Olympus E-620 Digital SLR Review
Bundle and Specifications
The Olympus E-620 comes with the following accessories included in its retail package:
- Body
- Li-ion battery BLS-1
- Li-ion battery charger BCS-1
- USB/Video Multi cable
- Eye piece cover EPC-1
- Shoulder strap
- OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM
- Instruction manual
- Warranty card
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We tested the E-620 as a bundled kit with the Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 lens and lens hood. Depending on which retail location you visit, other kit options are also available. Many retailers also offer a two-lens kit with a 40-150mm lens in addition to the 14-42mm lens we tested.
Two very welcomed accessories that are available for the E-620 include an optional battery grip and an optional underwater housing. The HLD-5 power battery holder not only increases the number of shots that can be taken, but it also adds an additional shutter release button for portrait controls. The unit holds two BLS-1 lithium ion batteries.
Although it’s expensive, the PT-E06 underwater case is also a welcomed accessory. It will protect the camera up to a water pressure equivalent to a depth of 40 meters. Not only does this case protect from water, but it also protects from knocks and bumps on land. While underwater, you can take full advantage of the camera’s Live View capabilities.
Specifications
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Memory |
CompactFlash Type I/II (UDMA), Microdrive, xD-Picture Card |
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Sensor size |
17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V) |
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Lens mount |
Four Thirds Mount |
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Effective Pixels number |
12.3 million pixels |
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Sensor Type |
High speed Live MOS Sensor |
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Aspect ratio |
1.33 (4:3) |
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Dust reduction |
Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor) |
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File format |
RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG |
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Recording image size |
[RAW] 4032 x 3024 pixels |
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File size |
RAW: 4032 x 3024 (approx. 1/1.5 lossless compressed) Approx. 13.9MB |
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Viewfinder |
Eye-level single-lens reflex viewfinder |
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Field of view |
Approx. 95% |
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Viewfinder magnification |
Approx. 0.96x (-1m-1, 50mm lens, infinity) |
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Live View |
High speed Live MOS Sensor for still picture shooting, 100% field of view |
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AF |
High speed imager AF, Phase-difference detection AF |
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Image Stabilizer |
Built in (Imager shift image stabilizer) |
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Effective compensation range |
Approx. 4EV steps (in maximum effect) |
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Shutter speed range |
2 - 1/4000 sec. |
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LCD Display |
2.7 inch HyperCrystal LCD (transmissive TFT color LCD) with approximately 230,000 dots |
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AF system |
TTL phase-difference detection system, Contrast detection system (with certain lenses) |
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Focus mode |
Single AF (S-AF) / Continuous AF (C-AF) / Manual Focus (MF)/ |
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Focusing point |
7 point AF sensor |
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Metering range |
EV 1 - 20 (Digital ESP metering, Center weighted average metering, Spot metering) |
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Exposure mode |
(1) Auto (2) P: Program AE (3) A: Aperture priority AE (4) S: Shutter priority AE (5) M: Manual (6) Scene program AE (7) Scene select AE |
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Scene program AE |
Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sport, Night + Portrait |
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Scene select AE |
Children, High Key, Low Key, DIS mode, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Panorama (only available when using Olympus xD-Picture Card media), Beach & Snow, Underwater Wide, Underwater Macro |
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ISO sensitivity |
ISO 100 - 3200, 1/3 or 1 EV steps |
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Exposure compensation |
±5 EV in 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV steps selectable |
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Exposure bracketing |
3 or 5 frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1EV steps selectable |
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ISO bracketing |
3 frames in 0.3, 0.7, 1EV steps selectable |
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White balance |
8 pre-sets, Auto, Kelvin, Custom |
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White balance compensation |
±7 steps in each A-B/G-M axis (in Auto WB / Preset WB mode / One touch WB) |
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White balance bracketing |
3 frames in 2, 4, 6 steps selectable in each A-B/G-M axis |
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Color space |
sRGB, Adobe RGB |
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Picture Mode |
Vivid, Natural, Portrait, Muted, Monotone, Custom |
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Shutter speed |
60 - 1/4000 seconds, bulb up to 30 minutes 1/3, 1/2, or 1EV steps selectable |
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Self-timer |
Operation time: 12 sec., 2 sec. (cancel available) |
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Remote cable release |
Available (with optional RM-UC1 Remote cable) |
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Anti shock mode |
Available (1 to 30 sec. selectable) |
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Drive mode |
Single-frame shooting, Sequential shooting H, Sequential shooting L, Self-timer, Remote control |
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Sequential shooting speed |
Approx. 4 frames/sec. in sequential shooting H, 1 to 3 fps selectable in sequential shooting L |
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Max. recordable pictures on sequential shooting |
RAW mode: Max. 5 frames. |
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Built-in flash |
Retractable flash, GN=17 at ISO200, (GN=12 at ISO 100.m) |
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Flash mode |
Auto, Red-eye reduction, Red-eye reduction slow sync., Slow sync at 1st curtain, Slow sync at 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Manual (1/4, 1/16, 1/64), Off. |
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Synchronization speed |
1/180 sec. or less |
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Flash intensity control |
Up to ±3 EV in 0.3, 0.5, 1 EV steps |
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Flash bracketing |
3 frames in 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1 EV steps selectable. |
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Art Filters |
Pop Art, Soft Focus, Pale&Light Color, Light Tone, Grainy Film, Pin Hole |
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Multi Exposure |
2 pictures |
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Aspect Ratios |
4:3(Default)/3:2/16:9/6:6/3:4 |
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Playback modes |
Single-frame, Index (4/9/16/25/49/100 frames), Calendar, Close-up ( 2 - 14X), Slideshow, Picture rotation (auto mode available), Light box |
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Copy between media |
Single frame, All frames, Selected frames |
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JPEG editing |
Shadow adjustment, Red-eye fix, Cropping, Monotone, Sepia, Saturation (color depth), Resize (producing another file), Aspect Change |
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Merge function |
2-4 pictures, merge gain step 0.1-2.0 0.1 step |
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PC interface |
USB 2.0 High Speed for storage and camera control (MTP mode is available) |
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USB/Video connector |
Dedicated multi-connector (Video: NTSC/PAL selectable, Optional Remote cable RM-UC1 is available) |
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Battery |
BLS-1 Li-ion battery (included) |
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Number of recordable pictures |
Approximately 500 shots (optical viewfinder) |
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Dimensions |
5.11" (W) x 3.7" (H) x 2.36" (D) (excluding protrusions) |
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Weight |
1.04 lbs (body only) |
