| Model No |
OLYMPUS E-510 |
| Type |
| Lens mount |
Four Thirds |
| Body material |
Glass reinforced plastics |
| Control Panel Information |
| Displayed information |
| Metering mode |
Yes |
| Exposure mode |
Yes |
| Aperture value |
Yes |
| Shutter speed |
Yes |
| Exposure level view |
Yes |
| Flash compensation value |
Yes |
| Exposure compensation indication |
Yes |
| AE bracketing |
Yes |
| ISO |
Yes |
| Colour space |
Yes |
| Picture mode |
Yes |
| Gradation |
Yes |
| Colour saturation compensation value |
Yes |
| Sharpness compensation value |
Yes |
| Contrast compensation value |
Yes |
| White balance |
Yes |
| compensation value |
Yes |
| Noise reduction |
Yes |
| Flash mode |
Yes |
| Focus mode |
Yes |
| AF frame |
Yes |
| Drive mode |
Yes |
| Record mode |
Yes |
| Number of storable frames |
Yes |
| Memory card |
Yes |
| Battery indicator |
Yes |
| Image Sensor |
| Effective pixels |
10 Megapixels |
| Filter array |
Primary colour filter (RGB) |
| Full resolution |
10.9 Megapixels |
| Type |
4/3 Type Live MOS sensor |
| Aspect ratio & area |
4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0 mm |
| Engine |
| Type |
TruePic III |
| Filter |
| LPF filter |
Fixed type |
| IR cut filter |
Hybrid type |
| Dust protection filter |
Supersonic Wave Filter |
| LCD |
| Pixel number |
230000 pixels |
| LCD type |
HyperCrystal LCD |
| Monitor size |
6.4 cm / 2.5 '' |
| Brightness adjustment |
+/- 7 steps |
| Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder type |
Eye-level single-lens view finder |
| Field of view |
Approx. 95 % |
| Magnification |
Approx. 0.92 x |
| Depth of field preview |
Yes |
| Eye point |
14 mm |
| Diopter adjustment |
-3.0 - +1.0 diopter / built-in type |
| Focusing screen |
Fixed type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen) |
| Mirror |
Quick return mirror |
| Viewfinder Information |
AF frame (super impose), AE lock, AF confirmation mark, metering mode, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture value, white balance, exposure compensation value indicator, IS activating mode, flash, battery check |
| Live View |
| Information |
100% field of view, exposure adjustment preview, white balance adjustment preview, gridline displayable, 7x/10x magnification possible, MF/s-AF, AF frame display, AF point display, shooting onformation, histogramme, IS activating mode |
| Image Stabiliser |
| Type |
Sensor shift |
| Modes |
Two-dimensional or one-dimensional activation |
| Effective Compensation Range |
Approx. 4 EV steps in maximum |
| Focusing System |
| Method |
TTL phase difference detection system |
| Focus areas |
3 points / Automatic and manual selection |
| AF illuminator |
Built-in flash (external flash available) |
| AF lock |
Locked by first position of shutter release button, AE/AF lock button (customised) |
| Focus tracking |
Available in continuous AF mode |
| Manual focus |
Available by rotating focus ring, available for setting manual focus operation in AF mode (customised) |
| Single AF |
Yes |
| Single AF + MF |
Yes |
| Continuous AF |
Yes |
| Continuous AF + MF |
Yes |
| Detection range |
0 - 19 EV (ISO 100) |
| Bracketing |
5 / 7 frames - 1 / 2 steps |
| Light Metering |
| Method |
TTL open aperture light metering |
| Zones |
49 zones Multi-pattern Sensing System |
| Detection range |
1 - 20 (50mm, 1:2, ISO 100) |
| ESP light metering |
Yes |
| Centre weighted metering |
Yes |
| SHighlight |
Yes |
| Shadow |
Yes |
| Exposure Modes |
| Auto |
Yes |
| Programme automatic |
Yes |
| Aperture priority |
Yes |
| Shutter priority |
Yes |
| Manual |
Yes |
| Scene Modes |
Yes |
| Scene Modes |
| Number of scene modes |
18 |
| Portrait |
Yes |
| Landscape |
Yes |
| Landscape with Portrait |
Yes |
| Night Scene |
Yes |
| Night Scene with portrait |
Yes |
| Children |
Yes |
| Sports |
Yes |
| High key |
Yes |
| Low key |
Yes |
| Image Stabilisation Mode |
Yes |
| Macro |
Yes |
| Nature Macro |
Yes |
| Candle |
Yes |
| Sunset |
Yes |
| Fireworks |
Yes |
| Documents |
Yes |
| Beach and Snow |
Yes |
| Panorama |
Yes |
| Exposure System |
| Exposure compensation |
+/- 5 EV / 1/3 steps |
| Exposure bracketing |
3 frames / +/- 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1 EV steps |
