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Olympus E-620

Posted to Digital SLR 2009-08-16

The E-620 DSLR camera from Olympus will give you a 2.7 inch LCD screen and an 12.3 megapixels sensor which will be important to consider for high quality photographs.

Product Summary
12.3 megapixels, In-body Image Stabilization, Art filters, Multiple exposure

READ THE REVIEW          4.2 out of 5

Partner Information
Partner Product Link: Olympus E-620 SLR Digital Camera Kit with 14-42mm Lens
Partner: B&H Photo - Shop Great Consumer Electronics
Main Details
Production Year 2009
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 Approx. 13.1 million pixels
Sensor Size 17.3 x 13.0mm (4/3")
Aspect Ratio(P/DCMRS) 1.33 (4:3)
Dust Removal Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
Sensor Type Live MOS Sensor
Viewfinder
Built-in Dioptric Adjustment -3.0 - +1m-1
Coverage Approx. 95%
Depth of Field Preview n/a
Eyepiece Shutter Eye piece cap EP-4 supplied
Focusing Screen Fixed (Neo Lumi-Micro Mat screen)
Magnification Approx.0.92x
Mirror n/a
Type Eye-level single-lens reflex
Viewfinder Information 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)
Body
ISO Rating AUTO: ISO 200 - 3200 (customizable, Default 200-800) / Manual ISO 100 - 3200, 1/3 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Auto WB system Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor Preset white balance 8 settings (3000K - 7500K) Lamp (3000K), Fluorescent 1 (4000K), Fluorescent 2 (4500K), Fluorescent 3 (6600K), Daylight (5300K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade (7500K) White balance compensation -7 steps in each A-B/G-M axis (in Auto WB/Preset WB mode) Custom white balance 1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K - 14000K) One-touch white balance 1 custom setting can be registered
Orientation sensor Yes
35mm equivalent 2.0 x
Maximum Shutter 1/4000 sec
Minimum Shutter 60 sec + bulb up to 8 min.
Built-in Flash Yes Pop up
Flash Guide Number GN=12m (ISO 100)
Flash Modes Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Fill-in, Slow synchronization, Manual, Off.
Flash Sync Speed 1/180
External Flash Olympus FL-50R, FL-36R, FL-50, FL-36, FL-20
Image Modes Vivid, Natural, Muted, Portrait, Monotone (default setting: Natural) Adjustment parameter Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation level available in 5 steps for Vivid, Natural, Muted and Portrait Contrast and Sharpness level available in 5 steps for Monotone 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 (1) Digital ESP metering (49-point multi pattern metering) (2) Centre weighted average metering (3) Spot metering (approx. 1% for the viewfinder screen) (4) Spot with Highlight control (5) Spot with Shadow control
Lens Compatibility 4/3 System Lens
Exposure Bracketing 3 frames in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1EV steps selectable
Exposure Compensation ±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable
Exposure Lock Yes
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 Scene program AE Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night + Portrait Scene select AE Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait, Night Scene, Night + Portrait, Children, Sport, High Key, Low Key, Digital Image Stabilization, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Panorama* (* Available with the Olympus xD-Picture Card), Beach & Snow
Metering TTL open-aperture metering system
Aperture Priority Yes
Shutter Priority Yes
Continuous Drive Approx. 4 frames/sec. in sequential shooting H, 1 to 3 fps selectable in sequential shooting L. Max. recordable pictures on sequential shooting. RAW mode: Max. 5 frames.
Self Timer 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available)
Time-lapse Recording No
Shutter Release n/a
Quality Levels Super fine, Fine, Normal, Basic
LCD Monitor
LCD Pixels 230,000
LCD Size 2.7
Live View Mode Live MOS Sensor for still picture shooting is used, 100% field of view, Exposure adjustment pre-view, White balance adjustment pre-view, Gradation setting pre-view, Face detection pre-view, Perfect shot pre-view, Grid line displayable, 7x/10x magnification possible, MF/S-AF, AF frame display, AF point display, Shooting information, Histogram, Heat warning.
Focus
AF Assist Available
Auto Focus Type TTL, Phase -difference detection system, Contrast detection system (with 25mm f2.8, 14-42mm f3.5-5.6, 40-150mm f4.0-5.6, 9-18mm f4.0-5.6, 14-54mm f2.8-3.5II)
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 Focusing point 7 points AF sensor with the phase-difference detection system (5points cross AF sensor / 7 points twin AF sensor ) 7-area multiple AF with the contrast detection system (Auto, selectable in option)
Manual Focus Yes
Focus Notes Single target, All targets with the phase-difference detection system Single, all 7 area, or Face detection with the contrast detection system AF luminance range (phase-difference detection system) EV -1 to 19 (at 20 degrees, ISO 100) AF illuminator Focus tracking Interlocked with Continuous AF mode
Record Modes
Noise Reduction n/a
Media Type CompactFlash Type I/II, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (Dual-Slot)
Image controls n/a
Compressed Format JPEG, RAW+JPEG
Movie Mode No
Uncompressed Format RAW (12-bit)
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 n/a
Battery size/type BLS-1 Li-ion battery (included)
Physical Dimensions
Depth (Inch) 2.7
Depth (mm) 68
Height (Inch) 3.6
Height (mm) 91.5
Width (Inch) 5.4
Width (mm) 136
Weight (g) 475
Weight (oz) 16.8
Supplied Accessories
Storage Included None
Accessories
Remote Control Available (with optional RM-UC1 Remote cable.)
Included Accessories Li-ion battery BLS-1, Li-ion battery charger BCS-1, USB/Video Multi cable, Eye piece cover EPC-1, Shoulder strap, OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM, Instruction manual, Warranty card.
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