DSLR / CAMERA REFERENCE
E-520 (EVOLT E-520)
Olympus
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 10 megapixels
- Sensor size
- Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
- Sensor type
- CMOS
- Max resolution
- 3648 x 2736
- ISO
- Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
- Uncompressed format
- RAW
Lens and focus
- Lens mount
- Four Thirds
- Number of focus points
- 3
- Manual focus
- Yes (lens focus by wire)
- Image stabilization
- Sensor-shift
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 60 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Continuous drive
- 3.5 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±5 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- MultiCenter-weightedSpot
- Aperture priority
- Yes
- Shutter priority
- Yes
- Built-in flash
- Yes (pop-up)
- External flash
- Yes (Hot-shoe, Wireless)
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Microphone
- None
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- Optical (pentamirror)
- Viewfinder coverage
- 95%
- Viewfinder magnification
- 0.92× (0.46× 35mm equiv.)
- Screen size
- 2.7″
- Screen dots
- 230,000
- Articulated LCD
- No
- Touch screen
- No
Body and connections
- Storage types
- Compact Flash (Type I or II), xD Picture Card
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 552 g (1.22 lb / 19.47 oz)
- Dimensions
- 136 x 92 x 68 mm (5.35 x 3.62 x 2.68″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- No
- Remote control
- Yes (InfraRed (optional))
02 / INDEPENDENT COVERAGE
Reviews and field reports
An independent review has not yet been added to this record.
03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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