Olympus E500 (EVOLT) Digital Photography Review

E 500 Olympus. Olympus E500 Digital SLR Body Nicholas Cameras Olympus has today announced a new Four Thirds System digital SLR, the E-500 (to be know in North America as the 'Olympus EVOLT E-500') The E-500 was released in a choice of kits: Body only (which includes a rechargeable battery pack with charger) Standard Kit - with an Olympus made 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens (with an equivalent F.O.V

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The E-500 EVOLT was announced on 26th September 2005, almost exactly a year after the E-300 which was the first affordable Four Thirds System digital SLR The E-500 offers 8 Mpixel resolution and employs a 'FourThirds' mount which can accommodate an increasing range of lenses; these include 15 Zuiko Digital models, several of which will be reviewed on Cameralabs in the near future.

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The E-500 is the lightest interchangeable-lens DSLR available and, with the supplied 14-45mm lens attached, one of the most comfortable to hold and operate Yes (Olympus hot-shoe) Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Continuous drive 2.5 fps: Self-timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Exposure compensation ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps). The Olympus E-500 (Olympus EVOLT E-500 in North America) is an 8-megapixel digital SLR camera manufactured by Olympus of Japan and based on the Four Thirds System

Olympus DSLR E500 DigitalkameraMuseum. The new Olympus E-500 camera represents an excellent choice for keen photographers who want better performance, functionality and flexibility than a high-end digicam can provide The E-500 features an eight megapixel Kodak 4/3 Type CCD sensor, a Four Thirds System lens mount and a more traditional pentaprism viewfinder

Test Olympus E500. Like the E-300 launched the previous year, it uses a Full Frame Transfer (17.3 x 13 mm). Yes (Olympus hot-shoe) Flash modes Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye Continuous drive 2.5 fps: Self-timer Yes (2 or 12 sec) Exposure compensation ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps).