Olympus SP-310 Digital Camera
Olympus recently announced the Olympus SP-310 Digital Camera, this Digital camera has been engineered to rekindle the photographer in you. Be it flexible creative controls or an impressive combination of high-performance features and optical lenses, superb pictures are always just a snapshot away. It boasts a 7.1 mega pixel CCD and a TruPic Turbo image processor. The 3x optical zoom allows you to capture greater details in one single shot. Either let the camera take charge or do it manually the light, speed, and white balance controls are a treat. The 24 scene modes including three underwater scene modes and precision crafted lenses let you create photographic magic of sorts anywhere you wish to. You can capture this magic forever in print through any PictBridge compatible printer. You can also enjoy the motion picture shooting with the audio enabled QuickTime movie mode. This camera is truly a slave of your seasoned practices since it lets you save your customized settings in My Mode.
Olympus SP-310 Digital Camera Specifications:
| Imager | 7.1 megapixel effective, 7.4 megapixel gross, 1/1.8" CCD |
| Lens | 8.0 – 24.0mm (38 – 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 6 lenses in 5 groups, 3 aspherical lens with 4 surfaces |
| Zoom | Seamless to 15x (3x optical and 5x digital combined) |
| Aperture Range | f2.8 - f4.9 (adjustable in 1/3 EV step) |
| LCD | 2.5" color LCD, approx. 115,000 pixel |
| Focus System | CCD Contrast detection |
| Focus Range | Normal/Macro mode: W:0.07m (19.7 in.) to infinity T: 1.2m (7.9in.)
to infinity Super Macro mode 0.03m (1.2 in.) to infinity |
| Focus Mode | iESP auto, Spot AF, Selective AF target, Manual |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec. – 15 sec., Bulb |
| ISO | AUTO/64/100/200/400 |
| Metering Mode | Digital iESP auto multi-pattern TTL, Spot metering, Center Weighted metering |
| White Balance | iESP2 multi-pattern auto TTL, Pre-set (Overcast, Sunlight, Evening Sun, Tungsten, and 3 Fluorescents), Manual, WB compensation +/- 7 |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps |
| Recording Modes | DCF Exif 2.21, JPEG, PIM3 |
| Adjustment Resolutions | RAW 3072 x 2304 SHQ 3072 x 2304 SHQ (3:2) 3072 x 2048 HQ 3072 x 2048 HQ (3:2) 3072 x 2048 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 | 30 shooting modes AUTO, Program Auto, A, S, M, My mode, 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, Underwater wide1, Underwater wide2, Underwater macro) |
| 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; 2.4 frames per second up to 2 frames Normal speed; 1.5 frames per second up to 10 frames in HQ mode Bracket; aperture compensation up to 5 frames |
| Shooting Assist Functions | Histogram, Frame assist |
| Shooting Edit Effects | N/A |
| Image Quality Adjustment | (Adj. ±5) sharpness, contrast, saturation |
| Movie Mode | QuickTime Movie with Sound, SHQ 640 x 480 30fps/ HQ 640 x 480 15fps/ SQ1 320 x 240 30fps/ SQ2 320 x 240 15fps |
| Image Processing | TruePic TURBO Image Processor |
| Pixel Mapping | Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM) available via menu setting |
| Noise Reduction | Set automatically at shutter speeds of 0.5 second or longer |
| Image Playback | Still Image; Single, Index, Enlargement, slide show, calendar,
album, Histogram, Rotation Movie: Normal/Reverse/Frame by Frame |
| Playback Edit Effects | Still Image: Resize, Trimming, Sepia, Black & White, Red-Eye Fix Movie: Frame Edit, Frame Index |
| Direct Printing Options | PictBridge EASYPRINT and DPOF |
| Flash | Built in |
| Hot Shoe | N/A |
| Flash Modes | Auto (for low light and back lit conditions); Red-eye Reduction; Fill-in; Fill-in + red eye reduction; Off |
| Flash Working Range | Wide: 12.5ft (3.8m); Tele 7.2ft. (2.2M) |
| Selftimer | 12 seconds |
| Setting Memorization | On/Off (hold changes/Reset to default settings) |
| Date/Time Calendar | Simultaneous recording into image data, Automatic up to 2099 |
| Memory | 25MB internal memory |
| Removable Media Card | xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB or 1GB) |
| Outer Connectors | Multi-connector for USB and A/V, DC input |
| Auto-connect USB | 2.0 High Speed |
| Weatherproof | N/A |
| System Requirements | Windows 98SE/2000PRO/ME/XP, Mac 10.1 and higher |
| Operating Environment | Operation: 32° - 104°F (0° - 40°C), 30 - 90% humidity Storage: -4° - 140°F (-20° - 60°C), 10 - 90% humidity |
| Power Supply | CRV3 or 2 AA batteries |
| Size | 3.92"W x 2.56"H x 1.38" D (99.5mm x 65.0mm x 35.0mm) |
| Weight | 6.35 oz. (180g) without battery and media card |
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on September 5, 2005 8:19 PM
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