Olympus Stylus SZ-15 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
24x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 6.88 cm
Width 10.73 cm
Depth 3.98 cm
Weight 220 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Red | Silver
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 24x
SENSOR Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 16,500,000 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 Stylus SZ-15
Image Processor TruePic III+
LENS Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Type Zoom lens - 24x zoom - 4.5 - 108 mm - f/3.0-6.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 600mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 20 cm
Macro Focus Range 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 10 groups / 11 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus Stylus SZ-15
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 Stylus SZ-15
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, self-portrait, PET, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beauty, night scene with portrait, documents
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Water Colour, miniature, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle, dramatic, Reflection, Fragmented
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
DISPLAY Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.2 m - 6.9 m: ISO 800 (wide lens)
0.4 m - 5.7 m: ISO 800 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC
Image Storage JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture MJPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - SDHC Class 6 recommended
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Battery Type Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-50B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 925 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Interface USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.45 frames per second, 15 frames per second for 20 frames (3MP), 1.5 frames per second (3MP)
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, USB charging, built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control
OTHERS Olympus Stylus SZ-15
Included Accessories Hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, carrying case (black)
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software

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