Olympus to announce 4 megapixel ultra-compact!
By
Mike Tomkins
(Saturday, September 1, 2001 - 23:54 EDT)
Confusion over NDA sees us scooped by European websites; after a scramble to remove details they've not mentioned, we're now posting the same info...
Olympus will tomorrow announce its new Camedia D-40 digital camera, and we have prepared our usual in-depth coverage of the announcement for you. Unfortunately it seems that (as so often happens), there is confusion over the NDA times provided by the manufacturer - the folks at the Digital Photography Review website have posted their coverage some 14 hours before the NDA time Olympus America gave us of 9AM ET tomorrow, and they apparently posted an hour behind a German website, foto-erhardt.de. Unfortunately Mike was out for the evening, not expecting anything untoward - and has only just been able to get something together matching DPReview's item.
Since information is now publically available from DPReview, we are releasing the same info (after heavily editing our news item of tomorrow to remove details not already disclosed). Be sure to check back at 9AM tomorrow for the full story including the US press release, more in-depth specifications, US pricing and lots more images of the camera from all angles!
| Olympus Camedia D-40 Zoom |  | | General | | Model Number: | D-40Z | | Camera Format: | Ultra-compact | | Price: | £699.99 inc. VAT (US$869 before tax) | | Date Available: | October 2001 | | Image Capture | | Image Sensor: | 3.98 megapixels effective | | Image Resolution: | 2272 x 1704, 2048x1536, 1600x1200, 1280x960, 1024x768, 640 x 480. Also interpolated resolutions of 3200 x 2400, 2816 x 2112 and 2560 x 1920. | | Lens | | Focal Length (effective): | 35 - 98mm (2.8x optical zoom) | | Digital Zoom: | Up to 2.5x | | Auto Focus: | Yes (TTL iESP type) | | Manual Focus: | Yes | | Aperture Range: | f/2.8, 3.4, 4.0, 4.8, 5.6, 8.0 | | Display | | Optical Viewfinder: | Yes (Real Image type) | | LCD Viewfinder: | Yes (1.5 inch, 114,000 pixel) | | Exposure | | ISO Settings: | Auto, 100, 200, 400 | | White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Hold | | Manual White Balance: | Yes | | Shutter Speeds: | 16 - 1/1000 second | | Exp Adj Range: | +/- 2.0EV in 1/2EV steps | | Metering Modes: | Digital ESP metering system, Spot | | Exposure Modes: | Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual | | Self Timer: | 12 seconds | | Flash | | Internal Flash: | Yes | | Flash Modes: | Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Off, On, First and Second curtain slow synchro | | Flash Range Description: | 0.8 - 3 meters (wide), 0.25 - 1.75 meters (tele) | | Ext Flash: | No | | Image Storage | | Flash Memory: | SmartMedia | | Memory Included: | 16MB | | File Formats: | TIFF, JPEG, MotionJPEG | | More Information | | Weight: | 270 g; 9.5 oz | | Weight With Batteries? | Yes | | Size: | 87 x 69 x 44mm; 3.4 x 2.7 x 1.7in | | Notes & Features: | Complies with USB Mass Storage Class for driverless use with Windows 2000, Me and XP, or MacOS 8.6+. Lens has 7 elements in 5 groups. Noise reduction system automatically captures dark-current frame after long exposures, and uses this to remove noise from actual image. Has automatic pixel mapping feature to automatically map out stuck/dead pixels via a menu option. Manual focus mode has distance gauge. Has auto-exposure bracketing function (1/2 and 1EV steps, 3 or 5 images). Movie length (max/min res) is 41/161 seconds. Can crop/index video files in-camera. Comes bundled with Strap, 16MB SmartMedia, USB cable, Audio and Video cable, Lithium battery and Remote controller RM-1. | | |
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