Duck
380mm, Program Auto, ESP, 1/320 sec., F3.7 and
ISO 80
Olympus introduces a new SP series digital camera
which is both compact and packed full of features.
The Olympus SP-500 features 6MP resolution, 10x
optical zoom and an extra large 2.5 in. LCD monitor.
The Olympus SP-500 has full exposure flexibility
with Program, Aperture-Priority, Shutter-Priority
and Manual modes, plus 21 Scene Modes to automate
the most common picture-taking situations. You
can display a histogram or grid lines. Movies
are recorded with sound at 320x240 at 30fps.
It comes with 10MB of internal memory and runs
on 4 AA batteries. A nod to serious amateur photographers:
you can save images in the RAW file format (or
RAW+JPEG), and there is a Bulb shutter speed.
There is no optical viewfinder, but an electronic
one (EVF).
Optional accessories include Wide (0.7x) WCON-07
and Tele (1.7x) TCON-17 Conversion Lenses (Lens
Adapter Tube CLA-4 required).
The Olympus SP-500 should appeal to serious
amateur photographers who desire an ultra zoom
with a high degree of control.
RAW 2816 x
2112 SHQ 2816 x 2112 SHQ (3:2) 2816 x 1880 HQ 2816 x 1880 HQ (3:2) 2816 x 1880 SQ1 2592 x 1944 high, normal
2288 x 1712 high, normal
2048 x 1536 high, normal
1600 x 1200 high, normal SQ2 1280 x 960 high, normal
1024 x 768 high, normal
640 x 480 high, normal
Shooting
Modes
27 shooting modes
AUTO, Program Auto, A, S, M, MY, Scene Preset
(Portrait, Landscape, Landscape + Portrait,
Night Scene, Sport, Night + Portrait, Indoor,
Candle, Self-Portrait, Available Light Portrait,
Sunset, Fireworks, Museum, Behind Glass, Cuisine,
Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select1, Shoot
& Select2, Beach, Snow)
Panorama
Modes
Up to 10 frames automatically
stitchable with Olympus Master software when
using Olympus brand xD-Picture card
Custom Settings
4 My Mode
Sequential
Shooting
High speed; 2.5 frames
per second up to 3 frames
Normal speed; 1.5 frames per second up to
11 frames in HQ mode
Shooting
Assist Functions
Histogram, Frame assist
Selftimer
12 seconds
Shooting
Edit Effects
N/A
Image Quality
Adjustment
(Adj. ±5) sharpness,
contrast, saturation
Movie Mode
QuickTime Movie with
Sound, JPEG, HQ 320 x 240 30fps/ SQ 320 x
240 15fps
Image Processing
TruePic TURBO Image
Processor
Pixel Mapping
Pixel Mapping via
menu setting
Noise Reduction
Set automatically
at shutter speeds of 0.5 seconds or longer
Image Playback
Single/ Index/ Enlargement/
Slide show/ Calendar/ Album
For Movie: Normal, Still (frame by frame),
FF/Reverse, Index jump, playback zoom
Playback
Edit Effects
Still Image; Black
& white, sepia, resize, crop, raw data
edit, compose, red eye reduction, brightness,
saturation
For Movie: still image edit, index
Direct Printing
Options
PictBridge EASYPRINT
and DPOF
Flash
Built in Pop-up
Hot Shoe
No
Flash Modes
Auto (for low light
and back lit conditions), Red-eye Reduction,
Fill-in, Fill-in + red eye, Off
Flash Working
Range
Wide: 0.3~ 4.5m Tele:
1.2 ~ 3.4m
Setting
Memorization
On/Off (hold changes/Reset
to default settings)
Date/Time
Calendar
Simultaneous recording
into image data, Automatic up to 2099
Memory
10MB internal memory
Removable
Media Card
xD-Picture Card (16,
32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB or 1GB)
-
4 AA Alkaline Batteries
- Strap
- Multi-connector for USB and A/V
- Manuals: Quick Start Guide, Basic Instruction
Manual
- CD: OLYMPUS Master Software and Advanced
Manual
Size (W
x H x D)
105.5 x 74.5 x 71
mm /
4.15 x 2.93 x 2.8 in.
Weight (camera
body only)
285g / 10.05 oz. without
battery and media card
MSRP
US$379.99
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