Discover the artist in you.

Discover the artist
in you.

Art at the push of a button.
Pin Hole:
The pinhole camera effect allows the edges
of your picture to appear darker and moves
the picture’s centre more to the focal point.
The result gives your subject an almost
mysterious mood.
ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7–14mm 1:4.0,
1/160 sec., 1:5.6, Art Filter: Pin Hole
Soft Focus:
The Soft Focus Filter submerges your
pictures in an ethereal and dreamy atmosphere.
The colours appear warmer and
softer, and let your subject appear as if it
was taken in a different, bygone time.
ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7–14mm 1:4.0,
1/125 sec., 1:5.0, Art Filter: Soft Focus
Pop Art:
The Pop Art Filter transforms everyday scenes
into colourful pictures. The effect increases
the colour vibrancy and makes the subject
more lively; a reminiscence of the happy-golucky
Pop Art style of the sixties.
ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 12–60mm 1:2.8–4.0 SWD,
1/320 sec., 1:6.3, Art Filter: Pop Art
2

Amazing creativity,
performance and portability.
Just shoot away.
The E-450 lets you shoot breathtaking
photos, even without expert knowledge.
Let your ideas fl ow freely with the help of
various useful functions – including 28 scene
mode programs for any imaginable situation,
as well as Face Detection and Shadow
Adjustment. Enjoy amazing creativity with
its three integrated Art Filter functions. And,
because the E-450 is the world’s most
compact D-SLR with Art Filters*, you’ll be
more mobile than ever before.
Original
Art Filter: Pop Art
Art Filter: Pin Hole
Art Filter: Soft Focus
Keep your idea in focus:
AF Live View.
The E-450’s Live View with High Speed
Contrast AF** lets you shoot easily via the
LCD and gives you full control of the image
before shooting. Just take your picture
while looking at the LCD – this way you’ll
always have your subject idea in focus. The
camera focuses in a split second as soon
as you press the shutter release halfway
down. The large 6.9cm HyperCrystal II
display shows a pin-sharp preview with
brilliant colours even in bright sunlight, and
provides a viewing angle of 176° for shooting
even from extreme angles.
Face Detection &
Shadow Adjustment.
In Live View mode, two valuable functions
help you to realise your creative ideas
perfectly. Face Detection ensures that your
portrait shots are always precisely focused
and exposed. At the same time, the
Shadow Adjustment Technology of the
E-450 automatically identifi es, corrects
and lightens any shadow elements in your
picture that would appear too dark. This
guarantees optimum exposure every time
and for every picture.
Technology
you can rely on.
No matter whether you shoot spectacular
architecture, portraits or landscapes, the
E-450 is always a perfect companion. The
Four Thirds Standard guarantees an enormous
choice of suitable fully digital lenses. In
addition, the E-450 is packed with innovative
technology: its 10 Megapixel Live MOS
Sensor ensures pin-sharp pictures, its
Supersonic Wave Filter ensures that the
sensor is kept free of dust, even when
changing lenses, and the super-fast image
processor makes even 3.5fps high-speed
sequence shooting as easy as can be.
Managing light.
AF Live View
* As of April 2009
** Available with selected lenses
Detects up to eight faces automatically
The E-450 offers a wide range of ISO values:
from ISO 100 in bright sunlight to ISO 1600
in low light, you can cope almost every light
situation. A built-in fl ash and the wireless
fl ash system of the E-450 provide absolute
fl ash control – without any awkward cables.
This fl exibility lets you manage every light
setting imaginable.
3

Lenses & Accessories.
18– 36 mm (equiv. 35mm) 50 mm (equiv. 35mm) 70 mm (equiv. 35mm)
ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 9 –18mm 1:4.0 – 5.6 ZUIKO DIGITAL 25mm 1:2.8 Pancake ZUIKO DIGITAL 35mm Macro 1:3.5
Extreme wide angle lens with 2x zoom
Super compact (76mm) & light weight (280g)
Compact design and lightweight
20cm closest focusing distance
For close-ups and portraits
Closest focusing distance of 0.146m
Fixed Focal Macro Length —
1:1 magnifi cation macro lens
140–600 mm (equiv. 35mm)
ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 70 – 300mm 1:4.0 – 5.6
High power 4.3x super-telephoto zoom lens
Closest focusing distance of 1.2m
Multi-coated — for good quality
FL-36R
Wireless remote control in three groups (A, B, C)
Choice of four channels to avoid intereference
Control settings directly from the camera LCD
E-System Shoulder Bag II
Case for storage and transportation
For all E-System cameras
Specifi cations .
Type
Lens mount
Body material
Four Thirds
Glassfibre reinforced plastics
Image Sensor
Effective pixels 10 Megapixels 3648 x 2736
Full resolution
11.8 Megapixels
Type
4/3 '' Live MOS sensor
Aspect ratio & area
4:3 / 17.3 x 13.0 mm
Viewfinder
Viewfinder type
Eye-level single-lens view finder
Field of view Approx. 95 %
Magnification
Approx. 0.92 x with a 50mm lens set to infinity at –1 dioptre
Depth of field preview
Yes
Eye point
14mm at –1 dioptre from eyepiece lens
Dioptre adjustment
Yes , –3.0 – +1.0 dioptre / built-in type
Live View
AF type
Information
LCD
Resolution
LCD type
Monitor size
Brightness adjustment
Colour balance
Sensitivity
Auto/Manual
Option between phase difference detection system and contrast
detection autofocus
100% field of view, exposure adjustment preview, white balance
adjustment preview, gradation setting preview (SAT), face
detection preview, perfect shot preview, gridline displayable,
7x/10x magnification possible, MF/S-AF, AF frame display,
AF point display, shooting information, histogramme
230,000 dots
HyperCrystal II LCD
6.9 cm / 2.7 ''
15 levels
15 levels
ISO 100 – 1600 (adjustable in 1 EV steps)
“Shadow Adjustment” function
contains patented technologies
from Apical Limited.
Focusing System
Method
TTL phase difference detection system, contrast detection system
Focus areas
3 points / Automatic and manual selection.
For contrast detection AF, 11 points are used.
AF illuminator
Yes , built-in flash (external flash available / inactivation possible)
AF lock
Yes , locked by first position of shutter release button, AE/AF lock
button (customised)
Focus tracking
Yes, available in continuous AF mode
Continuous AF
Yes, only available for TTL phase difference detection
Continuous AF + MF
Yes , only available for TTL phase difference detection
Detection range 0 – 19 EV (ISO 100)
Internal Flash
Guide number 12 (ISO 100)
Flash compensation
+/– 3 EV / 1/3 EV steps
Modes
AUTO, Manual, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronisation, Slow
synchronisation 2nd curtain, Fill-in, Slow synchronisation with
red-eye reduction, Off
Art Filter
Pin Hole
Pop Art
Soft Focus
Recording Formats
RAW
RAW & JPEG
JPEG
Size
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Weight
Reproduces the peripheral vignetting and unique colour tone of
photos taken with a pin hole camera
Emphasises colours and creates bright, vibrant images with a
pop-art tone
Gives images a light, ethereal look and evokes a dreamy, mystical
mood
12 bit
Yes, parallel recording
Yes
129.5 x 91 x 53 mm
380 g (body only)
Specifications and design are subject to change without notice. For latest specifications, please visit the Olympus website.
Printed in Germany – OIME – Id. No. E0461687 – Hab – 04/2009 – EN
Discover your world.
OLYMPUS IMAGING EUROPA GMBH
www.olympus-europa.com