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Olympus E-300

Reviewed April 2005

Specifications

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

Physical

Width 146.5 mm
(5.8")
Height 85 mm
(3.3")
Depth 84 mm
(2.5")
Weight
Power Lithium-Ion Battery (BLM-1) and charger (BCM-2). Supplied as a kit Lens (Zuiko Digital 14-45 mm f3.5-5.6), eyepiece cover, neck strap, USB and Video cables, battery, charger and CD-Rom.

Photographic

LCD Screen 1.8" TFT LCD
134,000 pixels
Sensitivity Auto,
100 - 400 ISO,
800 and 1600 ISO with ISO BOOST option activated.
Metering Multi-pattern ESP,
Center-Weighted,
and Spot.
White balance

Automatic or 8 presets, plus 4 user selected.

Exposure Modes Program (Program Shift), Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, or Manual. Focus

TTL, AF, wide or centered and
full manual.

Shutter type Mechanical Shutter Speed 30 sec to 1/4000 sec + Bulb up to 8 minutes.
Viewfinder 94% field optical TTL with data display. Diopter Yes
Flash

Built-in and flash hot shoe.

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 Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-in.

Technical

Sensor type 4/3 type CCD. Sensor Size 17,3 x 13,0 mm.
Number of pixels 8.8 million pixels, 8.0 million effective. Image sizes (resolution)

3264 x 2448
3200 x 2400
2560 x 1920
1600 x 1200
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. Video out NTSC or PAL,
selectable in the menu.
Card Slot CompactFlash I and II, Microdrives compatible. Image formats RAW (ORF),
TIFF, JPEG.
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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion



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