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Olympus EVOLT E-500 Digital SLR 14-45mm & 40-150mm Lens KitMegapixels:8 MP
LCD Size:2.5 in.
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8 MP | 2.5" LCD | CCD Sensor | 14-45mm & 40-150mm Lenses Included
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| Designed with a Professional Touch Premium picture quality and superb performance come easy with this comfortable to handle digital SLR. At a time when we want complex things to become simple, the EVOLT E-500 succeeds in doing so with a sleek, lightweight design for impressive portability and advanced controls and options that can be accessed with minimal effort. Bursting with speed and producing spotless pictures with exceptional color and detail, the EVOLT E-500 is tailor-made for anyone to use while capturing the imagination in the process. 25 Shooting Modes The EVOLT E-500 makes it so simple to capture great pictures with 15 easily selectable scene modes and 10 exposure modes that all you need to do is point it in the right direction. All Digital Lenses Each pristine Zuiko digital-specific lens is perfectly matched to the camera's image sensor and features an internal CPU for direct communication with the camera to produce super sharp, bright, colorful pictures from edge-to-edge. Big, Bright 2.5" HyperCrystal LCD View and share pictures with outstanding color and contrast - up to a 160-degree viewing angle, from left to right and up and down - on this super high-resolution 2.5" HyperCrystal LCD that makes pictures stand out and menu options and icons simple to see. Dual Media Slots Shoot, store or backup pictures on your preferred choice of an xD-Picture Card, CompactFlash or both with the convenience of two media card slots. Speed and Quality with TruePic Our exclusive TruePic TURBO Image Processor delivers a camera that responds with impressive speed from the moment it's turned on and smooth, colorful images every time. Spotless Pictures Olympus is the only digital camera manufacturer that has a proven anti-dust system. Our exclusive Supersonic Wave Filter™ vibrates 35,000 times per second to eliminate dust from the image sensor, along with any concern you'll ever have about changing lenses ... anywhere. With the EVOLT E-500 you can be confident that you’ll get spot-free pictures, every time. Advanced 8 Megapixel CCD The full-frame transfer CCD is designed to capture more information from each individual pixel to help you receive brilliant results from edge-to-edge with a full range of color, contrast and detail. |
| Patented and proven Dust Reduction System uses our Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) to loosen and remove any and all dust and debris from the image | |
| sensor. The SWF vibrates at a rate of 35,000 times per second upon start-up as well as when manually activated - and is unnoticeable to the user - for clear, aberration-free images. This removal of dust also means you never have to worry about changing lenses because if anything gets in, the SWF will get it out. | |
| The advanced 8 megapixel full frame transfer CCD uses less space on the chip for data transfer and instead utilizes more of the pixel area to capture data, | |
| thereby resulting in images with a higher sensitivity, higher dynamic range, lower noise and better overall quality. | |
| Capture sharp, detailed photos quickly. The exclusive TruePic TURBO Image Processor provides accelerated performance such as a faster start-up time, | |
| rapid shot-to-shot speed, and quicker playback of smooth, detail-rich photos. | |
| Get great photos while barely lifting a finger with 15 scene modes. Just select the one you want from the menu - Beach and Snow, Portrait, Landscape, Sports | |
| and more - and press the shutter button. That's it. | |
| For a bit more say in your photos' appearance, choose between 6 basic modes (Auto, Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene Portrait, Macro, and Sports) while still | |
| leaving the aperture and shutter speed settings to the camera itself. | |
| Exercise total control with creative modes like Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual. | |
| A large, high-resolution 2.5" LCD provides a big canvas with which to review and share pictures and features HyperCrystal technology so you can even do so | |
| up to a 160-degree viewing angle, left to right and up and down. The big screen also makes it easier to use the menu, identify icons and adjust settings. | |
| Compatible with the largest selection of digital specific lenses anywhere. Each Zuiko lens is precision-crafted to deliver pristine images and is perfectly | |
