Features
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Features

Overview: The Olympus E-410 outfit includes the Olympus E-410 digital SLR camera body and the Olympus Zuiko digital 14-42mm, f3.5-5.6 ED lens. The SLR camera outfit also includes a rechargeable Lithium Ion battery pack with an AC quick charger adapter and a USB cable to connect the camera to your PC

Ergonomic Design: The body of the E-410 is ergonomically designed for superior comfort and fits naturally in your hand. It's lightweight and stylish so it's great to carry and use for hours at a time.

Live View LCD: The 2.5" HyperCrystal LCD (230,000 pixels) provides many times the contrast of conventional LCD monitors, and enables images to be beautifully displayed in vivid color, even from 176-degree viewing angles or in bright sunlight. You can use the camera's LCD screen to preview and review your shots. Unlike most SLR camera's which only let you review shots on the LCD screen that have already been taken, the E-410 allows you to use its Live View LCD monitor to capture still pictures. The Live View LCD monitor offers a 100% field of view with 15 levels of brightness control.

View Finder: The Olympus E-410 SLR digital camera also features an eye-level, single-lens reflex viewfinder with an approximate 95% field of view for recorded images. By adjusting the viewfinder's diopter to suit your eyesight (with or without eyeglasses), the viewfinder image will look clearer. During self-timer or remote control operation when your eye does not cover the viewfinder eyepiece, stray light may enter the eyepiece and affect the exposure when the image is captured. To prevent this, you can use the supplied eyepiece cap to cover the eyepiece.

Image Sensor: The E-410 SLR digital camera features a powerful 10-megapixel, 4/3" Live-MOS sensor which allows you to see more detail in your pictures and gives you the added flexibility to crop and still produce large, detailed prints.

TruePic III Processor: The camera's internal TruePic III processor gives you brilliantly clear, bright photos with accurate skin tones.

Optics: The SLR camera features a Zuiko Digital ED lens that offer a focal range of 14-42mm (equivalent to a 28-84mm lens in 35mm format). This 3x standard zoom lens is small and light weight and features a close focusing distance of only 25cm. The ED (Extra-low Dispersion) and two aspherical lens elements correct aberrations without increasing lens dimensions. The circular aperture diaphragm enables beautiful defocusing, one of the big advantages of this lens. The provided Olympus' digital-specific Zuiko lens provides edge-to-edge pixel-perfect clarity. Unlike film lenses, these advanced, precision-engineered 100-percent digital lenses are designed to work perfectly with all the camera's digital technology. As a result, your photos will have exceptional color and clarity. The camera is compatible with all of Olympus' Zuiko Digital interchangeable lenses and other 4/3 standard mount lenses.

Dust Reduction System: Every time you turn on the E-410, Olympus' Supersonic Wave Filter (located between the shutter and the image sensor) silently vibrates at an amazing 35,000 times per second. Dust is flung away and collected so it can't come back. You can take full advantage of all the benefits of Olympus SLR cameras and change lenses anywhere without worrying about dust.

Recording Media: The SLR camera offers several memory options to save what you've shot. The camera features dual memory card slots. The large memory card slot supports Compact Flash Type 1 and Type II cards as well as Microdrive memory cards. The small memory card slot is compatible with xD Picture cards.

Note: Non-Olympus cards or cards formatted on a computer must be formatted within the camera before they can be used. All data stored on the card, including protected images, is erased when the card is formatted.

Record Modes: Record Mode allows you to select a combination of pixel count and compression rate for the images you record. You can choose from the following record modes that best suits your purpose (printing, editing on a PC, website editing, email, etc.).

Note: All images are shot in a 4:3 aspect ratio.

RAW Data: This in unprocessed data that has not undergone changes in white balance, sharpness, contrast or color. To display an image recorded a RAW data on your computer, us the supplied Olympus Master CD-ROM. RAW data cannot be displayed on a different camera or by using common software and it cannot be selected for print reservation.

Shooting Control Modes: The SLR digital camera features the following Shooting Control Modes.

• Single-Frame Shooting: During Single-Frame Shooting mode, one frame at a time is shot while the shutter button is pressed.
• Sequential Shooting: During Sequential Shooting mode, 7 frames or more at a rate of 3 frames per second are shot as long as the shutter button is pressed.
• Self-Timer: This function lets you take pictures using the camera's integrated self-timer feature. You can set the camera to release the shutter after either 12 or 2 seconds. Fix the camera securely on a tripod for self-timer shooting.
• Optional Remote Control: By using the optional remote control (RM-1), you can take a picture with your self in it or a night scene without touching the camera. The camera can be set to release the shutter either right away or 2 seconds after the shutter button on the optional RM-1 remote control (sold separately) is pressed.

