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Olympus Evolt E-500
Price (MSRP): $699.00
Megapixel: 8
TYPE: Digital SLR
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This very compact and lightweight consumer digital SLR follows the Four Thirds System standard for sensors and lenses, making it compatible with Four Thirds lenses from Olympus and third-party vendors and claiming better edge-to-edge image quality and wide-angle options than systems that use optics designed for 35mm film cameras. This camera also incorporates Olympus's Supersonic Wave Filter Dust Reduction tool, which shakes dust off the sensor. We found the E-500's image quality extremely high from ISO 100 to ISO 800 and very high at ISO 1600. Visual noise ranges from very low at ISO 100 to low at ISO 200 and moderately low at ISO 400 to 800. At ISO 1600, visual noise is moderate. Its autofocus lags compared to the competition, and it can't focus without an assist lamp below EV 1. The E-500 provides no fewer than 25 shooting modes, including standard manual and automatic exposure in addition to plentiful programmed automatic scene modes. It also offers numerous color options, dual media slots, both RAW and TIFF capture, many customizable controls, five autofocus modes, depth-of-field previewing, auto exposure and focus bracketing, a 2 percent spot meter, and a highlight/shadow spot meter, which biases the metering for high-key and low-key subjects, respectively.
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| Slowest Shutter Speed |
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60 |
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| Fastest Shutter Speed |
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4000 |
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| Built-In Flash |
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Yes |
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| Continuous Shooting |
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2.5 images/sec |
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| Flash Sync Speed |
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1/180 |
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| AF Points |
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3 |
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| Metering Zones |
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49 |
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| Lens Mount |
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Four Thirds |
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| Screen Size |
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2.5 in |
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| Screen Resolution |
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215,250 |
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| Screen Type |
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LCD |
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| Maximum ISO |
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1600 |
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| Max Continuous RAW |
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4 |
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| Media Type |
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Compact Flash |
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| Battery |
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Olympus Battery Pack BLM-1 or 3 CR123A |
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| Battery Life |
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Approx. 400 shots |
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| Width |
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5 in |
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| Height |
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3.7 in |
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| Depth |
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2.6 in |
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| Weight |
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19.2 oz |
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User Reviews
Here's how our visitors have reviewed this camera.
RATINGS |
AVERAGE RATINGS |
Overall quality |
8.53
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Ease of use |
9.07
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Fit and finish |
9
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Click-to-click speed |
8.13
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Display quality |
8.93
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Flash quality |
7.27
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Image quality |
9.07
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Overall value |
9.4
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RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST |
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