Quick facts
Full name: Olympus E-500 / EVOLT E-500
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2005 · Released about 21 years ago
- Sensor
- 17.3 × 13 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 8 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- —
- Weight
- 479 g
- Battery
- Li-Ion Li-ion battery
- Storage
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, xD Picture
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What to check before buying used
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- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 21.64 mm
- Surface area
- 225 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 5.3 µm
- Pixel area
- 28.11 µm²
- Pixel density
- 3.56 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
17.3 × 13 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 8 MP
- Total pixels
- 8.9 MP
- Sensor
- 17.3 × 13 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 3,263 × 2,452
- Maximum image
- 3,264 × 2,448
- Crop factor
- 2
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 50–12,800
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 2.5 in / 215,250 dots
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, xD Picture
- Battery
- Li-Ion Li-ion battery
Body
- Weight
- 479 g
- Dimensions
- 129.5 × 94.5 × 66 mm
- Release year
- 2005
DigicamDB
- Aperture Priority
- Yes
- Battery
- Li-Ion
- Brand
- Olympus
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 2
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- No
- Dimensions
- 129.5 x 94.5 x 66 mm
- Effective Megapixels
- 8.00
- Exposure Compensation
- ±5 EV (in 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV, 1 EV steps)
- External Flash
- ✓
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 125, 160, 200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 50, 1600, 2000, 2500, 3200, 4000, 5000, 6400, 8000, 10000, 12800
- Macro Focus Range
- —
- Manual Focus
- ✓
- Max Aperture
- —
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- n/a
- Max Image Resolution
- 3264 x 2448
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Metering
- Centre weighted, ESP Digital, Spot
- Min Shutter Speed
- B+60 sec
- Model
- E-500 / EVOLT E-500
- Normal Focus Range
- —
- Optical Zoom
- —
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- 215,250 dots
- Screen Size
- 2.5"
- Sensor Resolution
- 3262 x 2453
- Sensor Size
- Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- Yes
- Storage Types
- CompactFlash type I, CompactFlash type II, Microdrive, xD Picture
- Total Megapixels
- 8.90
- Usb
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Weight
- 479 g
- White Balance Presets
- 3
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2005
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