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Olympus E-30

Posted to Digital SLR 2009-04-24

In the DSLR class, the Olympus E-30 has many features. Along with the 2.7 inch LCD screen, Olympus has also provided the E-30 with a 1/250 flash sync speed and has 12.3 million effective pixels.

Product Summary
autofocus with Live View, multiple exposure, art filters, face detection

READ THE REVIEW          3.8 out of 5

Partner Information
Partner Product Link: Olympus E-30 Digital SLR Camera
Partner: PCRush.com Brand names, Discount Prices
Main Details
Production Year 2008
Product Type Digital SLR
Features
Notes n/a
Sensor Chip
Effective Pixels 12.3
Maximum Resolution 4032 x 3024
Minimum Resolution 3200 x 2400, 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480
Sensor 13.1
Sensor Size 17.3 x 13.0mm (4/3")
Aspect Ratio(P/DCMRS) 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 6:6, 5:4, 7:6, 6:5, 7:5, 3:4
Dust Removal Yes, Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
Sensor Type High speed Live MOS Sensor
Viewfinder
Built-in Dioptric Adjustment -3.0 - +1m-1
Coverage Approx. 98%
Depth of Field Preview n/a
Eyepiece Shutter Eye piece cover EPC-1 supplied
Focusing Screen Neo Lumi-Micro Mat screen : FS-3 Grid Focusing Screen can be installed by Olympus Service
Magnification Approx.1.02x (âˆ'1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity)
Mirror n/a
Type Eye-level single-lens reflex
Viewfinder Information Optical preview (view finder) Live preview Available to set to Fn button Aperture value, Shutter speed, Record mode, AF confirmation mark, Flash, WB, AE lock, Number of storable still images, Exposure compensation value, Metering mode, Battery warning, Exposure mode, AF frame (super impose), IS, Bracket,
Body
ISO Rating AUTO (ISO 100 - 3200) / Manual (ISO 100 - 3200), 1/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Auto WB system Hybrid detection system with High speed Live MOS sensor and dedicated external sensor. Preset white balance 8 settings (3000K - 7500K) Lamp (3000K), Fluorescent 1 (4000K), Fluorescent 2 (4500K), Fluorescent 3 (6600K), Daylight (5300K), Flash (5500K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade (7500K) White balance compensation ±7 steps in each A-B/G-M axis (in Auto WB / Preset WB mode / One touch WB) CWB (Kelvin setting) 1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K - 14000K) One-touch white balance 1 custom setting can be registered White balance bracketing 3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in each A-B/G-M axis
Orientation sensor n/a
35mm equivalent 2.0 x
Maximum Shutter 1/8000 sec
Minimum Shutter 60 sec + bulb up to 30 min.
Built-in Flash Yes Pop up
Flash Guide Number GN=18m @ ISO200, (GN=13m @ ISO 100)
Flash Modes Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off.
Flash Sync Speed 1/250
External Flash Compatible: FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-20
Image Modes Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone, Custom (default setting: Natural) In custom mode, basic 5 modes and adjustment is available. Adjustment parameter Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation level available in 5 steps for Vivid, Natural, Portrait and Muted Contrast and Sharpness level available in 5 steps for Monotone. In custom mode, gradation level available in 4 steps. Filter effect Yellow, Orange, Red or Green filter available for Monotone Picture tone Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green tone available for Monotone Gradation 4 levels (Auto, High key, Normal, Low key)
Image Stabilizer Built in (Imager shift image stabilizer)
Lens Mount 4/3 System Lens Mount
Metering Modes n/a
Lens Compatibility 4/3 System
Exposure Bracketing 3 or 5 frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1EV steps selectable
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable
Exposure Lock n/a
Exposure Metering (1) Auto (2) P: Program AE (Program shift can be performed) (3) A: Aperture priority AE (4) S: Shutter priority AE (5) M: Manual (6) Scene program AE (7) Scene select AE
Metering TTL open-aperture metering system (1) Digital ESP metering (49-points multi pattern metering) (2) Centre weighted average metering (3) Spot metering (approx. 2% for the viewfinder screen. Highlight / shadow bases are available)
Aperture Priority Yes
Shutter Priority Yes
Continuous Drive Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting H, Sequential shooting L, Self-timer, Remote control Sequential shooting speed Approx. 5 frames/sec. in sequential shooting H, 1 to 4 fps selectable in sequential shooting L. Max. recordable pictureson sequential shooting RAW mode: Max. 12 frames.
Self Timer 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available)
Time-lapse Recording n/a
Shutter Release n/a
Quality Levels Super fine, Fine, Normal, Basic
LCD Monitor
LCD Pixels 230,000
LCD Size 2.7
Live View Mode High speed Live MOS Sensor for still picture shooting is used, 100% field of view
Focus
AF Assist Yes
Auto Focus Type TTL, High speed imager AF, Phase-difference detection system
Focusing Modes Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) S-AF + MF / C-AF + MF * C-AF mode is not available with the contrast detection system
Manual Focus Yes
Focus Notes 11 points full-twin cross AF sensor with the phase-difference detection system 11-area multiple AF with the contrast detection system (Auto, selectable in option) Focusing point selection Single target, Dynamic single target, All targets with the phase-difference detection system Single, all 11 area, or Face detection with the contrast detection system
Record Modes
Noise Reduction n/a
Media Type CompactFlash Type I/II (UDMA), Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (Dual-Slot)
Image controls Scene program AE Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night + Portrait Scene select AE Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents
Compressed Format JPEG, RAW+JPEG
Movie Mode n/a
Uncompressed Format RAW (12-bit lossless compression)
Playback Modes
Display Format Single-frame, Index (4/9/16/25/49/100 frames), Calendar, Close-up ( 2 - 14X), Slideshow, Picture rotation (auto mode available), Light box Information display Histogram (independent luminance / RGB available), Highlight / Shadow point warning, AF frame, Shooting information
Display Warnings n/a
Power
AC Adapter Yes
Battery size/type BLM-1 Li-ion battery (included)
Physical Dimensions
Depth (Inch) 3.0
Depth (mm) 75
Height (Inch) 4.3
Height (mm) 107.5
Width (Inch) 5.6
Width (mm) 141.5
Weight (g) 655
Weight (oz) 23.0
Supplied Accessories
Storage Included None
Accessories
Remote Control Available (with optional RM-UC1 Remote cable.)
Included Accessories Body, Li-ion battery BLM-1, Li-ion battery charger BCM-2, USB/Video Multi cable, Eye piece cover EPC-1, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM, Instruction manual, Warranty card.
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