Olympus SZ-14 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
14.0 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 SZ-14
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.9 cm
Width 10.7 cm
Depth 4 cm
Weight 216 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Red | Black | Silver
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 24x
SENSOR Olympus SZ-14
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 (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Olympus SZ-14
Image Processor TruePic III+
LENS Olympus SZ-14
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 10 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 SZ-14
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Advanced Face Detection technology, face-priority AF function, Pet Detection, Pet auto shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus SZ-14
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, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beauty, night scene with portrait, documents, dog, cat
Special Effects Fisheye, soft focus, Water Colour, miniature, Drawing, Pop Art, pin hole, Punk, Sparkle, Reflection, Fragmented
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast
Max Shutter Speed 1/1700 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Retouch Beauty Retouch Mode
DISPLAY Olympus SZ-14
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus SZ-14
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, wireless off-camera control
Effective Flash Range 0.1 m - 7.3 m: ISO 1000 (wide lens)
0.5 m - 3.2 m: ISO 1000 (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus SZ-14
Digital Video Format H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG, MPO
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus SZ-14
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 - 30 fps - SDHC Class 6 recommended
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
RAM Installed 59 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus SZ-14
Battery Type Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-50B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 925 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 220 shots
CONNECTIONS Olympus SZ-14
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 (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus SZ-14
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second (3MP), 0.89 frames per second, 7.6 frames per second (5MP)
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, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Shade Correction, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, distortion control
OTHERS Olympus SZ-14
Included Accessories Hard case, hand strap, AC power adaptor, USB cable, A/V cable, additional battery
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software

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