Type

Digital camera with 0.55/1.8 inch colour TFT LCD monitor.

Storage media

Removable 3 V (3.3 V) SmartMedia (SSFDC) cards
(4, 8, 16, 32 & 64 MB).
One 8 MB card card included.
CompactFlash Type II (Flash Memory microdrive* not recommended).

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: 1.51 million, effective: 1.45 million.

White balance

iESP auto TTL, pre set (daylight, overcast, tungsten light (lamp), fluorescent light) and "one touch” manual.

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).
Optical image stabilisation system.

Super tele

1 - 2.7x (7 steps) (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 and multi-spot metering is 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; 2 - 1/10,000 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.
QuickTime Motion JPEG image mode: 1/30 - 1/10,000 sec.

Focusing

TTL system autofocus (contrast detection system), spot AF. Manual focus possible. AF-illuminator range: 0.3 - 3 m.

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

Electronic 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: OFF, auto, forced activation and FL-40 control.
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

Under 6 sec. (at normal temperature with new batteries).

Sequence mode

Shooting at 15 fps, 7.5 fps, 5 fps, 3 fps.
SHQ: up to approx. 10 shots
HQ: up to approx. 27 shots.
SQ/VGA-normal: up to approx. 100 shots. (Excluding TIFF mode).

Motion picture mode

Format: QuickTime Motion JPEG.
HQ: 640x480 pixels, 15 frames/sec. up to approx. 6 sec. 30 frames/sec. up to approx. 3 sec.
SQ: 320x240 pixels, 15 frames/sec. up to approx. 24 sec. 30 frames/sec. up to approx. 12 sec.

Image effect

Black & white mode.

Self-timer

With 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, USB storage class, video output terminal (PAL), external flash connector for FL-40, external microphone socket (monaural). Connection for shutter release cable.

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

120 (W) _ 86 (H) _ 152.5 (D) mm (including eye-cup, excluding protrusions)

Weight

575g (excluding battery, SmartMedia, CompactFlash and lens cap).