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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable (Four Thirds mount) |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | Kodak KAF-8300CE Four Thirds System FFT-CCD |
| Maximum resolution | 3,264 × 2,448 (8 million) |
| Film speed | ISO 50–3200 |
| Storage media | CompactFlash (Type I or Type II); XD card |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Single shot AF, Continuous AF and/or Manual |
| Focus areas | 3-Point Multiple AF |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Automatic, Portrait, Landscape, Landscape and Portrait, Macro, Sport, Night Portrait, Night Scene, Children, High Key, Low Key, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Beach and Snow, Manual, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority |
| Exposure metering | TTL full-aperture exposure metering system |
| Metering modes | Spot, Center Weighted, Digital ESP |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Built-in TTL Speedlight with hotshoe |
| Flash bracketing | +5/−5 EV in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 step |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Computerized focal-plane type |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 to 60 s (max 8 Min in "Bulb" mode) |
| Continuous shooting | 2.5 frame/s, unlimited shots (JPEG) or 4 shots (RAW/TIFF) |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical TTL with pentamirror |
| Image processing | |
| White balance | Automatic, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset (in kelvins) |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2.5 in (64 mm), 215 kpixel |
| Battery | Olympus BLM-1 family |
| Weight | 430 g (0.95 lb) without battery |
| Made in | China |
The Olympus E-500 (Olympus EVOLT E-500 in North America) is an 8-megapixel digital SLR camera manufactured by Olympus of Japan and based on the Four Thirds System. It was announced on 26 September 2005. Like the E-300 launched the previous year, it uses a Full Frame Transfer (17.3 x 13 mm) Kodak KAF-8300CE CCD imaging chip.