Olympus Evolt E 500
First introduced in october 2005 olympus e 500 is a 8 0mp advanced dslr camera with a four thirds 17 3 x 13 mm sized ccd sensor and four thirds lens mount.
Olympus evolt e 500. It weighs 28 8 ounces 816g 1 8 pounds compared to. Follow the link to read our in depth comparison of these cameras. Find program patches software drivers or firmware for your product. The e 500 features an eight megapixel kodak 4 3 type ccd sensor a four thirds system lens mount and a more traditional pentaprism viewfinder.
Olympus evolt e 500 e500 digital camera compatible usb 2 0 cable cord cb usb5 cb usb6 model 4 5 feet black bargains depotâ brand. The evolt e 500 does not have an rc mode and so cannot communicate with electronic flashes in the olympus wireless rc flash system when those flashes are in rc mode. E 500 is also sold as evolt e 500 in some of the countries. Bargains depot 4 4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings.
The e 500 should secure olympus a place on the lucrative consumer d slr shelf alongside the nikon d50 canon eos 350d and pentax ist dl. Olympus dedicated digital optics coupled with the evolt e500 render sharpness and contrast more consistently at any given f stop. It was announced on 26 september 2005. The olympus e 500 olympus evolt e 500 in north america is an 8 megapixel digital slr camera manufactured by olympus of japan and based on the four thirds system.
The e 500 evolt was announced on 26th september 2005 almost exactly a year after the e 300 which was the first affordable four thirds system digital slr. It is a very well designed camera combining excellent. Resources to help you take better pictures and movies with your olympus digital camera. It varies depending on the lens attached of course but with the 14 45mm kit lens attached the olympus e 500 is wonderful to hold and shoot.
The lenses are matched to the four thirds system standard image sensor for the optimal balance between image quality camera and lens size and expandability. Like the e 300 launched the previous year it uses a full frame transfer 17 3 x 13 mm kodak kaf 8300ce ccd imaging chip. Evolt e 500 instructions evolt e 500 brochures evolt e 500 faqs. However when connected to these electronic flashes via hot shoe or the optional fl cb05 hot shoe flash cable the evolt e 500 can communicate with them in traditional ttl modes.