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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus SH-21 |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - 1080p - compact |
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| Height | 5.9 cm |
| Width | 10.5 cm |
| Depth | 3.1 cm |
| Weight | 184 g |
| Body Material | Metal |
| Enclosure Colour | Red | Champagne gold | Black |
| Digital Zoom | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 12.5x |
| SENSOR Olympus SH-21 |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16.0 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CMOS |
| Total Pixels | 16,800,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 16,000,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.3" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| PROCESSOR Olympus SH-21 |
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| Image Processor | TruePic III+ |
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| LENS Olympus SH-21 |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 12.5x zoom - 4.2 - 52.5 mm - f/3.0-5.9 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 24 - 300mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic |
| Min Focus Distance | 10 cm |
| Macro Focus Range | 1cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 8 groups / 9 elements |
| Features | Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Olympus SH-21 |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| AE/AF Control | Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF |
| Face Detection | Advanced Face Detection technology, face-priority AF function |
| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus SH-21 |
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| ISO (Max) | 3200 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto |
| Exposure Metering | Spot, matrix |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, automatic |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, self-portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, beauty, night scene with portrait, documents, dog, cat, backlight correction HDR |
| Special Effects | Fisheye, soft focus, Water Colour, miniature, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Reflection |
| White Balance | Custom, automatic, presets |
| White Balance Presets | Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast |
| Max Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec |
| Min Shutter Speed | 4 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Retouch | Beauty Retouch Mode |
| DISPLAY Olympus SH-21 |
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| Type | 3" LCD display |
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| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Display Format | 460,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| FLASH Olympus SH-21 |
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| Camera Flash | Built-in flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | AF illuminator |
| Effective Flash Range |
0.1 m - 6.7 m: ISO 1600 (wide lens) 0.9 m - 3.4 m: ISO 1600 (tele lens) |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus SH-21 |
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| Digital Video Format | H.264 |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG |
| Max Video Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Microphone Operation Mode | Mono |
| MEMORY Olympus SH-21 |
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| Internal Storage | 34.9 MB |
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| Memory Card Slot | SD card |
| Supported Memory Cards | SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card |
| Memory Card | 4 GB SDHC |
| Image Storage |
JPEG 4608 x 3456 JPEG 3264 x 2448 JPEG 2560 x 1920 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 1920 x 1080 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 1280 x 960 JPEG 640 x 480 |
| Video Capture |
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - SDHC Class 6 recommended H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - SDHC Class 6 recommended H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus SH-21 |
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| Battery Type | Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion |
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| Details | Olympus Li-50B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 925 mAh (included) |
| CONNECTIONS Olympus SH-21 |
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| Interface | USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Connector Type |
USB 2.0 Composite video/audio output HDMI output |
| FEATURES Olympus SH-21 |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 15 frames per second for 34 frames (5MP), 1.6 frames per second for 15 frames, 7 frames per second for 3 frames |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, cropping an image, in-camera panorama preview, resizing an image, saturation control, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), Touch & Track technology, USB charging, built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control, Touch Shutter technology |
| OTHERS Olympus SH-21 |
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| Included Accessories | Carrying strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, A/V cable, pen stylus |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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