Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
1.8" LCD display
Battery Type
AA, CR-V3 - Alkaline - standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.1 cm
Width 10.5 cm
Depth 3.7 cm
Weight 0.2 kg
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Sensor Resolution 5.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,040,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
LENS Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 6.3 - 18.9 mm - f/2.8-4.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 2-90cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 6 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
VIEWFINDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO auto (50-250)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, landscape-portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beach, behind glass, snow, available light portrait
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Type 1.8" LCD display
Display Format 85,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7.3
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, backlight mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 3.7 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Digital Video Format QuickTime
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 2560 x 1920: 3 - with 14MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 2560 x 1920: 11 - with 14MB built-in memory
JPEG 1600 x 1200: 28 - with 14MB built-in memory
JPEG 640 x 480: 108 - with 14MB built-in memory
Video Capture QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 20sec - with 14MB built-in memory
QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 40 sec - with 14MB built-in memory
RAM Installed 14 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Battery Type AA, CR-V3 - Alkaline - standard form factor
Details 2 x AA alkaline battery (included)
CR-V3 lithium battery (optional)
AA NiMH rechargeable battery (optional)
AA NiCd rechargeable battery (optional)
CONNECTIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Interface Composite video, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
System Requirements Details Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP - Pentium III - 500 MHz - 128 MB - 300 MB
MacOS X 10.2 or later - PowerPC G3 - 500 MHz - 128 MB - 300 MB
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.2 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital image rotation, resizing an image
OTHERS Olympus CAMEDIA C-500 Zoom
Included Accessories USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master 1.1
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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