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| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Product Type | Digital camera - compact |
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| Height | 7.9 cm |
| Width | 11.6 cm |
| Depth | 7.8 cm |
| Weight | 365 g |
| Digital Zoom | 5.6x |
| Optical Zoom | 18x |
| SENSOR Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Sensor Resolution | 7.1 Megapixel |
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| Optical Sensor Type | CCD |
| Total Pixels | 7,400,000 pixels |
| Effective Sensor Resolution | 7,100,000 pixels |
| Optical Sensor Size | 1/2.5" |
| Image Stabiliser | Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) |
| Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser | Yes |
| LENS Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Type | Zoom lens - 18x zoom - 4.68 - 84.24 mm - f/2.8-4.5 |
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| Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera | 28 - 504mm |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic, manual |
| Min Focus Distance | 10 cm |
| Zoom Adjustment | Motorised drive |
| Lens Construction | 11 groups / 14 elements |
| Features | ED glass, aspherical lens |
| FOCUSING Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Auto Focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| VIEWFINDER Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Viewfinder Type | Built-in - electronic |
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| EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| ISO (Max) | 5000 |
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| Light Sensitivity | ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 5000 (3MP), ISO 3200 (3MP) |
| Exposure Metering | Multi-segment, centre-weighted |
| Exposure Modes | Programme, bulb, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority |
| Shooting Programs | Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, landscape-portrait, candlelight portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beach, auction, underwater macro, snow, available light portrait, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, shoot & select 2, shoot & select 1, documents |
| Special Effects | Black & White, Sepia, Frames |
| White Balance | Custom, 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 | 15 sec |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto Exposure Bracketing | 5 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| DISPLAY Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Type | 2.5" LCD display |
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| Display Format | 230,000 pixels |
| Display Form Factor | Built-in |
| FLASH Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Camera Flash | Pop-up flash |
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| Flash Modes | Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction |
| Red-Eye Reduction | Yes |
| Features | Flash +/- compensation |
| Effective Flash Range | 4.5 m |
| VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Digital Video Format | AVI |
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| Image Recording Format | JPEG, RAW |
| MEMORY Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Memory Card Slot | xD-Picture Card |
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| Supported Memory Cards | xD-Picture Card, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M |
| Image Storage |
RAW 3072 x 2304 JPEG 3072 x 2304 JPEG 3072 x 2048 JPEG 2560 x 1920 JPEG 2304 x 1728 JPEG 2048 x 1536 JPEG 1600 x 1200 JPEG 1280 x 960 JPEG 1024 x 768 JPEG 640 x 480 |
| Video Capture |
AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps |
| RAM Installed | 20 MB |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Battery Type | AA - Alkaline - standard form factor |
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| Details | 4 x AA alkaline battery (included) |
| CONNECTIONS Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Interface | Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 |
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| Print Standard | Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching |
| Connector Type |
Composite video/audio output USB DC power input |
| FEATURES Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Self-Timer Delay | 2sec, 12sec |
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| Continuous Shooting Speed | 15 frames per second for 20 frames (1.2MP), 7 frames per second for 15 frames (3MP) |
| Additional Features | Audio recording, auto power save, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, interval shooting mode, brightness control, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), in-camera lighting fix, Bright Capture Technology, dual image stabilization |
| OTHERS Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom |
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| Included Accessories | Lens cap, neck strap, USB cable, audio / video cable |
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| Software | Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master |
| Max Operating Temperature | 40 °C |
| Min Operating Temperature | 0 °C |
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