Olympus E-500 - EVOLT Digital Camera User manual

Type
Media
Imager Size
Lens Mount
Compatible Lens
Image Sensor
Type
Effective Pixel Number
Aspect
Filter Array
Filter
LPF
IRCut Filter
Dust Protection Filter
Recording System
Type of Recording Format
Type of File Format
RAW + JPEG Recording
File Size
Viewfinder
Type
Viewfinder Coverage
Magnification
Eye Point
Diopter Adjustment
Focusing Screen
Mirror
Viewfinder Information
Depth of Field Preview
Eye Cup
Eye Piece Shutter
LCD Monitor
Type
Size
Pixel Number
Viewfield Coverage
Brightness Control
Autofocus
Type
Focus Mode
Focus Area
Detection Range
Focus Area Selection
AF Assist Lamp
AF Lock
Exposure Control
Light Metering System
Light Metering Mode
Detection Range
Exposure Mode
Scene Program AE
Scene Select
Interchangeable Lens Digital SLR Camera
Compact Flash Card (Type I, II), Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (Dual Slot)
17.3mm x 13mm
Four Thirds Mount
Zuiko Digital, Four Thirds System Lens
4/3 type Full Frame Transfer Type CCD solid-state image sensor
8.15 million pixels
4:3
Primary color filter (RGB)
Fixed type
Hybrid Type
Supersonic Wave Filter
DCF (JPEG), TIFF, RAW
JPEG, TIFF Ver. 6.0 (Exif 2.2), RAW (12bit)
Yes
RAW 3264 x 2448 Uncompressed Approx. 13.6MB
TIFF 3264 x 2448 Uncompressed Approx. 24.5MB
SHQ 3264 x 2448 1/2.7 Approx. 6.4MB
HQ 3264 x 2448 1/4 / 1/8 1/12 Approx. 4.5 / 2.5 / 1.8MB
SQ 3200 x 2400 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 Approx. 6.2 / 4.4 / 2.4 / 1.8MB
2560 x 1920 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 Approx. 3.7 / 2.5 /1.3 / 0.8MB
1600 x 1200 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 Approx. 1.5 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.4MB
1280 x 960 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 Approx. 0.9 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0.2MB
1024 x 768 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 Approx. 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2MB
640 x 480 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 Approx. 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1MB
Eye level Dach Mirror type Optical View Finder
Approx. 95%
Approx. x 0.9 with 50mm Lens set to infinity on -1diopter
Approx. 10mm
Built-in type -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
Fixed type
Quick Return Mirror
AF frame, Shutter speed, Aperture value, AF confirmation mark, Flash,
White balance, AE lock, Number of storable still pictures, Exposure compensation
value indication, Metering mode, Battery check, Exposure mode, Record mode
One-touch WB Button (Customizable)
Interchangeable type (EP-5/6), EP-5 supplied
Interchangeable type, EP-4 supplied
HyperCrystal LCD (TFT Color LCD)
2.5 Inch
215,250 pixels
Approx. 100%
+/- 7 steps
TTL Phase Difference Detection System
Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus / S-AF + MF/ C-AF + MF
3points
EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100)
Automatic Selectable / Manual Selectable
Built-in Flash type
Locked by first position of Shutter Button / AE/AF Lock Button (Customizable)
TTL Full Aperture Light Metering by 49 Zones Multi-pattern Sensing System
Digital ESP / Center Weighted Average / Spot / Highlight Spot / Shadow Spot
(Approx. 2% Spot)
Digital ESP / Center Weighted Average; EV 1 to 20 (50mm F2, ISO 100)
Spot; EV 3 to 17 (50mm F2, ISO 100)
Full Auto, Program with Program Shift / Shutter Priority / Aperture Priority /
Manual / Scene Program AE / Scene Select AE
Portrait / Landscape / Macro / Sports / Night Scene & Portrait
Portrait / Landscape / Landscape & Portrait / Night Scene / Night Scene & Portrait
