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Olympus E-3 Digital Camera
Olympus E-3
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Olympus E-520 Digital Camera
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Olympus E-620 Digital Camera
Olympus E-620
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Sensor

Sensor typeLive MOSCMOSLive MOS
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Sensor size0.68 in0.68 in0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:34:3
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px3648 x 2736 px4032 x 3024 px
Other resolutions
  • 3200x2400
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 3200x2400
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 3200x2400
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
ProcessorTruePic IIITruePic IIITruePic III+

Image

ISO Autoyesyesyes
ISO minimum100100100
ISO maximum320016003200
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px3648 x 2736 px4032 x 3024 px
White balance presets888
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • RAW
  • TIFF
N/A
  • JPEG
  • RAW
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryesyesyes
Image stabilization typeSensor-shiftSensor-shiftSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios4:34:34:3
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW
HDRno
N/A
no
AEB/HDR supportyes
N/A
yes
ISO
N/A
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 100
  • 200
  • 800
  • 3200

Optics and focus

Lens mountFour ThirdsFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Optical zoom1.15 x17.0 x
N/A
Digital zoom10.0 x13.0 x
N/A
Magnification (Crop factor)2.0 x
N/A
2.0 x
AF assist (auto-focus assist light)Flash
N/A
Flash
Focus adjustmentAuto
N/A
N/A
Contrast autofocusno
N/A
yes
Focal length multiplier2x2x2x
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Single
  • Continuous
  • Single
Manual focusyesyesyes
Number of focus points1137
Max number of AF points (incl. assistant)11
N/A
7
Image stabiliserBuilt-in
N/A
Built-in
Phase detection autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) lock
N/A
yesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beam
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.5 in2.7 in2.7 in
Articulated LCDyesnoyes
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots230000230000230000
Touch screennonono
Field of view100.0 %
N/A
N/A
Live viewyesyesyes
ViewfinderOpticalOptical
Optical
Viewfinder coverage100.0 %95.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification1.15 x2.14 x0.96 x
Separate info displayyes
N/A
no

Photography features

Camera shutter type
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Electronic
Minimum shutter speed60.0 s60.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Number of exposures3
N/A
3
Exposure compensation plus555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1
1/31/3
Continuous shootingyes
N/A
yes
Histogramyesyesyes
Flash sync speed1/250s
N/A
1/180s
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range131212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
External flash connection
  • Hot shoe
  • PC terminal
N/A
Hot shoe
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive5.0 fps3.5 fps4.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Night
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Portrait
Self-timeryesyesyes
Manual settingsyes
N/A
yes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
Speed (JPEG)5.0 fps
N/A
4.0 fps
Speed (RAW)5.0 fps
N/A
4.0 fps
Exposure bracketing0.3 - 1.0±EV
N/A
0.3 - 1.0±EV
Self-timer delay
N/A
12.0 s
  • 2
  • 10
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
Manual exposure mode
N/A
N/A
yes
AE EV steps
N/A
N/A
  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 2/3
  • 1
AE frames
N/A
N/A
3
WB Bracketing
N/A
N/A
Yes
Subject / scene modes
N/A
N/A
yes
Flash metering system
N/A
N/A
FP-TTL

Videography features

Maximum resolution1280 x 960 px
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyesno
HD typeNot supported
N/A
Not supported
Camera playbackSingle image
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Single image
  • Slide show

Design

Body typeSLRCompactSLR
Body materialAluminum-magnesium
N/A
Plastic
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Anti-dust systemyes
N/A
yes
Environmentally sealedyesnono

Dimensions

Weight28.57 oz16.76 oz16.76 oz
Width5.61 in5.35 in5.1 in
Height2.93 in3.6 in3.7 in
Depth4.59 in2.68 in2.36 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • MicroDrive
  • xD
  • MicroDrive
  • xD
  • CF
  • MicroDrive
  • xD
Dual memory card slotsyes
N/A
yes
Storage types
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
  • xD Picture Card
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
  • xD Picture Card
  • Compact Flash Type I/II
  • xD Picture Card

Power

Power source typeBattery
N/A
Battery
Battery life (CIPA)610
N/A
500
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Number of batteries supported
N/A
1
N/A
AC adapter included
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

HDMInonono
USB version2.02.02.0
DC-in jackyesyes
N/A
Remote controlyesyesNo
PictBridgeyesyesyes
NFCno
N/A
no
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
N/A
no
Firewireno
N/A
no

Other features

Timelapse recordingnono
N/A
GPSno
N/A
no
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
yes
Energy Star certifiedno
N/A
no
Frameyes
N/A
yes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
Album organization
N/A
yesyes

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