Camera Body Specifications / Comparison Chart

 

Model E-1 E-300
Type Interchangeable Digital SLR Camera
Compatible Lens Zuiko Digital, Four Thirds System Lens
Lens Mount Four Thirds Mount
Body
 
 		Magnesium Alloy, splash proof
 
 		Chassis: Aluminium die-casting
Top cover: aluminium
Other: plastic
Media Compact Flash Card (Type I, II), Micro Drive
Effective pixel number 5 million pixels 8 million pixels
Image Size 17.3mm x 13.0mm
Image sensor
   Type 4/3 type Full Frame Transfer CCD solid-state image sensor
   Total Pixel Number 5.50 million pixels 8.89 million pixels
   Aspect ratio 4:3
   Filter Array Primary colour filter (RGB)
Filter
   LPF Fixed type
   Dust Protect Filter Supersonic Wave Filter
Viewfinder
   Type Eye level Pentaprism type Optical View Finder Eye-level TTL Optical Porro Finder
   Viewfield Coverage Approx. 100% Approx. 94%
   Magnification Approx. 0.96x with 50 mm
lens set to infinity on -1 dioptre		 Approx. 1.0x with a 50mm lens set to infinity at -1 dioptre
   Eye Point 20mm at -1 dioptres
   Dioptre Adjustment Built-in type -3.0 to +1.0 dioptres
   Focusing Screen Interchangeable type, FS-1 supplied Fixed type (Neo Lumicron Mat Screen)
   Mirror Quick Return Mirror Side swing quick return mirror
Viewfinder Information
 		AF frame, AF lock, AF confirmation, 
metering mode, exposure mode, exposure compensation, 
shutter speed, aperture value, AE lock, Auto bracket, 
white balance, flash, FP flash, 
number of storable pictures		 AF frame, AF point (super impose),  AF confirmation, 
metering mode, exposure mode, exposure compensation,
shutter speed, aperture value, AE lock, 
white balance, flash, battery level indicator, record mode, 
number of storable pictures
   Depth of Field Preview Preview Button Yes (customised OK button)
   Eye Cup Interchangeable type (2 types), EP-1 supplied Interchangeable type EP-3 supplied
   Eye Piece Shutter Built-in type Eye piece cap supplied
Auto Focus
   Type TTL Phase Difference Detection System
   Focus Modes Single AF, Continuous AF, Manual Focus
   Detection Range EV 0 to 19 (ISO 100)
   Focus Area 3 points
   Focus Area Selection Automatic Selection, Manual Selection
   AF Assist Lamp Built-in body type, optional Olympus dedicated flashes Built-in flash, optional Olympus dedicated flashes
   AF Lock Locked by first position of shutter release button or AEL button (customizable) Locked by first position of shutter release button
   Focus tracking

Available in continuous AF mode
Manual focus

Available by rotating focus ring, manual focus operation in AF mode (customised)
Exposure Control
   Light Metering System

TTL open aperture light metering with 3-zone multi-pattern sensing system
   Light Metering Modes

Digital ESP, centre-weighted average, spot (approx. 2%)
   Detection Range Digital ESP, centre-weighted average: EV 1 to 20 
Spot: EV 3 to 17 (50mm f2, ISO 100)		 Digital ESP, centre-weighted average: EV 2 to 20 
Spot: EV 3 to 17 (50mm f2, ISO 100)
   Exposure Modes Program with program shift, shutter priority, aperture priority, manual
   Exposure Compensation up to +/- 5 EV in each 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps
   AE Lock

Locked by first position of shutter release or AEL button (customised)
   Exposure Bracketing 3 or 5 frames in +/- 1, 1/2, or 1/3 EV steps 3 frames in +/- 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
Sensitivity
   Auto ISO 100 to 400
   Manual ISO 100/200/400/800; expandable to 1600/3200 ISO 100/200/400; expandable to 800/1600
Shutter
   Type Electronically controlled focal plane shutter
   Shutter Speed
 P: 2 - 1/4000; A, S: 60 - 1/4000; M: 60 - 1/4000
Bulb: up to 8 minutes		 P, Ps: 1 - 1/4000; A, S: 30 - 1/4000; M: 30 - 1/4000
Bulb: up to 8 minutes
Scene Program, Scene Select 4 - 1/4000 (depends on mode)
   X-Sync Speed X = 1/180 sec; Super FP up to 1/4000 sec.
   Shutter Release

