Olympus Evolt E-500 Rumor

Last updated: Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

Olympus Evolt E-500

This camera is for REAL ! please visit our Olympus Evolt E-500 page

The latest rumor that has been floating around lately from Olymous that they will release the successor of the Olympus Evolt E-300. The new Olympus Evolt E-500 will have the same 8.1 megapixels but with some changes in the unit design showing in the E-500. The camera has a 2.5-inch LCD, storage via xD and CF, transfer via USB 2.0, and can be powered by six AA batteries — an improvement over the previous proprietary battery situation.

Also expect an official release of their three new lenses very soon:

Zuiko Digital ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3
Zuiko Digital ED 18-180mm f3.5-6.3

Zuiko Digital 17.5-45mm 1:3.5-5.6
Zuiko Digital 17.5-45mm 1:3.5-5.6

Zuiko Digital 35mm 1:3.5 Macro
Zuiko Digital 35mm 1:3.5 Macro


Here’s the E-500 full specifications page at Olympus.dk which was saved by some guy in Europe before the page was removed in less than 12 hours.

Olympus E-500 Full Specifications

Model   Olympus E-500
Type   Interchangeable digital SLR camera.
Compatible lens   ZUIKO Digital, FourThirds System lens.
Lens mount   FourThirds mount.
Body   Engineering plastics.
Media   CompactFlash card (Type I and II), Microdrive, xD picture card. (Dual slot)
Effective pixel number   8 million pixels.
Image size   17.3mm x 13.0mm.
Image sensor  
Type 4/3 type Full Frame Transfer CCD solid-state image sensor.
Total pixel number 8.15 million pixels.
Aspect ratio 4:3.
Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB).
Filter  
LPF Fixed type.
IR cut filter Hybrid type.
Dust protect filter Supersonic Wave Filter.
Viewfinder  
Type Eye-level TTL Dach mirror type optical view finder.
Field of view Approx. 95%.
Magnification Approx. 0.9x with a 50mm lens set to infinity at -1 dioptres.
Eye point Approx. 10 mm at -1 dioptres.
Diopter adjustment Built-in type -3.0 to +1.0 dioptres.
Focusing screen Fixed type.
Mirror Quick return mirror.
Viewfinder information AF frame (super impose), AE lock, AF
confirmation mark, Metering mode, Exposure mode, Shutter speed,
Aperture value, White balance, Exposure compensation value indicator ,
Flash, Battery check , Record mode, Number of storable still pictures.
Depth of field preview Yes (customised One-touch WB button).
Eye cup Interchangeable type EP-5/6, EP-5 supplied.
Eye piece shutter Eye piece cap EP-4 supplied.
Autofocus  
Type TTL phase difference detection system.
Focus modes Single AF, Continuous AF, Manual focus, Single AF + MF, and Continuous AF + MF .
Detection range EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100).
Focus areas 3 points.
Focus area selection Automatic and manual selection.
AF assist lamp Built-in flash, optional Olympus dedicated flashes.
AF lock Locked by first position of shutter release button, AE/AF lock button (customised)
Focus tracking Available in continuous AF mode.
Focus aid Available.
Manual focus Available by rotating focus ring, available for setting manual focus operation in AF mode (customised).
Exposure control  
Light metering system TTL open aperture light metering with 49-zones multi-pattern sensing system.
Light metering modes Digital ESP, Centre-weighted average and Spot (about 2% of entire frame).
Detection range Digital ESP, centre-weighted average:
EV 1 to 20 (50mm f2, ISO 100).
Spot:
EV 3 to 17 (50mm f2, ISO 100).
Exposure modes Auto, Programme with programme shift, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual.
Scene programmes Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Night Scene & Portrait.
Scene select Portrait, Landscape, Landscape &
Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene & Portrait, Firework, Sunset,
Macro, Sports, High Key, Low key, Document, Beach & Snow, Candle,
Children.
Exposure compensation Up to +/- 5 EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps.
AE lock Locked by first position of shutter release or AE/AF lock button (customised).
Exposure bracketing 3 frames in +/- 1, 2/3 , 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps (selectable).
Sensitivity  
Auto ISO 100 to 400.
Manual ISO 100 to 400. Expandable to 1600 (in each 1/3 EV steps possible ).
Shutter  
Type Electronically controlled focal plane shutter.
Shutter speed Auto, P, Ps, A mode: 1/4000 – 60 sec. (depend on conditions)
S mode: 1/4000 – 60 sec.
M mode: 1/4000 – 60 sec. and bulb (up to 8 min.) Scene mode: 1/4000 – 2 sec .
