Olympus SP-550 Ultra Zoom specs

General

• Packaged Quantity 1
• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Resolution 7.1 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Total Pixels 7,400,000 pixels
• Effective Sensor Resolution 7,100,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5"
• Optical Zoom 18 x
• Digital Zoom 5.6 x
• Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
• Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
• Digital Video Format AVI
• Image Recording Format JPEG,
  RAW
• AV Interfaces Composite video/audio

Exposure & White Balance

• Light Sensitivity ISO 1600,
  ISO 800,
  ISO 100,
  ISO 200,
  ISO 3200 (3Mpix),
  ISO 5000 (3Mpix),
  ISO 400,
  ISO auto
• Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
  Center-weighted
• Exposure Modes Program,
  Bulb,
  Shutter-priority,
  Manual,
  Aperture-priority
• Shooting Programs Candle,
  Snow,
  Beach,
  Sports mode,
  Sunset,
  Night portrait,
  Landscape-portrait,
  Indoor,
  Available light portrait,
  Cuisine,
  Auction,
  Panorama assist,
  Night scene,
  Underwater macro,
  Shoot & select 2,
  Underwater wide 1,
  Underwater wide 2,
  Documents,
  Shoot & select 1,
  Fireworks,
  Candlelight portrait,
  Portrait mode,
  Landscape
• Special Effects Frames,
  Black & White,
  Sepia
• White Balance Automatic,
  Presets,
  Custom
• White Balance Presets Overcast,
  Sunlight,
  Tungsten light,
  Fluorescent light (daylight),
  Fluorescent light (warm white),
  Fluorescent light (cool white)
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
• Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 5 steps in 1/3 EV step

Lens System

• Type 18 x x Zoom lens - 4.68 mm - 84.24 mm - F/2.8-4.5
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 504 mm
• Focus Adjustment Manual,
  Automatic
• Min Focus Range 3.9 in
• Macro Focus Range 10 cm (Wide),
  119.8 cm (Telephoto)
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens Construction 11 groups / 14 elements
• Features Aspherical lens,
  ED glass

Camera Flash

• Camera Flash Pop-up flash
• Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
  Slow synchro,
  Auto mode,
  Flash OFF mode,
  Red-eye reduction
• Features Flash +/- compensation
• Effective Flash Range 15 ft

Additional Features

• Continuous Shooting Speed 15 frames per second for 20 frames (1.2MPix),
  7 frames per second for 15 frames (3Mpix)
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
  12 sec
• Additional Features Digital image rotation,
  In-camera red-eye fix,
  In-camera lighting fix,
  Audio recording,
  Brightness control,
  PRINT Image Matching,
  Resizing an image,
  Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM),
  Cropping an image,
  Saturation control,
  DPOF support,
  Auto power save,
  Digital noise reduction,
  Histogram display,
  Interval shooting mode,
  PictBridge support,
  Dual image stabilization,
  Bright Capture Technology,
  USB 2.0 compatibility,
  Direct print

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Electronic
• Viewfinder Color Support Color

Display

• Type 2.5 in LCD display
• Resolution 230,000 pixels
• Display Features Built-in

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output,
  1 x USB,
  1 x DC power input

Software

• Software Olympus Master,
  Drivers & Utilities

System Requirements for PC Connection

• Operating System Support MS Windows 98 SE,
  MS Windows XP,
  MS Windows 2000,
  Apple Mac OS X 10.1 or later,
  Apple Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2,
  MS Windows ME,
  MS Windows Vista
• Peripheral Devices USB port,
  CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

• Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
• Included Accessories USB cable,
  Lens cap,
  Neck strap,
  Audio / video cable

Battery

• Supported Battery AA
• Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included )

Memory / Storage

• RAM Installed 20 MB
• Memory Card Slot xD-Picture Card
• Supported Memory Cards xD-Picture Card Type M,
  xD-Picture Card,
  xD-Picture Card Type H
• Included Memory Card 20 MB Integrated
• 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
• Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480,
  AVI - 640 x 480,
  AVI - 320 x 240,
  AVI - 320 x 240

Dimensions & Weight

• Width 4.6 in
• Depth 3.1 in
• Height 3.1 in
• Weight 12.9 oz

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 <ref type="link" url="http://reviews.cnet.com/Labs/4520-6603 7-1014358-1.html">labs information page</ref> 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