/Firework / Sunset / Macro / Sports / High-Key / Low-Key / Documents / Beach
&Snow / Candle / Children
Sensitivity
Exposure Compensation
AE Lock
Exposure Bracketing
White Balance System
WBMode
Preset WB
WB Compensation
WBBracketing
Color System
Color Space
Picture Mode
Color Saturation
Sharpness
Contrast
Filter
Toning
Gradation
Shutter
Type
Shutter Speed
Self Timer
Remote Control
Drive System
Drive Mode
Sequential Shooting Speed
Max. Frame Number on
Sequential Shooting
Built-in Flash
Type
Synchronization Mode
X-Sync Speed
Intensity Control
Synchro Timing
Hot-Shoe
Play Back Function
Display Mode
Information
Exposure Level View
Video Signal Output
Menu Information
Menu Languages
Edit Functions
RAW Edit Mode
TIFF, JPEG Mode
Copy Mode
Erase/Protection Function
Erase Mode
Image Protect Mode
PC Interface
Power Supply
Battery
Size/Weight
Dimensions
Weight
Environment
Temperature
Humidity
AUTO, 100, 200, 400 (AUTO: 100-400) Expandable to 800, 1600
Up to +/- 5 EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV step
Locked by first position of Shutter Button / AE/AF Lock Button (Customizable)
3Frames in +/- 1, 2/3, 1/2 or 1/3 EV step
Auto WB, Preset WB, Custom WB, One-touch WB
Lamp (3000k) / Fluorescent 1 (4000k) / Fluorescent 2 (4500k) / Fluorescent 3
(6600k) / Daylight (5300k) / Cloudy (6000k) / Shade (7500k)
R-B/G-M up to +/- 7 step in each 2mired step for each Auto / Preset setting
3Frames with +/- 4/8/12 mired steps
sRGB / AdobeRGB
Vivid / Natural / Muted / B&W / Sepia
5levels in each Vivid, Natural and Muted mode
5levels in each Picture mode
5levels in each Picture mode
Yellow / Orange / Red / Green in B&W mode
Sepia / Blue / Red / Green in B&W mode
3levels
Electronic Controlled Focal Plane Shutter
A,P,Ps: 1/4000 to 60 Sec(depend on conditions), S: 1/4000 to 60 Sec, M: 1/4000
to60 Sec and Bulb (up to 8 minutes), AUTO: 1/4000 to 2 Sec, Scene: 1/4000 to 2
Sec (depend on selected mode)
12 or 2 Sec. (possible to cancel)
Wireless with bulb function by RM-1 (RM-1:option)
Single / Sequential Shooting
Approx. 2.5 fps.
RAW; TIFF: 4 Frames
JPEG (HQ, SQ); Up to full capacity with high speed Media(*1)
TTL Auto / Manual
Auto / Red-eye Reduction / Slow synchro / Fill-in
X = 1/180 Sec. (FP Flash Mode up to 1/4000 sec.)
Up to +/- 2 EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV step
Front curtain and Rear curtain selectable
TTL Auto with FL20 / 36 / 50 (FP Flash with FL36 / 50)
Single / Zoom ( 2 / 3 / 4 /6 / 8 / 10 / 14x) / Index (4 / 9 / 16 /25 frames) / Calendar
View / Slide Show / Light Box View
Exposure Mode, Metering Mode, Shutter Speed, F-Stop, Compensation level, ISO,
Color Space, WB Mode, WB Compensation Level, Focal Length, Focus Area, File
type, Picture Mode
Y,R,G,B Histograms, High Light/Shadow Point Warning
Yes
REC, Play Back, Custom, Setup
English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean
RAW Development
B&W, Sepia, Red-eye Reduction, Color Saturation, Resize
Single / All / Selected (Between CF Media and xD-Picture Card)
Single, All, Selected
Single
USB 2.0 Full Speed
Rechargeable Li-ion battery Pack BLM-1 / Optional 3x CR123A with LBH-1
5 x 3.7 x 2.6 inches (129.5 x 94.5 x 66mm)
Approx. 15.34 oz. (435g); Without Batteries and CF Card
Operating Range; 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
Storage Range; 4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
Operating Range; 30% to 90%, Storage Range; 10% to 90%
*1) with SanDisk Extreme III CF card on default image quality mode(HQ 1/8)
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The most full-featured digital SLR in its class.
TM
EVOLT E-500 Digital SLR

