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Olympus E-100RS Digital Camera Review - PAGE 1
Daryl Grant - Monday, March 12th, 2001

Introduction

Olympus is a well respected manufacturer of optical technology. They produce everything from value-priced cameras to industrial-grade microscopes. Some of their more intriguing products include their C-211 Zoom which is a digital camera and printer in one as well as their E-100 Rapid Shot.

And Rapid Shot indeed. Olympus’ CAMEDIA E-100RS can shoot up to 15 frames per second, which is the fastest consumer / enthusiast level camera around. Equally cool is its support for both CompactFlash and SmartMedia memory cards that can both be used simultaneously. This camera has quite a bit going for it, so let’s take a gander at the more important specs.

The Olympus E-100RS' Box Shot & Angled Profile Shot

Specs

Features

1.5 MegaPixel progressive CCD delivering up to 1,360 x 1,024-pixel resolution

15 frames-per-second Sequential Shooting mode at full 1.5 MegaPixel resolution

Supports JPEG (compressed) and TIFF (uncompressed) image formats

USB or serial port connectivity (acts as a removable drive)

Pre-Capture function captures images before the shutter button is fully depressed

iESP multi-patterned, center-weighted, spot and multi-spot light metering

Manual and Auto Focus

Apertures from f/2.8 to f/8.0, depending on zoom setting

Shutter speeds from 1/10,000 to 16 seconds

Digital Print Order Format compatibility

Adjustable ISO equivalents (Auto, 100, 200, 400)

Movie mode creates QuickTime videos with audio (via built-in mic)

Other modes: S-Program for Landscape, Portrait, Sports and Night Scene modes;
Program Automatic, Aperture Priority; Shutter Priority and full manual controls

Several quality modes: TIFF, SHQ, HQ, SQ (high and low)

Components

0.55-inch Electronic viewfinder

1.8-inch, TFT color LCD monitor

10x optical zoom (6.4-70mm -- 35-380mm equivalent in 35mm)

2.7x digital zoom

Support for both CompactFlash (Type I and Type II) and SmartMedia memory cards

Build-in flash

5 pin TTL connector for FL-40 or PC sync

Red eye reducing flash

Infrared remote control

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