Soft-touch electromagnetic release
   Self Timer 12 or 2 sec.
   Remote Control Wireless by RM-1 / Wired by RM-CB1
Drive System
   Drive Modes Single and sequential shooting
   Sequential Shooting
   Speed		 3.0 fps Approx. 2.5 fps
   Max. Frame Number
   on  Sequential
  Shooting		 12 Frames
 		RAW/TIFF: 4 frames;
JPEG: depends on compression ratio and pixel number
White Balance System
   Auto WB System
 Hybrid Detection System with White Balance Sensor and CCD Imager Advanced detection system with CCD imager
   Preset WB
 12 Types (3000K / 3300K / 3600K / 3900K / 4000K / 4300K / 4500K / 4800K / 5300K / 6000K / 6600K / 7500K) 8 type (3000k -7500k)
   Custom Mode 4 Custom Settings 1 custom setting by one-touch WB
   WB Compensation Up to +/-7 steps for both auto and preset settings.
2000-6000K; 100K step,
6000-8000K; 200K step,
8000-10000K; 500K step.
  WB Bracketing 3 frames with 4,8,12 steps 3 frames with 2,4,6 steps
Colour Space sRGB / AdobeRGB
Colour Saturation 5 levels
Sharpness 7 levels 5 levels
Contrast 5 levels
Built-in flash
   Type N/A TTL auto FP/TTL auto for Olympus dedicated flash, auto or manual
   Synchronisation modes N/A Auto, red-eye reduction, slow synchro, 2nd curtain slow synchro, fill-in, manual
   Guide number N/A Approx. 13
External Flash Control
   Type

TTL auto FP/TTL auto for Olympus dedicated flash, auto or manual
   Synchronisation modes

