Olympus E-420 (Body only)

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Manufacturer:Olympus America Inc.
Part Number:262080

General

Product Type Digital camera - SLR
Weight 13.4 oz
Width 5.1 in
Depth 2.1 in
Height 3.6 in

Main Features

Resolution 10 megapixels
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels
Optical Sensor Type Live MOS
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
Total Pixels 11,800,000 pixels
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-1600, ISO auto (100-1600)
Shooting Programs High key, Candle, Low key, Underwater macro, Landscape, Macro, Night portrait, Sports mode, Landscape-portrait, Fireworks, Nature macro, Panorama assist, Sunset, Portrait mode, Document, Children, Beach/snow, Underwater wide, Night scene
Special effects Muted, Vivid, Portrait, Sepia, Purple, Monotone, Black & White Green filter, Blue, Black & White Red filter, Neutral, Black & White Orange filter, Black & White Yellow filter, Green
Field of View Crop Factor 2
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
Min Shutter Speed 8 min
Sensor Features Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF)
Exposure Metering Shadow spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot, Highlight spot
Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Bulb, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual
Exposure Compensation ?5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps
White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
White Balance Presets Shade, Tungsten light, 2000K - 10000K, Fluorescent light (warm white), Cloudy, Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (daylight), Daylight
Still Image Format RAW + JPEG, JPEG, RAW
Continuous Shooting Speed 3.5 frames per second
Color support Color
Image Stabilizer Electronic
Exposure Range EV 1-20 ( ISO 100 )
Exposure Metering Zones 49
Remote Control Optional
TV Tuner None

Memory / Storage

Image Storage Fine / large JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 6.8 MB, Basic JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.1 MB, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.1 MB, Basic JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.1 MB, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.5 MB, Basic JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.3 MB, Fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 2.2 MB, Super-fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 1.3 MB, Super-fine JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.5 MB, Fine JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 4.7 MB, Super-fine JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 5.3 MB, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 - 0.8 MB, Fine JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 3.7 MB, Super-fine JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB, Normal JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 2.2 MB, Super-fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 3.6 MB, Normal JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.3 MB, Fine JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.5 MB, Fine JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.4 MB, Fine JPEG 640 x 480 - 0.2 MB, Basic JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.2 MB, Basic JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.1 MB, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 - 0.2 MB, Basic JPEG 3648 x 2736 - 1.5 MB, Super-fine JPEG 1280 x 960 - 0.8 MB, Basic JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 0.7 MB, RAW 3648 x 2736 - 11 MB, Normal JPEG 3200 x 2400 - 1.7 MB, Normal JPEG 2560 x 1920 - 1.1 MB
Supported Flash Memory Microdrive, CompactFlash, XD-Picture Card

Lens System

Lens System Mounting Four Thirds

Additional Features

Self Timer Yes
Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 12 sec
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Additional Features USB 2.0 compatibility, Display brightness control, Highlight point display, DPOF support, Face detection, Shadow point display, PictBridge support, AE lock, In-camera red-eye removal, RGB primary color filter, AF lock, Resizing an image, Saturation control, Direct print, Contrast control, Sharpness control, Digital image rotation, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Auto power save, PRINT Image Matching, Date/time stamp, Histogram display, LCD live view mode

Camera Flash

Type Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction, Rear curtain sync
Red Eye Reduction Yes
Features Wireless off-camera control, Flash +/- compensation
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 12

Viewfinder

Viewfinder Type Optical - Eye-level penta-dach mirror
Color support Color
Field Coverage 95%
Magnification 0.92x
Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
Frames Autofocus frame
LCD Display Information Flash charge completion, Metering system, AF-in-focus, White balance, Frames-remaining counter, Battery status, Aperture, Record mode, Exposure mode, Exposure compensation, AE lock, Shutter speed