Olympus E-330 borrows LCD Live View feature from point-and-shoot

Olympus got around this issue by including a preview CCD (charge coupled device) imager near the optical viewfinder. Olympus has implemented two live view modes. For regular shooting, there's Live mode A. Near the viewfinder is a second image sensor that captures the light coming through the le...

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Published in:Business world (San Juan, Philippines) Philippines), 2006-07, p.1
Main Author: Aquino, Norman P
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Olympus got around this issue by including a preview CCD (charge coupled device) imager near the optical viewfinder. Olympus has implemented two live view modes. For regular shooting, there's Live mode A. Near the viewfinder is a second image sensor that captures the light coming through the lens (after bouncing off a few mirrors), and then sends it to the LCD for the live view. There's also Live mode B, which uses the E-330's main sensor, called a Live MOS (metal oxide semiconductor), for live viewing. When the E-330 first came out, Live mode B could only be used with manual focusing, but since Olympus came out with a firmware upgrade, one can now use auto focus by pressing a button on the camera. One can then tweak focus manually by looking at the LCD picture, which can be enlarged 10 times. The E-330 kit sold by Axis Global Technologies, the local distributor of Olympus digital cameras, includes a compact, Zuiko Digital 14mm-45mm f3.5-f5.6 lens (equivalent to 28mm-90mm in 35mm photography). This is wider than the 17.5mm-45mm standard lens that comes with the E-500. Olympus offers a selection of lenses designed for digital SLRs, and they are all compatible with the E-330.
ISSN:0116-3930