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OLYMPUS STYLUS 790 SW

Reviewed March 2008

Specifications

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

Physical

Width 3.7 inches Height 2.4 inches
Depth 0.8 inches Weight 4.8 ounces
Power Lithium-ion rechargeable· AC adapter (optional) In the Box Camera· Battery· Battery charger and cord· USB cable· AV cable· Strap· Software CD

Photographic

LCD Screen 2.5 inches (diagonal)
230,000 pixels
Sensitivity

· Auto
· ISO 80, 100,200, 400, 800, 1600

Playback Views · Single frame
· Zoom
· Index
· Calendar
· Slideshow
· Favorites
· Movie
Playback Effects · Zoom
· Shadow adjustment
· Red-eye fix
· Shadow and Red-eye (All)
Shooting Modes · Auto
· Image stabilization
· Guide
· Movie
· SCN
Ø Portrait
Ø Landscape
Ø Landscape-Portrait
Ø Night
Ø Night Portrait
Ø Sport
Ø Indoor
Ø Candle
Ø Self Portrait
Ø Available Light
Ø Set
Ø Fireworks
Ø Cuisine
Ø Behind Glass
Ø Documents
Ø Auction
Ø Shoot & Select 1, 2
Ø Beach & Snow
Ø Underwater Snapshot
Ø Underwater Wide 1, 2
Underwater Macro
Metering

· ESP
· Spot

Panorama Mode 10 frames automatically stitched with Olympus software and Olympus xD picture card
White Balance · Auto
· Sunny
· Cloudy
· Tungsten
· Fluorescent 1, 2, 3
Focus
system CCD Contrast Detection
range · 1.6 feet- infinity (normal)
· 0.7 feet- infinity (macro wide)
· 1 foot- infinity (macro telephoto)
· 2.8 inches- 1.6 feet (super macro wide)
modes · AF Lock
· Face Detect
· iESP
· Spot

Shutter Speed

4 to 1/1000 second Viewfinder No
Flash Built-n Flash Range · 0.66 feet- 12.5 feet at ISO 800 (wide)· 2.0 feet- 8.5 feet at ISO 800 (telephoto)
Flash Modes · Auto· Red-eye reduction· Fill· Off Flash Recycle Time 6 seconds (room temperature, fully-charged battery)
Exposure Compensation ±2 in 1/3 increments Self-Timer 12 seconds (1 shot)

Technical

Sensor Type CCD Sensor Size 1/2.33
Image Processor
TruePic III Pixels

· Gross—7.38MP
· Effective—7.11

File Formats
· JPEG
· AVI Motion JPEG
Supported Standards
· EXIF 2.2
· DPOF
· Print Image Matching
· PictBridge
Memory

14.7MB

Recordable Media xD card
Sizes(in pixels)
Still—
· 3072 x 2304 (SHQ, HQ)
· 2560 x 1920 (SQ1)
· 2304 x 1728 (SQ1)
· 2048 x 1536 (SQ1)
· 1600 x 1200 (SQ2)
· 1280 x 960 (SQ2)
· 1024 x 768 (SQ2)
· 640 x 480 (SQ2)
· 1920 x 1080 (16:9)

Movie—
· 640 x 480 (SHQ)
· 320 x 240 (HQ)
· 160 x 120 (SQ)

Capacities(number of images/length of movies) Stills with internal memory—
· SHQ 4
· HQ 8
· SQ1 12-19
· SQ2 22-89
· 16:9 26-28
Stills with 1MB card—
· SHQ 292-294
· HQ 576-586
· SQ1 820-1305
· SQ2 1487-5815
· 16:9 1827-1938
Movies with internal memory—
· SHQ 8 seconds
· HQ 38 seconds
· SQ 94 seconds
Movies with 1MB card—
· SHQ 10 seconds
· HQ 29 minutes
· SQ 29 minutes
Time Between Photos

±3.5 seconds (SHQ)

Start Time

±1.6 seconds

Sequential Shooting
Normal—
· SHQ 1.1 fps
· HQ 6 fps
High speed—
· SQ1 (2048 x 1536) 3.5 fps
· SQ1 (1600 x 1200) 11 fps
Zoom Lens · 3x optical
· 5x digital
35mm Equivalent

38-114mm

Lens Configuration

10 lenses in 8 groups with 3 aspherical lenses

Apertures

f3.5-f5.0

I/O

· USB 2.0
· Video out
· PictBridge

System Requirements · Windows 2000/XP/Vista
· Mac OS X 10.3 or greater
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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion




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