Olympus FE-300 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact

ISO (Max)
6400

Sensor Resolution
12.0 Megapixel

Sensor Type
CCD

Optical Zoom
3x

Display
2.5" LCD display

Battery Type
Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion

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Olympus FE-300 Full Specifications and Details

design and dimensions sensor lens focusing exposure & white balance display flash videography / camcorder memory battery and charging connections features others

DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus FE-300

Product Type	Digital camera - compact
Height	5.7 cm
Width	9.4 cm
Depth	2.2 cm
Weight	115 g
Body Material	Metal
Enclosure Colour	Black
Digital Zoom	4x
Optical Zoom	3x

SENSOR Olympus FE-300

Sensor Resolution	12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type	CCD
Total Pixels	12,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution	12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size	1/1.72"
Image Stabiliser	Electronic

LENS Olympus FE-300

Type	Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 7.4 - 22.2 mm - f/2.8-4.7
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera	35 - 105mm
Focus Adjustment	Automatic
Min Focus Distance	60 cm
Macro Focus Range	10cm
Zoom Adjustment	Motorised drive
Lens Construction	4 groups / 6 elements
Features	Aspherical lens

FOCUSING Olympus FE-300

Auto Focus	TTL contrast detection
Face Detection	Yes

EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus FE-300

ISO (Max)	6400
Light Sensitivity	ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 50, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering	Multi-segment
Exposure Modes	Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs	Landscape, portrait mode, action, night portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, behind glass, auction, documents
White Balance	Automatic, presets
White Balance Presets	Tungsten light, daylight, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed	1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed	4 sec
Exposure Compensation	±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

DISPLAY Olympus FE-300

Type	2.5" LCD display
Display Format	230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor	Built-in
Display Features	Display brightness control

FLASH Olympus FE-300

Camera Flash	Built-in flash
Flash Modes	Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction	Yes
Effective Flash Range	0.3 m - 6.1 m

VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus FE-300

Digital Video Format	AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format	JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode	Mono

MEMORY Olympus FE-300

Memory Card Slot	xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards	xD-Picture Card
Image Storage	JPEG 4000 x 3000 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 640 x 480 JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture	AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps
RAM Installed	48 MB

BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus FE-300

Battery Type	Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details	Li-ion rechargeable battery - 740 mAh (included)

CONNECTIONS Olympus FE-300

Interface	Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard	DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type	USB Composite video/audio output

FEATURES Olympus FE-300

Self-Timer Delay	12sec
Additional Features	Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, in-camera film editing, in-camera lighting fix

OTHERS Olympus FE-300

Included Accessories	Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software	Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature	40 °C
Min Operating Temperature	0 °C