Olympus E-3 User Guide

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PART TWO
CHOICES, CHOICES, CHOICES…
The E-3 is a highly customisable camera. For every vital camera
function there are numerous methods of setting the machine to
do your bidding. There are so many in fact that many owners
may not even have scratched the surface of what can be set,
changed or “tweaked” to make the camera an intuitive extension
of the mind and body.
In order to make the mass of options more understandable, we
will address them by breaking the areas into the following topics:
Exposure
Focus
Playback
Menus.
Each section will deal in-depth with all the possible options
available which are pertinent to the topic of discussion. Once
again we will make reference to the user manual for any given
subject in order to make it easy to cross-reference topics to the
manufacturer’s guide.
Got a cup of tea and a nibble? Right, let’s dive-in…
EXPOSURE CONTROL
METERING – AE LOCK – COMPENSATION – PROGRAMME MODES
- FLASH EXPOSURE
METERING
The E-3 offers you 5 (yes five!) light metering options. Until the
latter part of 2008, the Olympus D-SLR cameras were virtually
unique in offering a method of biasing exposure towards
highlight or shadow areas at the push of a button.

Olympus E-3 Specifications

General

Megapixel	10.1 MP
Sensor type	CMOS
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	4/3 \
Supported aspect ratios	4:3
Maximum image resolution	3648 x 2736 pixels
Digital zoom	0 x
Optical zoom	5 x
Interface	USB
Power source	BLM-1
Video capability	No
Camera shutter speed	1/8000 - 60 s
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Magnification	1.15 x
Product color	Black
Image editing	resizing, rotating
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
Camera playback	Slide show
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	30 - 90 %
Compatible memory cards	xd
Light metering	centre-weighted, spot
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	74.5 mm
Width	142.5 mm
Height	116.5 mm
Weight	810 g