Olympus µ[MJU:] 840 Specifications, Tests and Review

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

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Height 5.7 cm
Width 9.6 cm
Depth 2.4 cm
Weight 130 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Starry silver | Midnight black | Ocean blue | Candy pink
Digital Zoom 5.6x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Sensor Resolution 8.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 8,500,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.35"
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
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 3cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 8 elements
Features Aspherical lens
FOCUSING Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 64, ISO 1600, ISO auto (64-1600)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, night portrait, landscape-portrait, self-portrait, fireworks, panorama assist, night scene, sports mode, sunset, indoor, cuisine, candle, behind glass, auction, available light portrait, shoot & select 2, shoot & select 1, documents
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Frames
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 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
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 - 3.6 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Digital Video Format AVI
Image Recording Format JPEG
MEMORY Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card
Image Storage JPEG 3248 x 2436
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2304 x 1728
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[MJU:] 840
Battery Type Olympus LI-42B Lithium Ion
Details Olympus LI-42B Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Self-Timer Delay 12sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 1 frame per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, digital image rotation, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, in-camera panorama preview, resizing an image, saturation control, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM), built-in help guide
OTHERS Olympus µ[MJU:] 840
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, microSD to XD adapter, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Olympus Master
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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