Olympus FE-5040 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
12.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-70B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus FE-5040
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.8 cm
Width 9.6 cm
Depth 2 cm
Weight 130 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Starry silver | Classic black | Raspberry red | Copper orange
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus FE-5040
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 12,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Olympus FE-5040
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 4.7 - 23.5 cm - f/2.8-6.5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 26 - 130mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 60 cm
Macro Focus Range 7cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 5 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus FE-5040
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus FE-5040
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, self-portrait, PET, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, night scene with portrait, documents
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk
White Balance Automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus FE-5040
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus FE-5040
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus FE-5040
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 640 x 480
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus FE-5040
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 3968 x 2976
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus FE-5040
Battery Type Olympus LI-70B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus FE-5040
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Olympus FE-5040
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, AF lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Scene Detection Technology, USB charging, built-in help guide, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Advanced Face Detection Technology
OTHERS Olympus FE-5040
Included Accessories Hand strap, power adapter, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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