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Camera Test: Olympus SP-550UZ

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Certified Test Results


Color accuracy: Excellent. Average Delta E: 7.96/Automatic White Balance, ISO 50

Noise: Very Low at ISO 50 (1.4), Low at ISO 100 (1.9), Moderate at ISO 200 (2.5) Unacceptable at ISO 400(3.1) Moderate at ISO 800 (2.7), Moderately Low at1600 (2.2)

Resolution: Very High at ISO 50 (1675), Very High at ISO 400 (1525), Unacceptable at ISO 1600 (1025)

Lens Distortion: Visible Barrel Distortion (.55%) at 28mm. Slight Pincushion distortion at Macro setting (.25%), 180mm (.29%) and at 504mm (.29%).

Deep Tech Specs

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


Camera Test: Olympus SP-550UZ
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