Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 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
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode
Lens Included Zuiko Digital 14-42mm lens
Height 9.2 cm
Width 13.6 cm
Depth 6.8 cm
Weight 475 g
Body Material Plastic
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
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 EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Image Processor TruePic III
LENS Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 14 - 42 mm - f/3.5-5.6 Four Thirds
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 84mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 25 cm
Zoom Adjustment Manual
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements
Filter Size 58 mm
Lens Mounting Type Four Thirds
Features Internal focusing system, ED glass
FOCUSING Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Auto Focus TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 3
Face Detection Yes
VIEWFINDER Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
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 EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
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 EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Contrast control, display brightness control
FLASH Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
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 EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG
MEMORY Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
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 EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Battery Type Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus BLM-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1500 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
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 EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
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 EVOLT E-520 + Zuiko Digital 14-42mm
Included Accessories Eyepiece cover, lens hood, battery charger, dust cap, body cap, lens 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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