Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
10.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
3x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 6.2 cm
Width 9.4 cm
Depth 2.2 cm
Weight 127 g
Enclosure Colour White | Blue
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Sensor Resolution 10.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 10,700,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.33"
Image Stabiliser Electronic
LENS Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
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 7cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Face Detection AF/AE
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO auto, ISO 100-1600
Exposure Metering Multi-segment
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, night portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, anti shake, documents, underwater snapshot
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 µ DIGITAL 550WP
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
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 - 4.1 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card, microSD Card
Image Storage JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
AVI - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
AVI - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 14.8 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, cropping an image, resizing an image, in-camera red-eye fix, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), in-camera lighting fix, built-in help guide
OTHERS Olympus µ DIGITAL 550WP
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, microSD to XD adapter, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master 2
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 3 m

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