First Look: Olympus SP-550 UZ

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Specifications: SP-550 UZ

Imager: 7.1-megapixel (effective), 7.4 megapixel gross, 1/2.5" CCD

Lens: 4.68-84.24mm (28-504mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 14 lenses in 11 groups, 4 aspherical lenses, 2 ED lenses

Zoom: Seamless to 100x (18x optical and 5.6x digital)

Aperture Range: f2.8- f4.5 (adjustable in 1/3 EV step)

LCD: 2.5" (6.4cm) LCD, approx. 230,000 pixels

Viewfinder: Electronic viewfinder (with dioptic correction)

Focus System: CCD Contrast Detection

Focus Ranges:

Normal Mode: Wide: 3.94" (0.1m) – infinity
Tele: 47.24" (1.2m) – infinity

Macro Mode: Wide: 3.94" (0.1m)
Tele: 47.24" (1.2m)

Super Macro: 0.39" (0.98cm) – infinity

Focus Mode: iESP, Auto, Spot AF, Selective AF Target, Manual

Shutter Speed: 1/2000 sec. –15 sec., Bulb

ISO: Auto/High ISO Auto/50/100/200/400/800/1600/3200*/5000* (*approx. 3MP)

Metering Mode: Digital iESP Auto Multi-Pattern TTL, Spot Metering, Center-Weighted Metering

White Balance: iESP2 Auto, One-Touch, Preset (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, 3 Fluorescents)

Exposure Compensation: ± 2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps

Recording Modes
Still Image: DCF Exif 2.21, JPEG, PIM 3
Movie Mode: AVI Motion JPEG

Adjustment Resolutions
3,072 x 2,304, RAW/SHQ/HQ
3,072 x 2,048, 3:2/SHQ/HQ
2,560 x 1,920, SQ1 High, Normal
2,304 x 1,728, SQ1 High, Normal
2,048 x 1,536, SQ1 High, Normal
1,600 x 1,200, SQ2 High, Normal
1,280 x 960, SQ2 High, Normal
1,024 x 768, SQ2 High, Normal
640 x 480, SQ2 High, Normal

Shooting Modes
30 Shooting Modes: Auto, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, My Modes, GUIDE, Scene Presets (portrait, landscape, landscape + portrait, night scene, night + portrait, sport, indoor, candle, self-portrait, available light portrait, sunset, fireworks, cuisine, documents, auction, shoot & select1, shoot & select2, beach, snow, underwater wide 1, underwater wide 2, underwater macro), Movie

Panorama: Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card™

Sequential Shooting
Hi-Speed2: 15 frames per second for 20 frames (1.2MP)
Hi-Speed1: 7 frames per second for 15 frames (3MP)
Normal speed: 1.2 frames per second for 7 frames (7MP)
Bracket: Exposure bracketing up to 5 frames
Interval Shooting

Shooting Assist Functions: Histogram, Frame assist

Movie Mode: AVI Movie with sound, 640x480/30fps, SHQ ; 640x480/15fps, HQ ; 320x240/30fps, SQ1 ; 320x240/15fps, SQ2

Image Processing: TruePic TURBOTM Image Processor

Pixel Mapping: Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM) available via menu setting

Noise Reduction: Set automatically at shutter speeds of 0.5 seconds or longer

Image Playback
Still image: Single, index, enlargement, slideshow, calendar, album, histogram, rotation
Movie: Normal, fast-forward, reverse, frame-by-frame

Playback Edit Effects
Still image: lighting fix, red-eye fix, black & white, sepia, crop, resize, rotate, brightness, saturation, frame, label, calendar, layout
Movie: frame edit, frame index, still image cropping

Direct Printing Options: PictBridge and DPOF

Flash: Built-in

Flash Modes
Auto (for low and backlit conditions)
Red-eye reduction
Fill-in
Fill-in + red-eye
Slow Sync
Off

Flash Working Range
Wide: 14.8ft (4.5m), Tele: 9.2ft. (2.8m) at ISO 200
Wide: 42.3ft (12.9m), Tele: 26.2ft. (8.0m) at ISO 1600

Flash Compensation: Flash intensity adjustment ±2 steps in 1/3 increments

Self-Timer: 12 seconds/2 seconds, AUTO

Settings Memorization: On (stores changes) / Off (restores default settings)

Date/Time Calendar: Automatically recorded with each image up to the year 2099

Memory: 20 MB (Internal)

Removable Media Card: xD-Picture Card™ (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB, 1GB or 2GB)

Outer Connectors: USB Connector, A/V Output, DC Input

Auto-Connect USB: USB 2.0 Full Speed

System Requirements: Auto-connect USB: Windows 98SE/ME/2000PRO/XP/Vista/Mac OS 9.0-9.2/OS X 10.1-10.4

Software: Windows 98SE/ME/2000PRO/XP/Vista/Mac OS 10.3 and higher

Operating Environment
Operation: 32 – 104˚F (0 – 40˚C) 30-90% humidity

Storage: -4 - 140˚F (-20 – 60˚C) 10-90% humidity

Power Supply: (4) AA batteries, AC Adapter (C-7AU)

Size: 4.6" W x 3.1" H x 3.1" D (116mm x 78.5mm x 78mm)

Weight: 12.9oz (365g) without battery and media card

*Specifications and design are subject to change without any notice or obligation on the part of the manufacturer.
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