Olympus E-3 User Manual

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Shooting
Shutter button
Card access
lamp
• The shutter sounds and the picture is taken.
• The card access lamp blinks and the camera starts recording the picture.
AF confirmation mark
Aperture
value
Shutter speed
1 Place the AF target on the subject
while viewing through the
viewfinder
2 Adjust the focus
3 Release the shutter
Press the shutter
button halfway.
Viewfinder
Press the shutter button all the
way (fully).
Never remove the battery or card while the card access lamp is blinking. Doing so could destroy
stored pictures and prevent storage of pictures you have just taken.
• The focus is locked when a beep tone is output. The AF confirmation mark and the AF target in
focus light up in the viewfinder.
• The shutter speed and aperture value that have been set automatically by the camera are
displayed.
• The super control panel is not displayed when the shutter button is pressed.
Viewfinder
AF target
Control panel

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