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| Model Name: | Olympus SP-550 UltraZoom |
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| Manufacturer URL: | Mfr. Website |
| General | |
| Model Number: | SP-550 UZ |
| Camera Format: | EVF |
| Currently Manufactured: | No |
| Retail Price: | $499.99 |
| Street Price: | $367.49 |
| Date Available: | 2007-03-30 |
| Tripod Mount: | Yes |
| Weight: | 12.9 oz (365 g) |
| Weight With Batteries? | No |
| Size: | 4.6 x 3.1 x 3.1 in. (116 x 79 x 78 mm) |
| Waterproof: | No |
| Image Capture | |
| Image Resolution: | 3072 x 2304 (7.1 MP, 4:3), 3072 x 2048 (6.3 MP, 3:2), 2560 x 1920 (4.9 MP, 4:3), 2304 x 1728 (4.0 MP, 4:3), 2048 x 1536 (3.1 MP, 4:3), 1600 x 1200 (1.9 MP, 4:3), 1280 x 960 (1.2 MP, 4:3), 1024 x 768 (0.8 MP, 4:3), 640 x 480 (0.3 MP, 4:3) |
| Continuous-mode frames/second: | 1.0 |
| Movie Resolution: | 640x480, 320x240 |
| Movie Frame Rate: | 30, 15 |
| Movie Audio: | Yes |
| CCD Sensor (Megapixels): | 7.40 |
| CCD Size (inches): | 1/2.5" |
| Focal Length Multiplier: | n/a |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3, 3:2 |
| Sensor Type: | CCD |
| Effective Megapixels: | 7.10 |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length (35mm equivalent): | 28 - 504 mm |
| Zoom Ratio: | 18.00x |
| Digital Zoom: | Yes |
| Digital Zoom Values: | 5.6x |
| Auto Focus: | Yes |
| Auto Focus Assist Light? | Yes |
| Manual Focus: | Yes |
| Normal Focus Range: | 10 cm to Infinity 3.9 in to Infinity |
| Macro Focus Range: | 1 cm to Infinity 0.4 in to Infinity |
| Aperture Range: | f/2.8 (wide) / f/4.5 (tele) - f/8.0 |
| Lens Thread: | |
| Lens Thread Type: | |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder: | Yes |
| Viewfinder Type: | EVF type, TFT color LCD |
| Display | |
| Optical Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Viewfinder: | Yes |
| LCD Size (inches): | 2.5 |
| LCD Resolution: | 230,000 dots |
| Touchscreen: | |
| Max Playback Zoom: | 10.0x |
| Exposure | |
| ISO Settings: | Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 5000 |
| White Balance Settings: | Auto, overcast, sunlight, tungsten, 3 fluorescents, preset |
| Shutter Speed Range: | 15 - 1/2000 |
| Exp Adj Range (EV): | +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps |
| Metering Modes: | Digital iESP Auto Multi-Pattern TTL, Spot Metering, Center-Weighted Metering |
| Program AE: | |
| Aperture Priority: | Yes |
| Shutter Priority: | Yes |
| Full Manual Exposure: | Yes |
| Creative Exposure Modes: | 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 |
| Self Timer: | 2 or 12 seconds |
| Flash | |
| Internal Flash: | Yes |
| Flash Modes: | Auto, Red-eye reduction, Fill-in, Fill-in + red-eye, Slow Sync, Off |
| Flash Guide Number (Meters): | n/a |
| Flash Range Description: | Wide: 14.8ft (4.5m); Tele: 9.2ft. (2.8m) at ISO 200 |
| Ext Flash Connection: | n/a |
| Image Storage | |
| Usable Memory Types: | xD |
| Memory Included (MB): | 20.0 |
| Uncompressed Format: | Raw |
| CCD Raw Format: | Yes |
| Movie File Format: | AVI (Motion JPEG) |
| Connectivity | |
| Video Out: | Yes |
| Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): | Yes |
| Video Usable as Viewfinder: | |
| External Connections: | USB 2.0 Full (LOW) Speed |
| Other Connection: | DC input |
| Included Software: | OLYMPUS Master |
| OS Compatibility: | Windows, Mac OS |
| Power | |
| Battery Form Factor: | 4 x AA |
| Usable Battery Types: | Type unspecified |
| Batteries Included: | 4 x AA disposable alkalines |
| Battery Charger Included: | No |
| CIPA Rating: | 560 |
| Notes & Features: | CCD shift image stabilization. ISO 3,200 and 5,000 at 3.1MP resolution. |
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