Type

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

Effective pixel number

4.0 million pixels. (The actual number of pixels used in image processing.)

Storage media

Removable 3 V (3.3 V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) card (4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 MB).
One 16 MB card with panorama function is supplied with camera.

Number of storable frames with 16 MB SmartMedia card

1: TIFF 2,288 x 1,712
1: TIFF 2,048 x 1,536
2: TIFF 1,600 x 1,200
4: TIFF 1,280 x 960
6: TIFF 1,024 x 768
6: TIFF 640 x 480
1: TIFF 2,288 x 1,520 (3:2)
2 or more: SHQ 3,200 x 2,400*
5 or more: SHQ 2,288 x 1,712
6 or more: SHQ 2,288 x 1,520 (3:2)
8 or more: HQ 3,200 x 2,400*
16 or more: HQ 2,288 x 1,712
18 or more: HQ 2,288 x 1,520 (3:2)
6 or more: SQ1 2,048 x 1,536 (High)
20 or more: SQ1 2,048 x 1,536 (Normal)
11 or more: SQ1 1,600 x 1,200 (High)
32 or more: SQ1 1,600 x 1,200 (Normal)
17 or more: SQ1 1,280 x 960 (High)
49 or more: SQ1 1,280 x 960 (Normal)
26 or more: SQ2 1,024 x 768 (High)
76 or more: SQ2 1,024 x 768 (Normal)
66 or more: SQ2 640 x 480 (High)
165 or more: SQ2 640 x 480 (Normal)
* Print enlarge mode.

Compression ratio

1, 2.7, 8.

Recording system

Still image: JPEG (DCF: "Design rule for Camera File system"), TIFF (non-compress), DPOF support.
Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG®*.

Imager

1/1.8 inch CCD solid-state image pickup with 4.13 million pixels.

White balance

Full-auto TTL (iESP II), pre-set (daylight, overcast, tungsten light, fluorescent light 1, 2 & 3, One touch. White balance compensation possible.

Lens

Olympus 3x multivariator zoom lens 6.5 – 19.5 mm, F2.8 (equivalent to 32 – 96 mm lens in 35 mm format.) 8 lenses in 6 groups (2 aspherical lenses).

Digital zoom

Smooth 1x – 3.5x.

Light metering

Digital ESP metering system with imager. Spot metering. Multi-spot metering.
AE lock possible, exposure area selection, histogram in shooting mode.

Exposure control

Programmed auto exposure, Aperture priority auto and Shutter priority auto.
Exposure compensation in ±2 EV in ±1/3 EV steps
Programmed auto: F2.8 – F11, 16 – 1/1000 sec.
Manual exposure: shutter speed up to 16 sec. Noise reduction used for shooting speeds below 1 sec.
Aperture priority: F2.8 – F11, 1/3 EV steps.
Shutter priority: still image: 16 – 1/1000 sec. (with mechanical shutter), 1/3 EV steps.
AE lock possible.
Scene Programmes: Full Auto, Landscape, Self-portrait, Night Scene, Sports, Landscape-Portrait and Portrait.
QuickTime Motion JPEG image mode: 1/30 – 1/10,000 sec.
Auto bracketing: selectable from 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV and 1 EV. Max 5 images.

Focusing

TTL system iESP autofocus (contrast detection system).
Focusing range: 0.2 m – infinity.
Manual focus with gauge with focusing range 0.2 m -– infinity.

Working range

Standard mode: 0.8 m – infinity.
Macro mode: 0.2 – 0.8 m.
Super Macro: 0.02 – 0.2 m.

Sensitivity

Auto or manual adjustment. Selectable from approx. equivalent to ISO 100, 200 and 400.

Viewfinder

Optical real-image, LCD monitor.

LCD monitor

1.8-inch colour TFT LCD monitor with 110,000 pixels made of low-temperature poly-silicon. Brightness adjustment is possible.

Flash

Built-in flash.

Flash modes

Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight), Red-eye reduction, Off (no flash),
Fill-in (forced activation), Slow synchronisation. (first-curtain synchronisation effect, second-curtain synchronisation effect).
External terminal: Off, Auto, Forced activation.

Flash working range

Wide: approx. 0.8 – 3.6 m; tele: approx. 0.2 – 3.6 m (ISO 100).

Flash recycle time

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

Sequence mode

Up to 8 frames at up to 1.5 shots per sec in HQ mode (excluding TIFF mode).

Motion picture mode:
w/ 16MB SmartMedia card

Format: QuickTime Motion JPEG*.
HQ: Up to approx. 33 sec., 320 x 240 pixels, 15 frames/sec.
SQ: Up to approx. 148 sec.,160 x 120 pixels, 15 frames/sec.

Function shooting

2 in 1 / Crop and Merge function.

Playback function

Close-up, Index (4, 9, 16 frames in a page), Rotation (using video output terminal).

Image effect

Sepia mode, black & white mode, blackboard mode, whiteboard mode.

Still image edit

Resize, Cropping

Motion picture edit

Cut, index.

Image processing

TruePic, noise reduction.

DPOF setting

Print reservation, all print reservation, date/time, trimming.

Self-timer

Approx. 12 sec. delay.

Multilingual menu

English, French, German, Spanish.

Outer connector

DC input terminal, USB interface (AutoConnect), video output terminal (PAL), and External flash terminal for FL-40 (5pin type).

Operating environment

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

Power supply

Main power source: 4 x AA Ni-MH or 4 x AA Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries, or 2 x lithium batteries LB-01 (CR-V3), 4 x AA lithium batteries, 4 x AA alkaline batteries.
(Zinc carbon (manganese) batteries cannot be used.) Optional AC adapter (6V).

Date/time/calendar

Simultaneous recording onto image data.

Automatic calendar system

Up to year 2031.

Dimensions

109.5 (W) x 76.5 (H) x 66.5 (D) mm (excluding protrusions).

Weight

295g (without batteries and Smart Media card).