Olympus µ[MJU:] 740 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
7.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.5" LCD display
Battery Type
Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.4 cm
Width 9.6 cm
Depth 2.4 cm
Weight 140 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Moonlight silver | Twilight blue | Sunset red
Protection Weatherproof
Digital Zoom 5.6x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
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 1/3"
LENS Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 6.4 - 32 mm - f/3.3-5
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 180mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 70 cm
Macro Focus Range 3-70cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 8 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
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, museum, landscape-portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, beach, behind glass, night scene with portrait, auction, underwater macro, snow, available light portrait, underwater wide 2, underwater wide 1, shoot & select 2, shoot & select 1, documents
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 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Type 2.5" LCD display
Display Format 215,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
FLASH Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
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 3.8 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Digital Video Format QuickTime
Image Recording Format JPEG
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card, xD-Picture Card Type H, xD-Picture Card Type M
Image Storage JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2304 x 1728
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 1280 x 960
JPEG 1024 x 768
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 15 fps
QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 15 fps
QuickTime - 160 x 120 - 15 fps
RAM Installed 17 MB
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 740 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Interface Composite video
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type Composite video/audio output
USB
FEATURES Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.9 frames per second, 3.5 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, resizing an image, saturation control, brightness control, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM)
OTHERS Olympus µ[MJU:] 740
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

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