Auto, red-eye reduction, slow synchro, 2nd curtain slow synchro, fill-in for exclusive flash
   Intensity Control Up to +/- 2 EV in each 1, 1/2 or 1/3 EV step for exclusive flash
   Multi-flash control Yes (control built-in and external flash independently with FL-36)
   Synchro Socket Yes (X-Sync Socket type) N/A
Control Panel Information
 		Flash mode, Metering mode, Focus mode, Record mode, Aperture value, Shutter speed, Battery check, Number of storable still pictures, Image quality adjustment, ISO, Color space, White balance, Remote control, Self-timer, Exposure level indicator, Exposure compensation indicator, AF frame, Number of storable sequential pictures, Exposure compensation value indication, Auto bracket, Noise reduction, Single-frame shooting/Sequential shooting Metering mode, exposure mode, aperture value, shutter speed, exposure level indicator, exposure compensation value, exposure compensation indicator, AE bracket, image quality adjustment, ISO, colour space, monotone, hi/lo key, colour saturation compensation value, sharpness compensation value, white balance, white balance bracket, noise reduction mode, AE lock, flash mode, flash compensation value, focus mode, AF frame, drive mode, record mode, number of storable still pictures, number of storable pictures, battery check
Playback Monitor
   Type Low Temperature Polysilicon TFT Color LCD Hyper crystal LCD panel
   Size 1.8 Inch/4.6 cm
   Pixel Number 134.000 pixels
   Viewfield Coverage Approx. 100%
   Brightness Control +/- 7 steps
   Protection Cover Detachable type, MC-1 supplied N/A
Playback Functions
   Display Mode
 Single, zoom ( 2 / 3 / 4x) / index (4, 9, 16 frames), slide show
 		Single, zoom (2 to 10x), index (4,9,16 frames), slide show, rotation
   Information Exposure mode,
metering mode, shutter speed, f-stop, compensation level, ISO, colour space, white balance mode, focal length,
focus area, file type, contrast level, sharpness level		 Histogram, high light point warning, AF frame, exposure mode, metering mode, shutter speed, f-stop, compensation level,
ISO, colour space, white balance mode, focal length,
focus area, file type, contrast level, sharpness level
  Exposure Level View
 Histogram, High Light Point Warning N/A
   Video Signal Output NTSC or PAL selectable N/A
Erase / Protect Function
   Erase modes Single, all, selected Single, all
   Image Protect Mode Single
Recording System
   Recording format DCF, DPOF compatible, EXIF2.2 compatible, PRINT Image Matching II compatible
   Type of File Format JPEG, TIFF (RGB 8 bit), RAW (12bit)
   RAW+JPEG Recording Yes
   File Size RAW: 10 MB (2560 x 1920)
TIFF: 15 MB (2560 x 1920)
JPEG SHQ: 3.8 MB (2560 x 1920)   1/2.7
JPEG HQ: 1.2 MB (2560 x 1920) 1/8
JPEG SQ: 1.4 MB (1600 x 1200) 1/2.7
                   0.5 MB (1600 x 1200) 1/8
                   0.9 MB (1280 x 960) 1/2.7
                   0.3 MB (1280 x 960) 1/8
                   0.6 MB (1024 x 768) 1/2.7
                   0.2 MB (1024 x 768) 1/8
                   0.3 MB (640 x 480) 1/2.7
                   0.1 MB (640 x 480) 1/8		 RAW: 13.5MB (3264 x 2448)
TIFF: 23.3MB (3264 x 2448)
JPEG SHQ:  6.1MB (3264 x 2448) 1/2.7
JPEG HQ: 4.3MB (3264 x 2448) 1/4
                   1.9MB (3264 x 2448) 1/8
JPEG SQ: 5.9MB (3200 x 2400) 1/2.7
                  4.1MB (3200 x 2400) 1/4
                  1.9MB (3200 x 2400) 1/8
                  4.0MB (2560 x 1920) 1/2.7
                  2.4MB (2560 x 1920) 1/4
                  1.2MB (2560 x 1920) 1/8
                  1.4MB (1600 x 1200) 1/2.7
                  0.9MB (1600 x 1200) 1/4
                  0.5MB (1600 x 1200) 1/8
                  0.9MB (1280 x 960) 1/2.7
                  0.6MB (1280 x 960) 1/4
                  0.3MB (1280 x 960) 1/8
                  0.6MB (1024 x 768) 1/2.7
                  0.4MB (1024 x 768) 1/4
                  0.2MB (1024 x 768) 1/8
Image Editing
   RAW development N/A Yes
  JPEG editing N/A Yes (monotone, resize)
PictBridge N/A Yes
Menu
   Category REC, Play Back, Custom, Setup Shooting menu 1, shooting menu 2, playback menu, custom menu, setup menu
   Languages English (default), German, French, Spanish, Japanese,  Korean English (default), German, French, Spanish. Optionally, one language can be downloaded via internet.
Custom Reset 4 types N/A
Interface
    PC Interface IEEE 1394, USB 2.0 USB
   Video signal output NTSC or PAL selectable
Power supply    
   Battery Rechargeable Li-ion battery Pack BLM-1/BLL-1
Optional: Power Battery Holder SHLD-2		 Rechargeable Li-ion battery Pack BLM-1
Optional: Power Battery Holder HLD-3
   AC Adapter Optional AC adapter : AC-1 (AC 100V-240V, 50-60Hz; DC 9V)
Size / Weight
   Dimensions 141 x 104 x 81 mm [W x H x D] 146.5 x 85 x 64mm  [W x H x D]
   Weight 660 g (without batteries or CF Card) 580g (without batteries, CF card or cap)
Environment
   Splash Proof Yes No
   Temperature Operating range: 0°C to 40°C. Storage range: -20°C to 60°C.
   Humidity Operating range: 30 to 90%. Storage range: 10% to 90%.
   Box contents
 E-1 Body,
USB Cable, IEEE1394 Cable, video cable,
Li-ion Battery Pack (BLM-1),
Li-ion Battery Charger (BCM-1),
shoulder strap,
CD-ROM, instruction manuals, warranty card		 E-300 body,
USB cable, video cable,
Li-ion battery pack (BLM-1),
Li-ion battery charger (BCM-2),
shoulder strap,
CD-ROM, instruction manuals, warranty card