X-sync speed X = 1/180 sec.
Super FP up to 1/4000 sec.
Shutter release Soft-touch electromagnetic release.
Self-timer 12 or 2 sec (possible to cancel).
Remote control Yes (including bulb function), with RM-1 (option).
Drive system  
Drive modes Single and sequential shooting.
Sequential shooting speed Approx. 2.5 fps.
Max. frame number on sequential shooting RAW / TIFF 4 frames, JPEG (HQ, SQ) up to card capacity with high speed media (SunDisk Extreme III) .
White balance system  
Auto WB system Advanced detection system with CCD imager.
Preset WB 8 type (3000K – 7500K). Lamp 1 (3000K),
Fluorescent 1 (4000K), Fluorescent 2 (4500K), Fluorescent 3 (6600K),
Daylight (5300K), Cloudy (6000K), Shade (7500K)
Custom WB 1 custom setting (in Kelvin).
WB compensation R – B / G – M, up to +/-7 steps in each 2 mired for both auto and preset settings.
On touch white balance 1 one touch setting
WB bracketing 3 frames with +/- 4/8/12 mired steps.
Processing  
Image processing TruePic TURBO.
Colour space sRGB / Adobe RGB.
Picture mode Vivid, Natural, Muted, Black & White, Sepia.
Colour saturation 5 levels in each Vivid, Natural, Muted mode.
Sharpness 5 levels in each Picture mode.
Contrast 5 levels in each Picture mode.
Filter Yellow, Orange, Red, Green in Black & White mode.
Toning Sepia, Blue, Red, Green in Black & White mode.
Gradation 3 levels (high key, normal, low key).
Built-in flash  
Type Auto pop-up type, TTL auto or manual.
Synchronisation modes Auto, Manual , Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro , Fill-in.
Synchronisation timing 1 st /2 nd curtain selectable.
Guide number Approx. 13.
Intensity control Up to +/- 2EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps.
External flash control
Type TTL auto FP / TTL auto for Olympus dedicated flash, auto or manual. (TTL auto with FL-20, FL-36, FL-50)
Synchronisation modes Auto, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro , Fill-in for exclusive flash.
Synchronisation timing 1 st /2 nd curtain selectable.
Intensity control Up to +/- 2EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps.
Control panel
Control panel information Metering mode, Exposure mode, Aperture
value, Shutter speed, Exposure level indicator, Exposure compensation
value, Exposure compensation indicator, AE bracket, ISO, Colour space,
Picture mode, Gradation, Colour saturation compensation value,
Sharpness compensation value, Contrast compensation value, White
balance, White balance compensation value, Noise reduction mode, AE
lock, Flash mode, Flash compensation value, Focus mode, AF frame, Drive
mode, Record mode, Number of storable still pictures, Selected memory
card, Battery check.
Playback monitor  
Type Hyper crystal LCD panel.
Size 2.5 inch / 6.4cm.
Pixel number 215.250 pixels.
Field of view Approx. 100%.
Brightness control +/- 7 steps.
Playback functions  
Display mode Single, Zoom (2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14x), Index (4, 9, 16, 25 frames), Slide show, Calendar view, Rotation, Light box view .
Information Exposure mode, Metering mode, Shutter
speed, f-stop, Compensation level, ISO, Colour space, White balance
mode, White balance compensation level, Focal length, Focus area, File
type, Picture mode, Contrast level, Sharpness level .
Exposure level view Histogram (R, G, B available) , High light point warning, Shadow point warning,
Erase / protect function  
Erase modes Single, All, Selected .
Image protect mode Single
Recording system  
Type of recording format DCF, DPOF compatible, EXIF2.2 compatible, PRINT Image
Matching II compatible .
Type of file format JPEG, TIFF (RGB 8 bit), RAW (12bit).
RAW+JPEG recording Yes.
File size
RAW: 3264 x 2448 uncompressed Approx. 13.6 MB
TIFF: 3264 x 2448 uncompressed Approx. 24.5 MB
SHQ: 3264 x 2448 1/2.7 Approx. 6.4 MB
HQ: 3264 x 2448 1/4 Approx. 4.5 MB
    1/8 Approx. 2.5 MB
    1/12 Approx. 1.8 MB
SQ: 3200 x 2400 1/2.7 Approx. 6.2 MB
    1/4 Approx. 4.4 MB
    1/8 Approx. 2.4 MB
    1/12 Approx. 1.8 MB
  2560 x 1920 1/2.7 Approx. 3.7 MB
    1/4 Approx. 2.5 MB
    1/8 Approx. 1.3 MB
    1/12 Approx. 0.8 MB
  1600 x 1200 1/2.7 Approx. 1.5 MB
    1/4 Approx. 1.0 MB
    1/8 Approx. 0.5 MB
    1/12 Approx. 0.4 MB
  1280 x 960 1/2.7 Approx. 0.9 MB
    1/4 Approx. 0.6 MB
    1/8 Approx. 0.3 MB
    1/12 Approx. 0.2 MB
  1024 x 768 1/2.7 Approx. 0.6 MB
    1/4 Approx. 0.4 MB
    1/8 Approx. 0.2 MB
    1/12 Approx. 0.2 MB
  640 x 480 1/2.7 Approx. 0.3 MB
    1/4 Approx. 0.2 MB
    1/8 Approx. 0.1 MB
    1/12 Approx. 0.1 MB

