Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
14.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
7x
Display
3" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.6 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Depth 2.6 cm
Weight 144 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Titan silver | Copper blue | Dusty pink
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 7x
SENSOR Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
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 1/2.33"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Type Zoom lens - 7x zoom - 5 - 35 mm - f/3.0-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 196mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 70 cm
Macro Focus Range 2cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 7 groups / 8 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, 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, night scene with portrait, documents
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, fisheye, Sketch, Pop Art, pin hole
White Balance Automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Type 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
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 0.1 m - 5.7 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Digital Video Format MPEG-4
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Internal Storage 2 GB flash
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 2 GB
Image Storage JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 4288 x 3216
JPEG 4288 x 2416
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720
MPEG-4 - 640 x 480
MPEG-4 - 320 x 240
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
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
Composite video/audio output
HDMI output
FEATURES Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.7 frames per second, 14 frames per second (3MP)
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, cropping an image, in-camera panorama preview, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), face detection, USB charging, dual image stabilization, Shadow Adjustment Technology
OTHERS Olympus µ[MJU:] 7040
Included Accessories Hand strap, power adapter, USB cable, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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