Type

Digital camera with 4.5 cm/1.8 inch colour TFT LCD monitor.

Storage media

Removable 3 V (3.3 V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) cards (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 & 64 MB).

Recording system

Still image; JPEG (DCF: “Design rule for Camera File system”), TIFF (non-compress), DPOF support.
Motion picture; Quick Time Motion JPEG*.
Sound; wave format.

Imager

1/2 inch CCD. Total pixels: 2,110,000. Effective: 2,020,000

White balance

iESP (intelligent Electro Selective Pattern) full-auto TTL, manual (daylight, overcast, tungsten light (lamp), fluorescent light).

Lens

Olympus 10x zoom lens. 7.0 - 70 mm, F2.8 - F3.5 with 13 elements in 10 groups.
(Equivalent to 38 - 380 mm lens on 35 mm camera).

Digital Zoom

1 - 2.7x (max. 27x with optical zoom).

Aperture

Wide: F2.8 - F8.0; tele: F3.5 - F8.0.

Light metering

Digital ESP metering system with imager. Centre weighted / spot metering possible.

Exposure control

Programmed auto exposure.
Manual exposure compensation: ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps.
Aperture priority: Wide; F2.8 -F8.0, tele; F3.5 - F8.0, 1/3 EV steps.
Shutter priority: Still image; 1/2 - 1/800 sec. (with mechanical shutter), 1/3 EV steps.
Auto bracketing: Selectable from 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV and 1 EV; 3 or 5 images.
Manual exposure: Shutter speed up to 16 sec.
QuickTime Motion JPEG image mode: 1/30 - 1/10,000 sec.

Focusing

TTL system autofocus (contrast detection system), manual focus possible.

Working range

Standard mode: Wide: 60 cm - infinity / tele: 2 m - infinity.
Macro mode: Wide: 10 cm - 60 cm / tele: 1 m - 2 m.

Sensitivity

Auto, selectable to approx. equivalent to ISO 100, 200 and 400.

Viewfinder

0.55 inch wide-angle colour TFT LCD monitor with 114,000 pixels (low-temperature poly-silicon).

LCD monitor

4.5 cm (1.8 inch) wide-angle colour TFT LCD monitor with 114,000 pixels (low-temperature poly-silicon).

Flash

Built-in flash.

Flash modes

Auto (automatic flash activation in low light and backlight), red-eye reduction, fill-in (forced activation), off (no flash). External terminal: ON/OFF, auto, forced activation.
Slow synchronisation (first-curtain synchronisation effect, second-curtain synchronisation effect).

Flash working range

Wide: approx. 0.3 - 4.0 m (at ISO 100).
Tele: approx. 1.0 - 3.2 m (at ISO 100).

Flash recycle time

Less than 6 sec. (at normal temperature with new batteries).

Sequence mode

SHQ: approx. 1.5 frames/sec.; 5 shots or more.
HQ: approx. 1.8 frames/sec.; 16 shots or more.
SQ: approx. 2 frames/sec.; 86 shots or more.
(Excluding TIFF mode).

Motion picture mode

Format: QuickTime Motion JPEG.
HQ: 320 x 240 pixels, 12.5 frame/sec. up to approx. 35 sec. (8 MB: 23 sec).
SQ: 160 x 120 pixels, 12.5 frame/sec. up to approx. 134 sec. (8 MB: 92 sec).

Image effect

Sepia mode, black & white mode, black board mode, white board mode.

Self-timer

With approx. 12 sec. delay, 2 sec. after remote control operation.

Setting memorisation

Setting reset by turn-off/setting memorisation selectable:
Exposure mode, white balance, focusing, metering, exposure compensation, ISO equivalence, effect function, sequence mode, quality mode, flash settings.

Remote control by RM-1

Recording mode: release, zooming. Display mode: image selection, index, close-up.

Outer connectors

DC input terminal, data input/output terminal (RS232C), USB interface, video output terminal (PAL), external flash terminal for FL-40 (not shoe type), external microphone socket (monaural).

Operating environment

Temperature: 0 - 40°C (operation); -20 - 60°C (storage).
Humidity: 30 - 90% (operation); 10 - 90% (storage).

Power source

Main power source: 4 x AA alkaline batteries / 4 x AA NiMH batteries / 4 x AA lithium batteries / 4 x AA NiCd batteries / 2 x CR-V3 lithium batteries. (Zinc Carbon (Manganese) batteries cannot be used.) Built-in lithium back-up for the calendar system. Optional AC adapter.

Date/time/calendar

Recorded simultaneously with picture data.

Automatic calendar system

Up to 2030.

Dimensions

112.5 (W) x 77.5 (H) x 141 (D) mm (excluding protrusions).

Weight

540 g (excluding batteries and card).