There’s a first time for everything.
And for digital SLR cameras, this is the first time that so many leading-edge
breakthroughs have gone hand-in-hand with user-friendly innovations.
From our patented dust-reduction technology for spot-free photos, to our
exclusive 8.0 megapixel CCD.
From our advanced TruePic TURBO™ processor that helps you capture
spectacular, color-rich images to a large, 2.5” high-resolution LCD. From the
largest selection of digital-specific lenses to dual memory slots for storing
your images – EVOLT E-500’s array of features is unparalleled and always
easy to use.
At first glance, EVOLT E-500 is surprisingly compact. Pick it up and discover
it’s lighter than you imagined.
Photo enthusiasts will find EVOLT E-500 to be a refreshing throwback to a
time you could actually grab a camera and not let it slip through your fingers.
Beginners will view EVOLT E-500 as a powerful combination of advanced
technologies that can help them master digital photography.
Get your hands on EVOLT E-500. The most full-featured digital SLR in its class.

Capture a world without dust.
You’ll be amazed what’s out there.
Have you ever looked inside a camera? The amount of dust collected would startle you.
That’s because – prior to the E-series – dust entered from daily use, especially when lenses
were changed. The result was a spot or two on each photo, cast by “dust shadows” from the
imager’s pixels. It was unavoidable and unsightly, until now.
The problem is common. The solution is exclusive.
Our exclusive dust-reduction technology brings you spot-free photos, automatically. Each
time the camera is turned on, our Super Sonic Wave Filter™ shakes up the digital world as
we know it, by shaking dust and debris loose from the image sensor – and capturing it, to
prevent its reappearance. Situated between shutter and CCD, it vibrates over 35,000 times
asecond. As a result, dust particles cannot block light – ensuring unblemished pictures,
with each press of the shutter button.
With the E-500’s Dust Reduction System, changing lenses in the field (or in your family
room) won’t ruin your images. Your photos will be spot-free, without you needing to
retouch them on a computer.
Patented Dust Reduction Technology
The new EVOLT E-500 features our exclusive dust-reduction technology for spot-free photos.
With undetectable vibrations, it shakes dust and debris loose from the image sensor
thousands of times each second. Rather than shadows and imperfections, clear images are all
you’ll see.
Patented Dust Reduction Technology for Spot-Free Photos

You’ll have what it takes to
capture sharp, detailed photos
you’ll be proud to enlarge.
Outstanding Image Quality
In the elite circle of outstanding digital SLRs, the number of megapixels is just one measure of
acamera’s ability. EVOLT E-500 produces superior images and an extraordinary photographic
experience, for many additional reasons, as well.
Brilliance and speed, from edge to edge.
•The 8 megapixel sensor in the EVOLT E-500 has earned wide acclaim for producing a full
range of color, sharp and subtle contrast, as well as fine detail – with minimal noise.
•Our Four-Thirds type CCD achieves the dynamic range and sensitivity that professional
photographers demand – in a camera anyone can use. So regardless of skill level, you’ll be
fully capable of creating brighter, more colorful photos.
•Thanks to our exclusive, next-generation TruePic TURBOTM Image Processor, you’ll get
crystal clear images quickly – and won’t face all-too familiar shutter delays or slow startup
times. TruePic’s responsive, accelerated performance translates to briefer shot-to-shot
times and swifter image playback of smooth, colorful and detailed images.
•Total compatibility with the largest selection of precision-crafted Zuiko®Digital-Specific
Lenses allows E-500 to faithfully produce images of the highest quality. These lenses and
their unique benefits are described in greater detail, later on.
•The detailed vibrant colors of this 8.0 megapixel CCD – coupled with the TruePic TURBO
Image Processor – helps you enlarge prints to all sizes supported by your printer.
Outstanding Image Quality

