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Olympus SP-550UZ

Reviewed March 2007

Specifications

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

Physical

Width 116 mm (4.6") Height 78.5 mm (3.1")
Depth 78 mm (3.1") Weight 365 g (12.9 oz) without card and battery
Power 4 x AA alkaline batteries. Supplied accessories Strap, USB cable, audio/video cable, 4x AA batteries, OLYMPUS Master

Photographic

LCD screen 2.5-inch (6.4 cm) colour LCD, approx. 230 000 pixel Sensitivity Auto, High ISO, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 5000 ISO
Metering Digital ESP, Spot, Centre-weighted. White balance

Auto, Sunlight, Overcast, Tungsten, Flourescent 1, Flourescent 2, Flourescent 3, Manual White balance (One-Touch)

Exposure modes P, S, A, M and 23 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 min.)
Viewfinder Electronic Viewfinder Flash

Built-in

Exposure compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. Flash range (200 ISO) Wide angle:
4.5 m (14.7 in.)
Telephoto:
2.8 m (9.2 in.)
Self-timer 12 or 2 sec. Flash modes Auto, red-eye reduction, fill-in, fill-in & red-eye reduction, off.

Technical

Sensor type CCD Sensor Size 1/2.5 inch
Number of pixels 7.4 million pixels,
7.1 million effective
Image sizes (resolution)

3072 x 2304
3072 x 2048 (3:2)
2560 x 1920
2304 x 1728
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
1024x768
640x480
1920 x 1080 (16:9)

Time between photos (High res.) Approx. 4 sec. Start time Less than 2 sec.
Zoom Lens

18X
4.68 – 84.24 mm

35mm equivalent 28 – 504 mm
Lens Configuration 14 lenses in 11 groups; 4 aspherical lenses, 2 ED lenses Apertures f2.8 - f4.5
Normal Focusing distance

Wide:
10 cm (3.9 in.) - infinity Tele:
1.2 m (47.2 in.) - infinity

Macro Focusing distance Macro:
Wide Angle:
10 cm (3.9 in.)
Tele:
1.2 m (47.2 in.)
Super Macro:
1 cm (0.39 in.) in wide angle
USB 2.0 Video out NTSC or PAL
Memory

20 MB internal memory

xD Picture Card slot, no card provided.

Image capacity
(20MB internal memory, highest JPEG image quality)
3072 = 4
3072 (3:2) = 4
2560 = 6
2304 = 7
2048 = 9
1600 = 15
1280 = 23
1024 = 36
640 = 90
16:9 = 27
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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