CONTROL PANEL INFORMATION
- Metering mode Yes
- Exposure mode Yes
- Aperture value Yes
- Shutter speed Yes
- Exposure level view Yes
- Flash compensation value Yes
- Exposure compensation indication Yes
- AE bracketing Yes
- ISO Yes
- Colour space Yes
- Picture mode Yes
- Gradation Yes
- Colour saturation compensation value Yes
- Sharpness compensation value Yes
- White balance Yes
- White balance compensation value Yes
- Noise reduction Yes
- Flash mode Yes
- Focus mode Yes
- AF frame Yes
- Drive mode Yes
- Record mode Yes
- Number of storable frames Yes
- Memory card Yes
- Battery indicator Yes
IMAGE SENSOR
- Effective pixels 10 Megapixels
- Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
- Full resolution 10.9 Megapixels
- Type 4/3 '' Type Live MOS sensor
- Aspect ratio & area 4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0 mm
ENGINE
FILTER
- LPF filter Fixed type
- IR cut filter Hybrid type
- Dust protection filter Supersonic Wave Filter
LCD
- Pixel number 230000 pixels
- LCD type HyperCrystal LCD
- Monitor size 6.4 cm / 2.5 ''
- Brightness adjustment +/- 7 steps
VIEWFINDER
- Viewfinder type Eye-level single-lens view finder
- Field of view Approx. 95 %
- Magnification Approx. 0.92 x
- Depth of field preview Yes
- Eye point 14 mm
- Diopter adjustment -3.0 - +1.0 diopter / built-in type
- Focusing screen Fixed type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen)
- Mirror Quick return mirror
- Viewfinder Information AF frame (super impose), AE lock, AF confirmation mark, metering mode, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture value, white balance, exposure compensation value indicator, IS activating mode, flash, battery check
LIVE VIEW
- Information 100% field of view, exposure adjustment view, white balance adjustment view, gridline displayable, 7x/10x magnification possible, MF/s-AF, AF frame display, AF point display, shooting information, histogramme, IS activating mode
IMAGE STABILISER
- Type Sensor shift
- Modes Two-dimensional or one-dimensional activation
- Effective Compensation Range Approx. 4 EV steps maximum
FOCUSING SYSTEM
- Method TTL phase difference detection system
- Focus areas 3 points / Automatic and manual selection
- AF illuminator Built-in flash (external flash available)
- AF lock Locked by first position of shutter release button, AE/AF lock button (customised)
- Focus tracking Available in continuous AF mode
- Manual focus Available by rotating focus ring, available for setting manual focus operation in AF mode (customised)
- Single AF Yes
- Single AF + MF Yes
- Continuous AF Yes
- Continuous AF + MF Yes
- Detection range 0 - 19 EV (ISO 100)
- Bracketing 5 / 7 frames - 1 / 2 steps
LIGHT METERING
- Method TTL open aperture light metering
- Zones 49 zones Multi-pattern Sensing System
- Detection range 1 - 20 (50mm, 1:2, ISO 100)
- ESP light metering Yes
- Spot metering Yes
- Centre weighted metering Yes
- Highlight Yes
- Shadow Yes
EXPOSURE MODES
- Auto Yes
- Programme automatic Yes
- Aperture priority Yes
- Shutter priority Yes
- Manual Yes
- Scene Modes Yes
SCENE MODES
- Number of scene modes 18
- Portrait Yes
- Landscape Yes
- Landscape with Portrait Yes
- Night Scene Yes
- Night Scene with portrait Yes
- Children Yes
- Sports Yes
- High key Yes
- Low key Yes
- Image Stabilisation Mode Yes
- Macro Yes
- Nature Macro Yes
- Candle Yes
- Sunset Yes
- Fireworks Yes
- Documents Yes
- Beach and Snow Yes
- Panorama Yes
EXPOSURE SYSTEM
- Exposure compensation +/- 5 EV / 1/3 steps
- Exposure bracketing 3 frames / +/- 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps
SENSITIVITY
- Auto ISO 100 - 400
- Manual ISO 100 - 1600 (in each 1 EV steps possible).
