Olympus e3 update

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Improved selection and prioritization of the central 5 ranging points when shooting in C-AF mode and Dynamic-single Target mode. Improved AF accuracy when using fast lenses f2. Olympus Workspace Our newest imaging software supporting various styles of workflows, this software is packed with features that meet the demands of pro photographers. Contact Support for E-3 Model: E That's finally changed, and in no small way, as the E-3 has an point autofocus system.

Each of those points is a twin cross-type for greater accuracy across the frame, and greater accuracy at each point. You can select focus points manually, let the Olympus E-3 do the picking, or confine the pattern to a group of four to five AF points across the array, and again let the camera do the selection from those points.

Changing among these three modes is the only difficult part, as you have to use your thumb to press and hold the AF area button on the back and use the Sub-dial on the front to choose. You can also set the E-3's autofocus sensitivity to the sensor's full width Normal , or confine the focus to consider only the area inside each AF box for greater precision. In use, I found the AF system on the prototype we saw to be pretty reliable, and though it sometimes took its time deciding where to focus, it fairly zipped into focus once the decision was made, thanks to the SuperSonic Wave Drive motor on the new mm lens.

This of course was a prototype, so the finished Olympus E-3 could very well be faster at the decision-making aspect. Olympus says they will be calling their AF system the fastest on the market, so we'll be interested to run the production version through our tests. Articulating LCD. While having a live LCD view can be useful for taking shots from odd angles, its value is not complete without a display that can turn to face you from at least a few of those angles.

You have to insert your left thumb into the relief on the right of the LCD and give it a good tug to release the frame from the locking cam down inside. Then it articulates pretty much like we've seen on most Canon-style swivel-screens. You can view it from in front of the Olympus E-3, from the left or right, and from above and below, and you can fold it in toward the camera to protect it.

The hinge is just a little loose, but again, this is a prototype camera, so we'll reserve judgment. There's an Illumination sensor in the upper left corner of the Olympus E-3's LCD that can be set to dim or brighten the LCD automatically depending on the ambient light.

Interviews : Dave Etchells talks to a few photographers at the October 16, launch event about how they use a some of the special features of the Olympus E-3 digital SLR camera. Live View. All 11 AF points appear in the Olympus E-3's Live View mode, and light up very similar to how they do in the optical viewfinder, except that the whole dot illuminates. There's not much else new to Live View, it works just like the E, except that there are more autofocus points. You can still preview the exposure, white balance, and depth-of-field accurately on the screen, a major benefit to Live View, and there's a new Shadow Adjustment Technology that helps you assure that you'll maintain detail in the shadows.

As is true with all Live View SLRs, there's significant shutter lag, but that's the price of the feature at this point. There will still be some delay as the Olympus E-3 re-checks exposure, but not nearly as long or as random as it can be while the camera tries to focus. Finally, you still have to close the Olympus E-3's optical viewfinder's shutter when enabling Live View to prevent stray light from affecting the exposure.

I submit that they should have either built-in an electronic viewfinder shutter that closes automatically, or let the shutter-close switch also activate Live View. Shooting with the Olympus E-3 was a great experience. The shutter is very quiet, with no buzzing or winding like many other cameras do, including the E and E Viewfinder blackout is brief enough that you can stay on your subject.

Which brings us to Olympus's new flash system. Two revised strobes, based on the existing flashes, will allow the Olympus E-3's built-in flash to wirelessly control the new FLR and FLR strobes.

The new RC Data Transfer System built into the E-3 allows the built-in strobe to control up to three groups of RC flashes inside a degree area in front of the camera without requiring an separate on-camera commander unit. At right you can see the Olympus E-3's on-camera commander screen, which seems to allow the E-3 comprehensive control options.

The two major changes include less space between the microlens array and the light sensitive area, and a faster readout speed to help enable five-frame-per-second shooting. Information from the Olympus E-3's new zone metering sensor is paired with data from the autofocus sensors, according to the company.

It's part of a revised ESP algorithm. Of course there's also Center-weighted average metering. Details on this mode were not available as of this writing.

Dust Reduction. There appears to be nothing new here.