Olympus SZ-10 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
14.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
18x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus SZ-10
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.7 cm
Width 10.6 cm
Depth 3.8 cm
Weight 215 g
Enclosure Colour Black | Silver
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 18x
SENSOR Olympus SZ-10
Sensor Resolution 14.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 14,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Olympus SZ-10
Image Processor TruePic III+
LENS Olympus SZ-10
Type Zoom lens - 18x zoom - 5 - 90 mm - f/3.1-4.4
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 504mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 11 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus SZ-10
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus SZ-10
ISO (Max) 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, self-portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beauty, night scene with portrait, documents, dog, cat
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Water Colour, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle
White Balance 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 SZ-10
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus SZ-10
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.6 m - 6.4 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus SZ-10
Digital Video Format H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus SZ-10
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4288 x 3216
JPEG 4288 x 2416
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 - 1280 x 720
H.264 - 640 x 480
H.264 - 320 x 240
RAM Installed 59 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus SZ-10
Battery Type Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 925 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus SZ-10
Interface Composite video/audio, HDMI, 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 SZ-10
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second (3MP), 4.8 frames per second (5MP), 0.89 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, in-camera panorama preview, resizing an image, saturation control, Scene Detection Technology, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), face detection, USB charging, built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready
OTHERS Olympus SZ-10
Included Accessories Hand strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 1 year

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