Olympus E-400 Review
Review Date: January 25th 2007
Author: Michael Roscoe
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Specifications
Image Sensor |
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Image Sensor |
10.8 Million Pixels CCD sensor
17.3 x 13.0 mm |
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Effective pixels |
10 Million Pixels |
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Aspect ratio |
4:3 |
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Filter array |
primary colour filter (RGB) |
LCD |
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HyperCrystal LCD |
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Pixel number |
215,000 pixels |
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Monitor size |
6.4 cm / 2.5 '' |
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Brightness adjustment |
+/- 7 steps |
Viewfinder |
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Viewfinder type |
Eye-level single-lens view finder |
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Field of view |
Approx. 95 % |
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Magnification |
Approx. 0.92 x with a 50mm lens set to infinity at -1 dioptres
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Depth of field preview |
Available |
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Eye point |
14 mm at -1 dioptres |
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Diopter adjustment |
+1.0 -3.0 diopter built-in type |
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Focusing Screen |
Fixed type (Neo Lumi-Micron Mat Screen) |
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Mirror |
Quick return mirror |
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Viewfinder Information |
AF frame (super impose), AE/AF lock, AF confirmatioAn mark,
metering mode, exposure mode, shutter speed, aperture value, white balance,
exposure compensation value indicator, flash, battery check |
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Eye piece shutter |
Eye-piece cap EP-4 supplied |
Focusing System |
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Focusing system |
TTL phase difference detection system |
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Focus areas |
3 points |
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AF illuminator |
Built-in flash (external flash available) |
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AE/AF lock |
Locked by first position of shutter release button in single
AF mode, AE/AF lock button (customised) |
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Detection range |
0 EV 19 EV (ISO 100) |
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Focus area selection |
Automatic and manual selection |
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Focus tracking |
A
Available in continuous AF mode |
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Focus aid |
Available |
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Manual focus |
Available by rotating focus ring, available for setting
manual focus operation in AF mode (customised) |
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AF modes |
Single AF |
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Single AF + MF |
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Continuous AF |
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Continuous AF + MF |
Light metering |
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TTL open aperture light metering |
49 zones Multi-pattern Sensing System |
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Detection range |
EV 1 to 20 (50mm 1:2, ISO 100) |
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Metering Modes |
ESP light metering |
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Spot metering |
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Centre weighted metering |
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Highlight based Spot Metering |
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Shadow based Spot Metering |
Exposure modes |
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Auto |
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Programme automatic |
with Programme Shift |
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Aperture priority |
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Shutter priority |
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Manual |
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AScene modes |
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Scene modes |
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Portrait |
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Landscape |
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Landscape with Portrait |
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Night scene |
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Night scene with portrait |
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Children |
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Sports |
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High key |
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Low key |
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Image Stabilisation Mode |
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Macro |
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Nature Macro |
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Candle |
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Sunset |
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Fireworks |
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Documents |
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Beach and Snow |
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Underwater Wide |
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Underwater Macro |
Exposure System |
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Exposure compensation |
+/-5 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
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Bracketing |
3 frames in +/- 1, 2/3, 1/3 EV steps |
Sensitivity |
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Auto |
ISO 100-1600 100 and 1600 |
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Manual |
ISO 100-1600 (in each 1/3 EV steps possible). |
White Balance |
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White balance adjustment |
-7 / +7 in each R-B / G-M axis (in Auto WB and preset WB
mode) |
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AUTO WB system |
Advanced detection system with CCD imager |
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Manual White balance (One-Touch) |
Available (customised via function button Fn) |
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Selectable steps in Kelvin |
7 steps (3000 - 7500 K) |
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Preset WB |
Overcast |
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Shade |
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Tungsten |
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Sunlight |
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Flourescent 1 |
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Flourescent 2 |
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Flourescent 3 |
Internal Flash |
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Guide number |
10 |
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Flash compensation |
+/- 2 EV in 1/3 EV steps |
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AUTO |
AUTO |
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Flash modes |
Red-eye reduction |
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Slow synchronisation |
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Slow synchronisation 2nd curtain |
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Fill in |
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Slow synchronisation with red-eye reduction |
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Off |
Sequence Shooting |
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Sequential shooting mode |
3 fps 10 frames (approx.) in HQ JPEG mode |
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Sequential shooting mode RAW |
3 fps 5 frames |
Image Processing |
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Colour space |
sRGB / AdobeRGB |
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Image processing |
TruePic TURBO |
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Sharpness + Contrast |
5 levels in each picture mode |
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Saturation |
5 levels in each picture mode |
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Contrast |
5 levels in each picture mode |
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Black & White Filter |
Yellow, Orange, Red, Green |
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Black & White toning |
Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green in Black & White mode
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Picture Mode |
Vivid, Natural, Muted, Black & White |
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Gradation |
3 levels |
Image Editing |
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A
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RAW data edit |
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Red-eye reduction |
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Sepia |
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Black & White |
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Resize |
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Correction of saturation |
View images |
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Histogram in playback mode |
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Zoom |
2-14 x |
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Index |
4, 9, 16, 25 frames |
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Slide show |
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Calendar |
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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. |
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Exposure level view |
Histogram (R,G,B available), High light point warning,
Shadow point warning. |
Still image recording |
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EXIF |
2.2 |
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PIM |
III |
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DPOF |
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JPEG |
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JPEG compression |
1/2.7 SHQ 1/8 HQ 1/2.7, 1/4, 1/8 or 1/12 SQ |
Image size |
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3648 x 2736 |
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3200 x 2400 |
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2560 x 1920 |
SQ |
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1600 x 1200 |
SQ |
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1280 x 960 |
SQ |
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1024 x 768 |
SQ |
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640 x 480 |
SQ |
Interface |
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USB 1.1 |
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Combined V & USB output |
NTSC or PAL selectable |
Size |
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Dimensions |
129.5 mm (W) x 91 mm (H) x 53 mm (D)
(excluding protrusions) |
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Weight |
375 g (body only) |
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