Olympus SP-550UZ

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Price

AU$799.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 22nd of May, 2007

Features

Camera Resolution : 7.1 Megapixels

Optical Zoom : 18x

Digital Zoom : 5.6x

What's Hot

18x optical zoom, Great design, Low chromatic aberration, ISO 5000

What's Not

Pictures a little soft, Colour could use some improvement, Regular burst mode sluggish

The Final Word

The Olympus SP-550UZ is a great camera that will suit people after a little more zoom in their life. The images could have used some minor improvements, but the huge zoom and fantastic design make this a worthwhile choice for some buyers.

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Digital Camera Features

Optical Zoom

18x

Camera Resolution

7.1 MP

Digital Zoom

5.6x

Video capture

Yes

Focus Type

Autofocus

Focus Length Telephoto (cm)

120cm - infinity

Macro Focus Range Telephoto (cm)

120cm - infinity

Lens Aperture Telephoto (cm)

4.5

FlashType

Built-in

Flash Range Telephoto (cm)

120cm - 400cm

Flash Functions

Auto Flash, Fill-in Flash, Flash Off, Red-eye Reduction Flash , Slow Sync

Max Shutter Speed

1/2000s (up to 4 sec. in night mode)

Min Shutter Speed

1/2 s

White balance

Cloudy, Fluorescent, Sunny, Tungsten

Fixed Image Resolutions

1600x1200, 3072x2048, 3072x2304, 2304x1728, 640x480, 1024x768, 1280x960, 2560x1920

Image Sensor Type

CCD

Continuous Shot?

Yes

Continuous Shot Limits

15fps (at 1.2 mp resolution)

Self timer?

Yes

Internal memory

20 MB

Macro Focus Range Wide (cm)

10cm - infinity

Focus Length Wide (cm)

10cm - infinity

Flash Range Wide (cm)

30cm - 640cm

Lens Aperture Wide (cm)

2.8

Digital Video

Digital video format

Motion JPEG, AVI

Video resolutions

240x320, 640x480

Video speed (fps)

15, 30

Display

Display Technology

LCD

Screen size

2.5 in

General

Length (mm)

Width (mm)

116

Height (mm)

78.5

Weight (g)

365

Warranty (Months)

Media

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG, Raw, EXIF

Power

Power Supply

AC Power, Battery

Battery Size

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