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OLYMPUS E-SYSTEM
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Body -- Image Sensor

Q1 What kind of image sensor is used in the camera?
Q2 How many pixels does the image sensor have?
Q3 I understand that CCD size of the E-1 camera is 4/3-inch dimension and has 5.0 million pixels; however, is there any further difference between the E-1 camera and the other single lens reflex digital cameras?
Q4 What kind of CCD filter is applied to the camera?

Q1 What kind of image sensor is used in the camera? TOP
A1 Full-Frame CCD is used.

Q2 How many pixels does the image sensor have? TOP
A2 Number of pixels is 5.1 million for CCD effective and 5.0 million for the camera effective.

Q3 I understand that CCD size of the E-1 camera is 4/3-inch dimension and has 5.0 million pixels; however, is there any further difference between the E-1 camera and the other single lens reflex digital cameras? TOP
A3 The E-1 camera is designed to meet professional photographers' needs such as adoption of Full-frame CCD (exclusive for still images) and lens design exclusive for digital imaging.

Q4 What kind of CCD filter is applied to the camera? TOP
A4 Primary Color Filter (RGB) is applied.

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