| Sensitivity |
| Auto |
ISO 100 - 400 |
| Manual |
ISO 100 - 1600 (in each 1 EV steps possible). |
| Shutter |
| Shutter type |
Electronically controlled focal plane shutter |
| Shutter release |
Soft Touch Electromagnetic |
| Self timer |
2 s or 12 s |
| Shutter Speeds |
| Shutter speed range |
1/4000-60 s |
| Shutter speed P, Ps |
1/4000-60 s |
| Shutter speed A priority |
1/4000-2 s |
| Shutter speed S priority |
1/4000-60 s |
| Shutter speed Manual |
1/4000-60 s |
| Shutter speed scene mode |
1/4000-4 s |
| White Balance |
| AUTO WB system Manual White balance (One-Touch) |
Yes |
| Selectable steps in Kelvin 7 steps (3000 - 7500 K) Overcast |
Yes |
| Shade |
Yes |
| Tungsten |
Yes |
| Sunlight |
Yes |
| Flourescent 1 |
Yes |
| Flourescent 2 |
Yes |
| Flourescent 3 |
Yes |
| White balance adjustment |
Yes +/- 7 in each R-B / G-M axis (in Auto WB and preset WB mode) |
| White balance bracketing |
3 frames / +/- 2, 4, 6 mired steps |
| Spot metering |
Yes |
| Spot metering |
Yes |
| Spot metering |
Yes |
| Internal Flash |
| Guide number |
12 |
| Auto |
Yes |
| Red-eye reduction |
Yes |
| Slow synchronization |
Yes |
| Slow synchronization 2nd curtain |
Yes |
| Fill-in |
Yes |
| Slow synchronization with red-eye reduction off |
Yes |
| Flash compensation |
+/- 2 EV / 1/3 EV steps |
| External Flash Control |
| X-sync speed |
1/180 s / 1/4000 s (Super FP Mode) |
| Type |
TTL Auto for Olympus dedicated flash, Auto or Manual |
| Synchronisation modes |
Auto, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow syncro with red-eye reduction, Slow syncro, 2nd curtain and slow syncro, Fill-in for exclusive flash |
| Intensity |
+/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps |
| Sequence Shooting |
| Sequential shooting mode |
3 fps / Up to card capacity in HQ3 fps / 8 frames RAW |
| Image Processing |
| Colour space |
sRGB / AdobeRGB |
| TruePic TURBO |
Yes |
| Sharpness + Contrast |
5 levels |
| Saturation |
5 levels |
| Contrast |
5 levels |
| Black & White filter |
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green |
| Black & White toning |
Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green in Black & White mode |
| Picture mode |
Vivid, Natural, Muted, Black & White. |
| Gradation |
3 (high key, normal, low key) |
| Image Editing |
| RAW data edit |
Yes |
| Red-eye reduction |
Yes |
| Sepia |
Yes |
| Black & White |
Yes |
| Resize |
Yes |
| Correction of saturation |
Yes |
| Erase / Protect / Copy Function |
| Erase modes |
Single, All, Selected |
| Image protect mode |
Single, Selected |
| Copy mode |
Single, All, Selected |
| ViewImages |
| Histogram in playback mode |
Yes |
| Zoom |
2-14 x |
| Index |
4, 9, 16, 25 frames |
| Slide show |
Yes |
| Calendar |
Yes |
| Shooting 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. |
| Exposure level view |
Histogram (R,G,B available), High light point warning, Shadow point warning. |
| Still Image Recording |
| EXIF |
2.2 |
| PIM |
III |
| DPOF |
Yes |
| DCF |
Yes |
| Recording Formats |
| RAW |
12 bit |
| RAW & JPEG |
Parallel recording |
| JPEG |
Yes |
| JPEG compression |
1/2.7 SHQ 1/8 HQ 1/2.7, 1/4, 1/8, 1/12 SQ |
| Image Size |
| RAW |
3648 x 2736 12 MB / frame |
| SHQ |
3648 x 2736 |
| HQ |
3648 x 2736 |
| SQ |
3200 x 2400 2560 x 1920 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 1024 x 768 640 x 480 |
| Interface |
| Media |
Dual slot for CompactFlash card (Type I and II), Microdrive and xD picture card |
| USB 2.0 HI- speed |
Yes |
| Combined V & USB output |
NTSC or PAL selectable |
| Menu |
| Menu languages in camera |
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish |
| Menu languages by download |
Additional one language from 15 further languages by download via the internet. |
| Customisation Options |
| Fn Button |
Off, one-touch WB, test picture, preview, Live View |
| Custom preset options |
2 |
| My Mode |
2 settings storable |
| Environment |
| Temperature |
0 - 40 C operating temperature -20 - 60 C storage temperature 30 - 90 % operation humidity 10 - 90 % storage humidity |
| Size |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) |
136 x 91.5 x 56 mm (without protrusions) |
| Weight |
460 g (body only) |