Type

Digital camera with 3.8 cm/1.5 inch colour TFT LCD monitor.

Storage media

Removable 3 V (3.3 V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) card (4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 MB).

Recording system

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

Imager

1/2.7 inch CCD solid-state image pickup. Total pixels: 2.11 mil. Effective 2.02 mil.

White balance

Full-auto TTL (iESP), pre-set (daylight, overcast, tungsten light, fluorescent light), "one touch". White balance compensation possible.

Lens

Olympus 10x multivariator zoom lens. 5.9 - 59 mm, F2.8 - F3.5.
(Equivalent to 38 - 380 mm lens on 35 mm camera).
10 elements in 7 groups.

Digital zoom

Seamless 1 - 2.7x.

Light metering

Digital ESP metering system with imager. Spot metering and multi-spot metering available.

Exposure control

Programmed auto exposure, aperture priority auto, shutter priority auto.
Manual exposure compensation: ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps.
Programmed auto: F2.8/3.5 - F8, 1/2 - 1/1000 sec.
Aperture priority: Wide: F2.8 - F8.0; Tele: F3.5 - F8.0, 1/3 EV steps.
Shutter priority: Still image: 1/2 - 1/1,000 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. (up to 4 sec. with Slow Synchronisation)
AE lock possible.
QuickTime Motion JPEG* image mode: 1/30 - 1/10,000 sec.
Scene programme auto mode: Full Auto, Portrait, Sports, Landscape.

Focusing

TTL system iESP autofocus (contrast detection system).
Manual focus (with gauge) available.

Working range

Standard mode: Wide: 60 cm - infinity; Tele: 2 m - infinity.
Macro mode: Wide: 10 cm - 60 cm; Tele: 1.2 m - 2 m.

Sensitivity

Auto or manual adjustment.
Selectable to approx. equivalent to ISO 100, 200, 400 and 800.

Viewfinder

1.4 cm/0.55 inch 114,000 pixel TFT LCD EVF (electronic viewfinder). LCD monitor.

LCD monitor

3.8 cm/1.5 inch TFT LCD monitor with 114,000 pixels (made from 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).
Amount of light emitted by internal/FL-40 (optional) flash adjustable.
External terminal: Full control with the FL-40 flash;
Conventional external flash units require optional cable.
Slow synchronisation (first-curtain synchronisation effect, second-curtain synchronisation effect).

Flash working range

Wide: approx. 0.1 - 5.5 m (at ISO 100).
Tele: approx. 1.2 - 4.4 m (at ISO 100).

Flash recycle time

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

Sequence mode

Up to 6 shots at 1.5 frames per sec. in HQ mode (Excluding TIFF mode).

Motion picture mode

Format: QuickTime Motion JPEG*.
HQ: 320 x 240 pixels, 12.5 frames/sec. up to approx. 15 sec. (PAL).
SQ: 160 x 120 pixels, 12.5 frames/sec. up to approx. 62 sec. (PAL).

Motion picture edit

Cut and index.

Still image edit

Rotation.

Image effect

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

DPOF setting

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

Self-timer

Approx. 12 sec. delay.

Setting memorisation

ON/OFF/CUSTOM.

Outer connector

DC input terminal, USB interface (storage class), video/sound output terminal (PAL), external flash terminal for FL-40 (5 pin type).

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 NiMH batteries / 4 x AA lithium batteries / 4 x AA alkaline batteries / 4 x AA NiCd batteries / 2 x lithium batteries LB-01 (CR-V3).
(Zinc carbon (manganese) batteries cannot be used.)
Optional AC adapter (6 V).
Note: Alkaline battery power may deplete rapidly.

Date/time/calendar

Simultaneous recording onto image data.

Automatic calendar system

Up to year 2031.

Dimensions

107.5 (W) x 76 (H) x 77.5 (D) mm (excluding protrusions).

Weight

310.5 g (without batteries and SmartMedia card).