Olympus E-520 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 BLM-1 Lithium Ion

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Olympus E-520 Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor processor lens focusing viewfinder exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus E-520

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	475 g
Body Material	Plastic

SENSOR Olympus E-520

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	Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

PROCESSOR Olympus E-520

Image Processor	TruePic III

LENS Olympus E-520

Lens Mounting Type	Four Thirds

FOCUSING Olympus E-520

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

VIEWFINDER Olympus E-520

Viewfinder Type	Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
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, AF lock
Field of View Crop Factor	2

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus E-520

ISO (Max)	1600
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto (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, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, high key, night scene with portrait, underwater macro, underwater wide, anti shake, low key, documents, nature macro
Special Effects	Black & White, Sepia, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, purple, blue, green, Black & White Orange filter, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Sunlight, tungsten light, Flash, shade, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 3000K - 7500K
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	60 sec
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	3 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing	Yes
X-sync Speed	1/180 sec
Exposure Range	EV 1-20 (ISO 100)

DISPLAY Olympus E-520

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-520

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-520

Image Recording Format	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG

MEMORY Olympus E-520

Memory Card Slot	CompactFlash Card, xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards	CompactFlash, xD-Picture Card, Microdrive
Image Storage	RAW 3648 x 2736 - 11 MB Super-fine 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-520

Battery Type	Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion
Details	Olympus BLM-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1500 mAh (included)

CONNECTIONS Olympus E-520

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

FEATURES Olympus E-520

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

OTHERS Olympus E-520

Included Accessories	Eyepiece cover, battery charger, body cap, 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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