| matched to the camera's image sensor for amazing sharpness and color from one edge of the image to the other. | |
| Shoot using any of five metering modes including the new 49-point Digital ESP metering, center-weighted average metering, spot metering, highlight spot | |
| metering (for clean, true whites with detail), and shadow spot metering (for rich blacks with detail). | |
| Add dramatic effects of color to your black-and-white pictures such as sepia, blue, green, and purple using Black-and-White filter modes. | |
| Automatic pop-up flash provides just the right amount of illumination when necessary and remains out of the way (closed) when not. | |
| Select the level of lighting you want via any of the seven (7) available flash modes. | |
| Stable and lightweight body is designed with ergonomic styling and an advanced grip making it extremely comfortable to handle and use. | |
| Dual Media Slots let you capture, store, and backup photos on an xD-Picture Card, CompactFlash card or both. | |
| R, G, B Histogram available with both highlight and shadow waning. | |
| PictBridge-compatible. | |
| Select from left, center, or right Auto Focus points either automatically or manually. | |
| Use the AF Illuminator to focus in dim light or darkness. | |
| Shoot using any of five focus modes: C-AF, S-AF, MF, S-AF+MF, C-AF+MF. | |
| Choose White Balance or Preset White Balance with the exclusive one-touch WB button on the back of the camera. | |
| Eliminate unwanted image noise with Noise Reduction. | |
| Control color saturation, contrast and sharpness levels separately for each file by selecting any of three available color parameters: Vivid (for printer-ready | |
| colors); Natural (for true, accurate colors); and Muted (ideal for Photoshop® users who enhance/scale images). | |
| Use the five most popular Monochrome modes - Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, and Normal (no filter) - to expand your ability to add even more drama to your | |
| black-and-white pictures. | |
| Choose your preference from two color space settings, sRGB or Adobe RGB, for desired results. | |
| Customize the settings that best suit your subject with Contrast, Sharpness and Tone Controls. | |
| Select the format that best suits your needs: JPEG, RAW, JPEG+RAW, TIFF. |
| Type: Interchangeable Digital SLR Camera | |
| • Imaging Size: 17.3 × 13.0mm • Lens Mount: Four Thirds Mount • Compatible Lens: Zuiko Digital, Four Thirds System Lens |
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| Megapixels: 8 Effective / 8.15 Total | |
| Image Sensor: 4/3 type Full Frame Transfer Type CCD solid-state image sensor | |
| • Aspect: 4:3 • Filter Array: Primary color filter (RGB) |
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| Monitor: HyperCrystal LCD (TFT Color LCD) | |
| • Size: 2.5 inch • Pixels: 215,250 • View Field Coverage: Approx. 100% • Brightness Control: +/- 7 steps |
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| Viewfinder: Eye level Penta Dach Mirror type Optical View Finder | |
| • View Field Coverage: Approx. 95% • Magnification: Approx. ×0.9 with 50 mm Lens set to infinity on -1diopter • Eye Point: 16 mm (-1m-1) • Diopter Adjustment: Built-in type -3.0 to +1.0 Diopter • Focusing Screen: Fixed type • Mirror: Quick Return Mirror • Eye Piece Shutter: Interchangeable type, EP-4 supplied • Depth of Field Preview: One-touch WB Button (Customizable) • Viewfinder Information: AF frame, Shutter speed, Aperture value, AF confirmation mark, Flash, White balance, AE lock, Number of storable still pictures, Exposure compensation value indication, Metering mode, Battery check, Exposure mode, Record mode |
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| Dust Protect Filter: Yes - Supersonic Wave Filter | |
| Auto Focus: TTL Phase Difference Detection System | |
| • Focus Mode: Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus / S-AF + MF/ C-AF + MF • Focus Area: 3 points • Detection Range: EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100) • Focus Area Selection: Automatic Selectable / Manual Selectable • AF Assist Lamp: Built-in Flash type • AF Lock: Locked by first position of Shutter Button/ AE/AF Lock Button (Customizable) • Focus Tracking: Available in Continuous AF Mode • Manual Focus: Available by rotation of a Lens Focus ring Available for setting Manual focus operation in AF Mode |
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| Shutter: Electronic Controlled Focal Plane Shutter | |
| • Shutter Speed: A,P,Ps: 1/4000 to 60 Sec. (depends on conditions) S: 1/4000 to 60 Sec. M: 1/4000 to 60 Sec. and Bulb (up to 8 minutes) AUTO: 1/4000 to 2 Sec. Scene: 1/4000 to 2 Sec (depends on selected mode) • Self Timer: 12 or 2 Sec (possible to cancel) • Remote Control: Wireless with bulb function by RM-1 (RM-1:option) |
