Specifications for SP-550 UZ
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Image Sensor      
  Effective pixels 7.1 Megapixels
  Filter array Primary colour filter (RGB)
  Full resolution 7.4 Megapixels
  Type 1/2.5 '' CCD sensor
       
Lens      
  Optical zoom Wide 18 x
  Aspherical glass elements 4
  Filter diamater 48.4 mm Use CLA-10 to attach conversion lens.
  Focal length 4.7 - 84.2 mm
  Focal length (equiv. 35mm) 28 - 504 mm
  Structure 14 Lenses / 11 groups
  Maximum aperture 2.8 - 4.5
       
Digital Zoom      
  Enlargment factor 5.6 x / 100 x combined with optical zoom
       
LCD      
  LCD Type LCD
  Pixel number 230000 pixels
  Monitor size 6.4 cm / 2.5 ''
       
Viewfinder      
  Electronical viewfinder
       
Focusing System      
  Method TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection
  Spot focusing Yes 143 AF areas selectable
  Predictive AF Yes
  Manual focus Yes
  Standard Mode 0.1m - ∞ (wide) / 1.2m - ∞ (tele)
  Macro mode 0.1m - ∞ (wide) / 1.2m - ∞ (tele)
  Super Macro mode Closest focusing distance 1 cm
       
Light metering      
  ESP light metering Yes
  Spot metering Yes
  Centre weighted metering Yes
  Histogram in shooting mode Yes
       
Exposure modes      
  Auto
  Programme automatic
  Aperture priority
  Shutter priority
       
Scene modes      
  Number of scene modes 23
  Portrait Yes
  Landscape Yes
  Landscape with Portrait Yes
  Night scene Yes
  Night scene with portrait Yes
  Sports Yes
  Indoor Yes
  Candle Yes
  Self portrait Yes
  Available Light Portrait Yes
  Sunset Yes
  Fireworks Yes
  Cuisine Yes
  Behind Glass Yes
  Documents Yes
  Auction Yes
  Shoot & Select 1 Yes
  Shoot & Select 2 Yes
  Snow Yes 
  Beach Yes
  Underwater Wide 1 Yes
  Underwater Wide 2 Yes
  Underwater Macro Yes
       
Exposure System      
  My Mode 4 settings storable
  Shutter speed 1/2 - 1/2000 s < 8 min (Bulb mode) < 4 s (Night scene)
  Exposure compensation +/- 2 EV / 1/3 steps
  Exposure bracketing 5 frames / +/- 1/3 EV steps
       
Sensitivity      
  Auto automatically selected
  Manual ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200*, 5000*
       
White Balance      
  AUTO WB system White Balance iESP II
  Sunlight Yes
  Overcast Yes
  Tungsten Yes
  Flourescent 1 Yes
  Flourescent 2 Yes
  Flourescent 3 Yes
  Manual White balance (One-Touch) Yes
  White balance adjustment -7 Red +7 Blue
       
Internal Flash      
  AUTO Yes
  Red-eye reduction Yes
  Fill in Yes
  Off Yes
  Red-eye reduction & fill-in Yes
  Slow synchronization Yes
  Working range (wide) 0.3 - 4.5 m
  Working range (tele) 1.2 - 2.8 m
  Flash compensation +/- 2 EV
       
Sequence Shooting      
  Sequential shooting mode 1.2 fps / 7 frames (Full Image Size)
  Sequential shooting mode (High speed) 7 fps / 15 frames (at 3MP Mode)
  15 fps / 20 frames ( at 1,2MP Mode )
  Interval shooting
       
Memory      
  Internal memory 20 MB
       
Image Processing      
  TruePic TURBO Yes
  Noise reduction Yes
  Pixel mapping Yes
       
Function processing      
  Panorama Yes (only with optional Olympus xD-Picture Card)
       
Movie processing      
  Digital Image Stabilizer Yes
       
Image Editing      
  Black & White Yes
  Sepia Yes
  Resize Yes
  Trimming Yes
  RAW data edit Yes
  Attach a frame Yes
  Attach a title Yes
  Attach a calendar Yes
  Attach a layout Yes
  Red-eye reduction Yes
  Correction of brightness Yes
  Correction of saturation Yes
       
Movie edit      
  Edit movie
  Index
       
View images      
  Calendar
  Album
  Index
  Zoom
  Slide show
  Rotation
  Histogram in playback mode
       
View Movie      
  Frame by frame
  Fast forward
  Reverse playback
  Index jump
       
Still image recording      
  JPEG
  RAW
  EXIF 2.21
  PIM III
  DPS
  DPOF
       
Movie recording system      
  Recording format AVI Motion JPEG®
  Sound recording Yes , format: WAV
  Movie quality 640 x 480 / 30 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity (TypeH xD-Picture Cards only)
  320 x 240 / 30 fps Recording time: Up to card capacity
       
Voice recording      
  Recording format Wave format
       
Image size      
   
  SHQ 3072 x 2304
  3072 x 2048 (3:2)
  HQ 3072 x 2304
  3072 x 2048 (3:2)
  SQ1 2560 x 1920
  2304 x 1728
  2048 x 1536
  SQ2 1600 x 1200
  1280 x 960
  1024 x 768
  640 x 480
       
Other features      
  Self timer
       
Interface      
  DC output
  Combined A/V & USB output
       
Menu      
  Menu languages in camera English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Croatian, Slovenian, Hungarian, Greek, Slovak, Turkish, Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Serbian
       
Size      
  Dimensions (WxHxD) 116 x 78.5 x 78 mm
  Weight 365 g (without battery and card)

* Specifications and design are subject to change without notice. Battery life varies greatly according to type of batteries used and the conditions of use. Above information is based on Olympus’ standard testing procedure.
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