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Olympus E-3

Reviewed August 2008

Specifications

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

Physical

Width 5.6 inches Height 4.6 inches
Depth 2.9 inches Weight 32.5 ounces (without lens)
53.2 ounces (with battery & lens)
Power
  • lithium ion battery
  • AC adapter (optional)
  • In the Box
  • Camera
  • Body Cap
  • Battery
  • Battery Charger
  • Shoulder strap
  • A/V cable
  • USB cable
  • CD with MAcintosh & Windows software
  • 155-page manual with index
  • Photographic

    LCD Screen
  • 2.5 inches
  • 230,000 pixels
  • Live View Mode with 100% field of view
    Pivots 360 degrees
  • Viewfinder · Optical
    · 100% coverage
    · 1.15x magnification
    · -3.0-+1.0 diopter
    · Depth of field preview
    · Fixed focusing screen
    Interchangeable eye cups
    Playback Views · Single frame
    · Close-up
    · Index
    · Rotate image
    · Slideshow
    · Light box
    · Calendar
    · Information
    · Histogram
    TV output
    Playback Effects · Erase single, selected or all images
    · Protect
    · RAW editing
    · JPEG editing
    Copy from CompactFlash to xD card, or vice versa
    Sensitivity 100-3200 (1/3 increments) Metering

    · Digital ESP
    · Center-rated averaging
    Spot metering (about 2% of viewfinder screen)

    White Balance · Auto
    · Sunny
    · Shadows
    · Cloudy
    · Tungsten
    · White fluorescent
    · Neutral white fluorescent
    · Daylight fluorescent
    · Flash
    · One-touch manual
    Custom
    Shooting Modes · Program
    · Aperture priority
    · Shutter priority
    · Manual
    · Bulb
    · Underwater macro
    Underwater landscape
    Scene Modes None Focus
    Panorama Mode

    None

    sytem
    TTL phase-contrast detection
    modes

    · Auto
    · Auto continuous
    · Auto/Manual
    · Auto/Manual continuous
    · Manual

    AF luminance range
    EV -2 to EV 19
    Shutter Speed · 1/8000-60 seconds
    · Bulb
    Flash · Built-in
    · Pop-up
    · Synchronized at 1/250 second or less
    · Hot shoe for external flash
    Compatible with Olympus wireless RC flash system
    Flash Range Lens dependant Flash Modes · Auto
    · Red-eye
    · Slow Sync (1st curtain)
    · Slow Sync (2nd curtain)
    · Slow Sync with red-eye
    · Fill
    · Intensity control +3 to -3
    · Bracketing
    Flash Recycle Time ±1.6 seconds (fresh battery charge) Exposure Compensation ±5 stops in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 stop increments
    Self-Timer · 2 or 12 seconds
    Optional remote control

    Technical

    Sensor type Live MOS Sensor Size 4/3 (17.3 x 13mm)
    Image Processor TruePic III Pixels

    10.1 megapixels (effective

    File Formats · JPEG
    · RAW
    Supported Standards · Exif 2.2
    · DPOF
    · NTSC/PAL
    · PRINT Image Matching III
    · USB 2.0
    · PictBridge
    Memory None Recordable Media · CompactFlash card I, II
    · Microdrive (FAT 16 or 32)
    · xD card
    Sizes (in pixels)

    · 3648 x 2736
    · 3200 x 2400
    · 2560 x 1920
    · 1600 x 1200
    · 1280 x 960
    · 1024 x 768
    · 640 x 480

    Capacities
    (number of images/length of movies)

    JPG stills with 1GB xD card
    · 3648 x 2736/147-687
    · 3200 x 2400/187-888
    · 2560 x 1920/280-1361
    · 1600 x 1200/799-3198
    · 1280 x 960/1230-4920
    · 1024 x 768/1881-7107
    · 640 x 480/4569- 12,793
    RAW stills with 1GB CompactFlash card
    91

    Time Between Photos ± 1.4 seconds (highest quality JPG) Start Time ± 1.4 seconds
    Sequential Shooting 5 frames per second Zoom Lens Interchangeable
    35mm Equivalent 2x focal length of lens

    Apertures

    Varies with lens
    I/O · USB
    · AC (with optional adapter)
    · AV out (NTSC/PAL)
    System Requirements Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition, XP Professional, Vista
    · Pentium III 500MHz or faster
    · 256MB or more of RAM
    · 500MB or more of free hard disk space
    · Monitor that supports 1024 x 768 resolution and minimum of 65,536 colors
    · USB or IEEE 1394 port
    · Internet Explorer 6 or later
    · QuickTime 7 or later
    · DirectX 9 or later
    Macintosh
    · OS X 10.3 or later
    · Power PC G3 500 MHz or faster
    · Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz
    · 256MB or more of RAM
    · 500 MB or more of free hard disk space
    · Monitor that supports 1024 x 768 resolution and minimum of 32,000 colors
    · USB or IEEE 1394 port
    · Safari 1.0 or later
    QuickTime 6 or later
    Compare Prices for
    Olympus Evolt E-3 10.1MP SLR Digital Camera
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    Introduction
    Ergonomics
    Characteristics
    Image Quality
    Interface & Software
    Camera Views
    Test Photos
    Specifications
    Our Opinion




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