Olympus E-1 Review with Detailed Specifications and Features

Olympus E-1 Review

Overall Score

Main Features

5 MP Four Thirds CCD Sensor
100 - 3200 ISO
1" Fixed Screen
Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder
3 fps continuous shooting
Built-In Wireless
141 x 104 x 81 mm, 735g.
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Olympus E-1 Overview

First introduced in November, 2003, Olympus E-1 is a 5 MP DSLR with a Four Thirds (17.3 x 13 mm) sized CCD sensor.

Olympus replaced E-1 with Olympus E-3. Follow the link to read our detailed comparison of these models:

Compare Olympus E-1 with Olympus E-3

Olympus E-1 comes with a 17.3 x 13 mm CCD sensor, which has a diagonal of 21.64 mm (0.84").

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Sensor resolution of Olympus E-1 ~ 2578 x 1938 pixels.

Olympus E-1 has Crop Factor: 2.0

The sensor has a surface area of 224.9 mm².

There are approximate 4,996,164 photosites (pixels) on this area.

Proc and Cons of Olympus E-1

Get to know this camera closer. Let's look at the features and characteristics of this model. Compare Olympus E-1 with competitors in pro dslr cameras.

Pros

Built-in Wireless

Optical Viewfinder

3.0 fps Continuous Shooting

Manual Focus

Environmental Sealing

Flash Sync Port

External Flash

RAW Support

1/4000s Max Shutter Speed

Manual Exposure Mode

5 AE Bracketing Range

Cons

No Bluetooth

No Touch Screen

No Image Stabilization

Low Resolution Sensor: 5 MP

Low Screen Resolution: 134k dots

Weight: 735g

No Articulating Screen

No Full HD Video

No AF Face Detection

Small LCD Screen: 1"

Slow Continuous Shooting: 134 fps

Type Scores

Olympus E-1 has an Overall Score of 37/100 and ranked #199 out of 206 in DSLR cameras, and ranked #866 out of 1222 in all cameras.

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Physical Dimensions of Olympus E-1

Olympus E-1 weighs 735g and has external dimensions of 141 x 104 x 81mm (5.55 x 4.09 x 3.19"). Considering that the average weight of Pro DSLR cameras is 1280g, Olympus E-1 is 545 grams less than the average weight of cameras in this category. Olympus E-1 is less by 14mm more than the average length in Pro DSLR.

Weight Comparison
Pro DSLR Cameras

Olympus E-1

735g

Average weight

1280g

Min weight

735g

Max weight

1585g

Thickness Comparison
Pro DSLR Cameras

Olympus E-1

81mm

Average Thickness

85mm

Min Thickness

74mm

Max Thickness

123mm

Here is the front and top view image of Olympus E-1 with the dimensions:

Size Compared to Major Competitors

Model	Weight	E-1	Dimensions	E-1
Olympus E-3	890 g	735 g	142 x 116 x 75 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Olympus E-5	800 g	735 g	143 x 117 x 75 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Nikon D1X	1200 g	735 g	157 x 153 x 85 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Nikon D4s	1350 g	735 g	160 x 157 x 91 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Nikon D810	980 g	735 g	146 x 123 x 82 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Canon 70D	755 g	735 g	139 x 104 x 79 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Nikon D750	840 g	735 g	141 x 113 x 78 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Canon 100D	407 g	735 g	117 x 91 x 69 mm	141 x 104 x 81 mm

Specifications of Olympus E-1

General
Brand	Olympus
Model	E-1
Announced	November, 2003
Body Type	Large SLR
Lens
Lens Mount	Four Thirds
Manual Focus
Focal Lens Multiplier	2
Number of Lenses	45
Macro Focus Range	n/a
Screen
Screen Size	1"
Screen Type	Fixed
Screen Resolution	134k pixels
Touch Screen
Live View
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder Resolution	no electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder Coverage	100%
Viewfinder Magnification	0.48
Autofocus
AF Touch
AF Continuous
AF Single
AF Tracking
AF Selective
AF Center
AF Multi Area
AF Live View
AF Face Detection
AF Contrast Detection
AF Phase Detection
Number of Focus Points	3
Number of Cross Focus Points	0
Photography Features
RAW Support
Min Shutter Speed	1/60 sec
Max Shutter Speed	1/4000 sec
Continuous Shooting	3.0 fps
Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority
Manual Exposure Mode
Exposure Compensation
Custom White Balance
Image Stabilization
Built-in Flash
Flash Range	no built-in flash
Flash Modes	Auto, Auto FP, Manual, Red-Eye
External Flash
AE Bracketing
AE Bracketing Range	±5 EV
WB Bracketing

Sensor
Sensor Size	Four Thirds
Sensor Type	CCD
Sensor Dimensions	17.3 x 13 mm
Sensor Area	224.9 mm²
Sensor Resolution	5 MP
Max Image Resolution	2560 x 1920
Max Native ISO	3200
Min Native ISO	100
Max Boosted ISO	0
Min Boosted ISO	0
Video Features
4K
Max Video Resolution	None
Video Formats
Timelapse Recording
Microphone Port
Headphone Port
Exposure Modes
Multi-Segment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF-Area
Center Weighted
Connectivity
GPS	None
Wireless Connectivity	Built-In
Bluetooth
HDMI
USB	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Battery
Battery Life	0 shots
Battery Type
Battery Model
Physical
Weight	735 g
Physical Dimensions	141 x 104 x 81 mm
Environmental Sealing
Water Proof
Dust Proof
Shock Proof
Crush Proof
Freeze Proof
Shock Proof
Storage
Storage Type	Compact Flash (Type I or II)
Storage Slots	1
Other Features
Self Timer
Selfie Friendly