Olympus C-500 Zoom
Review Date: May 5th 2005
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Specifications
| Type | Digital camera with 4.6cm/1.8� colour TFT LCD monitor. | ||
| Image sensor | |||
| Image sensor | 1/2.5� CCD solid-state image pickup with 5.04 million pixels. | ||
| Effective pixel number | 5.0 million pixels. (The actual number of pixels used in image processing.) | ||
| Filter array | Primary colour filter (RGB). | ||
| Media | |||
| Storage media type | 14 MB internal memory, Removable xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB and 1GB). | ||
| Lens | |||
| Optical zoom | 3x. | ||
| Structure | 6 lenses in 5 groups, 3 aspherical lens elements. | ||
| Focal length | 6.3 � 18.9mm (equivalent to 38 � 114mm lens in 35mm format). | ||
| Maximum aperture | 1: 2.8 (wide) � 4.9 (tele). | ||
| Digital zoom | 4x. | ||
| Viewfinder | Optical real image. | ||
| LCD monitor | 4.6cm/1.8� colour TFT LCD monitor with 85,000 pixels. | ||
| Focusing | |||
| System | TTL system iESP auto focus with contrast detection. | ||
| Mode | Auto | iESP autofocus. | |
| Working range | Standard mode | 0.5m(wide)/ 0.9m(tele) � infinity. | |
| Macro mode | 0.2m � 0.5m (Wide), 0.6m � 0.9m (Tele). | ||
| Super Macro mode | 2cm. | ||
| Light metering | |||
| Mode | Digital ESP metering. Spot metering. |
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| Exposure | |||
| Exposure control | Programme AE, Auto Exposure, manual exposure setting. | ||
| Scene programmes (Portrait, Self Portrait, Night Scene, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait, Sport, Beach, Snow, Cuisine, Indoor, Firework, Sunset, Candle, Behind Glass, Available light Portrait). | |||
| Shutter speed | 15 � 1/2,000 sec . | ||
| Compensation | Yes, up to +/- 2 EV in 1/3 EV steps. | ||
| Sensitivity | |||
| Auto | Automatically selected from ISO 50-250. | ||
| Manual | ISO 50, 100, 200, 400 | ||
| White balance | |||
| Mode | Auto | iESP auto. | |
| Preset | Sunlight, overcast, tungsten light, fluorescent light. | ||
| Manual | One-touch. | ||
| Flash | |||
| Built-in flash | Modes | Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight), Red-eye reduction, Fill-in (forced activation), Off (no flash). |
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| Working range | 0.2m � 3.7m (wide) / 0.6m - 2.1m (tele). | ||
| Guide number | 7.3. | ||
| Sequence shooting | 1.2 frames per second, up to 5 pictures. | ||
| Processing | |||
| Image processing | TruePic TURBO, pixel mapping, noise reduction (at 0.5 sec shutter or longer). | ||
| Function shooting | 2 in 1, Panorama (with optional Olympus xD-picture Card), Sepia mode, Black & White mode, Vivid. | ||
| Editing | |||
| Still image edit | Re-size with frame illustration, Black & White, Sepia, Rotation. | ||
| Motion picture edit | Index, Edit. | ||
| Recording system | |||
| Still image | JPEG (DCF: �Design rule for Camera File system�), Exif 2.21 support, Print Image Matching III support, DPOF support, DPS. |
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| Motion picture | QuickTime Motion JPEG®* with sound. | ||
| Voice recording | Wave compatible. | ||
| Number of storable frames (approx., with 14MB internal memory) | |||
| Still picture mode | 2,560 x 1,920 | SHQ: 3 | |
| HQ: 11 | |||
| 1,600 x 1,200 | SQ1: 28 | ||
| 640 x 480 | SQ2: 108 | ||
| Motion picture mode | Up to memory card�s capacity. With internal memory: in HQ mode (320 x 240 pixels), 30 fps: 20 sec. in SQ mode (320 x 240 pixels). |
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| Power supply | |||
| Rechargeable battery | 2 x AA Ni-MH, 2 x AA Ni-Cd. |
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| One time use battery | 2 x AA alkaline batteries, Lithium battery LB-01 (CRV3). | ||
| AC adapter | Optional AC adapter C-3AC; AC 100V-240V, 50-60Hz; DC 3.3V and 3A. |
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| Interface | DC input terminal, AV and USB AutoConnect multi interface (storage class). |
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| Other features | |||
| DPOF setting | Single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, date / time display. | ||
| Direct printing (DPS) | PictBridge support allows direct printing with compatible printers. | ||
| Multilingual menu | English / French / German / Spanish / Russian / Italian. Additional languages can be downloaded through OLYMPUS Master software from the Internet. | ||
| SDK compatible | Possibility to develop software for camera control. | ||
| Self-timer | Yes. | ||
| Date/time/calendar system | Up to year 2099. | ||
| Size | |||
| Dimensions | 104.5 x 60.5 x 36.5mm. | ||
| Weight | 150g (without batteries and xD-Picture Card ) | ||
| Box contents | Strap, USB cable, audio/video cable, 2 x AA batteries, OLYMPUS Master 1.1. | ||
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