

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus E-420

ISO (Max)	1600
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100-1600, ISO auto (100-1600)
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, highlight spot, shadow spot
Exposure Metering Zones	49
Exposure Modes	Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, macro, beach/snow, night portrait, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, Document, high key, underwater macro, underwater wide, low key, nature macro
Special Effects	Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Neutral, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 2000K - 10000K
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	8 min
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	3 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps
Exposure Range	EV 1-20 (ISO 100)

DISPLAY Olympus E-420

Type	2.7" LCD display
Display Format	230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in
Display Features	Contrast control, display brightness control

FLASH Olympus E-420

Camera Flash	Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100)	12
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, wireless off-camera control

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus E-420

Image Recording Format	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG

MEMORY Olympus E-420

Memory Card Slot	CompactFlash Card, xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards	CompactFlash, xD-Picture Card, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M
Image Storage	RAW 3648 x 2736 - 11 MB Fine / large JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 6.8 MB Fine JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 4.7 MB Normal JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 2.2 MB Basic JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 1.5 MB Super-fine JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 5.3 MB Fine JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 3.7 MB Normal JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB Basic JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.1 MB Super-fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 3.6 MB Fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 2.2 MB Normal JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB Basic JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 0.7 MB Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 1.3 MB Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.8 MB Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.5 MB Basic JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.3 MB Super-fine JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.8 MB Fine JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.5 MB Normal JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.3 MB Basic JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.2 MB Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.5 MB Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.4 MB Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.2 MB Basic JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.1 MB Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB Fine JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB Normal JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.1 MB Basic JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.1 MB

BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus E-420

Battery Type	Olympus BLS-1 Lithium Ion
Details	Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1150 mAh (included)

CONNECTIONS Olympus E-420

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal	Hot shoe
Connector Type	USB Composite video output Remote control

FEATURES Olympus E-420

Self-Timer Delay	2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	3.5 frames per second
Additional Features	RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, date/time stamp, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, Shadow Adjustment Technology

OTHERS Olympus E-420

Included Accessories	Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C

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