You deserve the sharpest,
most detailed photos. That’s why
you needall-digital lenses.
Digital-Specific Lenses
In the future, people may laugh, for most digital SLR cameras still use 35mm film lenses. At
Olympus, the future has already arrived, with the largest selection of digital-specific lenses
anywhere. Even when using the largest apertures, these lenses help you produce super-
sharp, bright and colorful images from one edge of your photo to the other.
Leading-edge technology yields edge-to-edge consistency.
The EVOLT E-500 is fully compatible with the largest selection of world-class optics –
precision-crafted digital-specific Zuiko®lenses – designed specifically for digital excellence.
With each pristine-glass lens perfectly matched to the camera’s image sensor, light is received
by each pixel. So you’ll see crisper, more accurate results all across your photographs.
To correct potential distortions automatically, these Zuiko lenses directly communicate
with the camera through their own internal CPU.
You’ll not only enjoy an extra measure of quality and accuracy – the kind that film lenses
simply cannot match – but you’ll appreciate the compact, go-anywhere styling of this
versatile line of digital lenses.
See for yourself – with all digital-lenses precisely matched to the EVOLT E-500's image
sensor, your photos will have the same degree of clarity, brightness and detail at their edges
as they do in the center.
Digital-Specific Lenses

Abigger,brighter LCD you can
view from almost anyangle.
Smart Ergonomics
With an over-sized, easy-to-view 2.5” HyperCrystal™ LCD monitor, EVOLT E-500 treats
your eyes to high-contrast viewing from wider angles. To further indulge you, the
surprisingly lightweight body offers intelligent ergonomics – giving each finger on your
shooting hand a place to rest.
Apleasure to behold: Our largest, brightest LCD.
The EVOLT E-500’s HyperCrystal LCD is among the largest in its class – a generously-sized 2.5”. It
also packs as many pixels as any LCD display, affording you outstanding color and contrast, with a
full 160-degree viewing angle, from left to right and up and down. This adds up to a greater “degree”
of comfort, whether you’re navigating the menus or enjoying the shots you’ve already taken.
The larger LCD also makes the control panel easier to view – adding size and clarity to the
letters and icons.
Apleasure to hold: Our lightest SLR ever.
Designed with advanced polycarbonates, EVOLT E-500 possesses uncompromising strength
and durability – to stand up to everyday use and even support the 300mm f2.8 Zuiko Digital
Lens. Yet EVOLT E-500 is extremely lightweight – so you’ll find it easy to carry and handle.
Our automatic pop-up flash maintains a “no-profile” until it recognizes the need for added
light. Once engaged, the flash pops up and gives you the opportunity to make adjustments
and select from a range of options – including red-eye reduction.
Smart Ergonomics

It’s easy to select a mode.
Even easier to enjoy the results.
There will always be times when you’d prefer the camera do the work. Especially when
EVOLT E-500 makes it so simple to capture pixel-perfect images by selecting a mode suited
to your environment.
With the right mode, you can do anything.
For those times (or spur-of-the moment opportunities), EVOLT E-500 presents an array of
pre-set and user-adjustable shooting modes.
There are 15 easy modes where you do nothing more than select the “scene.” Just use the
menu and choose Beach and Snow, Sunset, Portrait, Night Scene, Candlelight, Landscape,
Children and more.
To assume a bit more control, yet still let the camera select the aperture and shutter speed (or
everything), there are six basic modes: Auto, Landscape, Portrait, Night-Scene Portrait, Macro
and Action/Sports.
When you feel like taking complete control, you can do so with EVOLT E-500’s creative modes:
Program (the camera automatically sets lens aperture and shutter speed), Aperture Priority
(you select aperture – the camera sets the appropriate shutter speed for the exposure),
Shutter Priority (you select shutter speed – the camera sets the appropriate aperture for the
exposure) and Manual (where you select shutter speed and aperture).
Advanced Shooting Modes
Advanced Shooting Modes

Regardless of your skill level or environment, EVOLT E-500 offers a full complement of features
and controls. In fact, with its introduction, it showcases more superior functions and sensible
ergonomics than any digital SLR in its class.
Everything you need to shoot for excellence.
Dual Media Slots – For increased storage flexibility, switch between CF and xD-Picture Cards when
one becomes full. Or use the camera’s menu to copy an image onto both, for backup purposes.
Auto Focus – Choose from left, center or right AF points. Activate them automatically or select
them manually. The system’s high-precision super-imposed display lets you to confirm target
zones easily. To focus in dim light or darkness, an AF illuminator is built into the flash. Choose
from five focus modes: C-AF, S-AF, MF, S-AF+ MF, C-AF+MF.
White Balance – The exclusive one-touch WB button at the back of EVOLT E-500 helps you
make settings, with ease. Also choose from White Balance and Preset White Balance (for
daylight, cloudy, shade, tungsten, fluorescent and more). Select settings from 2000K to 7500K
–with additional fine-tuning available to each, in seven steps.
Noise Reduction – This function utilizes a proprietary Olympus algorithm to detect and
eliminate fixed noise that can appear on long-exposure images, like a bulb exposure at night.
High-Precision Flash Controls – With seven flash modes, you can be highly selective: Auto,
Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Synchro and Red-Eye Reduction, Slow Synchro first curtain, Slow
Synchro second curtain, forced flash and flash off. Thanks to EVOLT E-500’s auto pop-up flash,
there’s never any need to lift the flash manually. For daylight fill or flash synchronization above
1/180th second – with available external flashes (FL-36 and FL-50) – choose FP Flash.
Our first priority was
preparing you for everything.
Easy-to-Handle Controls
Easy-to-Handle Controls

Our next priority?
Giving you even greater control.
More Ways to Exercise Creativity
Five Metering Modes –Choose from our new 49-point Digital ESP (Electro Selective
Pattern) metering, center-weighted average metering, spot metering, highlight spot metering
(for getting clean, true whites with detail) and shadow spot metering (for getting rich, dark
blacks with detail).
Three Color Parameters – To control color saturation, contrast and sharpness levels separately
for each file, select from Vivid (for printer-ready colors), Natural (for true, accurate colors) or
Muted (ideal for Photoshop users who enhance and scale images).
Five Black-and-White Modes –We’ve included the most popular black-and-white filters and
tones – Yellow, Orange, Red, Green and Normal (no filter) – to expand your ability to add
drama to your black-and-white photos.
Five Picture Effect Modes – Create exotic sepia-toned photos or exercise your creativity by
adding blue, green or purple tones to your black and white images.
Two Color Space Settings –Select from sRGB for easy viewing on your computer and printing
on your inkjet or dye sublimation printer – or Adobe®RGB, for more colors and the details
you need for commercial work.
Contrast, Sharpness and Tone Controls –Customize each subject to suit your style.
Three Data Recording Formats –Select the file format that best suits your needs: JPEG (for
the fastest operation and greatest number of photos), RAW (for the highest-quality images),
RAW and JPEG simultaneously (when you need the flexibility of both) and TIFF (for the best
image right out of the camera).
More Ways to Exercise Creativity

Precisely fitted to the full line of world-class Zuiko
Digital-Specific Lenses (listed below), EVOLT E-500
delivers light to each pixel and, therefore, brilliant
color and sharpness right to the edge of your images.
The full complement of wide-angle, telephoto and other
powerful Zuiko interchangeable lenses is designed
exclusively for EVOLT E-500 and E-System SLRs:
8mm f3.5 Fisheye (Jan ’06)
7-14mm f4.0 Ultra-Wide Zoom
11-22mm f2.8/3.5 Wide Zoom
14-45mm f3.5/5.6 Zoom
14-54mm f2.8/3.5 Zoom
18-180mm f3.5-6.3 Ultra Zoom (Jan ’06)
40-150mm f3.5/4.5 Zoom
35mm f3.5 Macro
50mm f2.0 Macro
35-100mm f2.0 Zoom
50-200mm f2.8/3.5 Zoom
90-250mm f2.8 Zoom
150mm f2.0
300mm f2.8
EC-14 1.4X Teleconverter
Flashes: FL-20, FL-36, FL-50, STF-22 Macro Flash,
SRF-11 Ring Flash
All-Digital Lenses and Accessories
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All-Digital Lenses and Accessories
Carrying Case CS-5SH Eye Cup EP-5
Battery Holder LBH-1 Eye Cup EP-6