| Image
Sensor |
| Effective
pixels |
12
Megapixels |
| Filter
array |
Primary
colour filter (RGB) |
| Full
resolution |
12.4
Megapixels |
| Type |
1/1.72
'' CCD sensor |
| Lens |
| Optical
zoom |
3
x |
| Aspherical
glass elements |
4 |
| Focal
length |
7.4
- 22.2 mm |
| Focal
length (equiv. 35mm) |
35
- 105 mm |
| Structure |
6
lenses / 4 groups |
| Maximum
aperture |
2.8
- 4.7 |
| Digital
Zoom |
| Enlargment
factor |
4
x / 12 x combined with optical zoom |
| LCD |
| Pixel
number |
230,000
pixels |
| Monitor
size |
6.4
cm / 2.5 '' |
| LCD
type |
LCD |
| Focusing
System |
| Method |
TTL
iESP auto focus with contrast detection |
| Standard
mode |
0.6m
- 8 (wide) / 0.6m - 8 (tele) |
| Macro
mode |
0.3m
- 8 (wide) / 0.5m - 8 (tele) |
| Super
Macro mode |
Closest
focusing distance: 10 cm |
| Light
Metering |
| ESP
light metering |
Yes |
| Scene
Modes |
| Number
of scene modes |
17 |
| Auto |
|
| Programme
automatic |
|
| High
ISO setting |
|
| Portrait |
Yes |
| Landscape |
Yes |
| Night
Scene with portrait |
Yes |
| Sports |
Yes |
| Indoor |
Yes |
| Candle |
Yes |
| Self-portrait |
Yes |
| Sunset |
Yes |
| Fireworks |
Yes |
| Behind
Glass |
Yes |
| Cuisine |
Yes |
| Documents |
Yes |
| Auction |
Yes |
| Smile
Shot |
|
| Exposure
System |
| Shutter
speed |
1/2
- 1/1000 s / < 4 s (Night scene) |
| Exposure
compensation |
+/-
2 EV / 1/3 steps |
| Sensitivity |
| Auto |
ISO
64 - 3200 |
| Manual |
ISO
50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200*, 6400* |
| White
Balance |
| AUTO
WB system |
Yes |
| Overcast |
Yes |
| Sunlight |
Yes |
| Tungsten |
Yes |
| Flourescent
1 |
Yes |
| Flourescent
2 |
Yes |
| Flourescent
3 |
Yes |
| Internal
Flash |
| Working
range (wide) |
0.3
- 6.1 m (ISO 400) |
| Working
range (tele) |
0.5
- 3.6 m (ISO 400) |
| AUTO |
Yes |
| Red-eye
reduction |
Yes |
| Fill-in |
Yes |
| Off |
Yes |
| Memory |
| Internal
memory |
48
MB |
| Image
Processing |
| Noise
reduction |
Yes |
| Distortion
compensation |
Yes |
| Shading
compensation |
Yes |
| TruePic
III |
Yes |
| Function
Processing |
| Panorama |
Yes
(only with optional Olympus xD-Picture Card) |
| Image
Editing |
| Resize |
Yes |
| Trimming |
Yes |
| Red-eye
reduction |
Yes |
| Digital
Image Stabilization Edit |
Yes |
| Light
fix |
Yes |
| View
Images |
| Index |
4,
9, 16, 25 frames |
| Zoom |
1.1
- 10 x |
| Slide
show |
Yes |
| Rotation |
Yes |
| Favorite |
Yes |
| Image
protect mode |
Yes |
| View
Movie |
| Frame
by frame |
Yes |
| Fast
forward |
Yes |
| Reverse
playback |
Yes |
| Voice
playback |
Yes |
| Still
Image Recording |
| DCF |
Yes |
| EXIF |
2.21 |
| PIM |
III |
| DPS |
PictBridge |
| DPOF |
Yes |
| Movie
Recording System |
| Recording
format |
AVI
Motion JPEG® |
| Sound
recording |
Yes
, format: WAV |
| Movie
quality |
640
x 480 / 30 fps Recording time: 40 s |
| |
320
x 240 / 15 fps 29 min |
| Voice
Recording |
| Recording
format |
Wave
format |
| Image
Size |
| SHQ |
4000
x 3000 |
| HQ |
4000
x 3000 |
| SQ1 |
2048
x 1536 |
| SQ2 |
640
x 480 |
| 16:9 |
1920
x 1080 |
| Other
Features |
| Guide
function |
Yes |
| Self
timer |
Yes |
| Face
Detection Technology |
Yes |
| Perfect
Shot Preview |
Yes |
| Interface |
| Combined
A/V & USB output |
Yes |
| USB
2.0 HI-speed |
Yes |
| Menu |
| Menu
languages in camera |
English,
French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian,
Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish,
Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian,
Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian,
Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian |
| Size |
| Dimensions
(WxHxD) |
94
x 56.5 x 22.1 mm |
| Weight |
115
g (without battery and card) |
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