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Olympus E-400

Friday, 08 December 2006

Olympus E-400 £700 with Zuiko Digital 14-42mm Lens

Olympus E-400

The Olympus E-400 is the lightest camera in this class, weighing in at just 420g. This gives some cause for concern, is it robust? Especially when you find out it's constructed from plastic, regardless it is appealing in it's current spec as it is the smallest and lightest digital SLR in the world.

The E-400 specifications are top notch with a 10 megapixel image sensor, a wide range of exposure modes, and the supersonic wave filter technology seen on other Olympus models which clean the sensor everytime you switch the camera on.

The E-400 has a FourThirds lens mount which is becoming increasingly popular among lens manufactorers, making it a simple task to obtain new pieces for your kit without having to pay the hefty own brand prices.

Specifications

Body material	Plastic
Sensor	• 4/3 type CCD • 17.3 x 13.0 mm active area • 10.8 million total pixels • 10.0 million effective pixels • RGB (Primary) color filter array • Fixed low pass filter (anti-alias filter) • Supersonic Wave Filter (dust protection)
Image processor	TruePic Turbo
Image sizes	• 3648 x 2736 • 3200 x 2400 (3:2) • 2560 x 1920 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 1024 x 768 • 640 x 480
File formats	• RAW • RAW + JPEG • JPEG (EXIF 2.2) - (1/2.7 SHQ, 1/4 HQ, 1/8 or 1/12 SQ)
Lenses	• 4/3 standard lens mount • Range of ZUIKO DIGITAL lenses available • Multiply focal length by 2 for 35 mm equiv. FOV
Auto focus	• 3-point TTL phase difference detection • Detection range: 0 to 19 EV (ISO 100)
Focus area selection	• Automatic • Manual
Focus modes	• Single shot AF • Single shot AF + MF • Continuous AF • Manual focus
Manual focus	Focus by wire (on lens)
AF assist lamp	Yes, flash strobe (flash must be raised)
Shooting modes	• Auto • Program AE (with shift) • Aperture priority AE • Shutter priority AE • Manual • Portrait • Landscape • Macro • Sports • Night Scene & Portrait • Scene
Additional scene modes	• Beach and Snow • Candle • Children • Documents • Fireworks • High Key • Image Stabilisation Mode • Landscape • Landscape & Portrait • Low Key • Macro • Nature Macro • Night Scene • Night Scene & Portrait • Portrait • Sports • Sunset • Underwater Macro • Underwater Wide
Sensitivity	• Auto (ISO 100 - 1600) • ISO 100 • ISO 125 • ISO 160 • ISO 200 • ISO 250 • ISO 320 • ISO 400 • ISO 500 • ISO 640 • ISO 800 * • ISO 1000 * • ISO 1250 * • ISO 1600 * * Warning message shown
Metering system	• 49-zone multi-pattern • Range: 1 to 20 EV (50 mm F2, ISO 100)
Metering modes	• Digital ESP • Center-Weighted Average • Spot • Highlight based spot • Shadow based spot
AE Lock	• AE/AF lock button • With shutter release half-press
AE Bracketing	• 3 frames • 1/3, 1/2, 0.7 or 1.0 EV steps
Exposure steps	1/3, 1/2 or 1.0 EV
Exposure compen.	• -5.0 to +5.0 EV • 1/3 EV steps
Shutter speed	60 - 1/4000 sec
White balance	• Auto • Overcast • Shade • Tungsten • Sunlight • Fluorescent 1 • Fluorescent 2 • Fluorescent 3 • Manual 'one-touch' • Kelvin (3000 - 7500 K, 7 steps)
WB fine tuning	• Red - Blue: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each) • Green - Magenta: +/- 7 steps (2 mired each)
Color space	• sRGB • Adobe RGB
Image parameters	• Color mode (Natural, Vivid, Muted) • Saturation (5 levels) • Contrast (5 levels) • Sharpness (5 levels) • Monochrome (B&W, Sepia, Red, Green, Blue) - filter (Ye, Or, Re, Gr) • Graduation (High Key, Normal, Low Key)
Drive modes	• Single • Continuous
Continuous	• 3.0 fps • JPEG: Approx. 20 frames @ HQ 1/8 • RAW: 4 frames maximum
Self-timer	• 2 sec • 12 sec
Flash	• Pop-up • TTL auto / manual • Guide no. 10 • Sync modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain slow syncro, Fill-in, Off • Flash power: Up to +/- 2EV in 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps
External flash	Hot shoe
Viewfinder	• Eye-level optical single-lens • Field of view 95% • Magnification 0.92x with a 50mm lens and -1 dioptre • Eye point 16 mm at -1 dioptre • Dioptre adjustment -3 to +1 dioptre • Focusing screen: Fixed type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen) • Mirror: Quick return mirror • DOF preview: press left arrow button
Viewfinder info	• AF frame (super impose) • AE lock • AF confirmation mark • Metering mode • Exposure mode • Shutter speed • Aperture value • White balance • Exposure compensation value indicator • Flash • Battery check • Record mode • Number of storable still pictures
Orientation sensor	Yes
LCD monitor	• 2.5" TFT LCD monitor (wide viewing angle) • 215,000 pixels
Playback functions	• Single • Magnify (2 - 14x) • Index (4, 9, 16, 25 frames) • Calendar view • Rotation • Light box view • Slide show • Histogram (Lum / RGB) • Highlight & Shadow point warning
Playback information	• Exposure mode • Metering mode • Shutter speed • Aperture value • Exposure compensation level • ISO • Colour space • White balance mode • White balance compensation level • Focal length • Focus area • File type • Picture mode • File name • Image size • Recorded card type
Editing	• RAW development • JPEG editing (B&W, Sepia, Red eye reduction, Color saturation, Resize)
Storage	• Compact Flash (Type I and II) • xD Picture card
Connectivity	• USB 1.1 • Video Out (NTSC / PAL)
Vertical / portrait grip	Unknown
Power	Lithium-Ion rechargeable
Dimensions	130 x 91 x 53 mm (5.1 x 3.6 x 2.1 in)
Weight (no batt)	380 g (13.4 oz

Last Updated ( Thursday, 27 December 2007 )

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