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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus E-510
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode
Lens Included Body only
Height 9.2 cm
Width 13.6 cm
Depth 6.8 cm
Weight 460 g
SENSOR Olympus E-510
Sensor Resolution 10.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS
Total Pixels 10,900,000 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 Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Olympus E-510
Lens Mounting Type Four Thirds
FOCUSING Olympus E-510
Auto Focus TTL phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 3
VIEWFINDER Olympus E-510
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, flash charge completion, aperture, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, battery status, record mode, frames-remaining counter, AF lock
Field of View Crop Factor 2
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus E-510
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-1600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones 49
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing
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, 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, 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 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
Exposure Range EV 1-20 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus E-510
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Olympus E-510
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 AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, flash exposure bracketing
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus E-510
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
MEMORY Olympus E-510
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
Super-fine JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 6.8 MB
Normal JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 4.7 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-510
Battery Type Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1500 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus E-510
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-510
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second
Additional Features RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, LCD live view mode, highlight point display
OTHERS Olympus E-510
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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