Olympus E-5 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Mount
Four Thirds
ISO (Max)
6400
Sensor Resolution
12.3 Megapixel
Sensor Type
High speed Live MOS
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus BLM-5 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus E-5
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - SLR with Live View mode, movie recording
Lens Included Body only
Height 11.7 cm
Width 14.3 cm
Depth 7.5 cm
Weight 0.8 kg
Body Material Magnesium alloy
Protection Weatherproof, splashproof, dust-resistant
SENSOR Olympus E-5
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type High speed Live MOS
Total Pixels 13,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
Sensors Digital level metre
PROCESSOR Olympus E-5
Image Processor TruePic V+
LENS Olympus E-5
Lens Mounting Type Four Thirds
FOCUSING Olympus E-5
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 11
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus E-5
Viewfinder Type Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification 1.15x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Viewfinder Information Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, image stabilizer, exposure bracketing, battery status, record mode, frames-remaining counter, ISO sensitivity, AF lock
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus E-5
ISO (Max) 6400
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (200-6400), ISO 100-6400
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 49
Exposure Modes Bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Custom Effect, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, natural, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, Diorama, Cross Process, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, i-Enhance, Dramatic Tone
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, Flash, daylight, shade, Underwater, 3000K - 7500K
Max Shutter Speed 1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 7 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
X-sync Speed 1/250sec
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus E-5
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 920,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Olympus E-5
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus E-5
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus E-5
Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card, SD card
Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage RAW 4032 x 3024
JPEG 4032 x 3024
JPEG 3200 x 2400
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 1024 x 768
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture AVI - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus E-5
Battery Type Olympus BLM-5 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus E-5
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB
HDMI output
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
Microphone
FEATURES Olympus E-5
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 4 frames per second, 3 frames per second, 1 frame per second, 5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, LCD live view mode, shadow point display, highlight point display, face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing, automatic display brightness adjustment
OTHERS Olympus E-5
Included Accessories Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Viewer 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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