Focus Modes: The following three focus modes are available with the camera.

• Single AF (S-AF): Single Automatic Focusing is performed once the shutter button is pressed halfway. This mode is suitable for taking pictures of still subjects or subject with limited movement.
• Continuous AF (C-AF): The camera repeats auto focusing while the shutter button remains pressed halfway. When the subject is in motion, the camera focuses on the subject in anticipation of its movement (Predictive AF). Even if the subject moves or you change the composition of the picture, the camera continues trying to focus.
• MF (Manual Focus): This function allows you to manually focus on any subject while looking through the viewfinder using the supplied lens' focusing ring.
• S-AF Mode with MF Mode: This function allows you to fine-adjust the focus manually by turning the focus ring after auto focus is performed in the S-AF mode.
• C-AF Mode With MF Mode: This function allows you to fine-adjust the focus manually by turning the focus ring after auto focus is performed in the C-AF mode.

Auto Focus: Normally, the camera measures the distance to the subject using the 3 AF frames in the viewfinder and automatically select the most appropriate point. You can also select the camera to auto focus using only the left AF frame, right AF frame or center AF frame.

Focus Lock: The camera's auto focus may not be able to focus on the subject in situations as when the subject is not in the center of the frame. If this happens, the Focus Lock feature can be used so you can be sure you are focused correctly on your subject.

LCD Zoom: It is possible to enlarge the subject 7 or 10 times for display on the camera's LCD monitor. Enlarging the image during Manual Focus makes focus confirmation and adjustment easier.

Metering Mode: There are 5 ways to measure the subject brightness when using this camera.

• Digital ESP Metering: The camera measure the light level and calculates the light level differences in 49 separate areas of the image. This mode is recommended for general use.
• Center Weighted Averaging Metering: This metering mode provides the average metering between the subject and the background lighting, placing more weight on the subject at the center. Use this mode when you do no want the light level of the background to affect the exposure value.
• Spot Metering: The camera meter a very small area around the center of the subject, defined by the spot metering area mark in the viewfinder. Use this mode when their is very strong backlight.
• HI Spot Metering (Highlight Control): When the overall background is bright, white areas of the image will come out gray if you use the camera' automatic exposure. Using this mode enable the camera to shit to over-exposure, allow accurate white reproduction.
• SH Spot Metering (Shadow Control): When the overall background is dark, black areas of the image will come out gray if  you use the camera's automatic exposure. Using this mode enables the camera to shift to under-exposure, allowing accurate black reproduction.

Manual Exposure Compensation: In some situations, you may get better result if you manually compensate (adjust) the exposure value which is normally set automatically by the camera. By adjusting the exposure, subjects can keep their natural color. You can adjust the manual exposure from -2.0EV to +2.0EV in 1/3EV increments.

AE Lock: The Metered exposure value can be locked with the AE Lock feature. Use this function when you want a different exposure setting from the one that you would apply under the currently shooting conditions.

Preview Function: The viewfinder shows the focused area (depth of field) with the selected aperture value.

AE Bracketing: During AE Bracketing, the camera automatically shoots a number of pictures at different exposure values for each frame. Even in conditions where correct exposure is difficult to obtain (such as a backlit subject or a scene at dusk) you can pick the picture you prefer from a selected number of frames with a variety of different exposure settings (exposure and compensations values). The pictures are taken in the following order - Picture with optimum exposure, Picture with lesser exposure and Picture with greater exposure.

Easy Shooting Modes: The E-410's Easy Shooting Modes sets the appropriate shooting conditions automatically. You can choose from the following.

• Auto: Allows you to shoot using an optimum aperture and shutter speed that the camera automatically sets. The built-in flash pops up automatically in low-light conditions.
• Portrait: Suitable for shooting a portrait-style image of a person.
• Landscape: Suitable for shooting landscapes and other outdoor scenes.
• Macro: Suitable for taking close-up pictures.
• Sport: Suitable for capturing fast-moving action without blurring.
• Night+Portrait: Suitable for shooting both the main subject and background at night.
• Scene Modes: 20 different scene modes are available to suit a wide range of shooting situations. You can choose from the following - Portrait, Landscape, Landscape+Portrait, Night Scene, Night+Portrait, Children, Sport, High Key, Low Key, DIS Mode, Macro, Nature Macro, Candle, Sunset, Fireworks, Documents, Panorama, Beach&Snow, Under Water Wide, Under Water Macro.

