Olympus SH-21 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 1080p - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Optical Zoom
12.5x
Display
3" LCD display
Touch Screen
Yes
Battery Type
Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus SH-21
Product Type Digital camera - 1080p - compact
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
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
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
Image Processor TruePic III+
LENS Olympus SH-21
Type Zoom lens - 12.5x zoom - 4.2 - 52.5 mm - f/3.0-5.9
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
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
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
ISO (Max) 3200
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
Type 3" LCD display
Touch Screen Yes
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus SH-21
Camera Flash Built-in flash
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
Digital Video Format H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus SH-21
Internal Storage 34.9 MB
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
Battery Type Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-50B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 925 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus SH-21
Interface USB 2.0
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
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
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
Included Accessories Carrying strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, A/V cable, pen stylus
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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