The E-510 incorporates a variety of exciting functions that enable users to capture beautiful photographic images no matter what the situation. These functions include a sensor-shift type stabilizer unit based on the breakthrough supersonic drive that prevents image blurring due to hand vibrations. The newly developed stabilizer unit is optimized for the Four Thirds System standard and allows use of any lens compliant with the standard.
In keeping with the "Dedicated Digital Design" that is fundamental to OLYMPUS E-SYSTEM cameras, the E-510 incorporates the Dust Reduction System and Live View function.
The E-510 incorporates a image stabilizer unit based on a breakthrough SWD* system designed and developed originally by Olympus to correct blurring of images caused by unsteady hands even under low light or when a lens with a long focal distance is used. The newly developed sensor with blurring frequency analysis/detection capability and a motor with excellent responsiveness and controllability enable the image stabilizer unit to respond to vibrations from less than 1 Hz to 7Hz and achieve a correction effect equivalent to 2 to 4 EV steps.
The new Live View function displays the information required for photography on the rear-panel LCD monitor. The AF, exposure correction and white balance can all be adjusted more intuitively as they can be viewed on the LCD monitor. This also enhances the camera's mobility and flexibility.
<Advantages of Live View>
- Photography with confidence: Smile assured by not losing eye contact
- Photography from free viewpoint: Masterpieces from the viewpoint of kid or pet
- Intuitive operation: Focusing and exposure as viewed on the screen.
The new 10-million pixel Live MOS sensor reproduces images with rich gradations equivalent to an 8-million pixel CCD. It has achieved about 80% reduction of power consumption so that the Live View function can be activated permanently. By simplifying the sensor structure through radical improvement of the material and processing technology based on Olympus's well-regarded MOS signal amplification technology and by forming the sensor circuits integrally on a flexible board, the contact resistance due to signal exchange and wiring has been minimized. This reduces the power consumption, heat generation and noise generation of the image sensor unit.
