Olympus Stylus 550WP Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
10.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Stylus 550WP
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.2 cm
Width 9.4 cm
Depth 2.2 cm
Weight 127 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Blue | Teal
Protection Waterproof
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus Stylus 550WP
Sensor Resolution 10.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Olympus Stylus 550WP
Type Zoom lens - 3x zoom - 6.7 - 20.1 mm - f/3.5-5.0
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 50 cm
Macro Focus Range 7cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements
Features ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Stylus 550WP
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Stylus 550WP
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, anti shake, documents, underwater snapshot
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 Stylus 550WP
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus Stylus 550WP
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 Stylus 550WP
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Olympus Stylus 550WP
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card
Image Storage JPEG 3648 x 2736
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 - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Stylus 550WP
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Olympus LI-42B Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus Stylus 550WP
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus Stylus 550WP
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Services and Applications YouTube capture mode
Additional Features Audio recording, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, in-camera lighting fix, built-in help guide
OTHERS Olympus Stylus 550WP
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, microSD to XD adapter, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 3 m

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