Note: The Under Water modes require and optional underwater protector for underwater shooting.

Advanced Shooting Modes: The E-410 also features Advanced Shooting Mode for more advanced shooting and grater creative control. In these modes, you can set the aperture value and shutter speed.

• Program Shooting: Allows you to shoot using an aperture and shutter speed that the camera sets.
• Aperture Priority Shooting: Allows you to set the aperture manually and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically. When you open the aperture (decrease the aperture value), the camera will focus with a shorter range (shallow depth of field) and produce a picture with a blurred background. When you close the aperture (increase the aperture value), the camera will focus within a longer range. Use this mode when you wish to add changes to the background representation.
• Shutter Priority Shooting: Allows you to set the shutter speed manually and the camera sets the aperture automatically. Set the shutter speed depending on the type of effect you want. A higher speed shutter allows you to capture a as-moving subject without blur and a slower shutter speed blurs a moving subject, creating a feeling of speed or motion.
• Manual Shooting: Allows you to set the aperture and shutter speed manually. This mode give you more creative control, allowing you to make whatever settings you like, regardless of the correct exposure.

Noise Reduction: This function reduce the noise that is generated during long exposures. When shooting night scenes, shutter speeds are slower and noise tends to appear in images. When the shutter speed is slow, noise reduction is activated and the camera automatically reduces noise to produces clearer images. However, shooting time is approximately twice as long as normal. You can set the noise processing level from Low, Standard, High or Off.

Anti-Shock: This feature diminishes camera shake caused by vibrations when the mirror moves. You can select the interval from the time the mirror is raised until the shutter is released. This feature can be useful in astrophotography and microscope photography or other photographic situations where a very slow shutter speed is used, and camera vibration needs to be kept to a minimum.

White Balance: The SLR camera features a White Balance function which helps the camera reproduce more natural white colors using an internal digital processor. There are 4 White Balance modes to choose from.

• Auto White Balance: This function enable the camera to automatically detect white images and adjust the color balance accordingly.
• Preset White Balance: Seven different color temperatures are programmed on this camera covering a variety of indoor and outdoor light conditions including Fireworks, Shadows, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent Lighting, Neutral White Lighting, and Daylight.
• Custom White Balance: With this function, you can change the color temperature of one of the Preset WB settings to your preference. You can adjust Reds versus Blues and Greens versus Magenta.
• One-Touch White Balance: In this mode, you can set the optimum white balance for the shooting conditions by pointing the camera at a white object like a sheet of white paper. The white balance achieved with this setting is saved as one of the preset WB settings. This function is useful when you need a more precise white balance than one of the already preset WB settings. This setting is useful when shooting a subject under natural light, as well as under various light sources with different color temperatures.

Gradation: In addition to the Normal gradation setting, you can select from two other gradation settings.

• High Key: extended bright gradations (suitable for a subject that is mostly highlighted)
• Low Key: extended dark gradations (suitable for a subject that is mostly shadowed)
• Normal: normal gradations (general use)

Picture Mode: You can select an image tone to create unique image effects. You can also fine-adjust image parameters such as contrast and sharpness for each mode. In Picture Mode, you can select from Preset Picture Modes, adjust individual picture parameters and set individual picture tones.

• Picture Presets: You can choose from Vivid (produces vivid colors), Natural (produces natural colors), Muted (produces flat tones) or Monotone (produces black and white tone).
• Picture Parameters: You can adjust the following individual picture parameters.
  • Contrast: distinction between light and dark
  • Sharpness: sharpness of the image
  • Saturation: vividness of the color
  • B&W Filter: The filter color is brightened and the complementary color is darkened. You can choose from the following filter effects.
    • Neutral: creates a normal black and white image
    • Yellow: reproduces clearly defined white clouds with natural blue sky
    • Orange: slightly emphasizes colors in blue skies and sunsets
    • Red: strongly emphasizes colors in blue skies and brightness of crimson foliage
    • Green: Strongly emphasizes colors in red lips and green leaves
• Picture Tones: This feature allows you to color a black and white image. You can choose from Neutral, Sepia, Blue, Purple or Green.

Flash Mode: The SLR digital camera sets the flash mode according to various factors such as firing pattern and flash timing. Available flash modes depend on the exposure mode. Flash modes are also available to optional external flashes. You can choose from the following flash modes.

