Olympus SP-550UZ User Manual

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Getting to know your camera better
This camera uses several lamps to indicate the camera status.
• Performing any of the following operations when not actually taking pictures can deplete
the battery power.
• The shutter button is pressed halfway repeatedly in shooting mode, activating the auto
focus and digital image stabilization.
• Using the zoom repeatedly.
• [FULLTIME AF] is set to [ON].
• The monitor is left on for an extended period of time.
• The camera is connected to a computer or printer.
• Some items may not be selectable from the menus when using the arrow pad.
• Items that cannot be set with the current shooting mode
• Items that cannot be set because of an item that has already been set:
[%], flash, etc.
• Items that cannot be set because the pictures taken by other camera will be edited.
• Some functions cannot be used when there is no card in the camera.
PANORAMA/PRINT ORDER/FORMAT/BACKUP
Lamp indicators
Lamp Status
Self-timer lamp When set to [Y12 SEC]
The lamp lights for approximately 10 seconds, blinks for
approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is taken.
When set to [Y2 SEC]
The lamp blinks for approximately 2 seconds, and then the picture is
taken.
Card access lamp Blinking: An image or movie is being recorded or downloaded (when
connected to a computer).
• Do not do any of the following while the card access lamp is
blinking. Doing so may prevent the image data from being saved
and render the internal memory or card unusable.
• Open the battery compartment cover/card cover.
• Remove the battery.
• Connect or disconnect the AC adapter.
Green lamp of the monitor Lit: The focus and exposure are locked.
Blinking: The focus and exposure are not locked.
• Release your finger from the shutter button, re-position the AF
target mark on the subject and press the shutter button halfway
again.
Extending the useful life of the battery
Functions that cannot be selected from menus
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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