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Olympus E-420 Digital Camera
Olympus E-420
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Olympus E-450 Digital Camera
Olympus E-450
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Olympus E-520 Digital Camera
Olympus E-520
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Editiorial reviews
21
4.1 out of 5
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5 stars
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40
4.4 out of 5
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Sensor

Sensor typeCMOSLive MOSCMOS
Image sensor formatFour ThirdsFour ThirdsFour Thirds
Sensor size0.68 in0.68 in0.68 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:34:34:3
Max resolution3648 x 2736 px3648 x 2736 px3648 x 2736 px
Other resolutions
  • 3200x2400
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 3200x2400
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
  • 3200x2400
  • 2560x1920
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 1024x768
  • 640x480
ProcessorTruePic IIITruePic III+TruePic III

Image

ISO
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 100
  • 1600
  • Auto
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
ISO Autoyesyesyes
ISO minimum100100100
ISO maximum160016001600
Maximum image resolution3648 x 2736 px3648 x 2736 px3648 x 2736 px
White balance presets888
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Manual
  • Shade
  • Sunny
  • Tungsten
  • Auto
  • Custom
  • Daylight
  • Flash
  • Fluorescent
  • Shade
  • Tungsten
Custom white balanceyesyesyes
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Art
  • Black&White
  • Muted
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilizeryesyesyes
Image stabilization typeNoNoSensor-shift
Supported aspect ratios4:34:34:3
Uncompressed formatRAWRAWRAW

Optics and focus

Lens mountFour ThirdsMicro Four ThirdsFour Thirds
Optical zoom3.0 x2.0 x17.0 x
Focal length multiplier2x2x2x
Autofocus
  • Continuous
  • Single
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Face tracking
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Continuous
  • Single
Auto Focus (AF) lockyesyesyes
Manual focusyesyesyes
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyesyesyes
Number of focus points333
Digital zoom
N/A
14.0 x13.0 x
Contrast adjustment
N/A
yesyes
Saturation adjustment
N/A
yesyes

Screen and viewfinder

Screen size2.7 in2.7 in2.7 in
Articulated LCDnonono
Screen technologyLCDLCDLCD
Screen dots230000230000230000
Touch screennonono
Live viewyesyesyes
Viewfinder coverage95.0 %95.0 %95.0 %
Viewfinder magnification0.92 x0.92 x2.14 x
Field of view
N/A
95.0 %
N/A
Viewfinder
N/A
Optical
Optical

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed60.0 s60.0 s60.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s1.0 s1.0 s
Shutter priorityyesyesyes
Aperture priorityyesyesyes
Exposure compensation plus555
Exposure compensation minus-5-5-5
Expousure compensation steps1/31/31/3
Self-timer delay2.0 s
  • 2
  • 12
12.0 s
Histogramyesyesyes
Built-in flashyesyesyes
Flash range121212
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Second-curtain Sync
  • Slow Sync
  • Auto
  • Fill-in Flash
  • Flash OFF
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashyesyesyes
Continuous drive3.5 fps3.5 fps3.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
N/A
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Close-up
  • Documents
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Underwater
  • Landscape
Self-timeryesyesyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
  • 2
  • 12
Camera shutter type
N/A
Electronic
  • Electronic
  • Mechanical
Manual exposure mode
N/A
yes
N/A
Auto exposure lock
N/A
yes
N/A
Subject / scene modes
N/A
no
N/A
Metering modes
N/A
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot

Videography features

Video recordingnonoyes
Camera playbackSlide show
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
  • Single image
  • Slide show

Design

Body typeSLRSLRCompact
Colour of productBlackBlackBlack
Environmentally sealednonono
Body material
N/A
  • Fiber
  • Plastic
N/A

Dimensions

Weight13.4 oz13.4 oz16.76 oz
Width5.1 in5.1 in5.35 in
Height3.58 in3.58 in3.6 in
Depth2.09 in2.09 in2.68 in

Storage

Compatible memory cards
  • CF
  • MicroDrive
  • xD
  • CF
  • MicroDrive
  • MicroDrive
  • xD
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
Memory slots
N/A
2
N/A
Camera file system
N/A
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.2
N/A

Power

Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Lithium-Ion
Power source type
N/A
Battery
N/A
Battery life (CIPA)
N/A
500
N/A
Number of batteries supported
N/A
11

Connectivity

HDMInonono
USB version2.02.02.0
Remote controlyesyesyes
PictBridgeyes
N/A
yes
DC-in jack
N/A
yesyes

Other features

Timelapse recordingnonono
GPSno
N/A
N/A
Orientation sensoryesyesyes
Calendaryes
N/A
N/A
Image editing modesRotating
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
  • Trimming
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
N/A
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • ESP
  • FRE
  • ITA
  • POL
  • RUS
N/A
Album organization
N/A
N/A
yes

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