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CNET editors' rating:
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Design: 7.0
Features: 8.0
Performance: 6.0
Image quality: 6.0
Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars) - Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 21 reviews all user reviews
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Part number: 225715
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Product Summary
Olympus SP-350
price range: $599.99
This Olympus SP-350 is packed with powerful manual features, but its performance and photo quality lag behind the competition's.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 21 reviews
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14 out of 15 people found this review helpful
"Solid great performing small beautiful camera!"
by Donnita on October 10, 2005
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
"Journalism 101 CNET: Highlight Clipping is NOT from Underexposure!"
by NewsView on April 27, 2006
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
by abmman on December 31, 2005
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
by greeneyes0154 on May 18, 2006
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
"I fell in love with it and it broke my heart :("
by MaxineBates on May 12, 2006
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
- Part Number: 225715
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Point-and-shoot highlights Video capture ability adds convenience for the user.
- Width 3.9 in
- Depth 1.4 in
- Height 2.6 in
- Weight 0.4 lbs
Main Features
- Resolution 8 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 8,300,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 50, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 5 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Candle, Indoor, Museum, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Document, Fireworks, Landscape, Underwater, Night scene, Sports mode, Behind glass, Portrait mode, Self-portrait, Panorama assist, Underwater wide, Underwater macro, Landscape-portrait, Available light portrait, Night scene with portrait
- Special Effects Sepia, Saturation, Black & White, Contrast compensation
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3 EV step
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Overcast, Sunlight, Evening sun, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
- Digital Video Format QuickTime
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 1.5 frames per second
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 14 sec - With 25MB built-in memory, QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 29 sec - With 25MB built-in memory, QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 39 sec - With 25MB built-in memory, QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 79 sec - With 25MB built-in memory
Memory / Storage
- Integrated Memory 25 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage RAW 3264 x 2488 : 2 - With 25MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2488 : 4 - With 25MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2488 : 13 - With 25MB built-in memory, Super-fine JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 5 - With 25MB built-in memory, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2176 : 14 - With 25MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 7 - With 25MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2592 x 1944 : 21 - With 25MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 2288 x 1712 : 9 - With 25MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2288 x 1712 : 26 - With 25MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 11 - With 25MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 33 - With 25MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 18 - With 25MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 52 - With 25MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 1280 x 960 : 28 - With 25MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 1280 x 960 : 82 - With 25MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 1024 x 768 : 44 - With 25MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 1024 x 768 : 126 - With 25MB built-in memory, Hi JPEG 640 x 480 : 109 - With 25MB built-in memory, Normal JPEG 640 x 480 : 273 - With 25MB built-in memory
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in flash
- Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 7.5
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 12.5 ft
- Features Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 8 mm - 24 mm - F/2.8-4.9
- Focal Length 8 mm - 24 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 38 - 114 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 7.9 in
- Macro Focus Range 2cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.9
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 6 element(s)
- Features Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 12 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, DPOF support, Audio recording, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Sharpness control, PictBridge support, PRINT Image Matching, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, In-camera red-eye removal, Digital image stabilization (video mode)
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Real-image zoom
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 115,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x xD-Picture Card
Software
- Software Olympus Master 1.2, Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, Apple Mac OS X 10.1 or later
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Carrying strap
- Cables Included USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Power adapter
Battery
- Supported Battery AA, CR-V3
- Supported Battery 1 x CR-V3 Lithium battery ( Included ), 2 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional ), 2 x AA NiCd rechargeable battery ( Optional ), 2 x AA Alkaline battery ( Optional )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Min Storage Temperature -4 °F
- Max Storage Temperature 140 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 30 - 90%
- Humidity Range Storage 10 - 90%
Accessories
- Olympus 2-Pack LB-01 Lithium Battery
- Olympus E-7AU AC Adapter
- FL-CB05 SHOE MOUNT TTL FLASH CABLE
- Stylus Photo R800 Printer
- Olympus FL 36 - hot-shoe clip-on flash
- Olympus M1GB - flash memory card - 1 GB - xD
- Olympus flash memory card - 512 MB - xD
- Olympus CLA 9 - lens adapter
- Olympus flash memory card - 256 MB - xD
- Olympus WCON 07F - converter
- Olympus TCON 17F - converter
- Olympus 2-Pack LB-01 Lithium Battery
- Olympus E-7AU AC Adapter
- FL-CB05 SHOE MOUNT TTL FLASH CABLE
- Stylus Photo R800 Printer
- Olympus FL 36 - hot-shoe clip-on flash
- Olympus M1GB - flash memory card - 1 GB - xD
- Olympus flash memory card - 512 MB - xD
- Olympus CLA 9 - lens adapter
- Olympus flash memory card - 256 MB - xD
- Olympus WCON 07F - converter
- Olympus TCON 17F - converter
Manufacturer info
- Olympus America Inc.
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- Website: http://www.olympusamerica.com/
- Address: Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY. 11747
- Phone: 631-844-5000



