02.05.06
Olympus E-330
On January 26th 2006 over a year since the introduction of the E-300 Olympus revealed the 7.5 million pixel ‘live view’ successor, the E-330. The E-330’s biggest differentiator to any other digital SLR is its capability to deliver a live view on the LCD monitor (in the same manner as a prosumer / consumer all-in-one digital camera). For those new to digital SLR’s this is difficult to achieve because of the mirror / shutter mechanism, the mirror is in the light path in view mode to provide an image to the viewfinder, this means that no image can be projected onto the main sensor. Additionally most large D-SLR sensor don’t have video out capability. Other changes over the E-300 include a flip-out LCD screen and a range of feature improvements inherited from the E-500.
Olympus E-330 digital camera specifications
Price ¢ E-330 body only
US: $ 999
¢ E-330 + 14-45 mm lens
US: $ 1099
UK: £ ??
Body material Plastic
Sensor ¢ 4/3 type MOS (‘Live MOS sensor’), NMOS type
¢ 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area
¢ 7.9 million total pixels
¢ 7.5 million effective pixels
¢ RGB (Primary) color filter array
¢ Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter)
¢ Supersonic Wave Filter (dust protection)
Image processor TruePic Turbo
Image sizes ¢ 3136 x 2352
¢ 2560 x 1920
¢ 1600 x 1200
¢ 1280 x 960
¢ 1024 x 768
¢ 640 x 480
File formats ¢ RAW
¢ RAW + JPEG
¢ TIFF
¢ JPEG (EXIF 2.2) – four compression levels
JPEG compression ¢ SHQ (1/2.7)
¢ HQ (1/4)
¢ SQ (1/8 or 1/12)
Lenses ¢ 4/3 standard lens mount
¢ Range of ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available
¢ Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV
Auto focus ¢ 3-point TTL Phase Difference Detection
¢ Automatic or manual point selection
¢ EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100) detection range
Focus area selection ¢ Automatic
¢ Manual
Focus modes ¢ Single shot AF
¢ Continuous AF
¢ Manual focus
Manual focus Focus by wire
AF assist lamp Yes, flash strobe (flash must be raised)
Exposure modes ¢ Program AE (with shift)
¢ Aperture priority AE
¢ Shutter priority AE
¢ Manual
¢ Scene
Scene modes ¢ Portrait
¢ Landscape
¢ Macro
¢ Sports
¢ Night Scene & Portrait
Other scene modes ¢ Portrait
¢ Landscape
¢ Landscape & Portrait
¢ Night Scene
¢ Night Scene & Portrait
¢ Children
¢ Sports
¢ High Key
¢ Low key
¢ D Image Stabilization (ISO boost)
¢ Macro
¢ Natural Macro
¢ Candle
¢ Sunset
¢ Fireworks
¢ Documents
¢ Panorama (req. special xD card)
¢ Beach & Snow
¢ Under Water Wide (req. underwater housing)
¢ Under Water Macro (req. underwater housing)
Sensitivity ¢ Auto (ISO 100 – 400)
¢ ISO 100
¢ ISO 125
¢ ISO 160
¢ ISO 200
¢ ISO 250
¢ ISO 320
¢ ISO 400
¢ ISO 500 *
¢ ISO 640 *
¢ ISO 800 *
¢ ISO 1000 *
¢ ISO 1250 *
¢ ISO 1600 *
* With ISO boost set to On
ISO boost ¢ Off (ISO 100 – 400)
¢ On+NF (ISO 100 – 1600 with strong noise reduction)
¢ On (ISO 100 – 1600 with normal noise reduction)
Metering system ¢ 49-zone multi-pattern
¢ Range (Digital ESP): 1 to 20 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100)
¢ Range (Spot): 3 to 17 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100)
Metering modes ¢ Digital ESP
¢ Center-Weighted Average
¢ Spot (2%)
¢ Highlight based spot
¢ Shadow based spot
AE Lock ¢ AE/AF lock button
¢ With shutter release half-press
AE Bracketing ¢ 3 frames
¢ 1/3, 1/2, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps
Exposure steps 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV
Exposure compen. ¢ -5.0 to +5.0 EV
¢ 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
Shutter speed
(at ISO 100) ¢ Program AE mode: 8 – 1/4000 sec