• Auto Flash: The flash automatically fires in low light or backlight conditions.
• Red-Eye Reduction Flash: In the red-eye reduction flash mode, a series of pre-flashes are emitted just before the regular flash fires. This helps accustom the subject's eyes to the bright light and minimizes the red-eye phenomenon.
• Slow Synchronization: The slow synchronization flash is designed for slow shutter speeds. Slow synchronization allows you to capture both the background and the subject in night scenes. Since the shutter speed is slow, be sure to stabilize the camera by using the a tripod to prevent picture blur. The camera features two Slow Synchronization modes.
  • Slow Synchro 1: the flash fires right after the shutter fully opens
  • Slow Synchro 2: flash fire just before the shutter closes
• Slow Synchronization With Red-Eye Reduction Flash: When shooting a subject against a night scene, this combination function allows you to reduce the red-eye phenomenon. You can only use Red-Eye reduction with the Slow Synchro 1 mode.
• Fill-In Flash: This flash fires regardless of the light conditions. This mode is useful for eliminating shadows on the subject's face, in a backlight situation, or for correcting the color shift produced by artificial lighting.
• Manual Flash: This mode allows the built-in flash to output a fixed amount of light. You will need to set the f value of the lens based on the distance to the subject.
• Flash Off: The flash does not fire.

Flash Intensity Control: This controls the amount of light emitted by the camera's built-in flash. In some situations, you may get better results by adjusting light emissions when shooting small subjects or distant backgrounds. Its is also useful when you intend to increase the contrast (distinction between light and dark) of images to make the images more vivid. You can adjust the Flash Intensity Control from -2 to +2.

Optional External Flashes: In addition to the camera's built-in flash capabilities, you can use any of the Olympus external flash units specified for use with this camera - FL-50, FL-36, FL-20, RF-11, TF-22.

ISO Sensitivity: You can set the camera's ISO sensitivity from Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, or 1600 to help with poor lighting or to minimize blurring from inadvertent camera movement.

AF Illuminator: The built-in flash can function as an AF illuminator. This helps with focusing in low-light conditions in the camera's AF mode.

Panorama Shooting: You can enjoy panorama shooting easily using an inserted, optional Olympus xD-Picture Card. Using the supplied Olympus Master CD-ROM t join a few images shot where the subject's edges overlap, you can create a single panorama composite image. Panorama shooting is possible up to a maximum of 10 images.

Editing Still Images: Recorded images can be edited and saved as new images. Available editing functions depend on the image format (Image Record Mode). A JPEG file can be printed as is without modification. A RAW file, on the other hand cannot be printed as is. To print a RAW file, use the RAW edit function to convert the RAW data format to JPEG. You can perform the following editing functions within the camera.

• RAW Data Format Editing Functions: The camera performs image processing such as white balance and sharpness adjustment on images in the RAW data format, then saves the data to a new file in the JPEG format. While checking recorded images, you can edit them to your liking.
• JPEG Format Editing Functions: You can perform the following editing functions to JPEG images.
  • Black&White: creates black and white images
  • Sepia: creates sepia-toned images
  • Redeye Fix: reduces red-eye phenomenon during flash shooting
  • Saturation: sets the color depth
  • Image Size: converts the image file size to 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 or 320 x 240

Copying Images: This function lets you copy images to and from the xD-Picture Card and Compact Flash or Microdrive Card when you have two cards inserted. The selected card is the copying source.

Image Erase: You can select single-frame erase, which erases only the currently displayed image; all-frame erase, which erases all the images store on the card; or selected frame erase, which erases only the frames selected.

Image Protection: You can protect images you do not want to erase and to prevent accidental erasure. Protected images cannot be erased by the single-frame or all-frame erase function.

Playback Modes: The E-410 offers the following Playback modes.

• Single-Frame: Displays a single picture on the LCD monitor at one time.  You can move to the next image or advance forward or backward 10 images.
• Close-Up: You can also zoom into a picture 2x to 14x normal size and pan the image vertically or horizontally.
• Rotating Images: This function lets you rotate images and display them vertically on the monitor during single-frame playback. This is useful when taking pictures with the camera held vertically. The image will automatically be displayed in the correct direction even if the camera is rotated.
• Index Display: This function lets you show several images on the LCD monitor at the same time. This is useful when you want to quickly search a number of pictures to find a particular image. You can view 4, 9, 16 or 25 images at once in index mode.
• Slideshow: This function displays images stored on the card one after another. Images are displayed one by one for about 5 seconds starting from the currently displayed image. Slideshow can be performed using Single-Frame or Index display.
• Calendar Display: During Calendar Mode, you can display images recorded on the inserted memory card by dated. If more than one image was taken on a single date, the image shot first on that date is displayed and then you can move to the other images within that date.
• Information Display: This mode allows you to display detailed information about the image. Luminance information can also be displayed with histogram and highlight graphs.