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| Exposure Control: | |
| • Light Metering Mode: Digital ESP / Center Weighted Average / Spot (Approx. 2%) / Spot with Highlight, shadow control • Detection Range: Digital ESP/Center Weighted Average; EV 1 to 20 (50mm F2, ISO 100) Spot/Spot with Highlight, shadow control; EV 3 to 17 (50mm F2, ISO 100) • Exposure Mode: Full Auto, Program with Program Shift/Shutter Priority/Aperture Priority/Manual/Scene Program AE/Scene Select AE • Scene Program: Portrait/Landscape/Macro/Sports/Night Scene & Portrait • Scene Select: Portrait/Landscape/Landscape & Portrait/Night Scene/Night Scene & Portrait/Firework/Sunset/Macro/Sports/High-Key/Low-Key/ Documents/Beach & Snow/Candle/Children • Sensitivity: Auto: ISO100 to 400 Manual: ISO100 to 400, Expandable to 1600 (in each 1/3 EV step possible) (Noise filter is selectable in ISO boost) • Exposure Compensation: Up to +/- 5 EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV step • AE Lock: Locked by first position of Shutter Button / AE/AF Lock Button (Customizable) • Exposure Bracketing: 3 Frames in +/- 1, 2/3, 1/2 or 1/3 EV step |
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| White Balance System: Auto WB, Preset WB, Custom WB, One-touch WB | |
| • Preset WB: Lamp1(3000k) / Fluorescent 1 (4000k) / Fluorescent 2 (4500k) / Fluorescent 3 (6600k) / Daylight (5300k) / Cloudy (6000k) / Shade (7500k) • WB Compensation: R-B/G-M up to +/- 7 step in each 2mired step for each Auto / Preset setting • Custom WB Compensation: up to +/- 7 step 2000-6000K in 100K steps 6000-8000K in 200K steps 8000-10000K in 500K steps • One-touch Mode: 4 one-touch Settings • WB Bracketing: 3 Frames with +/- 4/8/12 mired steps |
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| Recording System: | |
| • Recording Format: DCF (JPEG), TIFF, RAW • Recording Mode: JPEG, TIFF Ver. 6.0 (Exif 2.2), RAW (12bit) • RAW + JPEG Recording: Yes: RAW + SHQ/HQ/SQ modes |
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| File Size: | |
| • RAW: 3264 × 2448 Uncompressed (Approx. 13.6 MB) • TIFF: 3264 × 2448 Uncompressed (Approx. 24.5 MB) • SHQ: 3264 × 2448 1/2.7 (Approx. 6.4 MB) • HQ: 3264 × 2448 1/4 / 1/8 1/12 (Approx. 4.5 / 2.5 / 1.8MB) • SQ: 3200 × 2400 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 (Approx. 6.2 / 4.4 / 2.4 / 1.8 MB) 2560 × 1920 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 (Approx. 3.7 / 2.5 /1.3 / 0.8 MB) 1600 × 1200 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 (Approx. 1.5 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.4 MB) 1280 × 960 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 (Approx. 0.9 / 0.6 / 0.3 / 0.2 MB) 1024 × 768 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 (Approx. 0.6 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 MB) 640 × 480 1/2.7 / 1/4 / 1/8 / 1/12 (Approx. 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1 / 0.1 MB) |
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| Picture Mode: Vivid/Natural/Muted/Black & White/Sepia | |
| Color Mode: sRGB/AdobeRGB | |
| • Saturation: 5 levels in each Vivid, Natural and Muted mode | |
| Image Quality: | |
| • Sharpness: 5 levels in each Picture mode • Contrast: 5 levels in each Picture mode |
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| Drive System: Single/Sequential Shooting | |
| • Sequential Shooting Speed: Approx. 2.5 fps. • Max. Frame Number on Sequential Shooting: RAW; TIFF: 4 Frames JPEG (HQ, SQ); Up to full capacity with high speed Media (with SanDisk Extreme III CF card on default image quality mode {HQ 1/8}) |
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| Control Panel Information: Flash mode, Flash compensation value indication, Metering mode, Focus mode, Record mode, Aperture value, Shutter speed, | |
| Battery check, Number of storable still pictures, Image quality adjustment, ISO, Color space, Mono tone, Hi/Lo Key, White balance, Remote control, Self-timer, Exposure level indicator, Exposure compensation indicator, AF frame, Number of storable sequential pictures, Exposure compensation value indication, Auto bracket, Noise reduction, Single-frame shooting/Sequential shooting, Color saturation compensation value indication, Sharpness compensation indication value, AE bracket, WB bracket | |
| Flash Control: TTL Auto FP / TTL Auto for Olympus Dedicated Flash | |