 
 
Image editing  
RAW development Yes.
JPEG/TIFF editing Yes (Black & White, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Colour saturation , Resize, ).
PictBridge Yes.
Menu  
Category Shooting menu 1, Shooting menu 2, Playback menu, Custom menu, Setup menu.
Languages Default 4 languages (English, German, Spanish, French), Optionally, one language can be downloaded via internet.
Interface  
PC interface USB 2.0 (Full speed) mini B (storage, camera control) .
Video signal output NTSC or PAL selectable.
Synchro socket Hot shoe.
Power supply  
Battery Rechargeable Li-Ion battery pack BLM-1, 3x CR123A with LBH-1 .
Size / weight
Dimensions 129.5 x 94.5 x 66mm .
Weight Approx. 435 g (without batteries and CF card).
Miscellaneous
Battery check Automatic check.
Sleep mode Yes (Off, 1, 3, 5, 10 min. selectable).
Power off mode Yes (Off, 4hours selectable).
Environment  
Temperature Operating range: 0°C to 40°C. Storage range: -20°C to 60°C.
Humidity Operating range: 30 to 90%. Storage range: 10% to 90%.
Box contents   E-300 body, USB cable, video cable,
Li-Ion battery pack (BLM-1) or CR123A battery holder (LHD-1), Li-Ion
battery charger (BCM-2) or not, shoulder strap, Olympus Master CD-ROM,
instruction manuals, warranty card.

See also: Digital Camera | Olympus | Rumors



AddThis Social Bookmark Button AddThis Feed Button

Share your photos with our readers, make your own profile page, create blog, get unlimited storage for your photos, discuss photography equipment & techniques by joining our photo community



Print This Post | Email This Post

Subscribe for our latest updates sent to your e-mail (no spam)


Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz

RSS feed | Trackback URI

Comments »

No posts yet.

Have Your Say

Your Comment may not appear immediately due to moderation
Name (required)
E-mail (required - never shown publicly)
URI
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> in your Comment.