Olympus E-450
The Olympus E-450 (or Olympus EVOLT E-450 in North America) is a 10.0 megapixel digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera made by Olympus and conforming to the Four Thirds System standard. E-450 was announced in March 2009, and shipping started in May the same year. E-450 is similar in size to its siblings in the E-4XX series, marketed as the smallest DSLRs in the world.[1]
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable Four Thirds System |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | 18.00 mm × 13.50 mm Live MOS |
| Maximum resolution | 3648 × 2736 (10 megapixels) |
| Film speed | 100–1600 |
| Storage media | CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II) + xD Picture Card |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | 49-zone multi-pattern |
| Exposure metering | TTL open-aperture exposure |
| Metering modes | Digital ESP, Centre-Weighted Average, Spot, Highlight based spot, Shadow based spot |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | Computerized focal-plane |
| Shutter speed range | 60 s – 1/4000 s |
| Continuous shooting | 3.5 frame/s |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical TTL |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 2.7" TFT LCD, 230,000 pixels, live preview capable |
| Battery | Lithium-Ion rechargeable |
| Weight | 380 g or 0.84 lb (body only, no battery) |
| Made in | China |
Features
The E-450 is a slightly upgraded version of the E-420. The cameras are very similar - in fact, when the E-450 was announced the upgrades were considered notably few by reviewers.[2] The main new features in the E-450:
- Three Art Filters, where the camera processes the image to give it a new appearance. The filters available in E-450 are Pop Art, giving the image a very saturated look, Soft Focus making the images look "dreamy" similar to the effect of a diffusion filter on the lens, and Pin Hole, which gives a vignetting effect and makes the image look like it was taken by a pinhole camera.
- TruePic III+ processor, an upgrade from the E-420 TruePic III processor.
- Increased buffer for continuous shooting: the E-450 can buffer 8 RAW files compared to E-420's 6.
- Improved luminance on the LCD screen.
As with its predecessors E-400, E-410 and E-420 the E-450 is notable for its portability, especially when coupled with the Olympus 25 mm f2.8 pancake lens. Its small size is achieved by omitting the side hand grip, in-body stabilisation, and larger battery featured in other Olympus dSLRs.
The E-450 uses Olympus' Supersonic Wave Filter to remove dust from the surface of the image sensor.
References
- Olympus E400 Digital Camera Review letsgodigital.org
- Olympus launches E-450 compact DSLR dpreview.com 31 March 2009
