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Olympus E-1

Reviewed February 2004

Specifications

Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion

Physical

Width 141 mm
(5.6")
Height 104 mm
(4.1")
Depth 81 mm
(3.2")
Weight
Power battery BLM-1 Lithium-Ion and charger Supplied

Photographic

LCD Screen 1.8" TFT LCD
134,000 pixels
Sensitivity Auto,
100-800 ISO, 1600 and 3200 ISO with ISO BOOST option activated
Metering Multi-pattern ESP
Center-Weighted,
and Spot.
White balance

Automatic; or 12 presets plus 4 user selected.

Exposure Modes 1) Program,
2) Shutter-Priority
3) Aperture-Priority
4) Manual.
Focus

TTL AF wide or centered and
full manual.

Shutter type Mechanical Shutter Speed 60 sec to 1/4000 sec. + Bulb up to 8 minutes.
Viewfinder 100% field optical TTL with data display and eyepiece shutter. Diopter Yes
Flash

No but PC socket and flash bracket

External Flash Olympus FL-50 Dedicated Flash or any manual flash.
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV or 1 EV steps Flash Compensation   ±5 EV in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV or 1 EV steps
Self-Timer 2 or 12 sec. Flash Modes 1) Auto Flash,
2) Flash Cancel,
3) Red-Eye
Reduction
4) Fill-in.

Technical

Sensor type CCD
Sensor Size 17,3 x 13,0 mm with 4/3 ratio
Number of pixels 5.5 million pixels, 5 million effective Image sizes (resolution)

2560 x 1920
1792 x 1344
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
640 x 480

Time between photos (High res.) 0.5 secs.
Between 1st 2
Start-up time 2 secs
Interface USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 (FireWire) Video out NTSC or PAL
selectable in the menu
Card Slots CompactFlash II, Microdrives compatible. Image formats RAW (12 bits), TIFF (RGB) and JPEG,
compatible DCF, DPOF / Exif 2,2 / PRINT Image Matching II
Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion





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