Olympus E-30 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode

Lens Mount
Four Thirds

ISO (Max)
3200

Sensor Resolution
12.3 Megapixel

Sensor Type
Live MOS

Display
2.7" LCD display

Battery Type
Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion

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Olympus E-30 Full Specifications and Details

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus E-30

Product Type	Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode
Lens Included	Body only
Height	10.8 cm
Width	14.2 cm
Depth	7.5 cm
Weight	0.66 kg
Body Material	Glassfibre reinforced plastics

SENSOR Olympus E-30

Sensor Resolution	12.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	Live MOS
Total Pixels	13,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	12,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	Four Thirds (17.3 x 13.0 mm)
Sensor Dust Reduction	Yes
Sensor Features	Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Image Stabiliser	Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser	Yes

PROCESSOR Olympus E-30

Image Processor	TruePic III+

LENS Olympus E-30

Lens Mounting Type	Four Thirds

FOCUSING Olympus E-30

Auto Focus	TTL contrast and phase detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty	11
Face Detection	Yes

VIEWFINDER Olympus E-30

Viewfinder Type	Optical - fixed eye-level pentaprism
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage	98%
Optical Viewfinder Magnification	1.02x
Optical Viewfinder Dioptric Correction Range	-3 to +1
Viewfinder Frames	Autofocus frame
Viewfinder Information	Shutter speed, exposure compensation, AE lock, AF-in-focus, flash charge completion, aperture, frame counter, white balance, metering system, Exposure Mode, battery status, record mode, ISO sensitivity
Field of View Crop Factor	2

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus E-30

ISO (Max)	3200
Light Sensitivity	ISO auto (200-800), ISO 100-3200, ISO auto (200-3200)
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Metering Zones	49
Exposure Modes	Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Special Effects	Sepia, Monotone, Black & White Red filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Vivid, yellow, green, red, Custom Effect, Black & White Orange filter, soft focus, Black & White Green filter, Muted, portrait, orange, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole
White Balance	Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Sunlight, tungsten light, shade, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), 3000K - 7500K
Max Shutter Speed	1/8000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	30 min
Exposure Compensation	±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing	5 steps in 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV steps
White Balance Bracketing	Yes
X-sync Speed	1/250sec
Exposure Range	EV 1-20 (ISO 100)

DISPLAY Olympus E-30

Type	2.7" LCD display
Display Format	230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Rotating
Display Features	Contrast control, display brightness control

FLASH Olympus E-30

Camera Flash	Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100)	13
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Features	AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus E-30

Image Recording Format	JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG

MEMORY Olympus E-30

Memory Card Slot	CompactFlash Card, xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards	CompactFlash, xD-Picture Card, Microdrive
Image Storage	RAW 4032 x 3024 Super-fine JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 6.8 MB Fine JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 4.7 MB Normal JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 2.2 MB Basic JPEG 4032 x 3024 - 1.5 MB Super-fine JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 5.3 MB Fine JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 3.7 MB Normal JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB Basic JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.1 MB Super-fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 3.6 MB Fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 2.2 MB Normal JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB Basic JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 0.7 MB Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 1.3 MB Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.8 MB Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.5 MB Basic JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.3 MB Super-fine JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.8 MB Fine JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.5 MB Normal JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.3 MB Basic JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.2 MB Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.5 MB Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.4 MB Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.2 MB Basic JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.1 MB Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB Fine JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB Normal JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.1 MB Basic JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.1 MB

BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus E-30

Battery Type	Olympus BLM-1 Lithium Ion
Details	Olympus BLM-1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1500 mAh (included)

CONNECTIONS Olympus E-30

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Flash Terminal	Hot shoe
Connector Type	USB Composite video output DC power input

FEATURES Olympus E-30

Self-Timer Delay	2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed	5 frames per second
Additional Features	RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, depth-of-field preview button, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, LCD live view mode, in-camera red-eye fix, shadow point display, highlight point display, Shadow Adjustment Technology, in-camera RAW processing

OTHERS Olympus E-30

Included Accessories	Battery charger, body cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C