Multi-Function Devices

Review: Olympus E-420

The Olympus E-420 is one of the good competitors in line of digital SLRs. The Olympus E-420 comes with a 10 mega pixel resolution, live-view and the SSWF dust reduction system. It is also the currently lightest and smallest digital SLR on the market.

The Olympus E-420 is the camera combining with the new 25mm F2.8 pancake lens that gets you an extremely compact package with true carry-anywhere dimensions. Its body is made out of plastic.

In Olympus E-420 has a rubber covering on the cameras grip area, which helps to improve overall design and handling.

The Olympus is now comes with increased screen size and resolution as compare to its precedence model. In Olympus E-420 LCD size is 2.7” and its resolution is of 230,000 pixels. It has a 176° that is very good.

Main features

· Larger, 2.7″ LCD display (versus 2.5″ on the E-410)

· Contrast detect auto focus (with select lenses)

· Face detection in live view mode

· Auto Gradation (Dynamic Range enhancement)

· Faster continuous shooting speeds (3.5 vs. 3.0 fps)

· Improved right hand grip

· Perfect Shot Preview

· Wireless flash control

Specification:

Sensor

• 4/3 type Live MOS sensor

• 17.3 x 13.0 mm

• 11.8 million total pixels

• 10.0 million effective pixels

• RGB color filter array

• Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter)

Dust suppression: Supersonic Wave Filter

Image processor: TruePic III

File formats

• RAW (12 bit)

• RAW + JPEG

• JPEG

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

• Contrast detection system (selectable in Live View)

• Detection range: 0 to 19 EV (ISO 100)

Focus area selection

• Automatic

• Manual

Focus modes

• Single shot AF

• Single shot AF + MF

• Continuous AF

• Continuous AF + MF

• Manual focus

Shooting modes

• Auto

• Program AE (with shift)

• Aperture priority AE

• Shutter priority AE

• Manual

• Portrait

• Landscape

• Macro

• Sports

• Night Scene

• Scene

Additional scene modes

• Landscape & Portrait

• Night scene and portrait

• Children

• Sports

• High Key

• Low Key

• Digital Image Stabilization (High ISO)

• Nature Macro

• Candle

• Sunset

• Fireworks

• Documents

• Panorama

• Beach and Snow

Metering system

• 49-zone multi-pattern

• Range: 1 to 20 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100)

Metering modes

• Digital ESP

• Center-Weighted Average

• Spot

• 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 compen.

• -5.0 to +5.0 EV

• 1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV steps available

Shutter speed

• 60 - 1/4000 sec

• Bulb: up to 8 min. with limiter

White balance

• Auto

• Daylight

• Shade

• Cloudy

• Lamp

• Fluorescent 1

• Fluorescent 2

• Fluorescent 3

• Flash

• Manual ‘one-touch’

• Kelvin (3000 - 7500 K, 7 steps)

Color space

• sRGB

• Adobe RGB

Image parameters

• Color mode (Natural, Vivid, Muted, Portrait, Monotone)

• Saturation (5 levels)

• Contrast (5 levels)

• Sharpness (5 levels)

• Monochrome (B&W, Sepia, Purple, Green, Blue) - filter (Ye, Or, Re, Gr)

• Gradation (Auto, High Key, Normal, Low Key)

Continuous

• 3.5 fps

• JPEG: Unlimited with fast memory cards

• RAW: 6 frames maximum

Flash

• Pop-up

• TTL auto / manual

• Guide no. 12

• 1/180 sec X-sync speed, Super FP up to 1/4000 sec

• 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 1/3 EV steps

Viewfinder

• Eye-level optical single-lens

• Field of view 95%

• Magnification 0.92x with a 50mm lens and -1 dioptre

• Eye point 14 mm at -1 dioptre

• Dioptre adjustment -3 to +1 dioptre

• Focusing screen: Fixed type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen)

• Mirror: Quick return mirror

• DOF preview: press left arrow button

Viewfinder info

• Aperture value

• Shutter speed

• Record mode

• AF confirmation mark

• Flash

• WB

• AE lock

• Number of storable still images

• Exposure compensation value

• Metering mode

• Battery warning

• Exposure mode

• AF frame (super impose)

LCD monitor

• 2.7″ TFT LCD monitor (wide viewing angle)

• 230,000 pixels

• Live View available

Live View

• 100% field of view

• Pre-view of Exposure compensation, White balance, Gradation, Face detection and Perfect Shot

• Grid line displayable

• 7x/10x magnification possible

• MF/S-AF

• Display of AF frame, AF point, Shooting information, Histogram, Heat warning

Playback functions

• Single

• Magnify (2 - 14x)

• Index (4, 9, 16, 25, 49, 100 frames)

• Calendar view

• Rotation

• Slide show

• Histogram (Lum / RGB)

• Highlight & Shadow point warning

Playback information

• Exposure mode

• Metering mode

• Shutter speed

• Aperture value

• Exposure compensation level

• ISO

• Color space

• White balance mode

• White balance compensation level

• Focal length

• Focus area

• File type

• Picture mode

• File name

• Image size

• Recorded card type

Editing

• RAW development

• JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Gradation, Color saturation, Resize, Trim)

Storage

• Compact Flash (Type I and II)

• xD Picture card

Connectivity

• USB 2.0 (Hi Speed)

• Video Out (NTSC / PAL)

Power: BLS-1 Li-ion battery (rechargeable)

Weight (inc batt): 445 g (15.7 oz)

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