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9th April 2007
In-depth review: Olympus E-410 compact DSLR with live view (Part 1)
by Ian Burley
3782: In-depth review: Olympus E-410 compact DSLR with live view (Part 1)

Specifications

Exposure Modes
Type
Lens mount Four Thirds
Body material Glass reinforced plastics
Image Sensor
Effective pixels 10 Megapixels
Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
Full resolution 10.9 Megapixels
Type 4/3'' Live MOS sensor
Aspect ratio & area 4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0mm
Engine
Type TruePic III
Filter
LPF filter Fixed type
IR cut filter Hybrid type
Dust protection filter Supersonic Wave Filter
LCD
Pixel number 230,000 pixels
LCD type HyperCrystal LCD
Monitor size 6.4cm / 2.5''
Brightness adjustment +/- 7steps
Control Panel Information
Displayed information Metering mode, Exposure mode, Aperture value, Shutter speed, Exposure level view, Flash compensation value, Exposure compensation indication, AE bracketing, ISO, Colour space, Picture mode, Gradation, Colour saturation compensation value, Sharpness compensation value, Contrast compensation value, White balance, White balance compensation value, Noise reduction, Flash mode, Focus mode, AF frame, Drive mode, Record mode, Number of storable frames, Memory card, Battery indicator
Viewfinder
Viewfinder type Eye-level single-lens view finder
Field of view Approx. 95%
Magnification Approx. 0.92x
Depth of field preview Yes
Eye point 14mm
Diopter adjustment -3.0 - +1.0 diopter /built-in type
Focusing screen Fixed type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen)
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
Eye piece shutter Eye-piece cap EP-4 supplied E-410
Live Preview
Information 100% field of view, exposure adjustment preview, white balance adjustment preview, gridline displayable, 7x/10x magnification possible, MF/S-AF, AF frame display, AF point display, shooting information, histogramme, heat warning
Focusing System
Method TTL phase difference detection system
Focus areas 3 points / Automatic and manual selection
AF illuminator Built-in flash (external flash available)
AF lock > Locked by first position of shutter release button, AE/AF lock button (customised)
Focus tracking Available in continuous AF mode
Manual focus Available by rotating focus ring, available for setting manual focus operation in AF mode (customised)
Single AF Yes
Single AF + MF Yes
Continuous AF Yes
Continuous AF + MF Yes
Detection range 0 - 19 EV (ISO 100)
Light Metering
Method zones TTL open aperture light metering 49 zones. Multi-pattern Sensing System
Detection range 1 - 20 (50mm, 1:2, ISO 100)
ESP light metering Yes
Spot metering Yes
Centre weighted metering Yes
Highlight Yes
Shadow Yes
Auto Yes
Programme automatic Yes
Aperture priority Yes
Shutter priority Yes
Manual Yes
Scene Modes Yes
Scene Modes
Number of scene modes 20 Portrait, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene with portrait, Children, Sports, High key, Low key, Image Stabilisation Mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Beach and Snow, Underwater Wide, Underwater Macro, Panorama
Exposure System
Exposure compensation +/- 5 EV / 1/3 steps
Exposure bracketing 3 frames / +/- 1/3, 2/3, 1 EV steps
Sensitivity
Auto ISO 100 - 1600
Manual ISO 100 - 1600 (in each 1/3 EV steps possible).
Shutter
Shutter type Electronically controlled focal plane shutter
Shutter release Soft Touch Electromagnetic
Self timer 2s or 12s
Shutter Speeds
Shutter speed range 1/4000-60s
Shutter speed P, Ps 1/4000-60s
Shutter speed A priority 1/4000-2s
Shutter speed S priority 1/4000-60s
Shutter speed Manual 1/4000-60s
Shutter speed scene mode 1/4000-4s
White Balance
AUTO WB system Advanced detection system with Live MOS sensor
Manual White balance (One-Touch) Yes
Selectable steps in Kelvin 7 steps (3000 - 7500 K)
Overcast Yes
Shade Yes
Tungsten Yes
Sunlight Yes
Flourescent 1 Yes
Flourescent 2 Yes
Flourescent 3 Yes
White balance adjustment Yes +/- 7 in each R-B / G-M axis (in Auto WB and preset WB mode)
Internal Flash
Guide number 10
AUTO Yes
Red-eye reduction Yes
Slow synchronization Yes
Slow synchronization 2nd curtain Yes
Fill-in Yes
Slow synchronization with red-eye reduction Yes
Off Yes
Flash compensation +/- 2 EV / 1/3EV steps
External Flash Control
X-sync speed 1/180s in Super FP up to 1/4000s
Type TTL Auto for Olympus dedicated flash, Auto or Manual
Synchronisation modes Auto, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain and slow syncro, Fill-in for exclusive flash
Intensity +/-2 EV in each 1/3 steps
Sequence Shooting
Sequential shooting mode 3fps / Up to card capacity in HQ 3fps / 7 frames RAW
Image Processing
Colour space sRGB/AdobeRGB
TruePic TURBO Yes
Sharpness + Contrast 5 levels
Saturation 5 levels
Contrast 5 levels
Black & White filter Yellow, Orange, Red, Green
Black & White toning Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green in Black & White mode
Picture mode Vivid, Natural, Muted, Black & White, Sepia.
Gradation 4 (auto, high key, normal, low key)
Image Editing
RAW data edit Yes
Red-eye reduction Yes
Sepia Yes
Black & White Yes
Resize Yes
Correction of saturation Yes
View Images
Histogram in playback mode Yes
Zoom 2-14x
Index 4, 9, 16, 25 frames
Slide show Yes
Calendar Yes
Shooting information Exposure mode, metering mode, shutter speed, aperture value, exposure compensation level, ISO, colour space, white balance mode, white balance compensation level, focal length, focus area, file type, picture mode, file name, image size, recorded card type.
Exposure level view Histogram (R,G,B available), High light point warning, Shadow point warning.
Erase / Protect / Copy Function
Erase modes Single, All, Selected
Image protect mode Single, Selected
Copy mode Single, All, Selected
Recording Formats
RAW 12 bit
RAW & JPEG Parallel recording
JPEG Yes
JPEG compression 1/2.7 SHQ, 1/8 HQ, 1/2.7, 1/4, 1/8, 1/12 SQ
Still Image Recording
EXIF 2.2
PIM III
DPOF Yes
DCF Yes
Image Size
RAW 3648 x 2736 12MB / frame
SHQ 3648 x 2736
HQ 3648 x 2736
SQ 3200 x 2400
2560 x 1920
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
640 x 480
Menu
Menu languages in camera English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish
Menu languages by download Additional one language from 15 further languages by download via the internet.
Customisation Options
Left arrow button Off, one-touch WB, test picture, preview, Live Preview
Custom preset options 2
Power Supply
Battery BLS-1 Li-Ion battery (included)
Battery life Approx. 500 shots with BLS-1 under CIPA testing standard.
Sleep mode 1, 3, 5, 10 min. and off selectable.
Interface
Media Dual slot for CompactFlash card (Type I and II), Microdrive and xD-Picture Card
USB 2.0 HI-speed Yes
Combined V & USB output NTSC or PAL selectable
Environment
Temperature 0 - 40°C operating temperature -20 - 60°C storage temperature
30 - 90% operation humidity 10 - 90% storage humidity
Size
Dimensions (WxHxD) 129.5 x 91 x 53mm (without protrusions)
Weight 375g (body only)

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
 
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