Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
400
Sensor Resolution
5.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2" LCD display
Battery Type
AA standard form factor

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.7 cm
Width 11 cm
Depth 4.7 cm
Weight 0.3 kg
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Sensor Resolution 5.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 5,300,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 5,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 7.9 - 39.5 mm - f/2.8-4.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 190mm
Min Focus Distance 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 2-60cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements
FOCUSING Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
VIEWFINDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Viewfinder Type Optical - real-image zoom
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
ISO (Max) 400
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, bulb, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, macro, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Contrast compensation
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Tungsten light, daylight, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1500 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Type 2" LCD display
Display Format 110,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, flash ON mode, auto mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 5 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Digital Video Format QuickTime
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M
Memory Card 16 MB xD
Image Storage Fine JPEG 2592 x 1944: 4 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944: 12 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 2592 x 1728: 4 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 2592 x 1728: 14 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 2288 x 1712: 5 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 2288 x 1712: 16 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536: 6 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536: 20 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200: 11 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200: 32 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 1280 x 960: 17 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 1280 x 960: 49 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 1024 x 768: 26 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 1024 x 768: 76 - with 16MB card
Fine JPEG 640 x 480: 66 - with 16MB card
Normal JPEG 640 x 480: 165 - with 16MB card
Video Capture QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 30 fps - 23 sec - with 16MB card
QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 46 sec - with 16MB card
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Battery Type AA standard form factor
Details 4 x AA (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Interface Composite video, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
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 Composite video/audio output
USB
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.2 frames per second, 1.4 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, digital noise reduction, histogram display, in-camera red-eye fix
OTHERS Olympus CAMEDIA C-5500 Sport Zoom
Included Accessories Wrist strap
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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