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Olympus SP-500 UZ

Reviewed November 2005

Specifications

Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion

Physical

Width 105.5 mm
(4.11")
Height 74.5 mm
(2.9")
Depth 71 mm
(2.76")
Weight 285 g (10 oz)
(without card and battery)
Power 4 x AA alkaline batteries. Supplied accessories Strap, USB cable, audio/video cable, 4x AA batteries, OLYMPUS Master 1.31.

Photographic

LCD screen 2.5" (6.4cm) colour LCD, approx. 115,000 pixel Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400 ISO
Metering Digital ESP, Spot, Center Weighted. White balance

Auto, Overcast, Sunlight, Evening Sun, Tungsten, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3 and Custom.

Exposure modes P, S, A, M and 21 scene modes Focus

Spot, iESP autofocus, Predictive AF, AF area selectable from 143 points

Shutter type Mechanical + electronic Shutter speed 1/1000 – 15 sec., and Bulb (up to 8 minutes)
Viewfinder Electronical Viewfinder with 201,600 pixels Flash

Built-in, Salve function for studio flash available

Exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Flash range Wide angle:
0.3 m - 4.5 m
(1 - 14.7 ft.)
Telephoto:
1.2 m - 3.4 m
(4 - 11.15 ft.)
Self-timer 12 sec. Flash modes Auto, red-eye reduction, fill-in, fill-in & red-eye reduction, off.

Technical

Sensor type CCD Sensor Size 1/2.5"
Number of pixels 6.37 million pixels,
6.0 million effective
Image sizes (resolution)

2816 x 2112
2816 x 1880 (3:2)
2592 x 1944
2288 x 1712
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
1024 x 768
640 x 480

Time between photos (High res.) approx. 4 sec. Start time less than 2 secs
Zoom Lens

10X
6.3 – 63mm

35mm equivalent 38 – 380mm
Lens Configuration 11 lenses in 7 groups, including 2 double-sided aspherical lens elements. Apertures f2.8 - f3.7
Normal Focusing distance

Wide:
60 cm - infinity
(2' - infinity)
Tele:
2 m - infinity
(6.56' - infinity)

Macro Focusing distance Macro:
Wide Angle:
7 cm (2.73")
Tele:
120 cm (46.8")
Super Macro:
3 cm (1.17") in wide angle
USB 2.0 High Speed Video out NTSC or PAL
Memory

10MB internal memory

xD Picture Card slot, no card provided.

Image capacity
(10MB internal memory, highest JPEG image quality)
2816 = 2
2816 (3:2) = 2
2592 = 2
2288 = 3
2048 = 4
1600 = 7
1280 = 11
1024 = 17
640 = 43
Movie formats QuickTime Movie with Sound
QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) at 30 or 15 fps

Movie Length

Depends on memory capacity.
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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion




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