Olympus E-510 specification, as supplied by Olympus
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, IS activating mode,
flash, battery check
Live Preview Information
100% field of view, exposure adjustment preview,
white balance adjustment preview, gridline
displayable, 6x/10x magnification possible,
MF/s-AF, AF frame display, AF point display,
shooting information, histogram, IS activating
mode, heat warning
Image Stabiliser
Type: Sensor shift
Modes: Two-dimensional or one-dimensional activation
Effective Compensation Range: Approx. 2 – 4 EV steps
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)
Bracketing: 5 / 7 frames – 1 / 2 steps
Light Metering
Method: TTL open aperture light metering
zones 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
Exposure Modes
Auto: Yes
Programme automatic: Yes
Aperture priority: Yes
Shutter priority: Yes
Manual: Yes
Scene Modes: Yes
Scene Modes
Number of scene modes 18
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, Panorama
Exposure System
Exposure compensation: +/- 5 EV / 1/3 steps
Exposure bracketing: 3 frames / +/- 1/3, 1/2, 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
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)
White balance bracketing 3 frames / +/- 2, 4, 6 mired steps
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 1/3steps
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
Fn Button
Off, one-touch WB, test picture, preview, Live
Preview
Custom preset options: 2
My Mode 2 settings storable
Power Supply
Battery BLM-1 Li-Ion battery (included)
Battery life: Approx. 650 shots with BLM-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) 136 x 91.5 x 56mm (without protrusions)
Weight: 460g (body only)
Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.
