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More  than  200  years  ago,  Newton  showed  that  white  light

was  composed  of  multiple  wavelengths,  (RGB)  which  are

now  called  photons.  These  waves  of  light  pass  through  a

lens  on  a  camera  and  are  supposed  to  be  “imaged”  at  the

same  point,  onto  film  emulsion  for  example.  When  the  pho-

tons  are  not  imaged  properly  onto  the  film  plane,  chromatic

aberration  occurs  and  is  most  commonly  caused  by  using

single  lens  construction.  Incorporating  two  lenses  made  of

different  materials  can  solve  chromatic  aberration  with  film

camera lenses. The net effect of chromatic aberration is un-

intended  color  artifacts  such  as  halos  and  wild  colors.

The marriage between lens and CCD is critical to delivering

the best possible images. Post imaging processing can only

do so much to help a poor image. Remember the old axiom,

garbage in - garbage out.

The same holds true for uncorrected lenses made for digital

cameras and the net effect it causes are unwanted artifacts,

noise  and  a  degraded  image.  Unbeknownst  to  many  in  the

industry,  digital  camera  lenses  require  different  construction

than  film  camera  lenses.  If  a  manufacturer,  (and  some  do)

tries to place a lens designed for a film camera onto a digital

camera, the net effect is chromatic aberration and only a small

portion of the lens will actually throw light onto the CCD. This

gross  under-utilization  also  causes  a  loss  in  edge-to-edge

sharpness that could be delivered to the CCD.

The digital camera lens construction of the CAMEDIA E-100

ZOOM  RS  contains  a  concave  element  that  forces  photons

coming  through  the  lens  into  a  straight-ahead  alignment  to

the 28 MHz high-speed progressive scan CCD. All CCD sen-

sors are very picky about how light is delivered to them and

they  don’t  like  oblique  angles  of  light  hitting  them,  which

The Importance of Match-

The Importance of Match-

The Importance of Match-

The Importance of Match-

The Importance of Match-
ing Lens to CCD

ing Lens to CCD

ing Lens to CCD

ing Lens to CCD

ing Lens to CCD

causes a digital form of chromatic aberration. Film emulsion

layers  are  designed  to  read  light  from  an  oblique  angle  and

the fall-off from the lens. Olympus found that in order to get

the  best  possible  images  from  a  digital  camera,  the  light

coming into a CCD must be straight on.

The CAMEDIA E-100 ZOOM RS Lens

Elements and Interaction with the CCD

Light - Photons

CCD¤

Sensor

Lens Elements

Film
Emulsion
Layers

Lens Elements

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Страница 1: ...nd Fast paced Event Photography with the Event Photography with the Event Photography with the Event Photography with the Event Photography with the Olympus CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS Olympus CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS Olympus CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS Olympus CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS Olympus CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS ...

Страница 2: ...Olympus America Inc Two Corporate Drive Melville N Y 11747 3157 Copyright 2000 Olympus America Inc are registered trade marks of Olympus Inc ...

Страница 3: ...ras especially with pro or prosumer digital cameras The introduction of the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS represents a unique cir cumstance in which Olympus has purposely pushed the technology envelope to provide features that specifically address the critical needs of sports and fast paced event digital photographers an industry first The E 100 ZOOM RS includes a bevy of digital specific features that go...

Страница 4: ...consum ers in 1995 With the second plateau of adoption in 1996 Olympus set out to move digital cameras away from being just novelty products for viewing images to products people could actu ally benefit from by providing the industry s most regarded optical path The optical path is a combination of lens qual ity internal opto electronics image processing algorithms and color science all working in...

Страница 5: ...hat were impossible in the past In many circumstances a sports photographer cannot be right next to the subject matter This new expanded focal length lens allows the photogra pher to pull the subject into range shoot tighter images create compactions of foreground to background and con trol selective depth of field that would be otherwise impos sible with shorter focal length lenses Walter Urie a ...

Страница 6: ...sate for low light and still produce a sharp image The pre capture ability on the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS is exclusively an Olympus technology and is one attribute that truly sets this digital camera apart from any others Like many other features it was designed with action sports and fast paced event photography in mind Previous Work around An inherent attribute of any digital camera is the slight ...

Страница 7: ...m ages are then cached in the on board 9 Mb buffer and are rolled over as long as the shutter button remains halfway depressed In the pre capture mode the sixth image overwrites the num ber one image number seven overwrites the number two pre captured image and so on until the shutter button is ei ther depressed fully moving the camera into the sequential capture mode or the shutter button is rele...

Страница 8: ... example capturing a golf swing According to pro shooter Walter Urie when you re photo graphing action this camera gives you the opportunity to cap ture the exact moment I wanted and capture the action every single time 15 Frames per Second Frame 15 Frames per Second Frame 15 Frames per Second Frame 15 Frames per Second Frame 15 Frames per Second Frame Rate Capable Capture Rate Capable Capture Rat...

Страница 9: ...tter Let s concen trate on what this means in an actual shooting situation Imagine that you are about to photograph an event where there are World class athletes running laterally in front of you The Benefits of the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS s The Benefits of the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS s The Benefits of the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS s The Benefits of the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS s The Benefits of the CAMEDIA ...

Страница 10: ...nufacturer and some do tries to place a lens designed for a film camera onto a digital camera the net effect is chromatic aberration and only a small portion of the lens will actually throw light onto the CCD This gross under utilization also causes a loss in edge to edge sharpness that could be delivered to the CCD The digital camera lens construction of the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS contains a conca...

Страница 11: ... having an acceptable image or not This is especially true with professional photographers since many pros choose to strategically place important elements of composition on the outer fringes of the image to keep overzeal ous picture editors from cropping their images too much The new EVF Electronic Viewfinder on the CAMEDIA E 100 ZOOM RS represents the area being captured with 100 accuracy since ...

Страница 12: ...lor correct the image in either direction without negatively effect ing the image quality One of the benefits of pre selecting a black and white mode is to let the camera do the work to discard the unnecessary color data before saving to the camera s storage media Sec ondly after capture converting takes up valuable time a PC and an image editing application which could mean the dif ference in a m...

Страница 13: ...e annotation capabilities the black and white presets and 90 degrees of rotation in playback capabilities Hopefully you also have an understanding of the positioning of this digital camera in the marketplace as a whole To quote professional photographer Walter Urie there is no doubt that this camera was designed specifically for action sports and events and is even easy enough for parents to use I...

Страница 14: ... 8 3 5 Glass Aspherical Zoom Lens Equivalent to 35 380 mm lens on 35 mm camera Image Stabilized System with 2 7x Digital Super Telephoto Optional 0 8x B 28 Wide Angle or 1 7x B 300 Telephoto E series lenses can also be used Filter Size 49mm To attach accessory lens an filters 49 55mm Step up needed for thick filters Photometric system Digital ESP Multi Pattern metering system Center weighted Spot ...

Страница 15: ... to 47 123 frames less than 1 2 second shot to shot at all times unlimited quantity Pre Capture Begins capturing image before shutter release User adjustable from 1 5 photos Cancel Shot Recording Cancels recording to Memory Card Preparing camera to immediately start shooting Selftimer 12 second delay 2 sec after optional remote controller operation remote controller E 10 Remote Cable Bulb won t wo...

Страница 16: ...www olympusamerica com or http e 100rs com ...

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