Price range: £601.99
What is it: Entry-level, 12-megapixel digital SLR
What we think: Good photo quality but it's more complicated than it needs to be for beginner dSLR users
Olympus E-620 Full Specification
General
| Form factor | Digital SLR |
|---|---|
| Size (W x H x D) | 130 x 61 x 94 mm |
| Weight | 476 g |
| Body material | Fibreglass-reinforced plastics |
| Battery type | Li-ion |
| Batteries included | 1 |
| Included cables | USB cable, video cable |
| Included accessories | Body cap, dust cap, lens cap, lens hood, eyepiece cover, shoulder strap |
Main Features
| Sensor resolution | 12.3 megapixels |
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| Optical sensor type | CMOS |
| Gross sensor resolution | 13,100,000 pixels |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 |
| Shooting programs | Candle, sunset, low-key, children, high-key, documents, fireworks, anti-shake, beach/snow, nature macro, panorama assist, underwater wide, underwater macro, multiple exposure |
| Special effects | Red, green, muted, sepia, vivid, orange, yellow, natural, pop art, monotone, pin hole, portrait, light tone, soft focus, grainy film, black & white, custom effect, pale & light colour, black & white red filter, black & white green filter, black & white orange filter, black & white yellow filter |
| Max shutter speed | 1/4000 s |
| Min shutter speed | 60 s |
| Exposure metering | Spot, multi-segment, centre-weighted |
| Exposure modes | Bulb, manual, program, automatic, shutter-priority, aperture-priority |
| Exposure compensation | ±5 EV range, in 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto exposure bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps |
| White balance | Custom, presets, automatic |
| White balance presets | Flash, shade, overcast, sunlight, 3000K-7500K, tungsten light, fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (warm white) |
| Still image format | RAW, JPEG, RAW+JPEG |
Lens Systems
| Auto focus | TTL contrast and phase detection |
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| Lens type | Zoom |
| Focal length | 14-42 mm |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 28-84 mm |
| Interchangeable lens | Yes |
| Focus adjustment | Automatic, Manual |
| Min focus range | 249 mm |
| Lens aperture | F/3.5-5.6 |
| Optical zoom | 3 x |
Camera Flash
| Flash type | Pop-up |
|---|---|
| External flash terminal | Hot shoe |
| Flash modes | Auto mode, fill-in mode, slow synchro, flash off mode, rear curtain sync, red-eye reduction |
| Red-eye reduction | Yes |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder type | Optical |
|---|---|
| Display type | LCD display -- TFT active matrix |
| Display mounting | Other |
| Display size | 69 mm |
| Display resolution | 230,000 pixels |
Memory / Storage
| Expansion slots | 1x CompactFlash card -- type I/II, 1x xD-Picture Card |
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Connections
| Type | 1x USB, 1x composite video output |
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System Requirements for PC Connection
| Included software | Olympus Master 2.0, drivers & utilities |
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Additional Features
| Self timer | Yes |
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| Self timer delay | 2 secs, 12 secs, 1-30 secs |
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