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Olympus has today announced the sucessor to the Olympus E-10, the 5 megapixel E-20P. The E-20P has the same 4x zoom 35 - 140 mm lens, the same TTL viewfinder (though now with a focusing screen), RAW mode, noise reduction, pixel mapping and official support for the 1 GB Microdrive. All of these additions should add up to an interesting and far improved Olympus 'E' digital SLR.
| Sensor | 2/3" CCD, 5.24 megapixel |
| Effective pixel count | 4.95 million (2.5 million progressive scan mode) |
| Image sizes | • 2560 x 1920 (interlaced
scan mode) • 1792 x 1344 (progressive scan mode) • 1280 x 960 • 1024 x 768 • 640 x 480 |
| Image formats |
• RAW |
| Lens | Olympus 4x optical zoom, 35 - 140
mm equiv. 14 elements in 11 groups, F2.0 - F2.4 |
| Add-on lenses | Optional 0.8x, 1.45x, 3x and macro lenses |
| Filter size | 62 mm |
| Metering | • Digital ESP • Center-weighted average • Spot metering |
| Exposure modes | • Program Auto Exposure • Aperture priority: F2.0 - F11 in 1/3 EV steps • Shutter priority: 2 - 1/640 sec or 2 - 1/4000, 1/18000 sec (progressive scan mode) • Manual exposure: Bulb (max 2 minutes), 60 - 1/640 sec or 60 - 1/4000, 1/18000 sec (progressive scan mode) |
| Exposure compen. | +/-3 EV in 0.3 EV steps |
| White balance | • Auto • Presets (3000, 3700, 4000, 4500, 5500, 6500, 7500 K) • Manual 'one touch' |
| ISO sensitivity | • Auto • ISO 80 • ISO 160 • iso 320 |
| Noise reduction | Yes |
| Pixel mapping | Yes |
| Focus system | Dual AF active and passive TTL AF |
| Focus distance | • Normal: 0.6 m - Infinity
(2.0 ft - Infinity) • Macro: 0.2 - 0.6 m (7.9 in - 2.0 ft) |
| Viewfinder | • Optical TTL viewfinder
with 95% field of view • Full information: mode / aperture / shutter speed metering / exp compen. / AF / flash / AE lock / WB • Focusing screen |
| LCD | 1.8" TFT LCD 118,000 pixels LCD can be tilted 20 degrees down and 90 degrees up |
| Histogram | Yes |
| Flash guide | 13 (ISO 80) |
| Flash modes | Auto, Red-eye reduction, Off, Fill-In |
| Flash range | • Wide: 0.6 - 8.9 m [auto
ISO] (2.0 - 29.2 ft) • Tele: 0.5 - 7.4 m [auto ISO] (1.6 - 24.3 ft) |
| External flash | Hot-shoe (Olympus FL-40) |
| Continuous mode | • Interlace scan mode:
2.5 fps, max 4 frames • Progressive scan mode: 4.5 fps, max 7 frames |
| Self timer | 2 or 12 secs |
| Storage | • SmartMedia (up to 128
MB) - 16 MB supplied • CompactFlash Type I / II (Microdrive 1GB supported) |
| Connectivity | DC input, USB, Video out, external flash terminal, x-sync socket, remote control jack |
| Power supply | 2 x CR-V3 lithium, 4 x AA batteries (NiMH recommended) |
| Dimensions | 129 x 104 x 161 mm (5.1 x 4.1 x 6.3 in) |
| Weight (inc batt) | 1190 g (2.6 lb) |
| Est. street price | US$ 1900 (unconfirmed) |
Note: The higher shutter speeds (1/4000, 1/18,000 sec) and faster burst rates are ONLY available in the lower resolution 'progressive scan' 2.5 megapixel resolution (1792 x 1344).
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