Olympus FE-100 Digital Camera

Olympus have just recently announced the Olympus FE-100 Digital Camera. If your baffled by today's technology this digital camera is perfect for you, it is a extremely simple camera to use, you'll be capturing pictures perfectly in minutes!

4.0 million pixels

2.8x optical zoom (equiv. 38-106mm on 35mm cameras) 1:3.0-5.0, plus 4x digital zoom

3.8cm/1.5” LCD with 130,000 pixels

Four scene modes (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Night Scene, Landscape)

User-friendly interface with useful descriptions of scene modes

One button per function concept, reset button

Super Macro, from as close as 2 cm

Movie function (recording time limited only by the size of the available memory)

PictBridge support

28MB internal memory plus xD-Picture Card slot

Accept standard (rechargeable) AA batteries

Olympus FE-100 Digital Camera Specifications:

Type	Digital camera with 3.8cm/1.5” colour TFT LCD monitor.
Image sensor
Image sensor	1/2.5” CCD solid-state image pickup with 4.23 million pixels.
Effective pixel number	4.0 million pixels (the actual number of pixels used in image processing).
Filter array	Primary colour filter (RGB).
Media
Storage media type	28 MB internal memory, removable xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB and 1GB).
Lens
Optical zoom	2.8x.
Structure	7 lenses in 6 groups, 3 aspherical lens elements.
Focal length	6.2 – 17.4mm (equivalent to 38 – 106mm lens in 35mm format).
Maximum aperture	1:3.0 (wide) – 5.0 (tele).
Digital zoom	4x.
LCD monitor	3.8cm/1.5” colour TFT LCD monitor with 130,000 pixels.
Focusing
System	TTL CCD system auto focus.
Mode	Auto: Centre Spot autofocus.
Working range	Standard mode: 0.5m – infinity. Macro mode: 0.2m (wide) / 0.5m (tele) – infinity. Super Macro mode: Up to 2cm.
Light metering
Mode	Centre spot metering.
Exposure
Exposure control	Programme AE. Scene modes (Portrait, Self Portrait, Night Scene, Landscape).
Shutter speed	2 – 1/2,000 sec.
Compensation	Yes, up to +/- 2 EV in 1/3 EV steps.
Sensitivity	Auto : ISO 64 – 400.
White balance
Mode	Auto : iESP auto.
Flash
Built-in flash	Modes : Auto (automatic activation in low and backlight), red-eye reduction, fill-in (forced activation), off (no flash). Working range: 0.2m – 3.8m (wide) / 0.5 – 2.2m (tele). Guide number: 7.
Processing
Image processing	Pixel mapping.
Function Shooting	Panorama Mode ( available with optional Olympus xD-picture Card )
Editing
Still image edit	Rotation.
Recording system
Still image	JPEG (DCF: “Design rule for Camera File system”), Exif 2.2 support, Print Image Matching III support, DPOF support, DPS.
Motion picture	QuickTime Motion JPEG®*.
Number of storable frames (approx., with internal memory)
Still picture mode	2,272 x 1,704 HIGH, SHQ: 9
	HQ: 28
	1,600 x 1,200, SQ1: 42
	640 x 480, SQ2: 160
Motion picture mode	Up to memory card’s capacity. With internal memory: in HQ mode (320 x 240 pixels), 15 fps: 1 min. 22 sec.
Power supply
Rechargeable battery	2 x AA Ni-MH. 2 x AA Ni-Cd.
One time use battery	2 x AA alkaline batteries.
AC adapter	Optional AC adapter C-3AC; AC 100V-240V, 50-60Hz; DC 3.3V and 3A
Interface	DC input terminal, Video and USB Auto Connect multi interface (storage class).
Other features
DPOF setting	Single-frame print reservation, all print reservation, number of prints, date.
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.
Self-timer	Yes.
Date/time/calendar system	Up to year 2099.
Size
Dimensions	87.5 x 62.5 x 38.5mm.
Weight	140g (without batteries and xD-Picture Card).
Box contents	Strap, USB cable, video cable, 2 x Oxyride AA batteries, OLYMPUS Master 1.2.

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