Find tech advice for business hereManufacturer: Olympus America Inc. Part number: 225885
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CNET editors' rating:
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Design: 8.0
Features: 7.0
Performance: 5.0
Image quality: 6.0
Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars) - Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 14 reviews all user reviews
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Product Summary
Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom
price range: $332.61
Olympus' SP-550UZ has great ergonomics, but disappointingly slow performance and soft, noisy images drag it down.
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- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 14 reviews
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10 out of 10 people found this review helpful
"Great. Small camera huge range. Good for beginners and experienced"
by Alexjhp on March 13, 2007
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful
"Excellent Camera - super zoom"
by YorkyCNET on March 10, 2007
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7 out of 10 people found this review helpful
by librasystem on March 9, 2007
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
"Great Camera, well worth the price."
by caberoo on March 21, 2007
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
"Satisfaction almost guaranteed"
by shoutj74 on March 26, 2007
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
- Part Number: 225885
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 4.6 in
- Depth 3.1 in
- Height 3.1 in
- Weight 12.9 oz
Main Features
- Resolution 7.1 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (3Mpix), ISO 5000 (3Mpix)
- Digital Zoom 5.6 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Candle, Indoor, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Night portrait, Panorama assist, Shoot & select 1, Shoot & select 2, Underwater macro, Underwater wide 1, Underwater wide 2, Landscape-portrait, Candlelight portrait, Available light portrait
- Special Effects Sepia, Frames, Black & White
- Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
- Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, 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, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
- Digital Video Format AVI
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 10 frames per second
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240, AVI - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 20 MB Flash - Integrated
- Integrated Memory 20 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage RAW 3072 x 2304, JPEG 3072 x 2304, JPEG 3072 x 2048, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 2304 x 1728, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 1280 x 960, JPEG 1024 x 768, JPEG 640 x 480
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 15 ft
- Features Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm - F/2.8-4.5
- Focal Length 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 504 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 3.9 in
- Macro Focus Range 10 cm (Wide), 119.8 cm (Telephoto)
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.5
- Optical Zoom 18 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 11 group(s) / 14 element(s)
- Features ED glass, Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 12 sec
- Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Audio recording, Auto power save, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Brightness control, PictBridge support, Saturation control, PRINT Image Matching, In-camera red-eye fix, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, In-camera lighting fix, Interval shooting mode, Digital noise reduction, Dual image stabilization, Bright Capture Technology, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM)
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB, 1 x DC power input
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x xD-Picture Card
Software
- Software Olympus Master, Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Operating System Support MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE, MS Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2, Apple Mac OS X 10.1 or later
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Neck strap
- Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device None
Battery
- Supported Battery AA
- Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 4.8
- CNET Labs Raw shot to shot time 9.4
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 4.6
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 1.0
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.6
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.5
- CNET Labs Wake up time 2.9
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Manufacturer info
- Olympus America Inc.
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.olympusamerica.com/
- Address: Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY. 11747
- Phone: 631-844-5000
