Olympus E-100 User Manual

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DOCUMENT NUMBER 3139

E-100 Zoom RS Digital Camera FAQ's

Features and Benefits:

* Fast F2.8 to F11, 10x optical zoom lens (35-380mm equivalence to a 35mm camera) offers great flexibility
and light weight.
* 2.7x Digital Zoom (Equivalent to over 1,000mm on a 35mm camera)
* Macro, wide-angle, and telephoto add-on lenses (optional accessories) offer even more photographic focal
length options.
* 1/10,000 to 16 second shutter speed permits creative control to stop or blur motion.
* 1/2 inch, 1.51 megapixel CCD (1368 x 1024 pixels), RGB Progressive Scan, 28 MHz high speed dedicated
processor.
* Image Stabilization System using a gyroscopic sensor reduces camera shake problems even at full telephoto
ranges.
* Rapid Shooting sequence mode captures pictures up to an unbelievable 15 frames per second!
* Pre-Capture mode captures up to 5 images even before the shutter button is fully depressed.
* Cancel Shot Recording immediately clears the pre-capture buffer allowing the camera to prepare for another
shot.
* QuickTime movie mode capability captures images and sound at up to 30 frames per second.
* Electronic viewfinder (EVF) offers 100% TTL accuracy and complete control information.
* Dual media slot for both SmartMedia and CompactFlash Type I and II cards offers maximum flexibility in
storage choices.
* Photometric exposure metering choices offer center weighted average, spot, and multi-spot (up to 8 area
selections).
* Video output to a TV and Scene Rotation feature in playback mode.
* Storage-class USB connectivity mounts like a standard hard drive permitting easy drag-n-drop downloads.
* Includes 4 AA-size Ni-MH batteries and charger.
* Includes Camedia Master 2.5, Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE, and Altamira Genuine Fractals 2.0 plug-in.

• $1,499 suggested street price.

Specifications:

Model name Olympus CAMEDIA E-100 Zoom RS
Product Type: Digital EVF SLR Camera with 4.5cm/1.8inch color TFT LCD monitor
Memory: 3V (3.3V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) Card (2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB and

64MB)
CompactFlash Type I & II flash memory

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One 8MB SmartMedia card including Panorama function is supplied with camera

Recording system: Still image ; JPEG (DCF: "Design rule for Camera File system"), TIFF (non-

compress), DPOF support
QuickTime Movie at 640 x 480 or 160 x 120

Number of storable pictures: 1: TIFF 1368 X 1024

7: SHQ JPEG 1368 X 1024
21: HQ JPEG 1368 X 1024
24: SQ1 1280 X 960 17: SQ2 1280 X 960
38: SQ1 1024 X 768 26: SQ2 1024 X 768
82: SQ1 640x480 66: SQ2 640 X 480
4 sec. 30 fps Motion JPEG 640 X480
8 sec. 15 fps Motion JPEG 640 X 480
8 sec. 30 fps Motion JPEG 160 X 120
16 sec. 15 fps Motion JPEG 160 X 120

Image pickup element: 1/2 inch CCD solid-state images pickup 1.51 Million Pixel (effective 1.4

Megapixel Image) RGB Progressive Scan

White balance: iESP full-auto TTL, Preset Manual (Daylight, Cloudy, Florescent and Tungsten)

"one touch" Manual

Lens: Olympus lens 6.4 - 70 mm f2.8 - f3.5, Glass Aspherical Zoom Lens

(Equivalent to 35 - 380 mm lens on 35 mm camera) Image Stabilized System with

2.7x Digital Super Telephoto

Filter Size: 49mm. 49-55mm Step-Up Ring or 49-62mm Step-Up Ring needed to attach

optional accessory lenses or filters.

Photometric system: Digital-"ESP" Multi-Pattern metering system. Center-weighted, spot meter, and,

(8 area memorized) multi-spot metering

Exposure control: S-Program mode with Portrait, Landscape, Sports, and Night Scene modes;

Programmed auto exposure, Aperture priority, Shutter priority
Manual exposure +/- 2EV by 1/3EV steps exposure compensation
Auto Bracketing: selectable from 1/3EV, 2/3 EV and 1EV; 3 or 5 images
Aperture priority: Wide ; F2.8 - 11.0, Tele ; 3.8 - 11.0, 1/3EV steps
Shutter priority: 2 - 1/10,000 sec. (Electronic CCD), 1/3EV steps

Manual exposure: Shutter speed, 16 sec. - 1/10,000 sec.
ISO: Auto, user selectable, 100, 200, 400 equivalent ISO
Focusing: iESP TTL or spot system autofocus (contrast detection system) with low-light

focus assist illuminator. Focusing range: 24" - Infinity wide-angle, 79" - Infinity

telephoto: 4.3" wide-angle macro, 79" telephoto macro. Stepless (iESP AF off in

rapid shooting mode).

Manual focus (manual focus setting by gauge) with focusing range: 24" - Infinity:
AF Illuminator: Working range: Standard mode: 24"-10 ft. User selectable on/off controls
Viewfinder: EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) SLR viewfinder 100% accurate image view,

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