Review Picture: This function allows you to display the picture you have just taken on the monitor while it is being recorded to the card and to select how long the picture is displayed. This is useful for making a brief check of the picture you have just taken. You can select for the recorded picture to display for 1 to 20 seconds or turn the feature completely off.

Test Picture: This function enable you to check the picture you have just taken on the monitor without having to record the picture to the card. This is useful when you want to see how a picture turned out without having saving it.

TV Playback: Using the supplied video cable, the SLR camcorder can be connected to your television for playback of stored images on your inserted memory card onto your TV's screen.

Video Out: You can select NTSC or PAL for the camera's video output according to your TV's video signal type.

USB Mode: You can connect the SLR digital camera directly to your computer or printer with the supplied USB cable. You can select from the following USB modes.

• Auto: The selection screen for the USB connection will be displayed every time you connect the cable to your computer or printer.
• Storage: Allows you to transfer images to your computer and to used the supplied Olympus Master CD-ROM
• MTP: Allows you to transfer images to a computer running Windows Vista without using the Olympus Master software.
• Control: Allows you to control the camera from a PC using the optional Olympus Studio software.
• Easy: Can be set when connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer. Pictures can be printed directly without using a computer.
• Custom: Can be set when connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer. You can print out pictures with set number of prints, print paper and other settings.

Direct Printing (PictBridge): By connecting the camera to a PictBridge-compatible printer with the supplied USB cable, you can print out recorded pictures directly without using a PC. In PictBridge mode you can select print mode, print type, printing data and paper parameters.

• Print Mode: You can select from Print (prints select picture), All Print (prints all pictures), Mutli-Print (prints multiple copies of one images in separate frames on a single sheet), All Index (prints an index of all the pictures stored in the card), or Print Order (prints according to print reservation).
• Print Type: You can select Print (prints the currently displayed picture), Single Print (applies print reservation to the currently displayed picture), or More (sets the number of prints and other items for the currently displayed picture).
• Printing Data: Select whether to print the printing data such as the date and time or file name on the picture.
• Paper Parameters: Allows you to set the paper size supported by your printer, add or remove borders from your pictures, and select the number of pictures per sheet.

Print Reservation (DPOF): Print reservation allows you to save printing data (the number of prints and the date/time information) with the pictures stored on the card so you can insert your memory card into a DPOF compatible printer and only print the images and information you have selected on the card.

Multi-Language: The E-410's menu display offers English, French, Spanish or Portuguese text.

Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery: The Olympus E-410 operates off of a supplied Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (7.2V/1150mAh). The digital SLR camera can take up to 500 shots using the camera's view finder with the supplied Li-ion rechargeable battery full charged. The camera also comes supplied with an AC battery charger (BCS-1) for charging the Li-ion battery (PS-BLS1). The battery takes approximately 210 minutes to fully charge when completely discharged and can be charged and discharged a total of approximately 500 times.

Sleep Timer: After a specified time elapses with no operations being performed, the camera enters the Sleep Mode (Stand-By Mode) to save battery power. After the control panel is displayed for a specified period of time, the backlight turns off. After as specific period of time has further passed, the camera enters Sleep Mode. The camera activates again as soon as you touch any button. You can select the Sleep Timer to activate aft 1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes or turn the feature completely off.

Supplied Software

Olympus Master Software: The E-410 digital SLR camera comes supplied with the Olympus Master 2 CD-ROM that contains Olympus Master 2 software, Online User Registration, and a trial version of Olympus Studio 2 software. The Olympus Master software is an image management program with viewing and editing features for pictures taken with the E-410. Once installed on your computer, you can take advantage of the following features.

• Image Transfer: Transfer of image from the camera or removable media to your computer.
• Viewing Images: View images in a single frame, index page or in a slideshow with sound.
• Image Organization: Grouping and organizing images into albums or folders; Transferred images are automatically organized by shooting date, allowing you to quickly find the particular images you want.
• Image Correction: Corrects images using filter and correction functions.
• Editing Images: You can rotate, trim or change the image size.
• Print Formats: You can easily make prints of your pictures.
• Panorama Images: You can make a panorama from the photos you have taken using the panorama function.
• Firmware Updates: You can update the camera's firmware version.

System Requirements: The Olympus Master 2 Software is Windows and Macintosh compatible.