Olympus SZ-20 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
16.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CMOS
Optical Zoom
12.5x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus SZ-20
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.4 cm
Width 10.2 cm
Depth 3 cm
Weight 186 g
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 12.5x
SENSOR Olympus SZ-20
Sensor Resolution 16.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CMOS
Total Pixels 16,800,000 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 SZ-20
Image Processor TruePic III+
LENS Olympus SZ-20
Type Zoom lens - 12.5x zoom - 4.2 - 52.5 mm - f/3.0-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 300mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm
Macro Focus Range 1cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 9 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus SZ-20
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus SZ-20
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, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, self-portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, beauty, night scene with portrait, documents, dog, cat, handheld starlight
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 1/2500 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Retouch Face retouch
DISPLAY Olympus SZ-20
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 460,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus SZ-20
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 0.1 m - 5.7 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus SZ-20
Digital Video Format MPEG-4
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
MEMORY Olympus SZ-20
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 2592
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 MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080
MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480
RAM Installed 59 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus SZ-20
Battery Type Olympus Li-50B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 925 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus SZ-20
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-20
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second, 7 frames per second, 15 frames per second for 34 frames (5MP)
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, resizing an image, saturation control, Scene Detection Technology, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), built-in help guide, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Advanced Face Detection Technology, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Eye-Fi Card Ready, Pet Detection, Smart Panorama
OTHERS Olympus SZ-20
Included Accessories Hand strap, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, [ib] software
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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