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Olympus E-500 Reviews & Specs
The Olympus E-500 is a 8.2M digital camera announced in October 2005.
Brand
Olympus
Class
Resolution
3264 x 2448 (8.2M)
Zoom Type
Storage Media
CF I / II, xD
Reviews
Specs
Reviews for Professionals
Oct. 23, 2005
Olympus E-500 review at DPReview
Nov. 8, 2005
Olympus E-500 review at DCResource
Dec. 5, 2005
Olympus E-500 review at Imaging-resource
Feb. 4, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at wrotniak.net
Feb. 19, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at CameraLabs
Other Reviews
Nov. 18, 2005
Olympus E-500 review at Steves-digicams
Jan. 2, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at DigitalKamera (de)
Jan. 22, 2006
DCViews
Jan. 22, 2006
DCViews (nl)
Feb. 7, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at Quesabesde (es)
Feb. 10, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at Megapixel.net
March 31, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at TrustedReviews
News & Guides
Oct. 3, 2005
Olympus Evolt E-500 press summary
Nov. 9, 2005
Olympus Eyecup Magnifier ME-1 for the E-500
Jan. 17, 2006
Olympus updates firmware for some Zuiko lenses
Feb. 27, 2006
Customizing your Olympus E-500 at wrotniak.net
Feb. 26, 2007
Lenses for use with the Olympus digital SLRs
Nov. 20, 2007
Olympus E-500 firmware version 1.3
Introductions & Previews
Feb. 19, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at LetsGoDigital (nl)
Feb. 19, 2006
Olympus E-500 review at LetsGoDigital
Oct. 15, 2006
Wrotniak on E-500 Reference WB Button Problem
Brand
Olympus
Class
Resolution
3264 x 2448
Zoom Type
LCD Type
2.5" lcd viewer
CCD Pixels
8.2M
Storage Media
CF I / II, xD
LCD Type
2.5" lcd viewer
Storage Media
CF I / II, xD
Battery Type
Li-ion rechargeable
Date
Oct. 31, 2005
Update
Card Date
CCD Pixels
8.2M
Dimensions
130x95x66
Dimensions US
5.1x3.7x2.6
Weight
435g
Weight US
15.3oz.
Lens
Four Thirds mount
Focus
auto | manual
Metering
ESP, center weighted, spot
Apterture
auto | manual
White Balance
auto, 7 presets, custom, color temp. adjustment
Shutter
auto | manual / B, 60 s - 1/4000 s
Exposure
+/- 5 EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps
Flash
pop-up, hot-shoe - 4 modes (GN 13, m)
Viewfinder
ttl optical
ISO
100 - 400, manual 100 - 1600
Image Size
3264x2448 / 3200x2400 / 2560x1920 / 1600x1200 / 1280x960 / 1024x768 / 640x480
Image Format
raw / tiff / jpeg (exif 2.2)
Image Compression
SHQ / HQ / SQ
Timing
Remote
self timer 12s / 2s
Video
Audio
Connection
usb 2.0 (full speed) / video (NTSC / PAL)
Storage
Compact Flash I / II, xD
Software
Image Info
Version
Reviews
Misc
Extra Features
Imager: 17.3mm x 13.0mm
Comments
{'value1': 'excellent price performance', 'value2': None}
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