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Olympus E-500

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Olympus E-500 4.50

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RRP

$1299.00 $1199.00

Price range

$1034.00 - $1100.00

Review Date

Wednesday, 21st of December, 2005

Features

Camera Resolution : 8.1 MP

ISO Speeds : 100

ISO Speeds : 1600

ISO Speeds : 200

ISO Speeds : 400

ISO Speeds : 800

What's Hot

Great design, brilliant pictures, dust reduction

What's Not

None to speak of

The Final Word

Another brilliant entry into the SLR range, Olympus' E-500 provides everything one could want in an advanced camera, with a competitive RRP and patented dust reduction to boot.

Notes

# This product is no longer available directly from the manufacturer. It may be available in retail and distribution channels, or second hand. The price displayed is the price at review time and the last available recommended retail price.

Digital Camera Features

Camera Resolution

8.1 MP

Interchangeable Lens?

Yes

Focus Type

Manual, Autofocus

Aperture Priority?

Yes

FlashType

Built-in, External

Flash Functions

Auto Flash, Fill-in Flash, Flash Off, Red-eye Reduction Flash , Slow Sync

ISO Speeds

800, 1600, 100, 200, 400

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000th of a second

Min Shutter Speed

60 seconds

Shutter Priority?

Yes

White balance

Auto, Cloudy, Fluorescent, Manual, Shade

Fixed Image Resolutions

1600x1200, 1024x768, 3264x2448, 3200x2400, 2560x1920, 640x480, 1280x960

Image Sensor Type

CCD

Image stabilization (Optical)?

Viewfinder

Optical

Colour Viewfinder?

Yes

Tripod Mount?

Yes

Continuous Shot?

Yes

Bracketing Function?

Yes

Display

Display Technology

Colour LCD TFT (Active Matrix)

Screen size

2.5 in

General

Available Colours

Black

Length (mm)

129.5

Width (mm)

94.5

Height (mm)

Weight without battery (grams)

435

Media

Supported Memory Media

CompactFlash, xD Picture Card

Supported Picture File Formats

JPG, Raw, TIFF

Power

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

USB 2.0

Number of USB 2.0 Ports

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