Olympus SP-550UZ User Manual

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Menu operations
This function allows you to zoom up to 27x by combining the optical zoom and image cropping.
• [IMAGE QUALITY] is limited to below [2048x1536].
The digital zoom can be used to take close-up pictures with stronger magnification than the optical
zoom.
• If [FINE ZOOM] or [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON], [AREA] cannot be set.
When [AREA] is selected
• To move the AF target mark
Press the arrow pad (the AF target mark is displayed in green).
You can take pictures while in this status.
• To set the position of the AF target mark
Hold down o.
To change the position of the mark, hold down o again.
FINE ZOOM ................................. Zooming in on your subject without reducing image quality
OFF /ON
DIGITAL ZOOM .................................................................... Zooming in on your subject
OFF /ON
AF MODE .............................................................................. Changing the focusing area
iESP The camera determines which subject within the screen to focus on.
Even when the subject is not in the center of the screen, focusing is
possible.
SPOT Focus selection is based on the subject within the AF target mark.
AREA Move the AF target mark to select the area you want to focus on to take
a picture.
m
ing in on your subject without reducing image
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y
m
ing in on your subject
Zoom bar
White area: The optical zoom area
Red area: The digital zoom area
Optical zoom Digital zoom
Maximum magnification:
Still picture shooting modes
Optical zoom × digital zoom: Approx. 100x (max.)
Movie shooting mode
Optical zoom × digital zoom: Approx. 54x (max.)
n
ging the focusing area
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Olympus SP-550UZ Specifications

General

Megapixel	7.1 MP
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
Still image resolution(s)	640 x 480, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 960, 1600 x 1200, 2048 x 1536, 2304 x 1728, 2560 x 1920, 3072 x 2048, 3072 x 2304
Digital zoom	5.6 x
Optical zoom	18 x
Focal length range	4.7 - 84.2 mm
Interface	USB
Digital SLR	No
Aperture range (F-F)	2.8 - 4.5
Camera shutter speed	1/2 - 1/2000 s
Focal length (35mm film equivalent)	28 - 504 mm
Super Macro focusing range	0.01 m
Macro focusing range (tele)	1.2 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (wide)	0.1 - ∞ m
Light metering	centre-weighted, spot
ISO sensitivity	50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE
Flash modes	fill-in, Flash off, Red-eye reduction
Flash range (tele)	1.2 - 2.8 m
Flash range (wide)	0.3 - 4.5 m
Internal memory	20 MB
Compatible memory cards	xd
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Video formats supported	AVI
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Product color	Black
Scene modes	beach, Candlelight, Cuisine, Documents, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, Panorama, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Underwater, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	resizing, rotating, trimming
Photo effects	black&white, Sepia
White balance	auto, Cloudy, custom modes, daylight, Fluorescent, manual, Tungsten
Camera playback	Slide show

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	78 mm
Width	116 mm
Height	78.5 mm
Weight	365 g