SHUTTER
- Shutter type Electronically controlled focal plane shutter
- Shutter release Soft Touch Electromagnetic
- Self timer 2 s or 12 s
SHUTTER SPEEDS
- Shutter speed range 1/4000-60 s
- Shutter speed P, Ps 1/4000-60 s
- Shutter speed A priority 1/4000-2 s
- Shutter speed S priority 1/4000-60 s
- Shutter speed Manual 1/4000-60 s
- Shutter speed scene mode 1/4000-4 s
WHITE BALANCE
- AUTO WB system
- Manual White balance (One-Touch) Yes
- Selectable steps in Kelvin 7 steps (3000 - 7500 K)
- Overcast Yes
- Shade Yes
- Tungsten Yes
- Sunlight Yes
- Flourescent 1 Yes
- Flourescent 2 Yes
- Flourescent 3 Yes
- White balance adjustment Yes +/- 7 in each R-B / G-M axis (in Auto WB and preset WB mode)
- White balance bracketing 3 frames / +/- 2, 4, 6 mired steps
EXTERNAL FLASH CONTROL
- X-sync speed 1/180 s / 1/4000 s (Super FP Mode)
- Type TTL Auto for Olympus dedicated flash, Auto or Manual
- Synchronisation modes Auto, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain and slow syncro, Fill-in for exclusive flash
- Intensity +/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps
SEQUENCE SHOOTING
- Sequential shooting mode 3 fps / Up to card capacity in HQ
IMAGE PROCESSING
- Colour space sRGB / AdobeRGB
- TruePic TURBO Yes
- Sharpness + Contrast 5 levels
- Saturation 5 levels
- Contrast 5 levels
- Black & White filter Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
- Black & White toning Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green in Black & White mode
- Picture mode Vivid, Natural, Muted, Black & White, White.
- Gradation 3 (high key, normal, low key)
IMAGE EDITING
- RAW data edit Yes
- Red-eye reduction Yes
- Sepia Yes
- Black & White Yes
- Resize Yes
- Correction of saturation Yes
ERASE/PROTECT/COPY FUNCTION
- Erase modes Single, All, Selected
- Image protect mode Single, Selected
- Copy mode Single, All, Selected
VIEW IMAGES
- Histogram in playback mode Yes
- Zoom 2-14 x
- Index 4, 9, 16, 25 frames
- Slide show Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Shooting information Exposure mode, metering mode, shutter speed, aperture value, exposure compensation level, ISO, colour space, white balance mode, white balance compensation level, focal length, focus area, file type, picture mode, file name, image size, recorded card type.
- Exposure level view Histogram (R,G,B available), High light point warning, Shadow point warning.
STILL IMAGE PROCESSING
- EXIF 2.2
- PIM III
- DPOF Yes
- DCF Yes
RECORDING FORMATS
- RAW 12 bit
- RAW & JPEG Parallel recording
- JPEG Yes
- JPEG compression 1/2.7 SHQ 1/8 HQ 1/2.7, 1/4, 1/8, 1/12 SQ
IMAGE SIZE
- RAW 3648 x 2736 12 MB / frame
- SHQ 3648 x 2736
- HQ 3648 x 2736
- SQ 3200 x 2400
INTERFACE
- Media Dual slot for CompactFlash card (Type I and II), Microdrive and xD picture card
- USB 2.0 HI-speed Yes
- Combined V & USB output NTSC or PAL selectable
MENU
- Menu languages in camera English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish
- Menu languages by download Additional one language from 15 further languages by download via the internet.
ENVIRONMENT
- Temperature 0 - 40 °C operating temperature -20 - 60 °C storage temperature
- 30 - 90 % operation humidity 10 - 90 % storage humidity
SIZE & WEIGHT
- Dimensions (WxHxD) 136 x 91.5 x 56 mm (without protrusions)
- Weight 460 g (body only)