Shutter Speeds; White Balance; Light Metering - Olympus E-3 Specifications

Image Stabiliser
Type
Modes
Effective Compensation Range
Focusing System
Method
Focus areas
AF illuminator
AF lock
AF tracking
Detection range
Modes
Exposure System
Exposure compensation
Exposure bracketing
ISO bracketing
Modes

Light Metering

Method
Zones
Detection range
Modes
Specifications and appearances are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer
Sensor shift
Two-dimensional, vertical or
horizontal activation
Up to 5 EV steps
TTL phase difference
detection system
11 points / fully biaxial,
automatic and manual
selection
Yes , Built-in flash (external
flash available)
Yes , Locked by first position
of shutter release button in
single AF mode, AE/AF lock
button (customised)
Yes , Available in continuous
AF mode
-2 - 19 EV (ISO 100)
Manual focus
Single AF
Single AF + MF
Continuous AF
Continuous AF + MF
+/- 5EV / 1, 1/2, 1/3 steps
3 / 5 frames ( +/- 1/3, 2/3, 1
EV steps )
3 frames / 1/3, 1/2, 1 EV
steps
Programme automatic
Aperture priority
Shutter priority
Manual
TTL open aperture light
metering
49 zones Multi-pattern
Sensing System
1 - 20 EV (50mm, 1:2, ISO
100)
ESP light metering
Spot metering
Centre weighted metering
Highlight
Shadow
Sensitivity
Auto
Manual
Shutter
Shutter type
Shutter release
Self timer
Anti Shock

Shutter Speeds

Shutter speed range
Bulb mode
Shutter speed P, Ps
Shutter speed A priority
Shutter speed S priority
Shutter speed scene mode

White Balance

AUTO WB system
Selectable steps in Kelvin
White balance adjustment
Custom WB
One-touch white balance
White balance bracketing
Preset values
ISO 100 - 3200
ISO 100 - 3200 in 1/3 or 1 EV
ISO steps
Computerised focal-plane
shutter
Soft Touch Electromagnetic
12s / 2s
Yes release delay: 1 - 30s
1/8000 - 60s (in 1/3, 1/2, 1
EV steps)
Up to 30 minutes (selectable
longest time in the menu,
default: 8 minutes)
1/8000 - 60s
1/8000 - 60s
1/8000 - 60s
1/8000 - 60s
Hybrid detection system with
High-speed Live MOS sensor
and dedicated external
sensor
7 steps (3000 - 7500 K)
+/- 7 in each R-B / G-M axis
(in Auto WB and preset WB
mode)
1 setting can be registered at
Kelvin temperature (2000K -
14000K)
1 custom settings can be
registered
3 frames / +/- 2, 4, 6mired
steps
Overcast
Shade
Tungsten
Sunlight
Flourescent 1
Flourescent 2
Flourescent 3