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Olympus Stylus 720 SW
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| Model Name: | Olympus Stylus 720 SW |
| Check Prices: | Check Now! |
| Photo Gallery URL: | Photo Gallery |
| Device Forum URL: | Forum |
| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | 720 SW |
| Camera Format: | Compact |
| Currently Manufactured: | No |
| Retail Price: | $399.99 |
| Street Price: | $297.15 |
| Date Available: | 2006-03-31 |
| Tripod Mount: | |
| Weight: | 149g 5.3oz |
| Weight With Batteries? | No |
| Size: | 91 x 59 x 20 mm 3.6 x 2.3 x 0.8 in |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 3072x2304, 2560x1920, 2304x1728, 2048x1536, 1600x1200 |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 3.7 |
| Movie Resolution: | 640x480, 160x120 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 15, 0 |
| Movie Audio: | |
| Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): | 7.40 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/2.33" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| Effective Megapixels: | 7.10 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 38 - 114 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 3.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | 5x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | |
| Manual Focus: | |
| Normal Focus Range: | 50 cm to Infinity 19.7 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 7 - infinity cm 2.8 - infinity in |
| Aperture Range: | f/3.5 (wide) / f/5.0 |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | No |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.5 |
| LCD Resolution (pixels): | 115,000 |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3 |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 4 - 1/1000 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Digital ESP multi-pattern, Spot Metering |
| Aperture Priority: | No |
| Shutter Priority: | No |
| Full Manual Exposure: | No |
| Self Timer: | 12 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, red-eye reduction, fill, off |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | Wide: 12.5ft (3.8m), Tele: 8.5ft (2.6m) |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | xD |
| Memory Included (MB): | 19.1 |
| Uncompressed Format: | |
| CCD Raw Format: | No |
| Movie File Format: | |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 Full (LOW) Speed |
| Other Connection: | DC In |
| Included Software: | OLYMPUS Master |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP; MacOS X 10.2 or higher |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | Proprietary Li-40B / Li-42B |
| Usable Battery Types: | Lithium Ion rechargeable |
| Batteries Included: | 1 x Proprietary Lithium Ion rechargeable |
| Battery Charger Included: | Yes |
| Notes & Features: | Rated as shock proof to MIL-STD-810F standard, and waterproof to JIS Level 8 standard. |
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