The Olympus E-510 (or Olympus EVOLT E-510 in
North America) is a 10-megapixel
digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera oriented to the "prosumer" or "hobbyist" market.
Details
Announced in March 2007 to succeed the
E-500, it represents the first use of the new Panasonic
MOS
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sensors instead of the Kodak
CCD sensors that Olympus had used previously. It also is the first Olympus DSLR to include in-body
image stabilization
Image stabilization (IS) is a family of techniques that reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera or other imaging device during exposure.
Generally, it compensates for pan and tilt (angular movement, equivalent to yaw and pit ...
; most subsequent E-system cameras include an IS system. It also included "
Live View
Live preview is a feature that allows a digital camera's display screen to be used as a viewfinder. This provides a means of previewing framing and other exposure before taking the photograph. In most such cameras, the preview is generated by ...
", the ability to view the image on the rear screen before taking the photo.
The E-510 body and lens mount conform to the "
Four Thirds System
The Four Thirds System is a standard created by Olympus and Eastman Kodak for digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) and mirrorless camera design and development.
The system provides a standard that, with digital cameras and lenses availa ...
" standard, providing compatibility with other lenses for that system. Four-Thirds is a digital SLR standard using a
crop factor
In digital photography, the crop factor, format factor, or focal length multiplier of an image sensor format is the ratio of the dimensions of a camera's imaging area compared to a reference format; most often, this term is applied to digital ca ...
of 2x; this means that Four-Thirds lenses can be made smaller and cheaper, but that the cameras exhibit somewhat worse high ISO performance.
As with all E-system cameras, the E-510 uses
Olympus' Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system to shake dust from the sensor during startup and when requested by the user; this largely eliminates the problem of dust accumulation on the surface of the image sensor.
The E-510 was released in a number of different combinations for purchase: the camera body only, the body bundled with a 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 lens, and the body bundled with 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 and 40-150mm 1:4-5.6 lenses. Since Four-Thirds has a crop factor of 2x, the
35mm equivalent focal length of these lenses is twice the actual focal length.
In the second quarter of 2008, the E-510's successor, the
E-520, was released with minor updates to the Live View system, wireless flash capability, and a claimed improved metering system.
External links
Press releaseSpecifications from Olympus AmericaSpecifications and ratings at dpreview.comFull review at dpreview.com4-3 equipment reviews
Reviews of E-510 and Lenses]
Four Thirds Photography
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