Olympus E-1

The Olympus E-1 is the first removable lens digital SLR with a lens mount and imaging system specifically designed for digital. As such it is also the first removable lens digital SLR from Olympus and marks the beginning of a whole new camera system (bodies, lenses, flashes and accessories), the 'E System'. The E-1 has a five megapixel 4/3" type (18 x 13.5 mm) CCD sensor from Kodak, it carries the '4/3' logo on the camera body and lens indicating that it is part of this standard (sensor size and lens mount). The camera system and '4/3 System' has a public history (although in private it is likely to have started much earlier) stretching back to February 2001 when Kodak and Olympus announced they would be joining forces to 'develop digital camera technology'.

Specification
Street price
(Body only) US: $1699
Body material Magnesium alloy
Sensor • 18.0 x 13.5 mm CCD sensor
• 17.4 x 13.1 mm active sensor area
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Full frame transfer
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter
• Built-in "Supersonic Wave Filter" (dust cleaning)
• Microlenses
• 5.6 million total pixels (2738 x 2044)
• 5.1 million active pixels (2614 x 1966)
• 4.9 million output pixels (2560 x 1920)
• 4:3 aspect ratio
• 6.8 x 6.8 µm pixel pitch
JCIA Effective pixels 5.0 million
Image sizes • 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)
Color space • sRGB
• Adobe RGB
Lenses • 4/3 standard lens mount
• Range of ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available
• Effective FOV is 2x indicated focal length
Focusing • 3-point TTL Phase Difference Detection
• Automatic or manual point selection
• EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100) detection range
Focus modes • Single shot AF
• Continuous AF
• Manual focus
Manual focus • Focus by wire
AF assist • Yes, can be disabled
• Red visible light
Metering modes • Digital ESP
• Center-Weighted Average
• Spot (1.8%)
AE Lock • With shutter release half-press
• AEL button
AE Bracketing • 3 or 5 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
Sensitivity • Auto (ISO 100 - 400)
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600 *
• ISO 3200 *
* With "ISO BOOST" set to ON

Min Shutter Speed • Program AE: 2 sec
• Aperture Priority AE: 3.2 sec
• Shutter Priority AE: 60 sec
• Manual Exposure: 60 sec + Bulb (up to 8 mins)
Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
Flash X-sync • 1/180 sec
• Super FP up to 1/4000 sec for fill flash
Aperture values Depends on lens: 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
White balance • Auto
• 3000 K (Incandescent)
• 3300 K
• 3600 K (Incandescent)
• 3900 K
• 4000 K (Fluorescent)
• 4300 K
• 4500 K (Fluorescent)
• 4800 K
• 5500 K (Sunny)
• 6500 K (Cloudy)
• 6600 K (Fluorescent)
• 7500 K (Shade)
• Manual Preset 1
• Manual Preset 2
• Manual Preset 3
• Manual Preset 4
* All of the above can be fine tuned +/- 7 levels except manual presets
Auto white balance • Hybrid system
• External white balance sensor & CCD imager
WB Bracketing • 3 frames
• 1, 2 or 3 steps
Image parameters • Saturation (CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, CS0 - CS4) *
• Contrast (-2 to +2)
• Sharpness (-3 to +3)
* The CM settings are custom color profiles for particular scene types
Noise reduction • Noise Filter (On / Off)
• Noise Reduction (On / Off)
• Pixel Mapping
Viewfinder • Eye-level pentaprism TTL
• Magnification approx. x0.96
• Eye point 20 mm
• 100% frame coverage
• Diotric adjustment (-3.0 to +1.0)
• Internal eyepiece curtain
• Interchangeable focusing screen with center circle and AF areas (FS-1)
• Viewfinder info bar
• Optional EP-2 large eyecup and FS-2 grid pattern focusing screen available

Viewfinder info • Flash indicator
• FP flash
• Metering mode
• AF / AE Lock
• Aperture
• Shutter speed
• ISO sensitivity (when changing)
• Exposure mode
• Exposure compensation / metering bar
• White balance (when changing)
• AF areas (when changing)
• Bracketing setting (when changing)
• Buffer space remaining
LCD monitor • 1.8" TFT LCD
• 134,000 pixels
• 100% frame coverage
• 15 brightness levels (-7 to +7)
• 4x magnification playback
Record review • Off
• Auto
• 5 sec
• 20 sec
Flash • No built-in flash
Flash modes • TTL Auto (Olympus E System flash)
• TTL Auto FP (Olympus E System flash)
• Auto
• Manual
External flash • Hot-shoe
• PC Sync terminal
Flash compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps
Shooting modes • Program AE (P) (with shift)
• Aperture priority AE (A)
• Shutter priority AE (S)
• Manual (M)

Drive modes • Single shot
• Continuous (3 fps, up to 12 frames)
• Self-timer 12 seconds
• Self-timer 2 seconds
• Remote release 2 second delay
• Remote release
Internal Buffer • 128 MB RAM
• 12 Frames
Other features • Shading Compensation
• Anti-Shock mode
• Custom AE-L / AF-L setting
• Custom command dial setting
• Custom Focus Ring direction
• Single AF + Manual AF (On / Off)
• Release Priority Single (On / Off)
• Release Priority Continuous (On / Off)
Playback mode • Single image
• Single image blinking highlights & histogram
• Magnified view (2.0x, 3.0x or 4.0x, scrollable)
• 4, 9 or 16 image thumbnail index
• Slideshow
• Image rotation
• Image delete
• Image protect
• RAW Data Edit
• DPOF Setup
Menu languages • Japanese
• English
• German
• French
• Spanish
• Korean
Remote control • Wired by RM-CB1
• Wireless (IR) by RM-1
Connectivity • USB 2.0
• Firewire IEEE 1394
• Video out
• DC-IN
• Remote terminal
• PC Sync flash terminal
Video out Selectable NTSC or PAL
Storage • Compact Flash Type I or II
• Microdrive supported
• FAT32 filesystem support (for CF cards greater than 2 GB)
Power • BLM-1 1500 mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (supplied & charger)
• Optional Power Battery Holder HLD-2 and Lithium-Ion battery
• Optional AC adapter AC-1
Firmware User updatable
Weather Proof IEC Standard publication 529 IPX1
Environment • Operating range: 0°C to 40°C (30 to 90% humidity)
• Storage range: -20°C to 60°C (10 to 90% humidity)

Dimensions 141 x 104 x 81 mm (5.6 x 4.1 x 3.2 in)
Weight (no batt/lens) 660 g (1.5 lb)
Box contents E-1 Body, USB Cable, IEEE1394 Cable, Video Cable, Li-ion Battery Pack (BLM-1), Li-ion Battery Charger (BCM-1), Shoulder Strap, Olympus Viewr 1.0, CD-ROM, Manuals