Olympus Stylus 720 SW Digital Camera
Olympus today announced the rugged but sytlish Olympus Stylus 720 SW digital camera. The durable body construction and shock-absorbing materials throughout the interior allow it to handle a 5-foot drop without damage and shoot up to 10 feet under water.
Olympus Stylus 720 SW features 7.1 megapixels, 3x optical Olympus Zoom Lens, 2.5" LCD, Bright Capture TechnologyTM, Digital Image Stabilization Mode, 28 Shooting Modes, QuickTime® Movie Mode, Built-in image editing, TruePic TURBO Image Processor, 32MBof Internal Memory, 12-second Self-Timer, less than 0.8" thick, Built-in Flash and creates up to 10 Panoramas frames using OLYMPUS Master software .
The Olympus Stylus 720 SW Digital Camera is perfect to take with you on outdoor adventures such as hiking, surfing and skiing. Also if you want to dive deeper when swimming? Get the Olympus PT-033 underwater , it enables the camera to shoot at depths up to 130 feet.
It is priced at 399.99 US and will be avaialable some time in March 2006. www.olympus.com.
Olympus Stylus 720 SW Specs:
| Imager | 7.1 Megapixel (effective), 7.4 megapixel gross, 1/2.33†CCD |
| Lens | 6.7 – 20.1mm (38 – 114mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 10 lenses in 8 groups, 3 aspherical lenses |
| Zoom | 3x Optical + 5x Digital; 15 Total Seamless Zoom |
| Aperture Range | f3.5 – f5.0 |
| LCD | 2.5†(6.4cm) Color LCD, approx. 115,000 pixels |
| Focus System | CCD Contrast Detection |
| Focus Range | Normal mode: 19.7†– infinity (0.5m – infinity) Macro mode: Wide: 7.9†– infinity (0.2m – infinity), Super Macro Mode: 2.8†– 19.7†(7cm – 50cm) |
| Focus Mode | iESP Auto, Spot AF |
| Shutter Speed | 1/1000 sec. – 1/2 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene Mode) |
| ISO | Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (equivalent) |
| Metering Mode | Digital ESP Multi-Pattern, Spot Metering |
| White Balance | Auto, Pre-set (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, and Fluorescent1, Fluorescent2, Fluorescent3) |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps |
| Recording Modes | Still Image: JPEG Movie: QuickTime motion JPEG |
| Adjustment Resolutions | 3,072 x 2,304, SHQ/HQ 2,560 x 1,920, SQ1 2,304 x 1,728, SQ1 2,048 x 1,536, SQ1 1,600 x 1,200, SQ2 1,280 x 960, SQ2 1,024 x 768, SQ2 640 x 480, SQ2 |
| Shooting Modes | 28 Shooting Modes; Auto, Program Auto, Digital Image Stabilization Mode, Scene Preset (Portrait, Landscape, Landscape & Portrait, Night Scene, Night & Portrait, Sport, Indoor, Candle, Self-Portrait, Available Light Portrait, Sunset, Fireworks, Museum, Cuisine, Behind Glass, Documents, Auction, Shoot & Select1, Shoot & Select2, Beach & Snow, Under Water Wide1, Under Water Wide2, Under Water Macro, Under Water Snapshot, Movie) |
| Panorama Modes | Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card |
| Sequential Shooting | High speed: 3.7 frames per second up to 11 frames in HQ mode Normal speed: 1.1 frames per second up to 6 frames in SQ mode |
| Shooting Assist Functions | Histogram, Frame Assist |
| Movie Mode | QuickTime® Movie with Sound: 640x480/15fps, SHQ; 320x240/15 fps, HQ; 160x120/15fps, SQ |
| Image Processing | TruePic TURBOâ„¢ Image Processor |
| Pixel Mapping | Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM) available via menu setting |
| Noise Reduction | Set automatically at shutter speeds of X.X second or longer |
| Playback Edit Effects | Still Image: Black & White, Sepia, Resize, Rotation, Red-Eye Fix, Brightness, Saturation, Frame, Label, Calendar Movie: Frame Index |
| Direct Printing Options | PictBridge and DPOF |
| Flash | Built-in |
| Flash Modes | Auto (for low light and back lit conditions), Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In, Off |
| Flash Working Range | Wide: 12.5ft (3.8m), Tele: 8.5ft (2.6m) |
| Selftimer | 12 Seconds/Auto |
| Setting Memorization | On/Off (Hold changes/Reset to default settings) |
| Date/Time Calendar | Simultaneous recording into image data, Automatic up to 2099 |
| Memory | 19.1MB internal memory |
| Removable Media Card | xD-Picture Card (16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512MB or 1GB) |
| Outer Connectors | Multi-terminal (USB connecter, Audio/Video output, DC input*) *Optional connector is required. |
| Auto-connect USB | 2.0 Full Speed (USB mass storage) |
| System Requirements | Auto-connect USB: Windows 98SE/ME/2000PRO/XP with USBP port, Mac OS 9.0-9.2x/OS X 10.1-10.4 with USB port Software: Windows 98SE/ME/2000PRO/ XP, Mac 10.2 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 | Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery (Li-40B or Li-42B), AC Adapter (E-7AC) with optional CB-MA1 DC coupler |
| Size | 3.6†W x 2.3†H x 0.78†D (91mm x 58.7mm x 19.8mm) |
| Weight | 5.3 oz. (149g) without battery and media card |
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on January 27, 2006 11:44 AM
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