| Comments | Speed and creativity are at the heart of the E-30, the latest professional-level digital camera from Olympus. This digital camera comes with a high-speed shutter and a large range of soft focus effects, so you can really make your shots your own.
Because it has 1/250 flash synchronisation, the E-30 is one of the most accurate, most powerful SLR cameras in its range. In addition to the technical features already mentioned, the E-30 is equipped with a 12.3-megapixel Live MOS sensor and a mechanical stabiliser, meaning it can take still photos that are closer to reality than ever before.
The E-30's Live View mode serves to easily frame scenes on the beautiful 2.7-inch HyperCrystal screen, while the easy-to-use focus comes in handy when you want to get the shot just right. It works with the face recognition and background detection controls to achieve the perfect balance between your subject and the landscape behind them.
Finally, the E-30 boasts a dual memory card slot, which means you can use both CompactFlash and xD-Picture memory cards to increase the number of snaps you take!
The E-30 is supplied here with the Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens, which covers most photographers' needs and focal lengths. |
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| Type | Professional-level SLR |
| Resolution | 13.1 megapixels, including 12.3 effective megapixels |
| Type | Live MOS |
| Size | 4/3" (18 x 13.5 mm) |
| Format | 4:3 |
| Crop factor | Information not provided |
| ISO positions | Auto: ISO 200 - 3200 (customisable, by default ISO 200-800)
Manual: ISO 100 - 3200 in increments of 1/3 and 1 IL ISO |
| Cleaning | Supersonic wave anti-dust filter
Hybrid anti-IR filter
Fixed LPF filter |
| Image stabiliser | Mechanical |
| Focal length | Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens |
| 35mm equivalent | 28 - 84 mm with Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens |
| Aperture | 1:3.5 (wide angle) with Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens
1:5.6 (telephoto) with Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens |
| Optical zoom | 3x wide-angle zoome with Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens |
| Digital zoom | No |
| Minimum distance | 25 cm with Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens |
| Normal distance | Information not provided |
| Focusing | TTL phase-difference detection system
Contrast detection system
Focusing point: 11 points, manual and automatic selection (horizontal and vertical) |
| Type | Optical and Live View |
| Screen | 2.7" (6.9 cm) |
| Viewfinder features | Viewfinder
Magnification: 1.02x (?1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity)
Field depth control
Eye point: approx. 24.2 mm (-1m-1) from eyepiece lens
Focusing screen
Quick-return mirror
Screen
HyperCrystal II LCD screen
230,000 dots
BrightCapture
Brightness adjustment: 15 levels |
| Speed | Shutter speed range: 1/8000 - 60 sec
X-sync speed: 1/250 / / 1/8000 sec |
| Burst mode | Speed (H): approx. 5 fps
Speed (L): 1 - 4 fps
RAW mode: 14 frames |
| Self-timer | 2 or 12 seconds |
| Exposure modes | Automatic programme, aperture priority, speed priority, manual |
| Effects | Art filter: pop art, soft focus, pale and light colours, light tone, grainy film, pin hole
Image modes: bright, natural, portrait, basic, colour tones, custom |
| White balance | Overcast, shade, tungsten lighting, full sunlight, fluorescent 1, fluorescent 2, fluorescent 3 |
| Video mode | No |
| TV output | NTSC or PAL video output |
| Photo file formats | JPEG, JPEG + RAW, RAW |
| Maximum photo resolution | 4032 x 3024 |
| Video file formats | No |
| Maximum video resolution | No |
| Audio file formats | No |
| Memory card | CompactFlash I & II, Microdrive and XD |
| Internal memory | No |
| Built-in | Built-in flash: auto, manual, red-eye reduction, slow sync with red-eye reduction, slow sync with 2nd shutter and slow sync, fill-in for specific flash |
| Guide number / Flash range | Guide number 13 (ISO 100) |
| Hot-shoe adapter for external flash | Yes |
| Interface | High-speed USB 2.0 |
| Pictbridge / direct printing | No |
| Wireless function | Infrared |
| Start-up time | Information not provided |
| Power options | Lithium-ion battery |
| Battery life | Information not provided |
| Internal menus | English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish and Polish |
| Other functions | TruePic III engine
49-zone, multi-pattern, open-aperture TTL light metering
ESP light metering
Spot metering
Centre-weighted metering
Highlight metering
Shadow metering
Sharpness: 5 levels
Saturation: 5 levels
Contrast: 5 levels
Black and white filter (yellow, red, orange, green in black and white, sepia modes) |
| Hard copy manuals supplied | Information available soon |
| Accessories supplied | Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens, CB-USB4 USB cable, CB-VC2 video cable, strap, BLM-1 battery, BCM-2 battery charger, lens cap, BC-1 body cover, EP-5 eyepiece, CD |
| Software supplied | OLYMPUS Master 2 (software on CD-ROM)
OLYMPUS Studio 2 Trial (software download) |
| Dimensions | 141.5 x 107.5 x 75.0 mm for E-30 body only
65.5 x 61 mm for Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens |
| Weight | 655 g for E-30 body only
190 g for Zuiko Digital ED 14-42 mm lens |
