Olympus UK Press Release 12/02/04

Focus in on the Olympus C-725 Ultra Zoom

The new Olympus C-725 Ultra Zoom has a wealth of photo features and a price to tempt even the most cost-conscious of people. This 3 million pixel camera boasts an 8x zoom, plus QuickTime movie capability, allowing you to do much more than take regular party and holiday snaps. Available from May 2004, RRP will be ?249.99 [inc VAT]. For stockist information call 0800 072 0070 or go to www.olympus.co.uk.

The C-725 Ultra Zoom is compact, lightweight and very easy to use. With Portrait, Sport and Night Scene programs you can quickly switch between the settings to suit the subject or situation. These features, plus a host of precision metering systems and the 3 million pixel resolution, ensure the results stand out with their sharpness and bright, lifelike colours ? even when printed in A4 format. And whatever the zoom power or distance, the electronic viewfinder always shows the exact scene to be captured for totally accurate framing.

In addition, a QuickTime movie recording function allows you to capture short video sequences of your most memorable moments. The photos and movies can then be saved on the 16MB xD-Picture Card, and later effortlessly transferred to a computer using a USB (AutoConnect) cable.

The C-725 Ultra Zoom ? main features:
? 3.0 million pixels
? 8x optical zoom with ED lens (equiv. 40 ? 320mm on 35mm camera), f2.8/3.4
? Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority and Full Manual modes
? Portrait, Sport and Night Scene modes
? Movie recording function
? Supplied with 16MB xD-Picture Card
? Electronic viewfinder with 110,000 pixels
? 1.5? LCD with multi-language menu
? USB AutoConnect
? CAMEDIA Master 4.2 software provided