Olympus Prosumer E-30 DSLR Offering an 11 point autofocus system

6 Januari 2010 pukul 07:58 | Ditulis dalam digital camera, gadget | Tinggalkan komentar

Olympus Prosumer E-30 DSLR Offering an 11 point autofocus system. In what appears to be a leak, first details concerning a new four-thirds, prosumer DSLR camera from Olympus – referred to as the Olympus E-30 – have surfaced on the net and, whilst the details leaked can in no way be deemed as offering a particularly detailed insight into the E-30’s full capabilities they do, at least, offer a tantalising insight into aDSLR that, interestingly, Olympus curiously never actually mentioned directly at this years Photokina event (though they did hint that they were working on a prototype which, one could assume, now transpires to be the E-30).

Olympus Prosumer E-30 DSLR

Of the few details that have surfaced, the 12.3 megapixel Olympus E-30 is billed as offering an 11 point autofocus system similar to that featured on the somewhat more lofty E-3, image stabilisation applied to the sensor as well as the E-30’s lens, ISO sensitivities ranging between ISO100 – ISO3200, burst shooting of up to 5 frames per second (up to a total of 12 RAW captures or up to memory capacity if shooting in JPEG file format) and a swivelling ‘Live’ LCD screen
and, if the report is to be believed, will initially ship as either a body only for around $1299 with an upgraded 14-54mm f2.8-3.5 Zuiko lens being released in sync with the E-30’s availability which will set your back an additional $600.

Again, we should stress that these initial details concerning the E-30 are yet to be confirmed officially by Olympus and, interestingly, Crave’s page – duly credited as the source – has since been removed, but, if the leak rings true, the E-30 is billed as shipping sometime in January ’09.

Olympus Prosumer E-30 DSLR specification :
Price $1299.99 (body only)
Dimensions 5.6 in/141.5 mm x 4.23 in/107.5mm (H) x
2.95 in/75 mm (D), 23.1 oz/655g
Resolution 12.3-megapixels
Processor TruePic III+ Image Processor
Sensor size/type Four Thirds, 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
Kit Lens No
Viewfinder 98% field of view, 1.02x magnification .
LCD 230,000 pixel, 2.7 inch articulated LCD
Live View Manual focus
Autofocus: High speed imager AF, Phase-difference detection AF
Shutter Speed 60 – 1/8000 sec, bulb up to 30 minutes
Burst Speed 1-5 frames per second
Autofocus TTL phase-difference detection system, 11 points Compensation ±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps
Noise Reduction High ISO (three levels), Long Exposure
ISO range ISO 100-3200 in 1/3 or 1 EV
Flash Retractable flash, GN=18 @ISO200
Media Format JPEG, RAW Still: JPEG
Movie Mode No
Media Type CF (UDMA compatible), xD
Connections Proprietary USB, DC in