¢ Aperture, Shutter Priority mode: 60 – 1/4000 sec
¢ Manual mode: 60 – 1/4000 sec, Bulb (up to 8 mins)
Flash X-sync speed ¢ 1/180 sec
¢ 1/4000 sec (Super FP mode)
Aperture values Depends on lens: 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
White balance ¢ Auto
¢ 5300 K (Daylight)
¢ 6000 K (Cloudy)
¢ 7500 K (Shade)
¢ 3000 K (Incandescent)
¢ 4000 K (Fluorescent 1)
¢ 4500 K (Fluorescent 2)
¢ 6600 K (Fluorescent 3)
¢ Custom
¢ Kelvin (2000 – 14000 K)
WB fine tuning ¢ Red – Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each)
¢ Green – Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each)
WB Bracketing ¢ 3 frames
¢ 5, 10 or 15 mired steps
Color space ¢ sRGB
¢ Adobe RGB
Image parameters ¢ Color mode (Natural, Vivid, Muted)
¢ Saturation (5 levels)
¢ Contrast (5 levels)
¢ Sharpness (5 levels)
¢ Monochrome (B&W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue) – filter (Ye, Or, Re, Gr)
¢ Graduation (High Key, Normal, Low Key)
Drive modes ¢ Single
¢ Continuous
Continuous ¢ 3.0 fps
¢ RAW/TIFF: 4 frames maximum
¢ JPEG: 15 frames maximum
Self-timer ¢ 2 sec
¢ 12 sec
Flash ¢ Manual pop-up
¢ TTL auto / manual
¢ Guide no. 13
¢ Sync modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction,
Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in, Off
¢ Flash power: Up to +/- 2EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps
External flash ¢ Hot shoe
¢ TTL Auto FP / TTL auto for Olympus dedicated flash (FL-36, FL-50)
¢ Modes: Auto, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in for exclusive flash.
¢ Flash power: Up to +/- 2EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps
Viewfinder ¢ Eye-level TTL Optical Pentaprism
¢ Field of view 95%
¢ Magnification 0.93x with a 50mm lens and -1 dioptre
¢ Eye point 18 mm at -1 dioptre
¢ Dioptre adjustment -3 to +1 dioptre
¢ Focusing screen: Fixed type
¢ Mirror: Quick return mirror
¢ Eye cup: Interchangeable type EP-5/6 (EP-5 supplied)
¢ Eye piece shutter built-in (activated by lever)
Viewfinder info ¢ AF frame (super imposed)
¢ AE lock
¢ AF confirmation mark
¢ Metering mode
¢ Exposure mode
¢ Shutter speed
¢ Aperture value
¢ White balance
¢ Exposure compensation value
¢ Flash
¢ Battery check
¢ Record mode
¢ Number of storable still pictures
DOF preview Yes, customized drive button
Control panel display ¢ 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 valueoh
¢ 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
Orientation sensor Yes
LCD monitor ¢ 2.5″ TFT LCD monitor (wide viewing angle)
¢ 215,250 pixels
¢ 100% frame coverage
¢ Flip-out and up (three locking positions)
Live view on LCD ¢ A Mode: Framing live view with AF function (92% frame coverage)
¢ B Mode: Macro live view with MF (100% frame coverage), up to 10x mag.
Playback functions ¢ Single
¢ Magnify (2 – 14x)
¢ Index (4, 9, 16, 25 frames)
¢ Calendar view
¢ Rotation
¢ Light box view
¢ Slide show
¢ Histogram (Lum / RGB)
¢ Highlight & Shadow point warning
Editing ¢ RAW development
¢ JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize)
Storage ¢ Compact Flash (Type I and II) / Microdrive
¢ xD Picture card
Connectivity ¢ USB 2.0 (Only USB 1.1 speed)
¢ Video Out (NTSC / PAL)
¢ IR Remote control (optional)
Vertical / portrait grip Unknown
Power BLM-1 1500 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)
Dimensions 140 x 87 x 72 mm (5.5 x 3.4 x 2.8 in)
Weight (no batt) 539 g (1.2 lb)
Weight (inc batt) 616 g (1.4 lb)
Box contents E-330 body, USB cable, video cable, Li-Ion battery pack (BLM-1) and Li-Ion battery charger (BCM-2), shoulder strap, Olympus Master CD-ROM, instruction manual, warranty card.
