Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW Specifications, Tests and Review

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

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.9 cm
Width 9.1 cm
Depth 2 cm
Weight 149 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Dusky pink | Steel silver | Polar blue
Protection Weatherproof, shockproof
Digital Zoom 5x
Optical Zoom 3x
SENSOR Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Sensor Resolution 7.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
LENS Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
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 7-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 10 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO auto (64-400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, museum, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, Document, behind glass, night scene with portrait, auction, underwater macro, available light portrait, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, shoot & select 2, shoot & select 1
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia
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 1/1000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 115,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 6.8
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, backlight mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Effective Flash Range 3.8 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Digital Video Format QuickTime
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M
Image Storage Super-fine JPEG 3072 x 2304: 5 - with 19MB built-in memory
Fine JPEG 3072 x 2304: 11 - with 19MB built-in memory
JPEG 2560 x 1920: 16 - with 19MB built-in memory
JPEG 2304 x 1728: 19 - with 19MB built-in memory
JPEG 2048 x 1536: 24 - with 19MB built-in memory
JPEG 1600 x 1200: 30 - with 19MB built-in memory
JPEG 1280 x 960: 46 - with 19MB built-in memory
JPEG 1024 x 768: 71 - with 19MB built-in memory
JPEG 640 x 480: 116 - with 19MB built-in memory
Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 15 fps - 17 sec - with 19MB built-in memory
QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 15 fps - 50 sec - with 19MB built-in memory
QuickTime - 160 x 120 - 15 fps - 129 sec - with 19MB built-in memory
RAM Installed 19.1 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Interface Composite video
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 3.7 frames per second, 1.1 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, auto power save, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, resizing an image, saturation control, in-camera red-eye fix, brightness control, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM)
OTHERS Olympus µ[MJU:] 720 SW
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes
Underwater Depth Up to 3 m

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