Type

Digital camera with 1.5 inch colour TFT LCD monitor.

Effective pixel number

3.95 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.

Compression ratio

1, 2.8, 8.

Recording system

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

Imager

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

White balance

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

Lens

Olympus 2.8x zoom lens 7.25 – 20.3 mm, F2.8 – F4.8, (equivalent to 35 – 98 mm lens in 35 mm format). 7 lenses in 5 groups.

Digital zoom

Up to 2.5x.

Light metering

Digital ESP metering system with imager. Spot metering.

Exposure control

Programmed auto exposure, Aperture priority auto and Shutter priority auto.
Exposure compensation in ±2 EV in ±1/2 EV steps.
Aperture priority: F2.8/3.4/4.0/4.8/5.6/8.0.
Shutter priority: still image: 1/2– 1/1000 sec. (with mechanical shutter). Up to 4 sec. in Slow Synchronisation mode.
Manual exposure: Selectable aperture F2.8/3.4/4.0/4.8/5.6/8.0, shutter speed
16 – 1/1000 sec.

Scene Programme : Full Auto, Self-portrait, Night Scene, Landscape – Scene, Landscape – Portrait and Portrait

QuickTime Motion JPEG image mode: 1/30 – 1/10,000 sec.

Auto bracketing: selectable from 1/2 EV and 1 EV, 3 or 5 images.

Focusing

TTL system iESP autofocus (contrast detection system) with focusing range: 0.1 m – infinity. Manual focus with gauge.

Working range

Standard mode: 0.8 m – infinity.
Macro mode: Wide: 0.1 m – 0.8 m; tele: 0.25 m – 0.8m.

Sensitivity

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

Viewfinder

Optical real-image, LCD monitor.

LCD monitor

1.5 inch colour TFT LCD monitor with 114,000 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 flash terminal: not available)

Flash working range

Wide: approx. 0.8 m – 3 m; tele: approx. 0.25 m – 1.8 m (ISO 100).

Flash recycle time

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

Sequence mode

Up to 8 frames at 2 shots per sec. in HQ mode (excluding TIFF mode).

Motion picture mode (16 MB SmartMedia card with sound)

Format: QuickTime Motion JPEG*.
HQ (320 x 240 pixels): Up to approx. 32 sec.(12.5 frames/sec.) (PAL.)
SQ (160 x 120 pixels): Up to approx. 130 sec (12.5 frames /sec.) (PAL.)

Image effect

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

Still image edit

Rotation (using video/sound output terminal).

Motion picture edit

Cut, index.

DPOF setting

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

Self-timer

Approx. 12 sec. delay.

Setting memorisation

ON/OFF.

Speaker

One built-in speaker.

Outer connector

DC input terminal, USB AutoConnect interface (Storage Class), video/sound output terminal, exclusive AV/USB-combined terminal (AV output and USB terminal is a common 8 pin multi connector which has been newly developed).

Operating environment

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

Power supply

Main power source: 1 x lithium battery LB-01 (CR-V3), 2 x AA Ni-MH batteries / 2 x AA lithium batteries / 2 x AA alkaline batteries / 2 x AA Ni-Cd batteries / (zinc carbon (manganese) batteries cannot be used.) Optional AC adapter.

Date/time/calendar

Simultaneous recording onto image data.

Automatic calendar system

Up to year 2031.

Dimensions

87 (W) x 68.5 (H) x 43.5 (D) mm (excluding protrusions).

Accessories (included)

Strap, 16 MB SmartMedia, USB cable, audio and video cable, one lithium battery LB-01, remote controller RM-1.

Weight

190 g (without batteries and Smart Media card).