Higher Image Quality

The E-1's superb image quality is made possible by a 4/3-type full-frame transfer CCD that boasts an area 4 to 5 times greater than the 1/1 .8 and 2/3-type image sensors used in ordinary compact digital cameras.

Unlike the interline transfer CCDs commonly found in digital SLRs, which have light shielded shift registers that leave only a small active pixel area for each photodiode, the full-frame transfer CCD has only a small area masked, allowing it to receive much more light.

The quality of the image is greatly enhanced by the wider exposure latitude made possible by the full-frame transfer CCD resulting in:

• Increased dynamic range
• Improved colour
• Reduced image noise
  

To maximise performance of the CCD, new Zuiko Digital lenses are available that have been specifically designed to take advantage of the characteristics of the Four Thirds System.