Olympus Stylus 790 SW Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
7.1 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 790 SW
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.1 cm
Width 9.4 cm
Depth 2.1 cm
Weight 136 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Blue | Orange | Green
Protection Waterproof, shockproof
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Sensor Resolution 7.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 7,380,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
Sensors Pressure sensor
LENS Olympus Stylus 790 SW
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 20cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Stylus 790 SW
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, night portrait, landscape-portrait, candlelight portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, behind glass, auction, underwater macro, available light portrait, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, shoot & select 2, shoot & select 1, documents, underwater snapshot
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Frames
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 790 SW
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 3.8 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card
Image Storage JPEG 3072 x 2304
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
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
AVI - 160 x 120 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 14.7 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3.5 frames per second, 1.1 frames per second
Built-in Light LED lights
Additional Features Audio recording, auto power save, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, histogram display, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, brightness control, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), Bright Capture Technology
OTHERS Olympus Stylus 790 SW
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 3 m

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