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Overall score: 6.8 (3.0 stars)
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Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Part number: 225845
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Product Summary
Olympus Stylus 740 (silver)
price range: $329.99
It's a bit slow, and control freaks will be disappointed, but the Olympus Stylus 740 is still a very nice snapshot camera.
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"GREAT CAMERA FOR THE MONEY AT 7.1 MEGAPIXEL"
by bshep78 on December 20, 2006
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
- Part Number: 225845
General
- Product Type Digital camera
- Width 3.8 in
- Depth 0.9 in
- Height 2.1 in
- Weight 4.9 oz
- Enclosure Color Silver
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 1/2.3 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 5.6 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Beach, Candle, Indoor, Museum, Sunset, Auction, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Landscape, Night scene, Sports mode, Behind glass, Portrait mode, Self-portrait, Night portrait, Panorama assist, Shoot & select 1, Shoot & select 2, Underwater macro, Underwater wide 1, Underwater wide 2, Landscape-portrait, Available light portrait
- Special Effects Sepia, Black & White
- Max Shutter Speed 1/1000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 4 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment
- Exposure Modes Program, Automatic
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- White Balance Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten light, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
- Digital Video Format QuickTime
- Still Image Format JPEG
- Continuous Shooting Speed 15 frames per second
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 160 x 120
Memory / Storage
- Integrated Memory 17 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 3072 x 2304, 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 Built-in flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Backlight mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 12.5 ft
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6.4 mm - 32 mm - F/3.3-5
- Focal Length 6.4 mm - 32 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 108 mm
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 27.6 in
- Macro Focus Range 3-70cm
- Lens Aperture F/3.3-5
- Optical Zoom 5 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 4 group(s) / 6 element(s)
- Features Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 12 sec
- Additional Features DPOF support, Direct print, Weatherproof, Audio recording, Date/time stamp, 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, Digital noise reduction, Digital image stabilization, Automatic Pixel Mapping (APM)
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type None
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 215,000 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, 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 9.0 or later
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Wrist strap
- Cables Included 1 x USB cable, 1 x A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery Olympus LI-42B
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable 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 3.3
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 2.1
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.6
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.5
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 0.8
- CNET Labs Wake up time 2.4
Product series
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Price: $329.99
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Specs: Ultracompact, 7.1 megapixels, 5 x, 2.5 in LCD display
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Price: $398.33
Manufacturer: Olympus America Inc.
Specs: Ultracompact, 7.1 megapixels, 5 x, 2.5 in LCD display
Accessories
- P-10 Digital Photo Printer
- Stylus Photo R800 Printer
- Five Year Total Digital Camera Warranty 'Protect Your Investment'
- Olympus M1GB - flash memory card - 1 GB - xD
- Epson Stylus Photo R2400
- Olympus flash memory card - 512 MB - xD
- HP Color PhotoSmart 8050
- Olympus flash memory card - 256 MB - xD
- HP PhotoSmart A516 - printer - color - ink-jet
- Stylus Photo R260 Inkjet Printer
- P-10 Digital Photo Printer
- Stylus Photo R800 Printer
- Five Year Total Digital Camera Warranty 'Protect Your Investment'
- Olympus M1GB - flash memory card - 1 GB - xD
- Epson Stylus Photo R2400
- Olympus flash memory card - 512 MB - xD
- HP Color PhotoSmart 8050
- Olympus flash memory card - 256 MB - xD
- HP PhotoSmart A516 - printer - color - ink-jet
- Stylus Photo R260 Inkjet Printer
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
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