| • Built-in Flash: Yes. Flash Guide Number: 13 • Flash Modes: Auto / Red-eye Reduction / Slow Synchro / Fill-in for Exclusive Flash • X-Sync Speed: X = 1/180 Sec. • Intensity Control: Up to +/- 2 EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV step • Synchro Timing: Front curtain and Rear curtain selectable • Multi Flash Control: Yes (control built in and ext FL flash independently) |
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| Playback Display Mode: Single / Zoom (2/3/4/6/8/10/14×) / Index (4/9/16/25 frames) / Calendar View / Slide Show / Light Box View | |
| • Information: Exposure Mode, Metering Mode, Shutter Speed, F-Stop, Compensation level, ISO, Color Space, WB Mode, WB Compensation Level, Focal Length, Focus Area, File Type, Picture Mode | |
| Erase/Protect Function: | |
| • Erase Mode: Single/All/Selected • Image Protect Mode: Single |
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| Menu Category: REC1, REC2, Play Back, Custom, Setup | |
| • Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean (depending on region) | |
| Custom Reset: 2 types | |
| Interfaces: | |
| • Computer: Full Speed USB 2.0 (12Mb/s) MiniB • Video Signal Output: Video Out Jack (NTSC or PAL selectable) • X-synchronization Socket (PC Socket): Hot Shoe • Remote Cable: N/A |
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| Recording Media: Compact Flash Card (Type I, II), Micro Drive, xD Picture Card (Dual Slot) | |
| Power Supply: Rechargeable Li-ion battery Pack BLM-1/3x CR123A with LBH-1 | |
| • Battery Check: Automatic check • Sleep Mode: Yes (1, 3, 5, 10 min. selectable) • Date/Time Saving: Approx. 5 months using the built-in battery |
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| Operating Environment: | |
| • Temperature Operating Range: 32°F to 104°F ( 0°C to 40°C) • Temperature Storage Range: -4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C) • Humidity Operating Range: 30 to 90% • Humidity Storage Range: 10% to 90% • Dust and Splash Proof: No |
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| Dimensions (W × H × D): 5 × 3.7 × 2.6 in / 129.5 × 94.5 × 66mm | |
| Weight: 15.34 oz / 435 g (body only) |
| Zuiko Digital 14–45mm F3.5/5.6 Lightweight and compact 3.2× standard zoom lens. Weighing 285g, this standard lens is portable and covers the zoom range of 28–90mm on a 35mm camera, most frequently used in normal shooting. High-refractive index glass lens and two aspherical lenses compensate aberrations well to provide fine performance in entire zoom area. Can be used with EC-14 Teleconverter and EX-25 Extension Tube (manual focusing possible with EC-14). |

| Focal Length: 14–45mm (equivalent to 28–90mm on a 35mm film camera) | |
| Lens Construction: 12 Elements in 10 Groups, including 2 Aspherical Lens Elements | |
| Angle of View: 75–27° | |
| Closest Focusing Distance: 0.38m – infinity | |
| Maximum Image Magnification: 0.16× (equivalent to 0.32× on a 35mm film camera) | |
| Minimum Field Size: 107 × 80mm | |
| Number of Blades: 7 | |
| Maximum Aperture: f3.5 (14mm) – f5.6 (45mm) | |
| Minimum Aperture: f22 | |
| Filter Size: 58mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| • Lens Hood (LH-61) • Lens Cap (LC-58B) • Lens Rear Cap |
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| Dimensions (Diameter × Length): 2.8 × 3.4 in / 71 × 86.5mm | |
| Weight: 9.98 oz / 285g |
| Zuiko Digital 40–150mm F3.5/4.5 The interchangeable Zuiko Digital 40–150mm f3.5-4.5 lens (equivalent to 80-300mm in 35mm photography) is perfect for everything from portraits to sports scenes. It features a 3.8x zoom, a f3.5-4.5 brightness for effects like background blurring and compression, a new multi-coating and reliable metal lens mount, along with 13 elements in 10 groups and a weight of just 15.75 oz./450 grams (approx.). Can be used with EC-14 Teleconverter and EX-25 Extension Tube (manual focusing possible with EC-14). |

| Focal Length: 40–150mm (80–300mm 35mm equivalent) | |
| Lens Construction: 13 Elements in 10 Groups | |
| Angle of View: 30–8.2° | |
| Closest Focusing Distance: 1.5m | |
| Maximum Image Magnification: 0.12× | |
| Number of Blades: 7 | |
| Maximum Aperture: f3.5 Wide – f4.5 Telephoto | |
| Minimum Aperture: f22 | |
| Filter Size: 58mm | |
| Accessories: | |
| • Lens Hood (LH-61B) • Lens Cap (LC-58B) • Lens Rear Cap |
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| Dimensions (Diameter × Length): 3 × 4.2 in / 77 × 107mm | |
| Weight: 15.75 oz / 425g |
| Olympus EVOLT E-500 Body | |
| Zuiko Digital 14–45mm f3.5-5.6 Lens | |
| Zuiko Digital 40–150mm f3.5-4.5 Lens | |
| All Lens Hoods & Caps | |
| USB Cable | |
| Video Cable | |
| Li-Ion Battery Pack (BLM-1) | |
| Li-Ion Battery Charger (BCM-2) | |
| Shoulder Strap | |
| OLYMPUS Master Editing Software CD-ROM | |
| Manuals | |
| Warranty Card |

