E-450

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Product Type Product type Single-lens reflex Live View digital camera with interchangeable lens system
Memory CompactFlash Type I / II, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (Dual-Slot)
Screen size 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
Lens mount Four Thirds mount
No. of Effective Pixels No. of effective pixels 10 megapixels
Image Pickup Element Product type Live MOS Sensor
Total no. of pixels Approx. 11,800,000 pixels
Aspect ratio 1.33 (4:3)
Dust Reduction System Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor)
Recording Recording format DCF, DPOF compatible / Exif, PRINT Image Matching III
File format RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, JPEG+RAW
Recording image size [RAW] 3648 x 2736 pixels, [JPEG] 3648 x 2736 pixels - 640 x 480 pixels
Viewfinder Product type Eye-level single-lens reflex viewfinder
Field of view Approx. 95%
Viewfinder magnification Approx. 0.92x (-1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity)
Eye point Approx. 14mm (-1m-1) *from eyepiece lens
Diopter adjustment range -3.0 - +1.0m-1
Focusing screen Fixed (Neo Lumi-Micro Mat screen)
Eyepiece shutter EPC-1 Eyepiece Cover (included)
Live View Live View Live MOS Sensor, 100% field of view, Exposure compensation pre-view, White balance adjustment pre-view, Gradation auto pre-view, Face detection pre-view, Perfect shot preview, MF/S-AF possible, 7x/10x magnification possible
Display Grid line, AF frame, AF point, Shooting information, Histogram
Preview Preview function Available with Fn button when customized for Preview
Can be set to Fn button (Live View automatically activated with stopped down aperture)
Monitor Product type HyperCrystal II LCD (semi-transmissive TFT colour LCD)
Size 2.7 inches
Total no. of dots Approx. 230,000 dots
Playback field of view 100%
Brightness control 15 levels
Colour temperature control 15 levels
Focusing AF system TTL phase-difference detection AF, High-speed imager AF*1
Focus mode Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF) / S-AF + MF / C-AF + MF
* Continuous AF is not available with the High-speed imager AF
Focusing point 3points (TTL phase-detection detection),11 points**2 (High-speed Imager AF*1)
Focusing point selection Auto/Option selectable
AF luminance range (TTL phase-difference AF) EV 0 - 19 (at 20°C / ISO 100)
AF illuminator(TTL phase-difference AF) Built-in flash (flash-off mode and external flash available)
AF lock Locked at first position of Shutter button in Single AF mode / AFL button (customizable)
Focus tracking(TTL phase-difference AF) Interlocked with Continuous AF mode
Focus aid Available
Exposure Control Metering system (TTL open-aperture metering system) (1) Digital ESP metering (49-point multi pattern metering)
(2) Centre weighted average metering (3) Spot metering
(4) Spot with Highlight control (5) Spot with Shadow control
Metering range EV 1 - 20 (at normal temperature, 50mm f2, ISO 100)
Exposure mode (1) AUTO (2) P: Programme AE (Programme shift can be performed) (3) A: Aperture priority AE (4) S: Shutter priority AE (5) Scene programme AE (6) Scene select AE (7) M: Manual
Scene programme AE Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night+Portrait
Scene select AE Portrait, Landscape, Landscape+Portrait, Night Scene, Night+Portrait, Children, Sport, High Key, Low Key, Digital Image Stabilization, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Panorama (available with the Olympus xD-Picture Card), Beach & Snow
ISO sensitivity Auto: ISO 100 - 1600 / Manual: ISO 100 - 1600, in 1 EV steps
Exposure compensation ±5 EV in 1/3 EV steps
AE lock Locked at first position of Shutter button / AEL button (customizable)
Exposure bracketing 3 frames in 0.3, 0.7, 1 EV steps selectable
White Balance White balance mode Auto, Preset, One-touch, Custom (Colour temperature)
Preset white balance 8 settings (3000K - 7500K)
One-touch white balance 1 setting can be registered
Custom white balance 1 setting can be registered at Kelvin temperature (2000K - 14000K)
White balance compensation ±7 steps in each A-B / G-M axis (in Auto/Preset/One-touch WB mode)
Colour Mode Colour matrix sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture Mode Mode Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone (default setting: Natural)
Adjustment parameter Contrast, Sharpness and Saturation level available in 5 steps for Vivid, Natural,Portrait or Muted / Contrast and Sharpness level available in 5 steps for Monotone
Filter effect Yellow, Orange, Red or Green filter available for Monotone
Picture tone Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green tone available for Monotone
