| Olympus E-1 |
| Type |
Digital SLR (DSLR) |
| Lens Mount |
4/3 Mount |
| Compatible Lenses |
Special collection of Zuiko lenses |
| Body Construction |
Magnesium alloy |
| IMAGING |
| Imager Type |
4/3-type Full Frame Transfer CCD solid-state image sensor |
| Imager Size |
18.0 x 13.5 mm |
| FOVEF (FOV Crop) |
2.0x |
| Pixels |
5.0eMP (Effective Megapixels) |
| Total Pixels |
5.5 Megapixels |
| Effective Photo Resolution (Width x Height) |
2560 x 1920 pixels |
| Color Filter System |
RGB primary color filter |
| Low-Pass Filter |
Fixed LPF |
| Dust Protect Filter |
Supersonic Wave Filter |
| DRIVE |
| Drive modes |
Single, Sequential shooting
|
| Continuous shooting speed |
3fps |
| Max. burst during continuous shooting |
12 frames (TIFF, JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG) |
| EXPOSURE |
| Metering modes |
ESP, Center-weighted average (6%), Spot (2%) |
| Metering range |
ESP, Center-weighted average: EV 3 to 20 (50mm f2, ISO 100), Spot: EV 3 to 17 (50mm F2, ISO 100) |
| Exposure control systems |
TTL full-aperture light metering by 3-zone multi-pattern sensing system |
| ISO speed range |
Auto: ISO 100 - 400
Manual: ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, Expandable to 1600/3200 |
| Exposure compensation |
+/-5 steps EV in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| AE lock |
Locked by first position of shutter button or AE lock button (customizable) |
| AUTOFOCUS (AF) |
| AF Type |
TTL phase difference detection system |
| AF Points |
3 points |
| AF Working Range |
EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100) |
| Focusing Modes |
Single AF/Continuous AF/Manual |
| AF Point Selection |
Automatic selection, manual selection |
| Focus Area Selection |
Automatic Selection, Manual User Selection |
| AF-assist Beam |
Built-in body-type and built-in optional Olympus dedicated flashes |
| AF Lock |
Locked by first position of shutter button or AE lock button (customizable) |
| SHUTTER |
| Shutter Type |
Electronically controlled focal plane shutter |
| Shutter Speed |
1/4000 sec.–60 sec., Bulb (up to 8 minutes) |
| X-Sync |
X = 1/180 Sec. Super FP (FP) up to 1/4000 Sec. for fill flash with FL 50 |
| Self-timer |
12 or 2 seconds |
| Remote Control |
Wireless by RM-1, Wired by RM-CB1 |
| FLASH |
| Built-in Flash Type |
No built-in flash |
| RECORDING |
| Recording Media |
Type I & II CF card, IBM Microdrive |
| Recording Format |
Design rule for Camera File system (JPEG) and RAW. Exif 2.2 compliant. |
| Image Format |
JPEG and RAW (ORF) |
| File Numbering |
| VIEWFINDER |
| Viewfinder Type |
Eye level Pentaprism "High Eye Point" type Optical View Finder |
| Coverage |
About 100% |
| Eyepoint |
20mm |
| Magnification |
Approx. 1.0 with 50mm lens set to infinity on -1 diopter |
| Dioptric Correction |
-3 to +1 |
| Focusing Screen |
Interchangeable type (2 types), matte FS-1 supplied |
| WHITE BALANCE |
| Auto WB System |
Hybrid detection system with white balance sensor and CCD imager |
| Preset WB |
12 Types (3000K, 3300K, 3600K, 3900K, 4000K, 4300K, 4500K, 4800K, 5500K, 6500K, 6600K, 7500K) |
| Custom Mode |
4 settings |
| WB Compensation |
up to +/- 7 step in each 2mired (20 K) step for each Auto/Preset setting |
| WB Bracketing |
3 Frames with +/- 5/10/15 mired steps (50/100/150 K) |
| LCD MONITOR |
| LCD Monitor Type |
Low Temperature Polysilicon TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Size |
1.8" |
| Pixels |
134,000 pixels |
| Brightness Adjustment |
+/-7 steps |
| Viewfield Coverage |
Approximately 100% |
| Protection Cover |
Detachable type, MC-1 supplied |
| DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT |
| Dimensions |
5.55" x 4.09" x 3.19" (141 x 104 x 81 mm)
|
| Weight |
660g (23oz) (without batteries and accessories) |
| PRICE |
| Price |
Approximately $1800 (was ~$2000-$2200) USD |
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