Olympus EVOLT E-500 Digital Camera
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Olympus EVOLT E-500 Digital Camera

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  • Camera Type: SLR/Professional
  • Weight: 0.96 lb.
  • LCD Screen Size: 2.5 in.
  • Resolution: 8.9 Megapixel
  • Features: Red-eye Correction
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Olympus EVOLT E-500 Digital Camera

Premium picture quality and superb performance come easy with this comfortable to handle digital SLR. At a time when we want complex things to become simple, the EVOLT E-500 succeeds in doing so with a sleek, lightweight design for impressive portability and advanced controls and options that can be accessed with minimal effort. Bursting with speed and producing spotless pictures with exceptional color and detail, the EVOLT E-500 is tailor-made for anyone to use while capturing the imagination in the process.

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Olympus EVOLT E-500 Digital 8-Megapixel SLR Camera with Zuiko 14-45mm Lens

bydkozin Nov 27, 2005
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Pros Price, performance, easy to use, features, picture quality, low noise, resolution
Cons Manual focus not mechanically-linked, slight corner softness of the 14-45mm lens
Recommended it? Yes

After using the Canon Digital Rebel XT with an 18-55 mm lens, I decided to try the latest affordable digital SLR from Olympus - Olympus EVOLT E-500 with 14-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 Olympus Zuiko lens. I bought the camera with the lens for $688.

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My Only Regret??I don?t get to use it as often as I would like.

byscotiaguy Dec 18, 2007
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Pros Dual memory slots, image quality, price.
Cons Relatively slow lenses, manual focusing not as easy as it could be.
Recommended it? Yes

Why This Camera
Simple. Value for money. With the dual lens kit, this is an incredible amount of camera for the money.
I had wanted a DSLR for a long time, well long is relative term in consumer electronics, so let us just say that I've wanted one since they've been viable. When they... Read full review »

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This is it! Get it while you can!

bydread1124 Oct 18, 2007
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Pros Great picture quality and simple to use menu. A true SLR
Cons Red-eye flashes takes too long...
Recommended it? Yes

Its not too heavy, not too light, its just right for my hands. Almost sounds like Goldie Locks and the three bears story tag line… However, this is no story. The Olympus E-volt 500 is one serious digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) camera. I already have a HP 945 point and shoot camera, but have... Read full review »

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Olympus Evolt E500 8MP Digital SLR (Body Only)

Premium picture quality and superb performance come easy with this comfortable to handle digital SLR. At a time when we want complex things to become simple, the EVOLT E-500 succeeds in doing so with a sleek, lightweight design for impressive portability and advanced controls and options that can be accessed with minimal effort. Bursting with speed and producing spotless pictures with exceptional color and detail, the EVOLT E-500 is tailor-made for anyone to use while capturing the imagination in the process. Patented Dust Reduction System uses our Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) to loosen and remove any and all dust and debris from the image sensor. The SWF vibrates at a rate of 35,000 times per second upon start-up as well as when manually activated - and is unnoticeable to the user - for clear, aberration-free images. This removal of dust also means you never have to worry about changing lenses Exercise total control with creative modes like Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, and Manual Auto/Manual Focus Automatic pop-up flash provides just the right amount of illumination when necessary and remains out of the way (closed) when not PictBridge compatible Dimensions 5 x 3.7 x 2.6 inch / 15.75 ounces body only Rechargeable Li-ion battery Pack BLM-1/3x CR123A with LBH-1

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Olympus Evolt E500 8MP Digital SLR with Zuiko 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Digital SLR Lens

Premium picture quality and superb performanceAt a time when we want complex things to become simple, the EVOLT E-500 succeeds in doing so with a sleek, lightweight design for impressive portability and advanced controls and options that can be accessed with minimal effort. Bursting with speed and producing spotless pictures with exceptional color and detail, the EVOLT E-500 is tailor-made for anyone to use while capturing the imagination in the process. 8.0 million pixels with FFT CCD 6.4cm/2.5รข HyperCrystal LCD Supersonic Wave Filter for dust protection Light and compact penta type design AUTO / M / P / S / A & 20 scene programme Dual slot for CF and xD-Picture Cards Built-in pop-up flash User-friendly menu with detailed and simplified display modes

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Olympus Evolt E500 8MP Digital SLR with 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 & 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Lenses

Premium picture quality and superb performance come easy with this comfortable to handle digital SLR. At a time when we want complex things to become simple, the EVOLT E-500 succeeds in doing so with a sleek, lightweight design for impressive portability and advanced controls and options that can be accessed with minimal effort. Bursting with speed and producing spotless pictures with exceptional color and detail, the EVOLT E-500 is tailor-made for anyone to use while capturing the imagination in the process. Features: 8 megapixel full frame transfer CCD Patented Dust Reduction System uses the Supersonic Wave Filter (SWF) to loosen and remove any and all dust and debris from the image sensor. Large, high-resolution 2.5 LCD 25 shooting modes All digital lenses Dual media slots Automatic pop-up flash 7 available flash modes Stable and lightweight body with ergonomic styling and an advanced grip PictBridge- compatible Select from left, center, or right Auto Focus points either automatically or manually AF Illuminator to focus in dim light or darkness Shoot using any of five focus modes Exclusive one-touch White Balance button Eliminate unwanted image noise with Noise Reduction Five popular Monochrome modes Choose from sRGB or Adobe RGB color spaces Contrast, Sharpness and Tone Controls. Select the format that best suits your needs: JPEG, RAW, JPEG+RAW, TIFF Package Includes: EVOLT E-500 body 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens 40-150mm f/3.5 - 4.5 lens USB Cable Video Cable Li-Ion Battery Pack (BLM-1) Li-Ion Battery Charger (BCM-2) Shoulder Strap OLYMPUS Master Editing Software CD-ROM Manuals Warranty Card

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN E-500

Key Features

Camera Type SLR/Professional
Weight 0.96 lb.
LCD Screen Size 2.5 in.
Resolution 8.9 Megapixel
Features Red-eye Correction

Image Quality

Camera Resolution 8.9 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type CCD
Image Resolutions 640 x 480 • 3264 x 2448 • 3200 x 2400 • 2560 x 1920 • 1600 x 1200 • 1024 x 768

Lens

Interchangeable Lens Interchangeable Lenses
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus

Exposure Control

Shutter Speed 60 - 1/4000 sec
Frames Per Second 2.5 Frames
White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Shade (Preset)

Flash

Flash Functions Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Flash Type Built-In & External
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 1600

Storage

File Size (High Res.) 24.5 MB (5 images on 128MB card)
Memory Type CompactFlash Card Type I • CompactFlash Card Type II • IBM Microdrive • xD Picture Card
Compression Type JPEG • TIFF • Raw Image
File Size (Low Res.) 0.1 MB (about 1,280 images on 128MB card)
Compression Modes Fine • SuperFine • Normal • Uncompressed

Included Features

Self Timer 2 Sec. • 12 Sec.
Tripod Mount With Tripod Mount
Built-in Speaker Without Built-in Speaker

Viewfinder / Display

LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Viewfinder Optical (Through-the-lens)
LCD Screen Resolution 215,250 pixels

Interfaces

Video Interface Video Out
Interface Type USB 2.0

Power Supply

Battery Type Proprietary Lithium

System Requirements

Operating System Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP

Dimensions

Weight 0.96 lb.
Depth 3.7 in.
Height 2.6 in.
Width 5 in.

Warranty

Warranty 1 Year

Miscellaneous

UPC 050332156555
Product ID 27740487
Included Accessories Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • Lithium Battery • Battery Charger • Strap
Release Date October, 2005
Family Line Olympus EVOLT

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