Gradation 4 settings (Auto, High key, Normal, Low key) available
Shutter Product type Computerized focal-plane shutter
Shutter speed AUTO mode: 2 - 1/4000 sec.(depends on modes), P(Ps)/A/S/M mode: 60 - 1/4000 sec. (Bulb: up to 30 min.), Scene programme / Scene select mode: 4 - 1/4000 sec. (depends on modes), in 1/3 EV steps
Self-timer Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available)
Remote control Available with optional RM-1 Remote Control (2 sec., 0 sec., bulb)
Remote cable release Available with optional RM-UC1 Remote Cable (bulb control also available)
Anti shock mode Available (selectable from 1 to 30 sec.)
Drive Drive mode Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting, Self-timer, Remote control
Sequential Shooting Sequential shooting speed Approx. 3.5 frames/sec.
Max. recordable pictures on sequential shooting RAW mode: max. 8 frames, JPEG mode: depends on compression ratio and no. of pixels
Integrated Flash Built-in flash Retractable flash (auto pop-up type), GN=12 (ISO100)
Flash mode Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync. (1st curtain), Fill-in, Slow sync. (1st curtain), Slow sync. (2nd curtain), Manual, Off
Synchronization speed 1/180 sec. or less (Super FP: 1/4000 sec. or less)
Flash intensity control ±3 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Wireless Flash Control Compatible external flash FL-50R, FL-36R
Control method Triggered and controlled by built-in flash light (Olympus Wireless RC Flash system compatible)
Flash control mode TTL Auto, Auto, Manual, FP TTL Auto, FP Manual
Number of channel 4 channels
Number of group 3 groups
Art Filter Mode Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pin Hole
Playback Playback modes Single-frame, Index (4/9/16/25/49/100 frames), Calendar, Close-up (2 - 14x), Slideshow, Picture rotation (auto mode available)
Information display Histogram (independent luminance/RGB available), Highlight/Shadow point warning, AF frame, Photographic information, Off
Menu Languages English, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese (Another language can be added)
Erasing Erasing function Single frame, all frames, selected frames (with protect function)
Copy Copy between media Single frame, all frames, selected frames
Editing RAW picture editing RAW development
JPEG editing Gradation auto, Monotone, Sepia, Red-eye reduction, Saturation, Resize, Trimming
Print Print function Print reservation (DPOF), Direct print (PictBridge compatible)
Input/Output PC interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed for storage and camera control
USB/Video connector Dedicated multi-connector (Video: NTSC/PAL selectable, optional RM-UC1 Remote Cable available)
Flash attachment Hot shoe
Power Requirements Battery BLS-1 Li-ion Battery (included)
Sleep mode Available (1, 3, 5, 10 min. selectable)
No. of recordable pictures (with 50% flash light) Approx. 500 shots (optical viewfinder) with BLS-1 under CIPA testing standard
Dimensions / Weight Dimensions 129.5 mm (W) x 91 mm (H) x 53 mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
Weight Approx. 380 g (body only)
Operating Environment Temperature 0 - 40°C (operation) / -20 - 60°C (storage)
Humidity 30 - 90% (operation) / 10 - 90% (storage)
  • *1 When a lens other than the ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9-18mm f4.0-5.6, ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6, 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 II, ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6, ED 70-300mm f4.0-5.6 or 25mm f2.8 is used, the number of AF focusing points changes to 3 and AF is executed again when the shutter button is pressed all the way (except for magnication display mode). The ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 and ED 40-150mm f4.0-5.6 lenses require the rmware updating to Ver.1.1 or later, and the ED 70-300mm f4.0-5.6 requires rmware Ver.1.2 or later.
  • *2 Except for face detection AF or magnification display AF.
  • Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

Number of recordable pictures (in main record modes)

Recode mode Image size (pixels) Compression rate File format File size (MB) (Approx. ) Recordable images (with 1GB Card) (Approx. )
Record type Compression type
RAW 3648x2736 1/1.5 (Lossless) ORF 11 91
Large Super Fine 3648x2736 1/2.7 JPEG 6.8 147
Fine 1/4 4.7 211
Normal 1/8 2.2 460
Basic 1/12 1.5 687
  • * The figures in the table are typical values. File sizes and the number of recordable pictures vary depending on the settings and subjects.
  • * The number of recordable pictures displayed on the camera shows the value assuming the lowest compression rate.

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